July 2024- Transit News Update (Other Systems) 

Notes: •Bee Line- Xcelsiors 145 and 511 were reported to have various issues in early March. •NICE Next Gens left: 1810-1811, 1815, 1817-1818, 1824 (6) •Suffolk- As I was recently informed, Next Gen 1011 is now at EBT. •SEPTA- 8075 and 8083 were the final D40LFs in regular service. They retired between 3/12-3/13/24 on Route 15. 8093 was the ceremonial retirement unit. Similar situation to the MTA with its RTSs back in 2019. Credits: Dodge 15, Newsday: NICE Mini, Herald Community Newspaper, Northwest Bus Sales, Occasional Fanner, Philly Inquirer, NBC Philadelphia, DCist, Mercury News, CBS (BART derailment), The Hill, Greater Greater Washington, Railway Age, KALW, Catenary Maps, KTVU, San Francisco Standard, Western Railway Museum, Alameda Magazine, WAMU Credit to the people that took the 9117 pics. Credit to everyone whose picture was used in the Update If you’re not mentioned on here, but contributed in some way, credit to you as well! Important Links: Bee-Line: Free over the summer: westchester.news12.com/bee-line-bus-service-including-paratransit-will-once-again-be-free-this-summer NICE Bus: www.ridemini.com/ www.gannettfleming.com/project/nassau-inter-county-express-battery-electric-bus-charging/ NJT/Coach USA: twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1778840229605982420?t=NeFWeLCaQ_QPcvJvwygBfA&s=19 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R4qzecXn40E.html abc7ny.com/nj-transit-to-vote-on-15-percent-fare-hike-that-would-go-into-effect-july-1/14640945/ Coach USA Bankruptcy- www.coachusa.com/news-and-media/coach-usa-initiates-voluntary-chapter-eleven?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0YjHB-Hl36Cso8GChWAn-E1eWY6N52eCVgU9S0WCaT1FFcMi14C-sp6D8_aem_AV1fmuTVwmrnoeKNKa8LUuCsvyvwHR4NmhERm-kJt74Nk_wRSMIjikuLdF3JDXuFBOw294Fj1uaXMPR6H6FxeS0O SEPTA: cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Southeastern_Pennsylvania_Transportation_Authority#On_Order instagram.com/p/C2e-GR_vXSP/?igsh=azIzaHNoaWtrdHEx Girard Trolleys- patch.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/amp/31777959/iconic-green-and-cream-septa-trolleys-returning-to-service-sunday?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0BdKWc1uh3TbaeoemiAOekCMxuTVi9KZ2PiXmYJ3hcu0ok6qwEW5g2v2I_aem_AU9CCVmyboFu69bh_qyaO55GT1BZFV8pDo_bbgzUs5SImkKXkNEQi9ne0hNwCETspyQJpSBhnDbCdZBdAlitrguS WMATA Developments: www.wmata.com/about/news/Fleet-of-the-Future-Opening.cfm wmata.com/about/news/Metro-Board-approves-budget-that-maintains-service-thanks-to-additional-investments-from-DC-Maryland-and-Virginia.cfm www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/bus-priority/all-door-boarding.cfm www.wmata.com/about/news/The-future-of-transit-is-near-Metro-invites-public-to-see-its-new-trains-and-buses-on-the-National-Mall.cfm 3/20 WMATA Expo. www.wmata.com/about/news/Metrobus-Dec-17-service-changes.cfm dcist.com/story/23/05/04/dc-free-metrobus-plan-delay-wmata-request/ www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/fy2024-budget.cfm www.wmata.com/fares/metro-2024-fare-changes/index.cfm www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-fare-changes-take-effect-Sunday.cfm#:~:text=Regular%20fares&text=Express%20bus%20fares%20will%20be,will%20be%20capped%20at%20%244.50. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1bkUrgpac_4.html BART Derailment and Legacy Fleet Retirement: fxtwitter.com/SFBART/status/1781005677646753985?t=Kgmdt9XovAKBE7L1lglEVA&s=19 twitter.com/SFBART/status/1767243877243891787?t=Mgul6qZsvTE-n0G08eNg6g&s=19

