MysteriousBtrain

4965 MQ to GA, currently on B62

Yup, that fake map that the other guy made? I definitely wish that was real. -Don't know why they made the Q48/50 combination even more of a "combination", as in now the Q50 absorbs the ENTIRE Q48 route -The Q5/86/87 fantasy plan is a reality, and that I like -Extending the Q37 is somehow better than extending the Q9 -Don't hate the Q11/21 combo -At least the Q31 is straighter -the Q33 goes to Term A and nb service is on 81 st, replacing the unreliable Q47 -funny how I thought of a similar proposal to the Q36 in this plan, which I referred to as a separate Q86 -no more Q44 to Fordham, which is probably more harm than good -Q51 is now a LTD and dosent go to BK -would rather keep the Q58 rerouted up north to Roosevelt -This new Q63/66 combo? Yeah no. I'm not sure how the Q66 could be a rush when it almost literally could just be a limited route according to the definition of a limited in this plan -Some of the Q65 is replaced with the Q26, which I like - I don't know where tf the Q68 ending now (somewhere in Elmhurst not near the subway) -Not exactly sure how I feel about the new new Q75 -if the Q78 isn't gonna run, might as well just expand Q27 and Q77 service according to the MTA smh -The Q82 is still here -I feel the Manhattan portion of the Q101 is the weakest portion of the route and glad it's mostly the same in this plan -if any route was gonna shuttle through Roosevelt Island, it should be the Q104 -Q105 should just remain as the Q102 -Q110 rerouted to Floral Park. Let's see how this goes -Q112 extended to Euclid Av to replace the Q7 ig -the MTA hates the Q113 and is basically absorbed by the Q114, which I saw coming -they still TRYING SO HARD to justify the B62 to Astoria -Most of the QM routes look untouched, but the QM3 remains discontinued "due to low ridership"

The Queens Bus page was not updated as of September 2023. Give it a couple days for it to be officially posted by the MTA.

Fixed. You would make your point a lot better if you don't keep bringing up the fact "the old trains need to come back" and just say the trains should be in service. But even so those trains are a safety hazard and outdated both mechanically and modernly. I would not want to keep running in a crowded train every time I have to switch sides when going from a side platform to an island platform or something of that nature.

No I won't be upset because I'm a sad loser that cares about running older trains. I'll be upset because no service is being provided at all.

Ok this time this appears to be legit information, the proposed final plan should be out by next week. FYI please see Final Qns Bus Redesign ________________________________ Hello Everyone, The next report in the Queens Bus Network Redesign initiative, the Proposed Final Plan (PFP), is scheduled to be published in December. In the PFP we further refine the Queens bus network to address the needs of our stakeholders while balancing trade-offs and using network redesign strategies to achieve our customer priorities: Reliable Service, Faster Travel, Better Connections, and Simplified Service. Following publication, we are inviting all our stakeholders to series of a virtual briefings where we will provide a borough-wide overview of the Proposed Final Plan and discuss our public outreach timeline and process for customer and community input. There will one high level borough/citywide briefing and four quadrant-based briefings where we will provide the overview and then take a deeper dive into the route proposals in each quadrant. If you cannot attend your quadrant briefing, please consider joining us for our boroughwide overview briefing on December 15th. * Wednesday, Dec 13 from 6:30-8:30PM – Northwest Queens (CDs 1,2,3,4) * Thursday, Dec 14 from 6:30-8:30PM – Southwest Queens (CDs 5,6,9,10) * Friday, Dec 15 from 11:30AM – 1PM – Boroughwide and Citywide Groups * Monday, Dec 18 from 6:30-8:30PM – Northeast Queens (CDs 7,8,11) * Tuesday, Dec 19 from 6:30-8:30PM – Southeast Queens (CDs 12,13,14) In the new year we will conduct several months of outreach. We will be requesting time to present to all Queens community boards and host a series of MTA outreach events. All events and materials will be published to the project website. Stakeholders will also have several months to review and comment on their trips prior to the MTA holding a public hearing.

