Driver11

To Elwood ... I'm new here but... Look on page 8 of this thread there are a few reasons there why you should apply for 4600 exam.

Thanks again to Young Fan for all the help. I visited the links you posted and I had seen some of that before. I still have lots of questions, but there is time. To Membrr.... I was to talking with a signal maintainer a couple of weeks ago. He said it is extremely dangerous and you are always inches from passing trains. There are constantly people getting injured. It is the highest injury job in the system He is trying to get out of that job for anything else he can find.

The NYS DMV manual doesn't have a lot about buses, but it is good place to start. Can't find much online either.

I found out today there is one BO exam prep book in the public library and it has 46 holds on it. Which means it could take years before it is available. Civil service book shop on lispenard street sells one for $29 cash, but I don't know how good it is. Any suggestions?

Any info on driver schedules? Do you get a set start time or does it change / rotate? How many hours in a typical shift? What about breaks, bathroom, meal etc? I read one thread that said it was a 20 minute meal break. And that doesn't consider where you can get food etc. They suggested carrying your own food because of the unknown's of what's available at break time / location. I've seen several news stories about drivers being attacked. I imagine it's more common than reported on the news.

Thanks again to young Fan for all the info. How did you learn all this stuff are you currently driving a NYC bus? I clicked on the link to the other job posting for BO with OA and I would not have known this was not civil service had you not told me. I realize there's no exam on that one but it seems like you're working for the MTA and seems unfair to have people working at the same job in different union status. Although I think it has the same pay. These are the kind of little details I would like to learn about so I can make an informed decision when the time comes. I have looked through lots of other forums and threads and many people have different opinions and suggestions. Even which depot you choose, if you get to choose, can be a bad choice if you don't know all the details.

As a newbie my posts are being approved, so there is some time lapse from when I write to when they are posted. I also apologize for my density of questions and my ignorance, there is a lot to learn. Thanks to Young Fan for explaining the three job postings. However I did not see any mention of the word civil service in the posting for exam #4600. The fact there is a exam implies Civil Service? And you stated above that New York City transit operates only a Manhattan and the Bronx and then you say it operates in all five Boros, can you clarify that? You also say that exam 4600 is the better of the three position overall, is that correct? I would prefer Bronx and Manhattan, perhaps even the express buses from Yonkers if I knew all the pluses and minuses.

I am a new poster so bear with my many basic questions. I filed for the 4600 exam and I am also curious are the three tests (4600, 2301, 3101) the same? If they aren't what are the differences? Also I see a lot of insider terms used, OA, BC, MTA, TA, I know what some of them stand for but what is the difference? For example with the difference between MTA & TA? If I take the 4600 exam and pass it, and get a list number, is that for a particular place, boro, depot etc? Is there a better boro, depot Operating Agency, and do I have a choice in any of this? Finally, for the moment, what is the best exam prep book or books to get?