Great video Techno! Just a few things/errors I noticed in the SEPTA part... 1. The M4 'derailment' that was reported at York-Dauphin wasn't actually a derailment. After crews inspected the train and the tracks, they found that the train had never left the tracks. Instead, the lead car (1218) had a mechanical issue that resulted on the train stalling out while it was going around the curve. Also, the picture of the scene shown in the video is actually my picture that I took lol. 2. Our XHE40 order has been met with many issues and worker concerns, therefore it is uncertain in the order will be completed. 3. Our new XDE40s are in fact not having a good time, as there are a few that are OOS from accidents. 3429 isn't one of our brand new ones though, it is apart of the older Xcelsior order. All new Xcelsiors are numbered between 3525-3864. Currently the newest one in revenue service is 3694, but we have up to 3715 on septa property. 4. People have been saying our last diesel unit to retire was 8093, but that's not true. Technically speaking, our last D40LF to retire was 8075, which last ran in revenue service on route 15 on March 12th, and the second to last D40LF 8083 last ran on route 15 as well on March 10th. 8093 has been out of revenue service since June of 2023, it had already been retired, and put into the Midvale scrapyard. Then all of a sudden, they decided to pull a random D40LF that was in good condition out of the scrapyard to use for the retirement event. That bus happened to be 8093. It would've made more sense to use 8083 or 8075, as they had just been taken out of service, but that's just septa for ya. 8093 was basically just there so that the general manager could announce publicly that we retired our last diesel, but the REAL last D40LF to retire was 8075! It's very sad seeing these buses go, but hopefully they decide to preserve one. I know this is kind of long, but I hope it kind of gives some clarification. If anyone has anything to add/correct me feel free to let me know!

Man... Washington Township kept crashing their 18000-series cruisers due to being overworked, and the significant loss of 16003, which was a demo bus, crashed in 2022 after it was reassigned from Egg Harbor. But at least one of their 18000-series cruisers are being transferred to Wayne.

Goodnight sir . That was awesome video from you on other Transit Agencies Like Nice Bus New Jersey Transit Suffolk County Transit SPTA WMTA and Bee Line Dash Coach USA and others. And Bart and WMTA Rail. It was worth the wait. You always find a way to make us awesome video sir. I can't wait until New Jersey Transit Bus get there XD-40 sir

Regarding SCT, Orion VII NG Bus #1011 has moved to another operator which is EBT Inc. It was seen operating on Route 1 on June 24th in a YT Vid. Also, besides buses 7109-7112 staying at Hampton Jitney, has SCT made any announcements yet about retiring the remaining ARBOC minibuses (7101-7108/7114-7140) from fixed route service?

Even though it's other systems, I will still watch It.

Those few Orions are still in the Bee-Line, they're no longer under Liberty Lines Transit.

I'm glad they retired the legacy BART trains. The agency was not keeping them up, they were dirty, with the cloth seats sagging, cars noisy around turns, windows fogged, etc. I used to be embarrassed that the first experience that tourists to SF were getting as they board trains at the airport were these dirty trains. The new trains are so much nicer.

When will your other Next stop news happen?

Is this due to low ridership on the bxm4c

Also, RIOC is buying 2 new 2024-25 New Flyer XD40s to replace their remaining 2009 Orion 7.501 NG Hybrids #5 and #6.

So, the Westchester County Bee-Line Bus will retire both the NABI-40s and the Orion V suburbans, leaving the elimination of the WM4C bus forever

wmatas fare free bus program fell through a while ago, and is no longer happening

What about the LACMTA or CTA?

wih all there news buses is njt building any new bus garages.

Is 8093 going to be preserved?

Will NJ Transit buy PATH yet, Techno 7843?

First one in months, WSG techno

Hi

bru wheres the r211 updates

Wow, so SCT wants to get as many as 93 XE40 Electrics??? Seriously?

Increditable news 🗞️ ❤❤❤😮😮😮😮 23:35

You wanna know why fares are so expensive? Blame Bidenomics.