CDTA

Doesn't UAlbany or New York State reimburse CDTA to offset the cost of the students taking the bus? I would think they would.

They do.  But they do have the 10,11,12,114,190, and 712. In case you don't know there's a free shuttle run by CDTA from Crossgates to Walmart, so you can take the 114 and 190 over there and transfer. Since tonight is Friday, would you mind taking a pic for demonstration purposes, as I can't due to an event I have early tomorrow.

Edit: I meant of the crowds.

That's acceptable up here?! Well, then CDTA Albany has absolutely no idea about crowd control.

It's accepted by the people. And they do have some sense of crowd control, as during the PM Peak, (at least going towards Crossgates) they run two buses per trip. Also keep in mind the bus wouldn't be so crowded if people would actually take those two steps. In addition, CDTA loses quite a bit on those trips because UAlbany students get on for free. (IIRC)

Nope, I haven't gotten any Novas yet. Also, service on the 12 is terrible. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, there are probably a hundred students at the bus stop here waiting for the bus to get to party houses on Washington Ave and the buses only come like every 15-20 minutes, usually with other people on them. You have to wait several buses before there's room and the dispatcher likes to be a complete jerk and hold up the line until the bus moves up to some exact spot of his liking for no reason. Last night, we had a K-9 unit cop at the bus stop (and now I think this is going to be a usual thing) because of the crowds wanting to get the bus. There is definitely insufficient bus service here.

Yeah, it's like that round the clock. Once during Dayglow there was a 60 minute delay on the 12. But then again, that's why SUNY gets 6 buses. And the reason why that hasn't changed, is beacuse that's normal and accepted up here. (Whenever I say that 15 minutes is an asanine amount of time to wait for a bus, people look at me like i'm crazy.)

IMO I think cdta has a good amount of routes that have potential, but they do things ass backwards.

 

If you look at the schedule of the 905 today, that's a good example of it. 

 

 

But in reality, every upstate metropolis' transit system does things the opposite in some way or form.

Believe it or not, outside of track season, the 905 is DEAD on Sundays. You got about 4 people a bus, with most stops being skipped. You actually have more people on the 355.

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And now for your reguraly scheduled updates;

Troy is now all Gillg, with the NABI's being used very sparingly. (There are still some in service on some days, as only the hybrids in the new order are fully functoning)

And CDTA is now putting LFS's on night shifts, as most of them have been overhauled, meaning security cameras are now on them. LFS's are actually becoming quite common in my neighborhood. (13,100)

So, here's an update:

CDTA has just recieved about 20 Gilligs to replace their NABI's, and so far they have been complete lemons. I have been talking to a few drivers, and they have told me that they break down constantly, and the computers have gone haywire. The sinage is terrible, the trip computers have no idea what they're doing (A driver on one of the school trippers was told she was 10 minutes late, when in reality she was five minutes early.)

In other news, 325H is no longer doing the NX, but is instead now in regular express service in Schenectady.

So I've rode CDTA about ten times now, taking the bus to Crossgates Mall and Wal-Mart to pick things up for college. So far, I've taken the 12 and the 114, both of which are always crowded. I've had all Gillig buses, which smell nothing like the buses I'm used to in New York City or Long Island. Whatever the scent is, I don't like it. The service is okay, but I don't like the fact that the destination signs are programmed in a way that they show both the starting point and the ending point of a route, meaning you have to ask the driver where he's going every time. The fleet variety up here is not really in my favor, but I don't really live here anyway, so it doesn't matter.

You haven't gotten any Nova's? I know you haven't been up here long, and they aren't too common on those routes anymore, but I am still rather surprised. IIRC, the signs don't show the orgin, but on the 12 it does say "Crossgates" because it goes from the Wal-Mart to Crossgates.

I gave it a try...

@ CDTA: Next time something like this happens use PMs or get in the chatroom. You don't want the public to see this.

 

@ CenSin: +1.

I'm kind of a stranger to the chatroom, and I didn't go into as much detail as I wanted too, because this a a public page. (See: PM)

Forgot to mention, the one friend I did confide in, had a case that was considered "faulty" and their dad, was an alcoholic, drug addict, physically abusive, etc. which means that since we have a happy household here, everything should be just fine. (Although it is disconcerting that THAT was considered faulty, luckily she got out of that mess, not going into any more specifics...)

Holy shit. I'm going to have to muse on this for a second before I can offer helpful advice. What I can suggest at the moment is to stay calm, that much I can tell you hard as it is.

 

How did these civil servants got involved in a argument between family? How in the world did a child services case come out of this? This is serious, this is the equivalent of a NYC ACS case.

Yeah, they are by far not as strict as ACS, having gone through that shit before too. And yeah, having gone through this i'm staying calm as much as possible, the only thing that bothers me is that it's Albany County Child Services, not City, meaning if something were to go wrong... Anyways, the child services claim is completely false, but since this is the first time a false complaint was made, it's not being considered "faulty" as I said for legal reasons. Them being 16, really don't understand how much they just f**ked us up, especially since we're moving so the house is a mess, which luckily up here isn't considered "negligent" unlike downstate. They know my sister from school, and have been over a few times. And you know teenagers... 

