MTA MJ Quill Depot: Bus Electrification Tour

Midtown, Manhattan

Photo: Courtesy of MTA

This tour allows you to get an overview of one of the MTA’s bus depots and the electrification efforts underway at the depot in transforming the MTA’s bus fleet to a zero emissions basis by 2040.

Ticket holders must submit a photocopy of their passport or state-issued ID to [email protected] for a background check by Wednesday, 10/9 at 12 pm. Access to this tour is contingent upon a timely submission of IDs and passing a background check. Admission is not guaranteed. 

No photography allowed on site. No persons under 18 allowed. Visitors must wear closed-toed shoes to attend the tour.

The tour also includes a visit to the depot's electrical distribution room and access to the room is via stairs; the room is not wheelchair accessible.

Meet at the pantograph by W 42nd Street and 12th Avenue, in front of Pier 83, GPS location: 40.762521, -74.001057, New York, NY 10036