FLX9304

4 hours ago, Ale188 said:

Wait…drones!?

When I say “drones” I mean “as in quickness” 

3 hours ago, Ale188 said:

@FLX9304 Ur wish is granted. I told ya. 

I saw it. 

11 hours ago, Ale188 said:

Nice. Imma say 4100-04.

Or 4130-4134, they are arriving in drones now. 

1 hour ago, TDL said:

So you know that the express bus would be longer than any of the subway lines with the route you're proposing.

Since you said that buses are NOT allowed to use Shore/Belt Parkway, that would lead up to the Gowanus Expwy and to the Carey Tunnel for a trip downtown. 

3 hours ago, TDL said:

Do you realize that the downtown is approximately 1 hour? The express bus would be  longer, non-stop or not. 

Been there, done that. I used to live on the  for 2 1/2 years and even when the  used to run to Rock Park. 

On 8/9/2023 at 8:49 AM, TDL said:

Any express bus would be longer than the existing subway or ferry. The Belt Parkway does not allow buses so the bus would have to either run via Flatbush Ave/Prospect Expressway from the Marine Parkway Bridge or run via. the Midtown Tunnel first. Not worth it, just stick with the ferry or the 

There’s another way. The bus route will follow the QM16/17 up X Bay Blvd - Woodhaven Blvd, going non stop, then turn on to the LIE onto the QMT, once it hits Manhattan, it will go down on the FDR to Frankfurt St exit, making all stops in Downtown Manhattan. Coming back, it will go the opposite direction. The question will be how many trips in the morning and how many trips in the afternoon peak will the bus route have. Because using the  will be on delays unless CBTC is implemented on the whole line by the time the R211s are completed. The ferry? The winter runs are very harsh. 

2 hours ago, LTA1992 said:

Adding to this, the MTA figured out decades ago that trains run far more efficiently when all cars are of the same type.

Exceptions have been made. Like N trains made up of 8 R40Ms and 2 42s. Similarly with the 32s and 38s on the A.

The IRTs R12/14/15/17/21/22/26/28/29/33/36 subway cars wanna have a word or 2 with you about mixing 

3 hours ago, MJHmarc said:

First thing Jamaica will ask…can they be mixed and matched, we love doing that over here 😂

Second: it’s for training purposes only. It’s not gonna start running on ANY line yet

43 minutes ago, Jchambers2120 said:

I really wonder where some of you are getting this “info” from that train crews can refuse to undergo qualifications training. With the way this agency itches to discipline people over the slightest thing I promise you’re being fed bad info. 

One thing is another, but come on!!! Cameras isn’t one of those. 

9 hours ago, Ale188 said:

Ik that, I was gonna add that but we all know that much cars are in service. So I thought 'MAW not add it.' and kept it at that.

Never think otherwise. 

1 hour ago, Ale188 said:

So now we have these cars delivered:

R211S: 100-104 (5 cars or 1 5-car train)

R211T: 4040-4059 (1 hard shell & soft shell) (20 cars or 2 10-car trains)

R211A: 4060-4099, 4110-4129 (60 cars or 6 10-car sets)

All that equals 85 total R211s delivered!

30 cars in service

13 hours ago, Ale188 said:

I was wonderin why tf Wikipedia said 70 211As built except for 65. Thanks.

They usually update them as deliveries come. That’s why anything in Wikipedia is edited 

13 hours ago, Chris89292 said:

It’s frustrating that the MTA still hasn’t added the updated 211 mechanics, are they really taking this long just to add the code or whatever the implement in the computer, the information is crucial, might as well just delete the green and red lights, they’re useless right now

They’re not concerned about that right now. 

21 hours ago, RSMG106 said:

8964: Delivered to Baisley Park. Officially starting Bus Co. LFS deliveries.

Get ready: here they come. 

On 7/19/2023 at 4:20 PM, Maxwell179 said:

 is the Rockaway Park Shuttle

The  is part of the Pitkin Yard Assignment 

16 hours ago, Kamen Rider said:

I was once told by some bus drivers I knew that Long Island Bus was going to be folded into MTA bus. Not as in RBO, but merged completely.

 

obviously that didn’t happen.

but the point is someone said it was and it spread.

I head a few F Train operators last week talking about how they’re going to move some R179s to Jamaica Yard because “they want the A to be all R211”

these guys were saying all sorts of negative things about those trains… which they themselves have never operated.

 

Like I said the other day… I would not be surprised if I am the ONLY person (if not one of the few people) reading this who has actually been inside the R211Ts… and yet here we have people doing things like repeating hearsay rumors about them and talking like they know everything there is to know about them.

That was in 2008, they wanted everything to be  Regional Bus Operations but that will simply confuse riders on which is what, and what can also be followed was massive bus cuts that will hurt riders all over the city. 
 

as for the R179s I’ve never seen them on ANY other line other than the , ,  & . 
for ppl to spread rumors about this and that, that’s like ppl spreading conspiracy theories about things that isn’t gonna happen. You don’t listen or believe what it’s said until you see it first hand. 
 

the  all the years had 2 or 3 different types of R type cars it needs. 

15 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

These were from your co-workers who are on facebook and 2 i know personally. That's why i said rumor in my original post about it.

 

 

You don’t believe on what’s been said on fb. They can say one thing, but can come out the other 

7 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

Also The R211T's (are rumored) to be only on the Rockaway park Shuttle due to the union not wanting them on the road due to the lack of of going in between cars to investigate a BIE (if it goes into a no clearance area when the Train goes BIE, The T/O can't go in between cars to investigate) 

 

 

Rock Park Shuttle uses 2 10 car trains during the summer and 4 5 cars during other seasons, so it would be a perfect fit for the R211Ts to get them. Remember: these are the test pilot cars to see whether or not that the  wants to order an additional T models. Also, there were negative comments from ppl when these trains ran on a special service back in the spring. 

26 minutes ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

Riders on the  didn’t seem to like it when they got the R62As back from the . At least, the ones who posted on here they didn’t seem to.

Ummm the  had R62As 1651-1919 from 1985-2000. So what’s the beef with riders NOT liking these cars? 

3 hours ago, RSMG106 said:

There was a depot assignment for the base LFSes for Bus Co.:

BP: 8964-9009

JFK/FR: 9010-9049

LGA: 9050-9074

EC: 9075-9098

That’s the old list. There is a newer list since the order is now up to 9271. 

3 hours ago, 20 via crosscounty said:

What’s wrong with them 

1. Cheap quality. They don’t have good steering on them (only the Phantoms were great) 

2. box look. 
3. break down often. 

On 7/22/2023 at 11:38 AM, 20 via crosscounty said:

I agree with you as a person that lives in westchester I don’t want the only buses I ride to be Xcelciors 

If they do get gillig’s I’d make all electric BRT buses.

No Gilligs 

On 7/21/2023 at 9:14 PM, LTA1992 said:

Lol "makes money"

The subways haven't made money since December 1941 iirc

They do. You gotta “pay to fix”

41 minutes ago, 1998NewFlyer said:

The MTA doesn't realize no matter how wide the doors are even plug doors aren't going to help the time the trains spend at busy stations people just hold the wider doors. It was a waste making the doors wider and lost of seats huge fail I swear I hope the r268 doors are not 58 inches

The MTA makes money off ppl who stand up. They just might eliminate the seats all together on the R268s making all cars all standees 

2  buses crashed at the 7400 block of Roosevelt Blvd. A NovaBus Articulated and a NF XDE40 3172 were involved in a crash with 14 reported injuries. The NovaBus artic suffered a severe damage to its right side and 3172, the XDE40 suffered rear damage. Both buses will be out of commission for a while