OrionVIIonM79

4 minutes ago, MeeP15-9112 said:

I have a large subway map that is effective 1/2017. It came from Newkirk Plaza

Crappy subway map image

I will try to get better images of this map and others.

I collect bus timetables. I have most of them XP

21 hours ago, Jova42R said:

 

Ok, here's a new one:

(also posted in Subway Proposals)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eGpllsmIuNCUPr9dvW08bN1PqVuZzkv3&usp=sharing

Thoughts @danig1220 @engineerboy6561 @Lex @OrionVIIonM79?

The 96 St branch is never gonna happen: the rich people on park avenue don’t want construction on park because of the noise. And as you know what they want they get

19 hours ago, Jova42R said:

If we're talking about improving transit on Roosevelt Island, I'd propose the following:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sUYGIUN8SSc9CVfU1tl88DeRU4mC9z8m&usp=sharing

An underground trolleybus line.

The line would be underground between 31 St and Roosevelt Island on the LGA Branch, 1 Av and Roosevelt Island on the North Manhattan Branch, 1 Av and Roosevelt Island on the South Manhattan Branch, and the entire Queens Plaza branch.

Fleet: New Flyer Xcelsior XT60 (would this warrant enough ridership for a 60' bus? Would it be better to have a XT40 or XT35?)

Ideally, 30 BPH on the core line, 15 BPH on each branch.

The service patterns would be:

• 79 ST - ROOSEVELT ISLAND - QUEENS PLAZA
• 34 ST - ROOSEVELT ISLAND - LGA

Long Island City and Octagon would be transfer points with island platforms.

Thoughts @danig1220 @engineerboy6561 @Lex?

now this is pretty good, I just don’t think you need xt60s. You can use XT40s

12 hours ago, Jova42R said:

Here is my BRT proposal for NYC:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1j_wlFJAcmGKzZe-YF-FgEIqqDfz_58NC&usp=sharing

Thoughts @engineerboy6561 @danig1220 @OrionVIIonM79 @Lex?

Not trying to be rude here, but is there really a point? Most would have no ridership and also it is expensive. You have to order the trolleys, place the rails, etc. Overall, I just think it’s not worth it. Again, not trying to be rude.

What’s the point of putting timetables in the Q66 if nobody can get to them lol

9 hours ago, danig1220 said:

X47 - Woodlawn to Coney Island (NY Aquarium) (Summer Special, all hours, $3.75 fare)

X47A - Riverdale to Coney Island (New York Aquarium) (Summer Special, $3.75 fare)

X47: via Katonah Avenue, Bainbridge Avenue, Grand Concourse, Major Deegan Expressway, FDR Drive to Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Belt Parkway, Surf Avenue

(No stops between 138/Grand Concourse and Stilwell/Surf Avenues)

 

X47A: via Riverdale Avenue/HHP, Broadway (Manhattan), HHP to West Side Highway, Hugh Carey Tunnel, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Belt Parkway, 

(No stops between 207/Isham Streets and Surf/Stillwell Avenues)

Where is the demand for this 

Eliminate Bx46 and use Bx6 local on Bx46 route. 

Eliminate M57 and extend M12 to Bway/72 St

7 hours ago, engineerboy6561 said:

Here's an idea I had that should boost BxM6 ridership (even though it's at the expense of the people who currently use it); @B35 via Church @Via Garibaldi 8 I'd like your feedback on this if possible; modify the BxM6 route so that it serves Castle Hill and the apartments on Story Av; the route would turn onto Bronx River Ave, then serve Story Av, Soundview Av, Castle Hill Av and the Cross Bronx Expressway before making a one-way loop around Metropolitan Oval, Unionport Av, Tremont Av, Rosedale Av, and Cross Bronx Expressway. The idea would be to connect the Mitchell-Lama towers on Story Av and the middle-class parts of Castle Hill that don't have subway access directly to Midtown, and help the BxM6 broaden its ridership base enough to avoid being perennially on the chopping block. The main cost of this proposal would be that people who live in the Parkchester area would likely see 15-20 minute longer commutes due to the extra stops added and the longer local runtime; that might be worth addressing by running a couple of morning and evening super-expresses along the old route (much the way that the BxM3 has morning trips that start at Bailey Av and express trips that skip all of Sedgwick Av).

I mapped it out on Google Maps for you to look at and critique: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qGurdvBX8Yhn1WyvtRPD49x2RQHXGojF&usp=sharing

Too many stops in the Bronx

7 hours ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said:

Yukon drivers can do it better pulling out of Narrows Road & Fingerboard getting onto the Verrazano 😂

 

Staten Island has no artics 

Just extend Bx41 SBS to LGA Airport, and not some QBx Route

5 minutes ago, Gotham Bus Co. said:

There's a third tripper that ends at 66th Street.

I know, I couldn’t get a good pic of that one, I will try to catch one. There are 2 to 34 St and one to 66 St. The 66 St one is the 2nd one

On 3/19/2020 at 3:01 PM, R10 2952 said:

What about the R32 contract in the early 1960s- didn't the TA offer a premium to builders for stainless instead of carbon?

Yes, and look how the R32s turned out. They lasted 56 years, over the MTA usual of 40

On 3/19/2020 at 4:57 PM, MassTransitHonchkrow said:

It's clear that this topic hits close to home for many of you, and you're correct, my concerns aren't substantiated.

I stand by my suspicions, however. The debt vultures will swoop down eventually.

Stop spreading false rumors. MTA is never gonna close

M11 school trippers are still running for some reason, schools are out. Literally nobody on those buses

Straight outta MJQ Depot

Gleason B1?

On 3/15/2020 at 10:36 PM, RSMG106 said:

May I ask why they renumbered 5299 to 5252? This maybe a similar case where a bus gets renumbered into the same number series. The D60s from 1998 were originally numbered 1110-1111, and then we're renumbered to 5250-5251, to match the 5200 series.

14 St crash killed a bus driver, william pena. He has a room in MJQ depot named after him. Guess drivers worry about driving that bus.

Take a look at this: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/person-dead-mta-bus-hits-truck-greenwich-village-article-1.1610915

44 minutes ago, NewFlyer 230 said:

It was back in early January. I remember taking the M79 and catching an XD40 in both directions. It was the only time it really snowed and snow stuck to the ground. 
 

That’s a few blocks from my house why didn’t I catch it 

Cool!

When was the M79?

Are 5439 and 5441 in local scheme yet?

Thank god bombardier is not building these cars. Look what they did to the R179s

Instead of making the B1 artics, why not just make M96 artics? The M96s run frequently and every bus is crowded as hell. Run M96 artics out of MCH and Tusky

10 hours ago, OrionVIIonM79 said:

Why choose Bombardier to make the R179s? Choose Kawasaki or Alstom instead. Bombardier f**ked up all the cars that they made. R68A is getting retired 10 years early, R110B cars burned up and got retired after only 7 years of service, R142s had issues while testing, and now the R179s...

I meant R62A

Why couldn’t they just pick Alstom or Kawasaki, bombardier already has a bad reputation