This is why I have a high-sensitivity microphone and camera pointed at the door. Record and sue.

 

As for your current situation, I would document everything that's happening on paper and ask for witnesses to sign it.

We explained to the police officers that the neighbors are willing to sign affidavits, but still, because they didn't directly threaten child services..... And i'm not sure if you were joking with the first remark, but in all seriousness, that does seem like a somewhat good idea in general, kind of like a dashboard camera.

While I have no preference over the two for fanning, I would much rather want to deal with the M7's on a daily basis, unless commuting from the end of a good non-stop stretch.

Oh what a load of BS! 

So these pricks called Child Services. the police, the Health Department, and the electrical company because they were talking shit about my sister, and my mom stood up for her. I am not even joking. Everyone on the block witnessed the argument. And now due to legal reasons, we have a child services case.  How do we know it's them you ask? They showed up ~2 hours after the argument, and they texted their friends about what they were doing. The accusations are that she is so high on miscellaneous illegal substances, she's not taking care of us properly, which is pretty f**king ironic seeing how they are both potheads. And now, as we were just told by the police, we aren't allowed to file a harassment suit, even though they came by a few days ago saying as I quote "Apparently we didn't do enough, because you're not in jail." because they are 16. Which is funny, because i'm sure they'd be changing their tune if they actually followed up on their threat of as I quote again, "Bitch, you are going to die." Oh and the best part? Yesterday, they sent one of their friends to come by and talk about "How sorry they were, and how they acted in the heat of the moment." What in the f**king hell? 

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Sorry about this rant, but i'd rather NOT bitch to all of my non-internet friends about this for obvious reasons.

http://205.196.121.57/kxcs583kkmsg/f3ai4a378tk70r4/Heartmender.mp3

Next: A broken Water Pipe Floods Times Square , Affecting The Trains. Repairs will take about two Months.

First 1-2 Days:

All West Side IRT trains run as close to TS as possible, then drop out, staying there until further notice

7-Turns at GCT

Suspended

Via 6th Avenue (Any trains currently in service on Broadway go to the farthest possible point, and terminate there until further notice)

Astoria-57th Street, CI-Whitehall Road (Any trains currently in service on Broadway go to the farthest possible point, and terminate there until further notice)

Astoria-57th Street, CI-Prospect Park (Any trains currently in service on Broadway go to the farthest possible point, and terminate there until further notice)

Turns at 2nd Avenue (Any trains currently in service on the Brighton going south, complete their trip, going north, turn into (Q)'s)

Delays 

Shuttle buses run from Prospect Park to 57th Street making all local stops via da bridge. (Using all spare buses and drivers from all depots)

Afterwards:

Same as above, except:

1-242nd Street-137th Street

2-241st Street-180th Street

3-148th Street-96th Street

5-Dyre Ave-Flatbush Ave ALL TIMES (TPH Maximum Possible for the time) (Select trains run local in Brooklyn)

Shuttle buses run on 145th Street stopping at 145th Street , 145th Street , 149th Street-Grand Concourse  

3-New Lots Avenue-34th Street via express (Southbound: 34th Street-Chambers Street, arrivals only) (Northbound: Chambers Street-34th Street, departures only)

Local shuttle buses run from 137th Street to 96th Street, from 96th Street to South Ferry, and express shuttle buses that run between 96th Street to Chambers Street. Additional shuttle buses stop only at local stops from 23rd Street to Franklin Street, also making a stop at Park Place. Some of these buses stop at Times Square aswell. Every single bus that can be used is used, and see if other regional systems (such as NJT, SCT etc.) can help out, offering compensation if necessary. 

CI-Canal Street (Via Montague)

CI-Whitehall (Via Montague)

Broadway line shuttle buses: Whitehall Road, runs non-stop to 23rd Street, then makes all stops to 57th Street. Canal Street, makes all stops to 14th Street. 

Bedford Park Blvd/145th Street-Brighton Beach ALL TIMES

Metro Ave-Forest Hills ALL TIMES

The M42 is temporarily fare-free, and will run with articulated buses

You can now board and alight express buses within the borough of Manhattan. 

Express bus fares are now $2.50.

The BxM1, and BxM2 will be temporarily discontinued, with cross-honoring on Metro-North and Amtrak. Amtrak trains to/from Albany ONLY will make stops at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale, for passage to Penn Station ONLY. Metro-North express trains will stop at the stops above and Marble Hill. 

BxM18 buses will be routed through Inwood, and will make stops on the Upper East Side. 

Increased BxM18, BM3 and BxM3 buses,which will be running all times. 

Charter buses will be called in if necessary

Next: A broken Water Pipe Floods Times Square , Affecting The Trains. Repairs will take about two Months.

