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Lakeland’s local fares: 1 zone $4.00, 2 zones $5.00, 3 zones: $6.00. I didn’t think to check if they went up with the recent NYC fare increase One of the more interesting things that happened in pre COVID pandemic days was that DeCamp’s Union was in tatters, so Lakeland’s Union (ATU 1614) voted to take in DeCamp (along with Paratransit entities from Hunterdon County, Warren County, and Easton Coach in Pennsylvania). It was a pretty enormous Union, but Covid hit and everything was decimated. Things were so bad (to include half the drivers outright leaving after having been laid off or retiring) that the leaders of the 1614, a majority Lakeland leadership, resigned their positions (the president was in charge for over 10 years) and replaced by the DeCamp drivers.

"But the app said!!" Yes, I understand the app said. But I'm here, in real life, telling you. "BUT THE APP SAID!!!!!!"😒🤦 ... returns with the obligatory “F*** THE APP!!!” 🤬🤬🤬

Funny you mentioned my former employer. They run buses every 2 hours on weekends now so whenever I go chill out on gate 207 on Sunday afternoons, I see people that missed the 5pm bus thinking there’s going to be a 6pm only to find out (after me breaking them the bad news) that they have to wait another 2 hours for the next bus. Another recent example of this is the reconstituted schedules on the weekday means the last bus for the 78 or 80 side leaves at 6:30 pm. Again, I lounge out on 207 and some guy comes up (complete with 35 zone ticket) asking me when the bus to New Providence leaves. I tell him the last bus already left (not knowing about the fiasco at Penn Station). He insists there are more buses by showing me his Google (🤦‍♂️) schedule which shows the old 7:00 and 8:00 schedule. Poor bastard was magically wishing for buses to appear out of thin air. I finally had to send for the Lakeland dispatcher to break the bad news to him and another guy trying to go to Summit. They would’ve been best served by taking the 126 to Hoboken and getting connections there but all hail the great Google schedule, leading folks off a cliff one unfortunate soul at a time

My money is on NewFlyer

Believe it or not, the only reason I heard of Gunstar was this YouTube sports guy UrinatingTree (who is a Pittsburgh sports guy, mostly the Steelers) used the end stage theme to highlight a touchdown play I finally asked where was the theme from to which I was directed by someone else

The only way I know I’m not stopping at Mothers is if I have to go through Pompton Lakes, and vice-versa

While driving the 194 had someone ring for a stop and much to her chagrin didn’t get her wish as I sailed past and went to Newark Pompton Tpk. “Why didn’t you stop?!!” “Because I’m not supposed to”. “I checked the app and it said you stop. Every 194 I’ve been on stops at Mother’s” “Miss, here’s a copy of the current schedule so you can keep up with all of the stops, which bus goes where, etc. Enjoy the walk back, but as your consolation prize the sun is out. Enjoy your day” •Cue Gunstar Heroes stage complete ost*

My (former) boss at Lakeland was trying to get 40s out of that order and got laughed out of the room

Did you say “high turnover rate”??? Wth are they doing over there??

Desperation personified. Waiting on that “do you know the 125?”. I saw a Meadowlands paddle laying around Wayne (forgot which lines), forced hands in action again

It’s what they do 🤷🏽‍♂️

Already waiting for the question from clerk/depot master asking if I know the 119....

Has anyone purchased models from the Iconic Replicas series? My recent purchase was the Novabus RTS for and I also picked up a MCI MC9 bus for ShortLine

The weekday detour for most buses to and from Willowbrook Mall off Main Street onto Pompton Turnpike in Little Falls adds more buses (28, 191,794,705) to the 11/195 line up until Montclair Avenue. When the detour first kicked off Little Falls gave no warning about the street closure (in true Jersey fashion), until I get across the railroad tracks (MOBO line) and there the sign lay. Had to turn the bus wide and tiptoe through the subdivision to get back onto Pompton. What a headache.

When I was with Community and ended my 756 trip at Garden State Plaza, people would run up to my RTS Novabus then up goes my 423 WILMINGTON sign, and they all have that precious wtf look on their faces....

It gets frustrating to have to load passengers with luggage from those 200 gates...

Soon to be in the making. It’ll be interesting to see how that goes....

Didn’t they just reinstate weekday service?

What’s scary is you got students from William Paterson University trying to go to New York on a 1 zone digital pass. If that’s our future, we’re all history 🤦‍♂️

In which case the op would just hit the a button and send it on through. It’s been several years since I operated an actual farebox in service

They had 2. DeCamp also had them

I put up a YouTube page with NJT stuff and some of my model trains from my train clubs. Enjoy.

Same with the 161

The 192/199 schedules have changed to reflect the opening of the Kingsland Street bridge in Clifton Commons. It was supposed to open the 6th, but it’s been pushed up to the end of the month to August

Just wanted those Wendy’s grilled chicken sandwiches and with the mall closing early I can’t do that.