⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ NEW BUS | AC Transit 2022 MCI D45 CRT LE

Video Category: Rides
Bus: #6311
Model: 2022 MCI D45 CRT LE
Engines: Cummins X12
Transmission: Allison B500
Route: F to San Francisco
From: Market & 40th St
To: Salesforce Transit Center
NEW BUS ALERT! Was onboard with ‪@chrisontransit‬ and ‪@otto.transit‬.
AC Transit recently announced that their brand-new MCI Transbay coaches will be in service on multiple routes starting today - June 28th, 2023 (In fact it already happened two days ago). There were about 6 MCIs out in service, some being on G, J, L and P, and this one that I caught being on F! This is also a rare catch since the F almost never gets any other coaches except Gilligs.
This ride was pleasant! The bus provides spacious seats, as well as good air conditioning and more accessible by having a rear door and a wheelchair ramp there as well. There is also "a lower deck" of the bus located near the rear door.
At around 07:58 you can hear the operator saying that "You must find a seat in order to ride this bus since standing is not allowed", which is not true for most of the buses operating on the F except this one. You can also hear the route announcement at around 01:03.

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

When we had a demo here in NYC, I could of ridden it and I didn't, I would have to visit Atlanta Georgia to ride one.

[@otto.transit]

Yep that was a great ride! Still annoyed that too many people came on the bus and I had to cut my video short 😢😢

[@janettemcclelland2959]

I haven't rode the F in over 40 years. This brings back memories.

[@vernontrent926]

Woo hoo!!! Great video man. I took a picture of one of those buses on May 24, 2022 which was 6301 and just as I was walking back home from the store in Richmond, I turned around and quickly saw the MCI CRT LE bus while it was testing going down S23rd Street. 😮 👍👌

[@sfmunioperations]

Thank you!!! I was glad I finally see these buses in person!

[@TP-Smashn]

I only drove our old mci aint drove dat 1yet😍

[@jinyuanye2131]

I love bus❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🚎🚎🚎🚎🚎🚎🚎⛴️⛴️⛴️😇😇😇😇

[@BusTVChan]

✌️✌️✌️✌️ cool video!!!

[@sfmunioperations]

Thank you!

[@nathanhuang3737]

Why do these still use the oldest clipper card machines?

[@sfmunioperations]

That is because these buses have their clipper card machines installed a year ago...

[@milo.721]

7:27 I saw that vanhool

[@BusTVChan]

The mci d45 crt le dosent allow standees??

[@sfmunioperations]

Yep, no standees same as the older 2003 MCIs

[@knightclassic1]

AC Transit got weird ass Fleet for over last 20 years

[@divdevoe3994]

That last stop almost reminds me of the Port Authority up stairs level in New York City

[@sfmunioperations]

Yep!!!

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

port authority is more packed and less modern tho they do look alike

[@javierbarrucz7755]

New express sf 🚌 ❤❤❤❤❤ 22:28

[@markambus]

Hard to believe all the rattles on a brand new MCI bus. :(

[@sfmunioperations]

Indeed!

[@TellurideS13]

New Flyer quality for ya

[@evanstonbalce9588]

AC transit and Golden Gate transit the only operators of MCI buses in the Bay Area?

[@sfmunioperations]

SolTrans too

[@BigB0ss00]

Why did the bus driver tell passengers they can't stand and if there's no seat they can't ride at 8:00 ? I see other bus drivers just put drop off only on the head sign when buses get super full but not kick people off

[@sfmunioperations]

Idk if a drop off sign exists on this new bus yet…

[@milo.721]

When will they expand this to more trans bay lines like the O

[@sfmunioperations]

Haha coincidentally there was an old MCI on the O today

[@JordanCoby-de2fw]

6325-6327 runs on the O in the morning Rush Hour, then gets replaced by 6100s during the rest of the day.

[@Trashman702]

How do you record covertly so nobody knows ?

[@sfmunioperations]

Everyone knows 🤣 just no one says anything lol

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

Nice bus, but darn that bus is rattling so loud like that?

[@sfmunioperations]

Ikr! Rattling is too strong

[@raidersfangamergamer3807]

So what's going to happen with gillig transbay bus?

[@sfmunioperations]

They’ll still be around, just not the 2003 MCIs soon

[@AMPProf]

[insert jokes here] lolz
I WANT ONE...So Sf bay form it's own country then like export this system..

[@TurningRedForever]

Maybe on my next trip to San Francisco I'll find one I have an exact replica of this bus

[@Bus.Chronicles]

Christ, thats a lot of rattles for a relatively new coach.

[@sfmunioperations]

Haha still not as much compared to some other buses

[@Bus.Chronicles]

@@sfmunioperations I don't know about that... having driven lots of new buses as of lately, these new MCIs and new New Flyers are rattletraps off the production line, LOL. Find that Novas and Gilligs are pretty quiet off the line. Hell, my own 33 year old Flxible is extremely quiet compared to this.

[@markambus]

As an ex transit driver, those rattles would annoy the crap out of me !!

[@otto.transit]

I still feel bad that an ant crawled on your phone 🥲

[@sfmunioperations]

lmao

[@milo.721]

?

[@milo.721]

What ant

[@sfmunioperations]

@@milo.721 haha there was an ant crawling on my hands meanwhile I was recording