MTA NYC Bus/MTA Bus Company/NICE: Wednesday Afternoon Rush Hour Bus Action @ 165th Street Terminal

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It hasn't been long since I went to 165th Street Terminal, but things are changing in a BIG hurry in Queens. Things started off slow, but finished off fast and furious. In this vid, you'll see buses from MTA New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company and Nassau Inter-County Express all coming and going from the 165th Street Bus Terminal. ‪@Techno-ov5ss‬ was also there on this day.
Except for the first 3 minutes, and last clip at 168th Street and Hillside Avenue, the entire video takes place at the 165th Street Bus Terminal, near Jamaica Center.
0:00 - NEW INTRO
2:31 - Hillside Avenue & Merrick Boulevard
6:27 - 165th Street Bus Terminal
1:15:21 - Hillside Avenue & 168th Street
1:15:35 - Outro & Subscribe
Routes:
Q1: 165th Street Terminal - Bellerose-243rd Street or Queens Village-Jamaica Avenue
Q2: 165th Street Terminal - Belmont Park (225th Street or UBS Arena)
Q3: 165th Street Terminal - JFK Airport-Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain Station
Q6: 165th Street Terminal - JFK Airport-North Boundary Road
Q8: 165th Street Terminal - Spring Creek-Gateway Mall or East New York-Euclid Avenue Station
Q9: 165th Street Terminal - South Ozone Park-Rockaway Boulevard
Q17: Jamaica-Merrick Boulevard - Flushing-Main Street Station
Q36: 165th Street Terminal - Floral Park-257th Street or Little Neck-LIRR Station
Q41: 165th Street Terminal - Howard Beach-164th Avenue
Q43: Jamaica LIRR Station - Floral Park-268th Street
Q76: 165th Street Terminal - College Point-20th Avenue
Q77: 165th Street Terminal - Springfield Gardens
*N1: 165th Street Terminal - Hewlett-Broadway
N6: 165th Street Terminal - Hempstead Transit Center
*N6X Express: 165th Street Terminal - Hempstead Transit Center-Jackson Street
N22: 165th Street Terminal - Hicksville LIRR Station (change at Mineola on weekdays)
N24: 165th Street Terminal - Hicksville LIRR Station (change at Roosevelt Field on weekdays)
**N26: 165th Street Terminal - Great Neck LIRR Station
* - Route Runs Weekdays Only
** - Runs during Rush Hours only in the peak direction
Q1, Q2, Q36 & Q43: Queens Village Depot
Q6, Q8, Q9 & Q41: JFK/Far Rockaway Depot
Q3, Q17 & Q77: Jamaica Depot
Q76: Casey Stengel Depot
N1, N6, N6X, N22, N24 & N26: Mitchel Field Depot (NICE)
Fleets shown:
Gillig BRT+ CNG
New Flyer XD40 Xcelsior
New Flyer XN40 Xcelsior CNG
New Flyer XN60 Xcelsior CNG
Novabus LFS
Orion VII Original Generation Hybrid
Orion VII Next Generation Hybrid
Prevost X3-45 (Private)
Notable buses in this video include:
1. 2018 New Flyer XD40 Xcelsior #7777 on the Q77 (as lucky as you can be)
2. 2006 Orion VII 2nd Generation Hybrid #3500 (the oldest local bus in service)
3. 2007 Orion VII 2nd Generation Hybrid #3662 (the only local bus from JFK/Far Rockaway Depot with Far Rockaway Stickers)
4. 2022 Novabus LFS #8862 on the Q2
5. 2017 New Flyer XN60 Xcelsior CNG #1965 (I have now caught all 5 of NICE's XN60s)
6. 2007 Orion VII 2nd Generation Hybrid #6864 on the Q36
NOTES:
With the 2022 Novabus LFS's starting to arrive at Jamaica Depot, expect some XD40s to be transferred to other depots soon.
Queens Village is now down to 15 OGs, and this video of #6864 may have been my last video of an NYCTA OG.
Starting next week, the N22X Express returns after a 2 year absence due to the Pandemic.
Engines: Cummins ISB/Cummins ISL-G/Cummins L9N/Cummins ISL9/Cummins L9
Transmissions: BAE Systems Hybridrive/Allison B400R/Allison B500R/ZF Ecolife 6AP1400B
Date Taken: Wednesday, May 18th, 2022.
Happy 6th Anniversary to the MTA's Blue & Gold "Liberty" paint scheme! Also, enjoy the updated intro.

[@r160fan7]

9:04 Jamaica Bus operator: Stand back, You can take your pictures but be careful alright?
Me:.........................................

[@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus]

Well, 165th is a busy place and buses depart and arrive every few minutes, so........ I see where he was coming from.

[@amalbanik2675]

I saw bus 8891, on the Q2, stolen from Jamaica depot

[@Mtabus-rp5iu]

i love 8862 on the q2

[@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus]

Me too!

[@amalbanik2675]

I seen 8900 on the Q3.

[@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus]

#8900 isn't even in service yet.

[@amalbanik2675]

But how?!

[@user-bn6eg8je7s]

А форточки ,салонные ,чего открыты ? "Кондее "не работают ?

[@believer5497]

Wonder why the MTA refuses to purchase buses from Gillig?

[@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus]

Gillig is a mainly suburban bus contractor, and mostly orders buses for cities of a million people or less. Nassau County has 1.3 million people, and since Nassau is right next to Queens, you'll see Gilligs operating inside the City.
The MTA orders buses in the hundreds, and are loyal New Flyer and Novabus customers.

[@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus]

The MTA tested a Gillig Phantom in 2005 (it was actually a Hybrid #5770). And they didn't like it, and so the MTA did the unthinkable: they scrapped a Brand New Bus. Gillig was not happy, and dropped the relationship with the MTA altogether.

[@CarlHays-mk8nx]

I believe drivers not
comfortable I believe mcts has 200 2020. To 2023. Excel bus. New flyer. They like those. Who knows mcts still have no articulation bus. They
Could buy restore bus

[@plankrab2087]

41:16

[@believer5497]

I hate the 416 high floor.
Every bus I rode on sucked ass.

[@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus]

I rode a couple of those NJT NABIs last year. I actually like the ones with the Caterpillars (2008s) more than the Cummins (2009-13).

[@hyperhaze9973]

@@hakeemspiveyakabusforcejesus ef b