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Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Fri Feb 22 23:58:40 2008 Several shots of the Hybrid Electric “Red Buses” of the Roosevelt Island Surface Transit fleetRoosevelt Island 360         |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Sat Feb 23 00:04:20 2008, in response to Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Fri Feb 22 23:58:40 2008. Very nice!jrc |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 00:29:19 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by r17-6599 on Sat Feb 23 00:04:20 2008. I have often wondered why the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) does not sell advertising space on the exteriors of these buses but as we see these buses all day it kind of allows the bus to fade into the background of Island life without the added "noise" of the ads. |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by EastSideRider on Sat Feb 23 01:05:38 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 00:29:19 2008. I was disappointed myself when 96 St on the "6" and other non-ad having stops, got the "ad treatment", took the character of the stop away, IMO :( |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Forest Glen on Sat Feb 23 01:18:44 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 00:29:19 2008. The island itself seems a bit sterile. All of the buildings look alike. |
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Posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 01:22:14 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Forest Glen on Sat Feb 23 01:18:44 2008. I don't think many of us moved here for the architecture. |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Sat Feb 23 11:06:15 2008, in response to Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Fri Feb 22 23:58:40 2008. They have local/express service? I rode the RIOC once...the route went around the island and it didn't seem that long at all.Nice Orion VIIs. Are the D40LFs still there as spares? |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Sat Feb 23 14:16:54 2008, in response to Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Fri Feb 22 23:58:40 2008. Nice pics. I'm wondering if anyone here has the sign codes for the RIOC buses? I'm also wondering about the Flyers? |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Grand concourse on Sat Feb 23 16:06:59 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Sat Feb 23 14:16:54 2008. Same here, are they retired or will they be sold to some other agency? |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Sat Feb 23 17:02:26 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Grand concourse on Sat Feb 23 16:06:59 2008. I as well on both counts. |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Bingham C50 on Sat Feb 23 19:35:36 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Sat Feb 23 11:06:15 2008. "Are the D40LFs still there as spares?"As of a year ago, yes. I'm not sure if that is still the case. |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 20:25:57 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Sat Feb 23 14:16:54 2008. Please define sign codes ? and flyers?The RIOC buses are currently set up under three categories for the morning rush hours. (a) Octagon Express - which run straight from the Octagon residentail complex down to the subway with no stops; (b) Octagon Local - self explanatory; and (c) Firehouse Local - which runs locally from the Firehouse / 40 River Road down through the subway / tram stops as a local. The Octagon Express is funded by the Octagon. I am unsure if fully or partially. |
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Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Ken S. on Sat Feb 23 20:31:11 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 20:25:57 2008. I believe that the "flyers" are the D40LFs. -
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Re: Pics: Diesels / Flyers / D40LFs (?) on Roosevelt Island |
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Posted by Roosevelt Island 360 on Sat Feb 23 23:26:30 2008, in response to Re: Pics: Electric Hybrids on Roosevelt Island, posted by Ken S. on Sat Feb 23 20:31:11 2008. Pics of the flyers then would be the following diesels. There are a few of these still in operation on the Island. Not sure how often they run. I plan on meeting with the RIOC operations contact sometime in the near future and I will ask any questions sent to me.  |
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