JFK Depot

4901,5157,5164 OOS fairboxes and radios removed 

Jamaica is down to 5 RTS left 

2 hours ago, Brillant93 said:

Same here. I said the XD60s Quill has will go to FB and people were like “that doesn’t make any sense!” And now look.  

I feel like one thing is said here, one person recites it, someone bash what was said, and eventually what was said ends up happening.

 

Facts lol 

Funny part is when I was saying the 4700s to Bklyn a while ago every was shooting that idea down... now look lol 

1 hour ago, The TransitMan said:

4676 is back at Jamaica...with logos and all. It is currently on the Q17...Flushing bound.

Also, 8053-8056 and 8058-8059 are at Jamaica.

That’s odd... wondering why QV would send some LFS back when they need every bus they could use right now... 

4 hours ago, ABOGbrooklyn said:

How come Brooklyn depots get no LFS? Would like to see them on South Brooklyn lines.

XDs hold more people... the LFS doesn’t... Brooklyn depots wouldn’t be good for LFS because of that issue 

Queens and Staten Island terrain wise are setup better for LFS... the Bronx can handle anything 

Manhattan simply because it’s just too dense.. LFSA’s outside of Crosstown Routes don’t work

M15SBS is a prime example of why they don’t work... it’s killing the 1200s right now. XD60s would do the route much better in the long run 

18 hours ago, Future ENY OP said:

Totally agree with you. However, those FB LFSA’s could go anywhere at this point  

Oh, your rumor in regards to MJQ to WF is indeed valid. There’s been activity at MJQ that now confirms moves to West Farms with 5270-5301. So far 5270-5279 went to WF. 

True... they could as I’ve seen a few unwrapped at TU... and 2 wrapped at MCH... but hear me out.. I was speaking with a friend and we were throwing ideas out there and 1 was Gun Hill’s 4700s to GA... in return GH takes 1200s from MCH once there order comes in... Flatbush 5300s still go to the Bronx but they are spread out to who needs them... 

53xx’s to Grand make sense... B38 and Q58 conversion to Artic service 

1 hour ago, Brillant93 said:

The 38 turns on Bond st and its curved for traffic to go on to fulton. 

I believe the 58 can do the same in its own situation. 

Artics can make moves 40 footers can’t... tight turns are no problems for Artics 

Are Quills 52xx’s going to West Farms ???? I’ve been hearing this since last night 

LFSA 52xx’s ?

They appear on the M15 more often now.. I’ve seen them as low as Fulton St... but mostly Catherine St I see them all the time 

7 hours ago, Fan Railer said:

Caught around 9:20p headed north.

Seen this same set twice yesterday testing... once going to the city... that was around 8:40-45 ish last night so your video could definitely  collaborate with the timing perfectly... and I saw It again at Jay at 10:30 southbound... came in opposite side doors opened and closed and it took off 

I’m #3,001 on the list... wondering how much longer until they get to that number lol 

Just now, Railfan 007 said:

Yeah, I thought so too. However, testing started on February 10th. Its actually been 24 days lol

Oh ok... this 10 car seems to be doing very good so far... I saw a test 8 car yesterday with it signed up as a C... and the LED ring around the Letter C wasn’t lit up... it actually looked better without the ring... wondering if this is a program update ?  

1 minute ago, Railfan 007 said:

3010-3019 has ads in the train. Aren't the test sets not supposed to have ads yet? Or is it since more than 15 days have passed, MTA "expects" the train to pass? (Today is Day 24. I miscounted as I forgot the start date lol)

From my understanding Monday marked the 30th Day... so I’m wondering what happened ?

0016 on M42 

1 hour ago, East New York said:

The 6 and the 41 are not easy lines to convert at all. The 44 was the easiest out of Brooklyn Division

The 6 having the heaviest ridership out of 44 41 and 82 (only reason I mention the 82 is because it’s the next line up in Bklyn)  I can’t see why they didn’t look into that further... Granted the 6 at certain points isn’t streamlined but I’m sure with enough study an B6 SBS can happen 

On 3/1/2019 at 10:18 AM, lara8710 said:

That reminds me, in the past I once suggested extending the Q77 to JFK Airport and a lot of members were strongly opposed to my plan.

