ItsDavid

Is it odd that yesterday 2910's signal knocked out of the QM44 yesterday, never ran for yesterday's PM rush and today's AM rush.

11 hours ago, TomaszSBklyn said:

What happens then? Will leases be renewed?

They are testing units, even if they leave. We will see XE40s again..

2 minutes ago, 1train2255railfan said:

I wonder if there's a possibility that there's a delay in the order. Something may have happened to 9622, since it hasn't ran since February 25th. 

ah i see...

On 3/19/2021 at 3:38 PM, Cait Sith said:

Not sure what any of that meant.

CP is said to receive the first 25 to eventually junk the 2200s/2800s. I don't think they're gonna get all 82 right off the bat.

1326 is at the service center, that might be their last one for now.

There is almost 24 prevosts and 2 flipdots retired?

So the LFS HEVs are going to go into mass production now? Its 3/22 now

20 hours ago, limitednyc said:

Does this mean that cp is not getting  there full order of 81 busses off the bat.

They are still receiving Prevosts, but at a less constant rate. As now, its starting to spread to other depots very soon.

ah I see

8 hours ago, MeeP15-9112 said:

Only time will tell.

I do think, however, that Baisley would just raid ECH’s scrap yard lol - theres a plethora of Old Gens waiting to be sent off, and BP’s current standard fleet is all OGs as well.

lmao yea, but I suppose it will take the buses

On 2/5/2021 at 9:00 PM, RSMG106 said:

Interesting. For whatever reason, the MTA only installed the Luminators from 570-658, nearly close to 90 buses, yet they didn't have the time to refit them on the rest of the C40s that didn't feature on-board screens. For what I can gather, the MTA is not using the Luminator set-up on the newer buses being delivered, instead using Vianova, and Clever Devices. It's a possibility that they will never put Luminators on the new fleet beyond 2020. I hope the MTA can refit the 2016-17 XD60s with the Luminator system, but it may not happen anytime soon.

I'm really close to the Q19, 23 and 66, and I noticed some 600s not saying welcome aboard announcements nor vianova, I have a few videos that you can hear one. Are these what you're trying to talk about? 

On 6/21/2020 at 8:21 PM, FamousNYLover said:

What do you think on green on Northern Blvd. She want to advocate for bus lane, SBS on Q66.

 

There are things SBS can do to the Q66, only thing I dislike is they made Northern Blvd like if you step on it, ill die. I literally pass by Northern like more than 100+ times in a month and my heart is still beating, they made it extremely dramatic but the idea of SBS seems worth it

I thought about something again, remember in 2009, when they ran NGs on Baisley Park and the never accepted the NGs nor 1996 RTSes and only got Bee-Line Orion Vs. Since the entire local standard fleet is OGs, do you think they'll take the displaced NGs or any new buses coming to phase out any, cause I made a joke about BP taking the scraps of ECH since they hated new buses...

19 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Yes, I have a few more pictures from my group. The first one is a decorated QM3 bus celebrating the holidays:

The second one is another crowded QM3 bus:

The QM3 service that remains, we will fight like hell to keep. 

This reminds me of the QM22, there was a group who has love for it and always meets up with them, I love the community holding on the QM3. Its beautiful...

21 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Yes, but there is still ridership on those QM3 trips. This picture was taken by some QM3 riders in my group. 

@Lex @ItsDavid 

To add on to the very good LIRR service, many long-time express bus riders feel that the private lines just ran much better service. The buses were prompt and clean, and you don't have all of the missing buses either. When Bus took over, that's when the quality of service declined considerably. Here's an example from 2007:

https://riverdalepress.com/stories/Editorial-More-reliable-express-bus-service,24432

Thats cool that we have those who still use the QM3

1 minute ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

 

Apparently, the QM3 at one point (decades ago) had midday and reverse peak service on weekdays (similar to how the QM1 used to operate, or how the current QM20 operates). Unlike the QM2/20, the QM3 tends to be near the LIRR for a large chunk of its pick-up/drop-off section in Queens, and since those areas are relatively wealthy, they might be more comfortable with the LIRR.

So basically its service is degrading due to the LIRR being a more effective way instead of riding the QM3

4 minutes ago, Lex said:

Okay, but why does it have so few trips?

True, it only has 3 trips beginning at 6:00, 6:30 and 7:00am during AM rush to Midtown and 5:05, 5:35 and 6:05 to Little Neck during the PM rush, shouldn't it have more service?

I actually wonder, why does the QM3 only have 3 rides to/from Little Neck? Is it useless or there is a really valid it should be 3 trips?

On 2/26/2021 at 2:47 PM, Lawrence St said:

Would combining the Q33 and Q69 be smart?

Absolutely not. Doing that will confuse people in 23 Av, 82nd St. The matter that the Q69 runs via 21st and Ditmars means that the Q33 after 82nd St and 83 St would become a new route or a route would make it, making many people confused. Its better to keep them seperate...

Any new 2021 Prevosts heading to somewhere?

So do you think MTA Bus will receive new buses or it's entire fleet of OGs are planned to be replaced by the NGs?

2247 returned to Yonkers from Eastchester (it's currently on the BxM4)

Does anyone know when will Eastchester will receive the new Prevosts? 1306-1309?

22 hours ago, NBTA said:

Yeah the entire CP artic situation is interesting. I projected the 25/34 (25 becomes full limited, 34 becomes full local) would get them, and then the 66, then the 65 would be last. 

Yea, but it went back to JFK

No one is gonna talk about the Q66 so I guess I will, based on the plan the Q66 would be split into two routes the QT66 and the QT78, the main portion, the QT66 would be shortened to Woodside, I personally think if it was better, the QT66 would go via Broadway and help out the Q104 and would end at 21 St