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Posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011 LACMTA route 902 has been cancelled and the silver Nabi Compo Buses have been reassigned from that line to the Silverline where they should have been all along.Here's 8383 spiffed up at the Artesia Transit Center today all set to go! jrc 
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Jul 27 20:23:21 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. Nice! I wasn't aware that MTA had developed a Silver Line livery. |
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Posted by insidetransitcom on Wed Jul 27 21:04:39 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. wow that is very nice looking without being over the top |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Jul 27 21:36:23 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. Have these buses replaced others?Or have these buses been added, meaning more buses and therefore shorter headways on the Silver Line? Anyway, I have always liked these buses. I wish more transit agencies used these. |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Jul 27 21:44:25 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. The Silver line having all orange buses and the Orange line having all silver buses was one of the quirks that made us unique! ;) |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Thu Jul 28 01:02:40 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. All -16 Silver buses from the 902 are now on the 910. Also, Line 910 isnt shared with Division 18 anymore. It is strictly operated out of Division 9.MTA combined the 120/121 into one route. Its now Line 120 ( Aviation Green Line to Whitwood Mall ). This route went back to Division 18...so Division 2 doesnt have it anymore. As the last batch of 45ft NABI CompoBuses are coming in from Alabama, more CNG Neoplans are currently being phased out. There are currently -173 Neoplans active systemwide (6300s and 6700s ). The Neoplans are split between Divisions 3, 10, and 18. -119 6300 series CNG Neoplans have been retired. - 75 still remain in active service and are split between Divisions 3, 10, and 18. Also, the remaining -4 NewFlyer D40LFs have been retired as of June 17th. If you wanna ride those Neoplans, the best lines to find them on are the 4,33, 210, and the 485. Divisions 7 and 18 are getting more 45ft CompoBuses. Also Division 18 has recieved -54 NewFlyer C40LFs from Division 5, and some C40LFs from Division 2. |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu Jul 28 10:01:35 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by lbt 9415 on Thu Jul 28 01:02:40 2011. What's the difference, if any, between the 6300 and the 6700 series Neoplans? Gosh I need to get to LA as soon as possible!Thanks for the tips on what lines to find Neoplans. |
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Posted by Pablo M 201 on Thu Jul 28 11:02:41 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by Easy on Wed Jul 27 21:44:25 2011. LOL! That was a bit of a head scratcher when I was out there!Pablo |
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Posted by Pablo M 201 on Thu Jul 28 11:04:22 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. That's awesome!Pablo |
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Posted by Pablo M 201 on Thu Jul 28 11:06:22 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by lbt 9415 on Thu Jul 28 01:02:40 2011. Wow.I agree with Flxible Neofan, I have to get back out to LA for those Neoplans. Those 6300s were beasts, really liked those. PAblo |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Thu Jul 28 11:07:59 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu Jul 28 10:01:35 2011. The 6300s = 6301-6600 = ORIGINAL Cummins L10G + POWER + BASSThe 6700s = 6700-6799 = REPOWERED from DD50G to ISL G. Not as intense as the 6300s but they sound good. |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Thu Jul 28 11:11:46 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by lbt 9415 on Thu Jul 28 01:02:40 2011. The 33-Venice has always been a good place to find them, not surprised one bit, nor does the 4-Santa Monica. 210-Crenshaw surprises me...I remember I used to see them on 204-Vermont and 206-Normandie, even 30/31-Pico, 439-Redondo Beach, 446-447 San Pedro, and 20/21-Wilshire...Well, at least LA (and Phoenix) are the only two cities that took the initiative to purchase 45-foot low floor two-axle composite buses... Last I checked, Salt Lake City (UTA) is testing an LA Metro unit as we speak... |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Thu Jul 28 19:33:16 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. Do all the buses on the Silver Line have the same graphics in the windows? Or is there a variety among the buses? |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Thu Jul 28 20:54:07 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by lbt 9415 on Thu Jul 28 01:02:40 2011. All -16 Silver buses from the 902 are now on the 910. Also, Line 910 isnt shared with Division 18 anymore. It is strictly operated out of Division 9.Wow...that must be a hell of a deadhead from Artesia Transit Center to El Monte. At least it's all freeway. MTA combined the 120/121 into one route. Its now Line 120 ( Aviation Green Line to Whitwood Mall ). This route went back to Division 18...so Division 2 doesnt have it anymore. It was ridiculous for D2 to have it in the first place. Again, the long deadhead. Before they did that, the 120 (and its predecessor the 836) had been in D18 ever since I first came to L. A. in 1976, probably from the time Div. 18 opened in 1975. And that 120/121 split was bogus, because the buses were through-routed, IIRC. |