If the 77 was extended it would make sense just to extend it to 147th Ave so it could have connections with the Q111 and Q114... sending it into the airport makes no sense at all being that it rides Springfield Blvd so somewhere along its route your plan would have it coming off Springfield Blvd.. I’m gonna assume at the Conduit.. then it makes another turn on to Farmers just to follow the Q3.... think about that whole routing for a second.. it makes no sense but I’ll give you a different idea.... I would extend the Q111 to Green Acres... via 147th Ave... all the bus would do is make the left on to Francis Lewis... Right on the Conduit... Follow Q5/Q85 into mall... leaving the mall... Follow Q5/Q85 out of Mall... Left on Francis Lewis... Right on 147th Ave... proceed with normal route 

1 hour ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said:

I’m going to steer this discussion onto a different Bus route that is planned to get an SBS conversion:  

I wonder how the  will convert the Q58 into an SBS Route due to the amount of Curves it has along its route. 

Lol the 41 is on the table...  the Q58 will probably mirror how the Q44 is with bus lanes in certain places 

1 hour ago, Flatbush SBS Duece said:

 

 

Before SBS started on the 46, At FB depot both the 41 and the 46 use to interline. Some run was the first half you would do the B41 and your second half you  would do B46. At the moment only the B2 and B31 interline at FB and some AM rush hour runs has B44 doing a short trip on the 41 from Ave P to Empire Blvd. 

On a Busy day where the 41 is extremely behind schedule at KP, dispatchers usually use a sbs46 bus to do a short trip  on the 41 from KP to Empire Blvd especially on a special holiday where kp is jammed.

Thank you for filling him in on this... which is why I mentioned It in the first place... Flatbush Ave is horrible which creates bunching so the 46 can help out... You can come from 1 end and go down the other... it would be really smart when and if the 41 becomes an SBS 

5 hours ago, Jdog14 said:

 

So the dollar van nonsense can affect Utica Ave also? Hell no...that would be a big mistake..

 

No interlining should be happening whatsoever with SBS routes. Leave them seperate.

Lol your about to be mad when the M14SBS come on then... both A and D will be SBS meaning that it will be interlined... and you could Interline at Kings Plaza it could work... the Vans can’t be stopped much.. as I stated before that’s a DOT issue and the TLC has to get out there in a heavier presence to control that issue... 

11 minutes ago, mine248 said:

I saw that same train OOS at Chambers St. 

This restarts the clock smh... halfway thru the 30 days too 

On 2/27/2019 at 8:28 AM, Enjineer said:

Well the 42s have yet to be reassigned somewhere outside of ENY, but the 32s are still definitely good to help bolster service. The R179s are just eliminating the fleet shortage; scrapping those cars now and possibly recreating that problem isn't a great idea – considering the pilot 211 is slated to arrive next year it's not like the R32s would be running for another decade, anyways. 

From what I was told they are in Pitkin... not to be used unless extremely necessary.... not retired or active at this time 

I’m noticing ALOT of northern and western Queens on here with little to NO noise on Southern Queens.... like the Jamaica area doesn’t need streamlining 

3 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

FB drivers dont need training on the XD60s, they're practically the same as the XD40s.

Not so much... They will need training on those buses... cosmetically yes but operationally no.. How I know this info I can reference a friend of mine who works in FB... 

9 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said:

Also they really need to improve the area of the junction (Flatbush station). As I use the area coming home from college classes 4 out of the 5 days I go to college, traffic there can be quite a mess. How about adding a offset-bus lane on Flatbush Avenue from Farragut Road to Avenue H, then curbside lanes from Avenue H to Avenue I. A bus boarder at the south end of the block would be installed to meet the lane.

Going south of the Junction, there should be off-set bus lanes south of Kings Hwy, a stop consolidation of the B41 stops at Kings Hwy and Flatlands Av to speed service for those passengers, and a HOV 3+ lane south of Utica Avenue. Those ideas can work.

North of the junction should feature curbside bus lanes at certain places to Empire Blvd, then some offset Bus lanes from Empire to Atlantic Avenue. North of Atlantic Avenue, is unknown, as I have thought of some long term plans for it (which are related to that Downtown Brooklyn Bus Study the DOT did in 2011), but for the most part, as a link to the Manhattan Bridge, an HOV 3+ lane would be installed to ease traffic flow.

I think this would be great for Flatbush Avenue. In addition, the B41 Local/SBS, and B46 Local/SBS would also FULLY use articulated buses to deal with ridership issues, especially during both weekdays and weekends. Also, the Bergen Beach of the B41 would be renamed as the B91 to further improve service (less confusion on which bus goes where in the long run).

Makes perfect sense...  and since this idea includes running 60s how about interlining the SBS’s at KP... 1 comes down as a 41 and goes back up as a 46 and vice versa