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Posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 9 01:10:22 2012, in response to 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by Queens Surface 295 on Fri Jun 8 23:58:46 2012. Surprised that on the way down, it would cut out at Main Street. |
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Posted by mci guy on Sat Jun 9 07:28:47 2012, in response to 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by Queens Surface 295 on Fri Jun 8 23:58:46 2012. great shots. days are really numbered for those remaining 1996 orions. i drove them when new at yukon. actually drove only one. i believe it was 642 in 1996 from 57 and 7 to arthur kill road. hard seater on express route. some people shunned it. we laid over at quill in those days and someone brought it up there as a replacement. at that time quill was known as westside. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Sat Jun 9 10:51:19 2012, in response to 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by Queens Surface 295 on Fri Jun 8 23:58:46 2012. Nice shots! Where were the photos of 668 and 5909 taken?Jim |
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Posted by Queens Surface 295 on Sat Jun 9 11:15:52 2012, in response to Re: 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 9 01:10:22 2012. Yeah, it was the end of the driver's run...at Flushing. |
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Posted by Queens Surface 295 on Sat Jun 9 11:16:26 2012, in response to Re: 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by mci guy on Sat Jun 9 07:28:47 2012. Thank you! |
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Posted by Queens Surface 295 on Sat Jun 9 11:17:28 2012, in response to Re: 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by RailBus63 on Sat Jun 9 10:51:19 2012. Thanks! They were taken by the last stop at E180th. |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Sat Jun 9 13:55:45 2012, in response to 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by Queens Surface 295 on Fri Jun 8 23:58:46 2012. Good hanging out with you yesterday. Nice photos man! |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Sat Jun 9 14:46:17 2012, in response to Re: 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by Queens Surface 295 on Sat Jun 9 11:15:52 2012. Run #108, however, I would expect to be on the road until at least 10:30 PM or 11 PM. |
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Posted by gbs on Sun Jun 10 01:15:57 2012, in response to 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by Queens Surface 295 on Fri Jun 8 23:58:46 2012. On the Arctic Q44, does the rear sign flash "Limited"? Aren't those buses made by the same manufacturer of the new 80xx buses at Queens Village, whose rear signs don't flash "Limited" on the Q27Limited? |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Sun Jun 10 02:58:11 2012, in response to Re: 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by gbs on Sun Jun 10 01:15:57 2012. The signs on the 2011-2012 Nova Artics are the same as the signs from the 2009-2010 order: Luminator Horizon. They'll flash Limited on the back. |
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Posted by gbs on Mon Jun 11 01:49:37 2012, in response to Re: 5909 LFS Artic on the Q44 & 668, posted by LRG5784 on Sun Jun 10 02:58:11 2012. So why can't the 80xx's flash "limited' in the rear? Shouldn't all the sign systems have the same capabilities? |
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