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MTA buses have been getting alot of crappy treatment lately and to add to it, now the buses are no longer painted. They will be painted with white and then taped with the MTA blue stripe. I feel this is terrible treatment. Do you?

Has anyone been on this model yet?

The New Orion NG Buses are Being delivered at a fast rate. If you could pick the yards to get these buses what would you pick. The yards and their intials are listed below.

NYCTA Depots

100 Street Depot
126 street Depot
AMS- Amsterdam Depot
CS - Casey Stengel Depot
CAS - Caselton Depot
ENY- East New York Depot
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The DesignLine buses are soon to be delivered and with that in mind here are two picture (not taken by Me):

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Word has it the order has been reduced to 40 instead of 59 . Not known if NJT may take more of them.

Plattsburgh's Nova Bus plant gets big NYC order

By DAN HEATH
Staff Writer

PLATTSBURGH — Nova Bus has received a large order for transit buses from the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City.

In a news release, the company announced the MTA has ordered 90 Nova LFS (Low Floor System) articulated buses for its New York City Transit system. The buses will be assembled at Nova …

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Was told today that 2009 Orion Next Genertaion 7.501 Bus 4012 was involved in a fairly serious accident this morning while operating on the S42 route. The Bus was turning right onto slosson terrace, when bus bottomed out on turn and was then rear ended by another bus operating on the S48 1999 Oiron V 5.501 Bus # 6188. That is not good!

After over ten months of not being in service, sitting in the Eastchester Bus yard in the Bronx the first bus has finally seen service. The bus order is for 59 buses originally 126. The 59 Units that are here are Nubered 2210-2268. Bus 2211 and 2212 hyave been sent to and are now operating at the Yukon Bus depot in Staten Island. Some pictures are below. What were supposed to be buses 2269 to …

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