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 Topic: 2026 Bus Fleets Report |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 647 |
 Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:30 am Subject: 2026 Bus Fleets Report |
| From Mass Transit magazine:
https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/article/55363647/special-report-2026-us-bus-fleets?utm_source=MASS+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS260415050& ... |
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| Topic: Batwing Fishbowl Video |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 720 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:56 pm Subject: Batwing Fishbowl Video |
| From You-Tube's Kal-El:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTt_rj_tK3k&t=35s |
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| Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
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| Q65A Replies: 11 Views: 5672 |
Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 10:01 am Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
| LOL; there definitely are some odd shots in some of these videos (e.g. TTC Orion Vs, etc. in a video about Fishbowls).
There also are some inaccuracies. The GM New Looks did not pioneer monocoque ... |
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| Topic: Hail To The Fishbowl |
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| Q65A Replies: 11 Views: 5672 |
Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:53 am Subject: Hail To The Fishbowl |
| From YouTube channel Classic Car Secrets comes this 17 minute tribute to the GM New Look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zd9BmJQ4ew |
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| Topic: Midtown 1990 |
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| Q65A Replies: 2 Views: 1028 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 4:55 pm Subject: Midtown 1990 |
| From YouTuber Kal-El comes this short (7 min.) video of RTSs and Flxs and Fishbowls and Classics (but not an LFS or Xcelsior in sight):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVDA_JglvKY |
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| Topic: Challenges About Juice Buses |
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| Q65A Replies: 3 Views: 1408 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:42 am Subject: Challenges About Juice Buses |
| Oops!
Try this link instead: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/climate.law.columbia.edu/files/content/09-29-2020_Resiliency-Report%20(1).pdf |
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| Topic: Challenges About Juice Buses |
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| Q65A Replies: 3 Views: 1408 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:40 am Subject: Challenges About Juice Buses |
| Battery electric buses have (forgive the electrical pun) positive and negative aspects.
They don't produce tailpipe emissions but they have other challenges. This 33=page report from 2020 discusses ... |
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| Topic: CP Depot Website |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 1296 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:33 am Subject: CP Depot Website |
| I grew up riding buses operated by Queens Transit Corp (as you can tell from my handle, Q65A).
Today those same buses are operated out of MTAB's College Point Depot. As you know, the Q65A was redesi ... |
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| Topic: Fare Control Website |
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| Q65A Replies: 2 Views: 2416 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 11:49 am Subject: Fare Control Website |
| Yesterday I stumbled upon a website dedicated to fares and fare control pertaining to NYC mass transit. While much of it is dedicated to subways, there also is a lot of bus related info, such as histo ... | |
| Topic: 2025 Bus Year In Review |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 9298 |
Forum: General Bus Forum - All Bus Topics Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 11:12 am Subject: 2025 Bus Year In Review |
| From Mass Transit magazine:
https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/blog/55340190/top-five-trending-bus-stories-of-2025?o_eid=3654G2566189A9X&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|3654G2566189A9X&utm_campaign=CPS ... |
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| Topic: Good Buses? |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 158195 |
Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 1:11 pm Subject: Good Buses? |
| Another YouTube video about "good buses"; again, not sure how many B/O's weighed in on this subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BI7_n1fKEE |
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| Topic: Bad Buses? |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 11276 |
Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 1:09 pm Subject: Bad Buses? |
| Interesting YouTube video; not sure how many B/O's were polled to get this list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHRCwiSvDg |
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| Topic: More Xcelsiors For Suffolk |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 207083 |
Forum: Long Island & Westchester Buses Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:09 pm Subject: More Xcelsiors For Suffolk |
| From NFI:
https://www.newflyer.com/2025/07/suffolk-county-transit-chooses-nfis-new-flyer-to-modernize-fleet-with-132-next-generation-buses/ |
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| Topic: New Bus Lanes For Hillside Avenue |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 19369 |
Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:28 pm Subject: New Bus Lanes For Hillside Avenue |
| From Mass Transit magazine:
https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/infrastructure/press-release/55302396/new-york-city-department-of-transportation-nyc-dot-nyc-dot-begins-construction-on-new-bus-lanes-on ... |
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| Topic: Would Ralph Cramden Approve? |
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| Q65A Replies: 0 Views: 14666 |
Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:05 pm Subject: Would Ralph Cramden Approve? |
| Bus operators spend more time "in the saddle" than many other civil servants, so "workstation designs" are important.
Here are some new ideas pitched to the Feds: https://www.tra ... |
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