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RE: Smith-9 Sts

Passed that station Wednesday night and one of the lights on the Manhattan-bound platform was already not working. Fancy. Hope they fixed that in time for the grand re-opening...

An update: apparently the judge hearing this "case" is threatening sanctions against the attorney representing Yorkshire Towers...

 

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2013/04/25/judge-threatens-to-sanction-yorkshire-towers-attorney/

As well he should. This is a joke of a lawsuit.

Maybe he is of a vertically challenged nature...

I sure as hell am. Not blessed with much height, sadly. And yet even I still wish the seats were a bit taller. The shape is nicer than the ones on the older MCIs. And ride in general is much, much nicer. They also seem to accelerate better, though I doubt there is any actual measurable difference b/w them and the 2012 D4500CTs in terms of acceleration.

Ah hem... 2477 is a Prevost.... 

Yes, I know that. Your point being?

Did the X1 and X28 sleep commute home today. 4303 on the X1. An MCI is an MCI is an MCI. 2477 on the X28, so much nicer.

Words cannot explain how amazing 7057 sounds holy shyt! That is the best sounding 3G in this city...you must hear how it sounds on the outside..then once you get on it on the inside you will go crazy.

Turn it down a notch, man. It's a bus.

Is the whole CP delivery complete?

Looks like 4 more for CP and 6 more for JG.

662 new to JG.

4881 - ZA for some work..

NFI almost done. Just 33 buses from them left, right?

This is primarily an LIRR thought, but why does :"new" rail look dirty?  I know that passing trains are supposed to "polish" the rails.

I was under the impression the rails generally get a coating of rust when no trains run over them. It's harmless; gets worn off.

There needs to be a S78 LIMITED it's amazing how the longest bus route in the city doesn't have a Limited ......Also needed is a S55 or a S56 on weekends to the mall....no south shore bus goes to the mall on weekends, thats bullcrap

Wouldn't the SIR just be the limited?

The piss-poor reliability of the XD-40s suggests to me that maybe the should just get the LFS with the newer rear seating arrangement.

God help the 7 when it gets CBTC.... lol

The will use a Thales CBTC system, not that Siemens bullshit the has.

Nope, airbags come from firestone/Goodyear. Radius rods come from the axle manufacture (until they find an aftermarket company to make them cheaper), and the shocks are usually supplied by Koni.

Thanks for the details. Much appreciated.

That's the axle in the front, that's not the only part of the suspension. You still have air bags, shock absorbers, radius rods, and (most likely the reason the suspension is leaning in the front) the leveling valves.

I'm not aware of who provides those components, though. For ZF, they have details on every bit, with Meritor, all I could find was info on the axle itself. Can I assume the airbags are their own and not provided by a different supplier.

What is the suspension? Is it possible for you to show me a picture of the suspension/what LRG is talking about?

http://www.meritor.com/customer/northamerica/naproducts/nabus_axles.aspx

http://www.meritor.com/_layouts/images/arvinmeritor/nacust_frontsteeraxle.jpg

https://s3.amazonaws.com/helm-arm-lod/mm23.pdf

I assume (depot guys clear this up) they're using Meritor (probably FH946), as that's what other Orion VII models I've seen on Altoona site had listed. Front steer-axle.

On 7027 on the S53, front right suspension on the bus is gone. At least the bus isn't shuddering like it's sister 4xxx's.

Many of the NG's on the S79-SBS are the same. Narrows Road destroys the front (and rear on one NG last week) suspension on those poor things. There is bump before the Hylan Blvd/Narrows Rd stop going west on the S79-SBS that is almost impossibly bad. It sounds as if the suspension collapses and the front axle gets straight up knocked into the bus when some buses cross that bump.

If he was scheduled for 3:35, doesn't that mean he's late? As for being a Midtown/Downtown run, maybe there was a Downtown run that they couldn't fill, so they had the Midtown driver cover it. (So I guess people along Church Street were SOL if that was the case)

I don't even know at this point. Like I said, I was expecting a midtown express at 3:35, but was there 5 minutes early and didn't see it. Got a midtown+downtown run after 3:35.

- I don't care if it's one inch via the belt...

The x28 has no business running along the belt in that direction, nor panning in that direction period.