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Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Jul 28 22:23:34 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by lbt 9415 on Thu Jul 28 01:02:40 2011. A few from the late 902 line plus a few others.jrc    
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Fri Jul 29 04:22:29 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by Dr. Casca on Thu Jul 28 11:11:46 2011. the 206 is run exclusively out of Division 3, so u may find 1 or 2 out there during rush hour. The information was based on the current Fleet Assignment Sheet for this shakeup |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Fri Jul 29 04:28:03 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Thu Jul 28 20:54:07 2011. Metro is ditching the infamous "Service Sectors" and move everything back to Taj Mahal.Also, Division 5 is sharing line 40/42 again with Division 18. The deadhead from ATC isnt that much of a difference, comparing to the deadhead of Line 761 and 260 buses from Artesia Blue Line to D9. |
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Posted by Pablo M 201 on Fri Jul 29 10:27:55 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Jul 28 22:23:34 2011. Great pictures sir!Where was this one taken? [img]http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o22/tdh4510/LAMetroLocal8263IMG_4589.jpg[/img] Looks familiar, I want to say Aviation Station on the Green Line but I'm not too sure. Pablo |
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Posted by Pablo M 201 on Fri Jul 29 10:29:44 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by Pablo M 201 on Fri Jul 29 10:27:55 2011. Sorry, wrong type of message board code!
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Fri Jul 29 10:45:05 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by Pablo M 201 on Fri Jul 29 10:27:55 2011. That actually looks like Aviation Station on the Green Line... |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Jul 29 10:51:31 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by r17-6599 on Thu Jul 28 22:23:34 2011. Magnificent pictures, especially the last one. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Jul 29 11:20:23 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by Dr. Casca on Fri Jul 29 10:45:05 2011. I concur, you can see a bus stop sign for MTA line 439, which served Aviation Station at the time the pic was taken, but has since been cut back to the Fox Hills Mall transit center. |
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Posted by WayneJay on Fri Jul 29 13:07:22 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. Nice. That's a real looker there. Another MTA we know has plain looking buses. The bad part is the crappy experiemental variations of the plain-jane color scheme. |
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Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses! |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Jul 29 19:57:44 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri Jul 29 11:20:23 2011. Yes, it was at Aviation, just last September.I'm sorry the 902 line has been cut out; it was a surprise to see, especially the silver Compos, and riding it enabled a bus fan (name not mentioned) to ride from No.Hollywood and transfer to the Orange Line at Van Nuys and ride back to No.Hollywood on it. Of course it was in the a.m. or p.m. peak but was do-able. jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Jul 29 19:58:29 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by WayneJay on Fri Jul 29 13:07:22 2011. I agree, WayneJ. That Compo is a treat, and the silver scheme is just right.jrc |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Jul 29 19:59:37 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by Pablo M 201 on Fri Jul 29 10:27:55 2011. Many thanx, Pablo; glad you like.It was indeed Aviation GL station joe |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Fri Jul 29 20:00:34 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses: love them Compo buses!, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Fri Jul 29 10:51:31 2011. Thanks FlxNeofan.jrc |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Sun Jul 31 03:02:11 2011, in response to Shift in L.A buses, posted by r17-6599 on Wed Jul 27 19:25:23 2011. Today ( 7.30.11 ) , I saw 2 orange NABI 45ft Compo on the SilverLine ... # 8360 and 8398 |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sun Jul 31 18:16:04 2011, in response to Re: Shift in L.A buses, posted by lbt 9415 on Sun Jul 31 03:02:11 2011. The more things change the more they remain the same!jrc |
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