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Teach them how to drive a bus for starters, depends on the equipment for the garage you're gonna be operating. The wayfare machine is another

50 minutes ago, 553 Bridgeton said:

Contract states you are to be qualified before doing any route. You are not to just take a route description and do the line. You get into an accident 1. You going to get min 4 points 2. Your distracted driving which turns into improper operation write up on top of the accident. They pay you to learn the line 3x.
 

This is the problem I have with the new ppl coming in they trying to save the day. Learn the line properly with an operator who knows the line that way you learn it correctly and you follow along with the route description as your learning. Most older guys will take you out there.

Been seeing the older operators teaching/showing new operators on the daily, whether it's near the Ferry St. Training area or out on a ride along whichever route they are to be trained. Sometimes they have up to 3 trainees with them

7 hours ago, Juan833Blue said:

Ironbound may be a few MCI buses short

Nah, Howell does some trips on the 113

1 hour ago, BreeddekalbL said:

7117 doing a 113 where is it from?

Howell

6044, 6046 and 6047 at CMF. Possible moves to other garages?

5651 needs some transmission work

 A few NABIs from Elizabeth (6000 series) went to CMF. 

Possible reassignment?

1 hour ago, trainfan22 said:

A bunch of engineers called out sick today. They did it to prove a point, there was an article explaining why NJT engineers called out today but I can't find it.

Engineers have no contract. Simple as that. They did this to prove a point. No holiday pay for Juneteenth for engineers, conductors did. Also, compared to MTA and Amtrak, NJT is paying below what those agencies pay their engineers.

1 hour ago, DCTransitFilms said:

yeah I meant that mb

No worries, man. Typos happen

1 hour ago, DCTransitFilms said:

I saw a pic of an XD40 on the 119 earlier. Thought I was seeing things at first lol. Isn’t NJT suppose to take the 10 and 119 back this weekend or next weekend?

XD40? You mean a XD60

On 6/5/2022 at 2:06 PM, B35 via Church said:

It's an idea I seen brought up before in the past & I don't agree with it in any case.... To concur with something like that, exudes a lack of understanding of how the concurrent sub-networks works within the entire NNJ network.... NJ's hands are tied, being that it's RR network, for lack of a better term, absolutely f***ing sucks....

Probably doesn't exist, but I am curious to see a breakdown (raw number or percentage, doesn't matter to me) of how many interstate riders vs. how many intrastate riders the interstate lines garner (including the Camden-Philly area routes).... I have a bit of a mental note for a decent amount of 'em, but of course that's not concrete....

FWIW, for starters, we know what that percentage breakdown is for routes like the #193, #321, and the #355

As far as the railroad goes, NJT Rail Ops are still dealing with the Christie budget fallout as well as post Sandy fiasco. Trust me on that one

24 minutes ago, BreeddekalbL said:

Random question is there a bus tvm at Hoboken terminal for say i want to buy a ticket on the 85 to American Dream

There's a ticket vendor inside of the waiting room?

Drove earlier today and saw 2 NJT D4000s, I think, parked in a lot near the North Area of EWR. Don't know if that spot is a new storage lot and I couldn't confirm the numbers

2 minutes ago, Mtatransit said:

I think there are more PABT - Union City than Union City - Newark passengers on most trips

Agreed but again just pointing out the fact that the 108 gives people in Newark a one way seat to/from Union City, something that would require a few transfers, like taking the train to Secaucus, transferring to a Hoboken bound train, then the light rail or local bus to Union City. 

1 hour ago, BreeddekalbL said:

would it even be worth it to eliminate the 108 on that there are transportation alternatives to ny such as the train and light rail at broad street or the 99 to the lightrail

No, because the 108 gives people an option to go to/from Union City, something that NJT Rail doesn't offer

I also noticed a Transport of Rockland Gillig driving on Raymomd Blvd on Thursday. Talk about a random sighting...

40 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

When did the 89 get so heavily modified? I'm looking at the schedule from 2000 and wow. The 89 used to operate via Newark Av/Paterson Plank Road, down 61st St instead of 60th St, operate via Bergenline instead of Park from 61st St to 2nd St, and end at Park and 77th St.

You can thank the HBLR being extended towards North Bergen as the main reason

6 minutes ago, 553 Bridgeton said:

trust me i think about that everyday

Not trying to make you change your mind about joining LETP, btw. It's a very big career decision to consider and I understand the mental back and forth.

8 minutes ago, 553 Bridgeton said:

10yrs now. my app for the LETP is currently under review.

So lemme ask you this. You put in 10 years as a bus op, you really want to start over and lose that 10 year seniority? Because when you get accepted you're back to zero.

18 minutes ago, 553 Bridgeton said:

I'm currently waiting to get in the LETP program, being my dreams of being a train op does not look likely anytime in the near future.

New class starts tomorrow. How long you been waiting to get in? And also how long you've been a bus operator?

3 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

Lmao I don’t. My instructor last year specifically told me, if it says NJT on it, operated or not, you can ride for free.

I second that notion. That LETP program is no joke

Also it doesn't hurt to ask the conductors if they are cool with your pass/badge

42 minutes ago, BreeddekalbL said:

Jeez does he even get to sleep lol hell that's a commute that would kick anyone's butt 

If MTA pays their employees for deadhead, like NJT does for the rail crews

2 hours ago, 46Dover said:

Yes.  I’ve done it

Depends on the crews, NJT and Amtrak crews seem pretty good. Can't speak for NJT and SEPTA. I've heard stories from both conductors and engineers for NJT who has told SEPTA crews to kick rocks

17 minutes ago, BreeddekalbL said:

Or for the express route you either have 2 options either via 1/9 or run it via 1/9 then 3 to 495 into 95 then 46 🤷‍♂️

I try to avoid anything involving 1&9 and 495

On 5/4/2022 at 4:34 PM, Lawrence St said:

Nope, 20889-20910 are used for the 123/126.

I've seen a few of these buses used on the 125