 

- The bulk of the overall x29 usage was between like midwood and av Z.... If you saw anyone (any "regular") on the bus after av z, it was a sure bet that person was getting off for the warbasse houses, trump towers, or for brightwater towers..... In any case, those patrons in the vicinity of any of those high rise's did not use the x29 in mass numbers... For whatever their reason(s) unfortunately....

Well if the can put the X29 on schedule for a fall 2013 restoration, hand out a 180MCI/120Pre split on the express bus contract, and replace all of Ulmer's old MCI coaches with Prevosts, maybe they'll see the new, shiny buses and think "Oh, ok, I'll take that bus." Not sure what else they want. They have a subway station all to themselves, but they seem to be scared of the icky subway.

I see... Well if anything they should try to get the X29 back but look at how to improve it to attract more riders.  

Those towers at the end. Need those people to use it. I suggest my previous proposal, but rather than running it all the way to Corbin, end at Ocean Parkway and Brighton.

My previous proposal:

I figure to get better ridership, It needs people from the towers in Brighton and by Neptune to use it. I'm too lazy to map it out, but I'd go usual route, only near the end at W 5 St, rather than go West on Surf, turn East on Brighton and go down that way to terminate at Corbin Place Ocean Parkway.

If it sounds like a dolphin call, probably a worn-out fan belt.

Heard that before, this was a deeper sound. I guess like a muffled dolphin through a pillow. That being said, I'd guess you're right on that.

X1: 4300. AC was ass on that bus.

BM3: 3155. Rear axles were shit, way too slow rebound, felt like rear was taking off on some bumps. Also made a tire-dragging sound occasionally. Transit workers on here clarify what that was? Not used to hearing the sound.

Also, on the BM3, that schedule means nothing. I'm at the stop in time to catch the 3:35 to BK (I'm there at 3:30) and a bus doesn't show up till 3:43, which is then not a midtown express but a midtown/downtown run. How do the drivers leave that damn early?

 

 

I'm sure you know about the variants.

 

x17A - Annadale Road/Arthur Kill Road - Downtown-Worth Street & Vice-Versa(the shorter variants of the x17C and x17J, the x19 is considered to be the downtown x17C/J except it bypasses Eltingville Tranit Center)

x17/x17C - Arden Heights - East Midtown-57th Street and Vice-Versa. The C designation was removed for the most part because its designation was useless.

x17J - Arden Heights - East Midtown-57th Street via New Jersey/Drumgoole & Vice-Versa

 

They are there to serve the three major areas in Manhattan during the rush hour. They are also there to specify what branches they are and where they go/serve, but I'm sure you know that too.

 

The reasons the routes are labeled the way they are is to differentiate the destinations and areas they go through, they also serve two entirely different areas in Manhattan, but I'm sure you know that too.

I'm aware of all of that, yes, as I mention in my post. Usually, services that are totally different are differentiated by having different route numbers, hence my question as to why three completely different routes are labeled the way they are.

Random Thought:

Why are the three X17 "branches", which share as much with each other as any other random SI express route, considered branches of the X17 service? There's three, and all quite different (that X17C weekend route is a doozy). By the logic used in naming them, the Hylan routes should all be labeled X1# (X1A, X1B...) and same for the Father Capodanno routes.

The Q103 won't get any more ridership the way it is. It serves nothing of intrest, completely avoids Court Square, and has a host of other problems. This is why I suggested combining it with the Williamsburg-LIC route, and maybe extend it around Ditmars Blvd so there is a reliable connection between two neighborhoods that need a reliable connection.

Williamsburg-LIC will run only every half-hour, right? The Q103 runs every 20 minutes peak. Could work if you do the every 20 minutes thing. I always felt it simpler to just extend it from its southern terminus to Court Square or Queens Plaza.

Speaking of route modifications based on nothing but foam or guessing, I got one:

With the getting more funds for operations, people are calling for the 2010 service reductions to be undone (though with efficiency, not to throw money around). One of the routes cut was the X29. I figure to get better ridership, It needs people from the towers in Brighton and by Neptune to use it. I'm too lazy to map it out, but I'd go usual route, only near the end at W 5 St, rather than go West on Surf, turn East on Brighton and go down that way to terminate at Corbin Place. Viable? Dumb? Bounds for seeking mental health help?