MTA Bus 1988 MCI TC40102A #7400

[GWprojects]

was that an Amsterdam depot sticker on the side of that MCI?

[mcorivervsaf]

@GWprojects No, that was a New York Bus Service MCI bus decal sticker, put onto the bus by the owner after it was purchased.

[mac5689]

I remember the first time i ever saw a roll sign being changed on a bus. I had just gotten off one of Suffolk Transit's 87xx that Suffolk Bus Corp had. It was a strange thing to see the driver have to manually change the sign instead of punching a code into change the sign.

[scrowfan41]

I use Nasville MTA. What city is this?

[styldsteel1]

@scrowfan41 New York City

[Kote12TK]

It DOES have the color scheme of a coach bus, however, it seems too much like a local route bus, like a FLXible, or an RTS.

[styldsteel1]

@Kote12TK I grew up with these MCI Classics, the ones that are shown here..They were purchased NOT for local bus service, but for MANHATTEN EXPRESS BUS SERVICE to and from the Bronx, New York. You can tell they are exclusively not a transit bus due to the lack of rear entry doors. The insides are complete with deep cushion seats for the comfort of commuters. I miss these buses sorely.

[Kote12TK]

@styldsteel1 Yet, this particular model doesn't seem like any of the other MCI's, and doesn't even look like a coach bus. Hmm, quite strange how this concept on placing coach bus styled seats and a single entrance on buses that are NOT coach bus structured, is demonstrated on this model, and NEVER demonstrated in Manhattan until around 2009 with WCDOT's Orion 05.501 Suburbans.

[styldsteel1]

@Kote12TK Yes, they were unique you can say. Sad what happened to them though. All but just a few of them that are owned privately such as the one in the video, they were all shredded. Sad part is, they were all driven, in that condition that you see to the recyclers. shame.

[Kote12TK]

It DOES have the color scheme of a coach bus, however, it seems too much like a local route bus, like a FLXible, or an RTS.

[abdulla902]

they stop using those buses

[zztee]

Is this bus a 40 footer or a 45 footer?

[styldsteel1]

@zztee They are both 40s

[Kaynos]

Weird both buses dont have any rear doors !

[qwandiddy]

@Kaynos I love these MCI Classics with a narrow rear door better.

[styldsteel1]

@Kaynos I commuted on these buses since they were delivered two and three decades ago. They do not have rear doors cuz they are not local transit buses. They are exclusively for MANHATTAN EXPRESS BUS SERVICE. Very deep cushioned seats and a softer suspension

[Busdude97]

Listen to the detroit.

[henrythebusquy]

OMG...i was riding the MCI Bus Company TC40102A on the 7400 2 weeks on a Q23! that bus had a real 6V92N with a Voithturbo D 863.4 DIWA...she is fun to ride on the reg she scream dude!!! she a runner! then i ex-changed to the LIRR Metro subway in coninenial av!

[captainmcduche]

if i could get a city bus driver to do that out of no where i would laugh my ass off. great bus vvid keep it up :)

[henrythebusquy]

They always had did that to speed the engine so it could take of good on the governor side!!!...specially LGA do that with the GMCs always dude!

[t8j206]

MTA Bus MCI Classic and NYBS GMC New Look, start your engines!!!

[kingofbronx]

hey did they retire these mci classic or are they in service, i used to ride the liberty line rout on sedgewick av in the bronx to 5th av

[henrythebusquy]

Theres about 100 of the MCI TC40102As still left all in corona get your rides dude! they will all be retired in 2017!

[styldsteel1]

@kingofbronx I'm sorry to say except for some private people who have bought NYBS fishbowls and classics, the rest of them have all been shredded. The bad news is, they were all driven to their deaths.

[TealVomit]

That's NYBS, 1982 GMC New Look!

[WMATAvids]

DAM!! NIce sign

[khy413]

MCI Classic vs the GMC New Look

[Borat2borat]

Is that a 40-footer because it looks like 50-feet in this video!

[styldsteel1]

@Borat2borat Both are 40's. They look very long because of the very simple, long lined paint schemes from the NEw York City MTA bus

[greekguy1326]

Excellent video! Those MCI's and fishbowl buses are great.

[B58PMCSA]

What a great video, was the driver purposely revving the engine to impress someone? I also love how its followed by a fishbowl! :)

[bloodynikka1]

is this bus tubocharged? i can only hear a whine of a supercharger(which it isn't)

[350TurboDiesel]

no the motor is supercharged

[EsotericDesi]

These buses were not wheelchair accessible... :-\

[EsotericDesi]

These buses were not wheelchair accessible... :-\

[error46146]

nice job with the sign

[QueensBuses]

Great shot of it, do you know why they took the MTA decals off though?

[MustangFan424]

Dunno, the bus is privately owned.

[GarageBoy]

Bus was auctioned off after it was retired..They pull the decals when they are awaiting sale

[QueensBuses]

Oh. It kinda ruins it

[thesubwaynut]

those are old buses, what were they doing?

[MustangFan424]

Bus Festival

[brownbrownson]

whats that?