First 1-2 Days:

All West Side IRT trains run as close to TS as possible, then drop out, staying there until further notice

7-Turns at GCT

Suspended

Via 6th Avenue (Any trains currently in service on Broadway go to the farthest possible point, and terminate there until further notice)

Astoria-57th Street, CI-Whitehall Road (Any trains currently in service on Broadway go to the farthest possible point, and terminate there until further notice)

Astoria-57th Street, CI-Prospect Park (Any trains currently in service on Broadway go to the farthest possible point, and terminate there until further notice)

Turns at 2nd Avenue (Any trains currently in service on the Brighton going south, complete their trip, going north, turn into (Q)'s)

Delays 

Shuttle buses run from Prospect Park to 57th Street making all local stops via da bridge. (Using all spare buses and drivers from all depots)

Afterwards:

Same as above, except:

1-242nd Street-137th Street

2-241st Street-180th Street

3-148th Street-96th Street

5-Dyre Ave-Flatbush Ave ALL TIMES (TPH Maximum Possible for the time) (Select trains run local in Brooklyn)

Shuttle buses run on 145th Street stopping at 145th Street , 145th Street , 149th Street-Grand Concourse  

3-New Lots Avenue-34th Street via express (Southbound: 34th Street-Chambers Street, arrivals only) (Northbound: Chambers Street-34th Street, departures only)

Local shuttle buses run from 137th Street to 96th Street, from 96th Street to South Ferry, and express shuttle buses that run between 96th Street to Chambers Street. Additional shuttle buses stop only at local stops from 23rd Street to Franklin Street, also making a stop at Park Place. Some of these buses stop at Times Square aswell. Every single bus that can be used is used, and see if other regional systems (such as NJT, SCT etc.) and see if they can help out, offering compensation if necessary. 

CI-Canal Street (Via Montague)

CI-Whitehall (Via Montague)

Broadway line shuttle buses: Whitehall Road, runs non-stop to 23rd Street, then makes all stops to 57th Street. Canal Street, makes all stops to 14th Street. 

Bedford Park Blvd/145th Street-Brighton Beach ALL TIMES

Metro Ave-Forest Hills ALL TIMES

No delays on the and lesser delays on the

The M42 is temporarily fare-free, and will run with articulated buses

You can now board and alight express buses within the borough of Manhattan. 

Express bus fares are now $2.50.

The BxM1, and BxM2 will be temporarily discontinued, with cross-honoring on Metro-North and Amtrak. Amtrak trains to/from Albany ONLY will make stops at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale, for passage to Penn Station ONLY. Metro-North express trains will stop at the stops above and Marble Hill. 

BxM18 buses will be routed through Inwood, and will make stops on the Upper East Side. 

Increased BxM18, BM3 and BxM3 buses, which will be running all times. 

Charter buses will be called in if nessecary

Are there trains going To New Lots Afternoon Rush? I see in the real time info there is one now.Dont remember there being any in that direction before? Also I was on one the other day and it was an R62A.

They go there during the rush to get the equipment into the yard.

Question: How many people here do or used to (within the last 5 years) ride the on a daily basis?

LOL I remember him too.

Hey man, I haven't seen you in awhile, how ya been?

Change of pace.. (Well, no, not really)

(Yes, the first one is because of Roadcruiser...)

More Random Access Memories...

Daft Punk-Get Lucky (Frenssu Remix)

A song that shouldn't need introduction.

Also a note about "Sunglasses At Night" if you didn't notice, the strings are the same notes as deadmau5's "Ghosts N' Stuff" Iv'e also been listening to that song pretty much non-stop ever since I posted it.

See, that's the thing. From a mechanical point of view, The R179 is just supposed to be a lighter weight R160. Therefore, there shouldn't be much of a problem. On top of that, what better place to have the 5-car R179 go than Coney Island? The shop that can maintain and has maintained almost every R-type car since unification? And to add to that, where would those extra cars for the extension come from? Where would those displaced R46s go? And a final note, why give Pitkin those 40 cars instead of just letting them keep what they have for uniformity? You know, since this is apparently coming from a maintenance point of view.

I would assume the cars would still be based out of 207th, along with those few runs. Also the R46's would go to Jamaica, which would give R160s to CI.

Daft Punk-Digital Love

Corey Hart-Sunglasses At Night

Damn, the whole 8th Avenue Line on one track during the rush... That can't be good. Also how does it take over 90 minutes to service a sick passenger?

Here's a MASSIVE late night GO planned for next week.

 

 

Surprised they're actually having the through shuttle bus stopping at 181 and 191. Note that its Dyckman and 207 St stops are at the stations not stations. To make things worse, downtown trains run express from 72 to 42, skipping 59 St.

 

What is the reason for this? I don't think much work can be done on such a long segment for only 4.5 hours including setup and takedown.

Are they working on the switches at 168th?

There was an 188 signed up as a super express at 61 street, pretty cool.

Wow, they got a super express program on there? Awesome! 

Glaze - Heartmender (Sim Gretina Remix) *I highly advise electronic music fans listen to this one*