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8 hours ago, DEE123 said:

Do we really need the black or navy blue tie? I drove by bay plaza today I didn’t see any of the training B/O’s wearing it. 

You only need a tie if you wear a long sleeve shirt or between October 15 and May 1st. 

1 hour ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

This is why (although clearly dangerous) if the bus I'm trying to get on is coming to my stop and not close enough to the curb I go I to the street and wave it down and if it tries to speed up and not attempt to get into the curb I get as close to the passing bus as possible (without getting hit) so it would be forced to stop.

Don’t do this because if the operator now decides to swerve to avoid you and causes an accident or slams on the brakes and someone on the bus gets injured, it’s a whole another issue.

All drug testing will be done at 180 Livingston. 

6 hours ago, MJHmarc said:

Remember they have a strong union which has no fear to take actions against the MTA. 

If the union really had an issue with the cameras, they would have filed a grievance about it by now. Even if that’s still coming, I feel that it’s going to go the same way it went for the buses:

The cameras can only be pulled to aid in incident / complaint investigations. And when it comes to the operator facing cameras:

”It’s the TA’s property, they can add cameras as they see fit.”

You’re allowed however, you cannot work two consecutive RDOs. 

If all 3 call, go with the TA appointment. You’ll get the city pension and if you were to transfer to another city job or TA title, your time of service carries over. Also, you need to be TA to work in Staten Island or the Casey Stengel, Jamaica or Queens Village depots in Queens. 
 

With OA or TA, you will be able to work out of any depot in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, subject to your seniority and excluding the TA only locations mentioned above.

If you’re thinking of moving up to dispatcher, then you can only work in your territory. Meaning if you’re TA, that’s only Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens (again Stengel, Jamaica and QV) OA is only Manhattan and The Bronx. Only way an OA dispatcher can work in Brooklyn is at the Command Center. Superintendent and above, you’re going wherever they need you. 

Yes, that’s correct. They give you the 3-90 day range because that’s how long it can take to get you lined up for a class. If they’re moving to put you in the next class, you’ll get called in for medical soon. 

3 hours ago, Lil 57 said:

Do you know if they are planing to put bike racks on the S79?

They are. The S79 is one of the routes for the bike rack expansion. 

If I remember correctly, the inner rails are to help a top the train from going over the tracks completely, should it derail. 

2 hours ago, Larry Hymowitz said:

Are they still mailing transit passes when renewing, or do we need to go down to 180 Livingston like pre covid?

The pass office is open for in person visits, so I believe you have to go down there to renew. 

It’s just to give a better vantage point of the rear doors, as opposed to just using the mirrors. 

31 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

Oh wow! Thanks! I'd love theMTA to release stats at this level of detail to see those kind of interesting demographic trends

I had picked up one of those trips for OT thinking it was going to be sweet — Nahhh

53 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said:

The buses mentioned yesterday are back on the road on Tuskegee lines again even though they did come back up to the Bronx.

Now for speculation: I suspect these are just Bronx operators coming to Manhattan to cover for some runs as the same loans seem to be repeating (With the exception of 1215, 5288, and 5953 as those were swapped with 5813, 5821, and 5914).

Tuskegee is short buses so they bring the buses down in the AM and send them back in the evening. 

On 6/27/2023 at 12:50 AM, QM1to6Ave said:

I was just playing around with Bus Time and I happen to see that right now, close to 1 am, there are 2 SIM1Cs running within 5 mins of each other to SI, one with 49 passengers, and one with 29 passengers, and they still both have a bunch of stops in the village left. Is that kind of crowd typical at 1 am on a Monday night/Tuesday morning?

Yes, those trips between 1230 and 1am, all the office cleaners get out. You will religiously have a full bus back to SI. 

On 6/6/2023 at 3:55 PM, banjo said:

That's great news. Good luck on the exam! If that situation happens after year(s) of pay increases in the position, do they let you go back to the hourly rate with earned raises, or have to start all over again at starting pay rate?

If you come back within the year, you lose nothing. It’ll be like you never left. After the year if you’re allowed to go back, you’ll keep just your pay rate and anything else that your total time of service gets you. (i.e. vacation). You will lose some/all of your seniority for picking. 

41 minutes ago, banjo said:

Hi, thanks for this update and all the helpful information you post on this forum!

For those of us interested in multiple positions within the MTA, would you recommend taking exams for multiple titles?

For instance, I heard the rumors about the Train Operator position becoming Promotional only, so my plan was to take the Conductor exam with hopes of promoting into Operator one day. With the announcement of the Open Competitive Train Operator exam, this changes everything, and now I'm wondering if I should only be applying to that one since that's the job I would really love. But I also would be happy as a Conductor.. just really wanna work in transit!

Also interested in Bus Operator but I am not eligible (haven't had a Driver's License for 3 years yet)

Take as many as you want. You can start off as a Conductor and go to another title via an OC exam. Promotional exams require you to be in certain titles for a specified period of time to be eligible to take the exam or be called from it.

5 hours ago, +Young+ said:

This is the first post that you made in over a month? Wow...

I know. I’m surprised I still know how to post on this thing. 

8355 is at ENY CMF for new bus radios. Will (or should) become a Jamaica bus after. 

2 hours ago, Snorunts said:

I thought they weren't using Orions for training anymore?

They aren’t but they still have to train operators on the Orions, in case they get sent to a depot with them. 

4250 is indeed done for

3 hours ago, QM1to6Ave said:

I'd put money on that job being a BS, cushy job for someone with an uncle or whatever high up in the union 

It’s actually picked yard work for an operator. They do go out every day and cycle the lifts on ‘x’ amount of buses due for lift cycling. Any buses that don’t work, get taken out of service to be fixed. 

The problem I’ve always had with the Prevosts was getting the bus to release the wheelchair door. There’s two locks, one that is physical and one that the bus releases. (Maybe with a sensor or whatever) You can have the bus setup correctly for the lift but if the bus didn’t release its lock, the door would not open and it would appear stuck at the top of the bus. 

Sometimes power cycling the bus would work and get it unlocked, sometimes it didn’t. I’ve had one wheelchair on a Prevost while I was an operator and had this happen on a then 2 year old bus. 

42 minutes ago, ABCDEFGJLMNQRSSSWZ said:

Anyone know what those weird "notches" are above the doors for the R211? They seem a bit awkward and are triggering me for some reason. Also seem like they could be a mild safety hazard for taller people.

(I'm referring to this notch blocking the "do not hold doors" sign)

It’s a door panel that’s opened and hanging. 

8596 Yukon to Castleton

6 hours ago, RSMG106 said:

I need a confirmation on this transfer. Did 2754 moved from Meredith to Charleston?

Yes

3 hours ago, The Grizzly Bear said:

Didn't see it there earlier.  It will probably come in later today.

Still at Quill. 

1 hour ago, LegoBrickBreaker101 said:

Can someone confirm that 5440 moved from KB to GH? The bus did a round trip on the Bx12 SBS earlier this morning.

Went to Gun Hill for a tripper, back at Kingsbridge now.