Lil 57

Just got off bus 1621 on the Sim4c and noticed that the side had bus company logos instead of the NYCT logo. Guess another misprint.

The SIM1c is like the subway to Staten Island, it runs every 8-12 minutes in the late evening until 12:45 and every 15 minutes until 1:30. So buses tend to fill up.

The newer lfs buses on SI are capped at 45. Have been on a few lfs that were ungoverned in the past though. Still remember taking one of the 2008 mci buses that was capped at 68-70 a few times.

You can say that for much of the Staten Island routes.

1. The cost savings of a smaller fleet is minimal compared to the headaches it would bring. Save the S57 these routes are weekday only meaning the mileage would be not proportional to the other buses and if there was a shortage of any 40ft buses, you bet that these smaller buses would be showing up on the other routes. Also a lot of these routes interline so that would be another difficulty with this. For routes that are part time, it’s just not worth it. 2. I believe non of the depots can support attics atm.

In regards to the SI ferry service reductions, the should suspend limited service - Especially ones that aren’t meeting a ferry arrival with this hourly service (save the s89 and s93) and reallocate service towards extra buses on the Brooklyn routes and extra express buses during peak hours. Another Idea would be to make a temporary shuttle bus route from Battery Park to St. George via the bridge with a few stops along Bay Street as well.

Saw that on a Prevost on Staten Island once. Think it's just a code that is meant to be used on the electric buses.

IIRC the wants all-door boarding on every route but fare Evison has stopped all-door boarding on the local routes.

Agreed, funny seeing the difference between the converted R188s and the newer R188s on the . It's like night and day.

Agreed, a lot of commuters are probably just gonna drive to other lines that don’t require you to make reservations. Reservations should only be used on intercity and long distance bus service not for daily commuting.

They are not supposed to since NJT still owns and maintains those buses, but that doesn't mean that they are gonna listen to them.

I’m hoping NJ transit can take over in the near future to fill the gap in service, given that the commuter bus fleet will most likely go back to them. Sucks to see a bus company end service.

My original thought was that the cng tank exploded.

I worked on the event today through my job at the NYTM and I did notice a r46 signed up as a train so I’m guessing the vandals did that. Didn’t even know the the r32 rides were going to be for the gp. I was just instructed to check wristbands for the rides. What a shame.

I’ve might’ve said this before but since I started driving in wondering why the governs their buses (especially local buses) so low? Although there aren’t many sections where the speed limit is over 40mph on local routes, they do use the highway to deadhead like between the Charleston depot and the Ferry and create a hazard on the road since everyone has to pass them. The should govern the local buses to higher speeds or they should just be banned from using highways altogether unless it’s absolutely necessary, like going over the Verrazano Bridge.

Depends on the bus. In Staten Island the older (white) local buses are capped at 40 while the newer (blue) local buses are capped at 45. Express buses are capped at 62 for at least the provosts. Some buses slip through the cracks though. I know a MCI that is governed at 68.

Do not use Google/Apple maps on local routes in the Bronx. The GTFS data is showing the redesigned routes even though they don’t start until the 26th.

Note: Due to the service changes there is a R142A train along the Manhattan portion of the split. Wonder if the R142 and R62 trains will return saying that access to the Bronx yards are cut off.

Just as a fyi the shares a fleet with the with many trains switching routes at Astoria. During the times when the doesn’t run, its fleet is being used by the . The doesn’t share its fleet with any other line so its trains usually sit in the yard all weekend (Unless some of its trains are used on the on the weekends in order to give the r46s a rest).

I noticed that Castleton/Brighton has a WB S96 sign. When was that stop added. The S96 used to only stop at Brighton in the EB direction but not in the WB direction. (It did have an unofficial stop on bustime though.)

That is true. I’ve seen r62a/r127/r134 garbage trains along the and I don’t think that those cars are CBTC enabled. I only see CBTC signals though.

Have any bus operators ever received an apple award? There’s ads about it on every bus schedule but I doubt many people actually call or file a positive review online of a bus operator.

I remember seeing an ad on Forest Ave for the San Francisco Police Department. I’m not sure if it’s still there though.

Hopefully the worker shortage is reduced by then. Otherwise expect more cancellations.

I’m guessing Jamaica. Jamaica is familiar with the R160s since that’s all they have right now and IIRC some sets are stored in Jamaica during the off-peak hours so it’s easier for trains to return to service when more trains are needed.