There's a PDF that was released for it that is clearer if you want to look at it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2S3c3NDRbgXfH_oRwAFfIbeSaDuKxXl/view?fbclid=IwAR328_tYcV1MFMv7Hb2Jl-stDhRp0Q5Gp4nccJ41x97tDn-dTtUky2F09M4 I would note that this map is obvious that it's fake but a handful of ideas I do like here

Yeah that one. That's why I was like I'm not really gonna say it's real unless someone says it's official. I still feel something like this is better than what is proposed now.

I think overall a lot of changes originally proposed were reverted back, but were still tweaked a bit to account in things like the nonstop rush portions as well as minor things like a couple reroutes that are unnoticed. In regards to those 3, they are all called the Q14, Q45 and Q75 and largely mirror their original route, but the route they take is different. Like say for instance the Q45, since the B57 is proposed to take the Q47 portion on 69 St, there is no reason for the Q45 to run along 69th st, so it'll take a different street when operating between Jackson Heights and Grand Av.

So apparently there's an unofficial redesign floating around I got hands on and I'm feeling like it's an improvement of the network for the most part. Without giving too much away in case it is real without leaking all the info (remember this is all speculation until an official plan is released), here are some highlights from the plan: *Many combined routes from the new draft plan are reverted back to the current route they run today *Some routes are rerouted to a busy corridor and replaced by another nearby route (Corridors include Northern Blvd, Hillside Av, Archer Av) *Select corridors may include a local only service, with limited/rush routes replacing the local east of its terminal (similar to the Q115) *Some current routes are split as well, acting as subway feeder routes (namely the College Point - Jamaica Routes) or to dispute service along the busiest parts of the route (Q60/66) *Included in the plan is a "revival" of the Q14, Q45, Q75, and Q79, but are all not the same as their previous 2010 route *The N20G could unofficially be "sent to NYCT" under a different name *A new route between The Hub, Bronx and Jackson Heights via RFK and Astoria is "in the works", but something may have been sacrificed in the second draft plan to make this route a reality

The remaining Vs will re replaced by the 10 XDE35, with no replacement planned for the suburbans as Liberty is trying not to run the BxM4C and quietly discontinue it (subject to change).

Ok so there is a 504 Xcelsior already built and awaiting delivery. It seems the Nabis are on there way out and the Bee Line fleet could be 100% Xcelsiors by the end of 2024 (If we don't count the BxM4C; their replacements are debatable)

The MTA will order buses like they have since the first part of city takeover in 1947.

Probably should have asked this a while back but thinking about it with around 800 artics planned for the next 5 yrs what other routes need artics? Predictions for the converted fleet will be below (with * being routes that normally mostly use artics on a consistent basis as reference): 1 10 11 13* 25 28 29 39* 70* 80 81 87 119* 123 126* 127 128 153* 154 156* 158 159* 361 375

Not sure what exactly the protocol is for buses with glitched out sighs but 7494's driver (the to Zerega) took himself oos because his signs do not work at all. But the vianova signs and tracker is still online and doing it's normal route even though he said he was going to the depot (unless repairs like that are for Zerega to fix)

How is the set up now? Everything gonna remain on Main St (in the case of the Q17, at 38th av?)

Bus productions are expected to be awarded/bought out on November 13th

6025: local scheme

I believe 5466 wasn't mentioned so that's another unit added

So according to a (UlmerPark) operator, 2 out of the 5 Electric mta VanHools were spotted. Not comfirmed as of yet if they were mta but an investigation is going underway on this sighting

5991 seen in the local scheme

Proposed pre-2010 NYCT bus route between Fordham Plaza and Mt Vernon via Norwood-205 st/Muddy Lane. Believe it was intended to replace parts of the Bx31/16 and possibly the W54.

Layover; for service on the J90 this weekend

All vehicles not built in the country and bought by a public agency must be 100% funded without state funding or bonds. This order is 100% funded by MTA and not NY state funds or bonds.

9042 for JFK/FR but with FR decals. Seems this unit will first see service on FR routes.