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NewFlyer 230 last won the day on February 29 2020
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Nice! Queens will be dominated by LFS coneheads by the end of the year. I’ve always been curious about the Q41, is it split between JFK and FR because I could have sworn some of its trips interlined with the Q6, Q8 and Q9?
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SUBWAY - Random Thoughts Topic
NewFlyer 230 replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in New York City Subway
Last night I rode the from Manhattan during the late evening for the first time in a long while and it’s still as brutal as I remembered. This time it had to pick up the slack for the lack of service to Manhattan, it has to serve all the local QBL stops and it’s being slowed down by the usual QBL track work. I do understand that the has limited time during the weeks to get work done in general but when the is cut off between 74th/Broadway to Hudson Yards, there should not be any work done along QBL. Last nights crowding and slow crawl is why I usually take the LIRR or the express bus. Speaking of why is it taking forever for them to get the Manhattan bound platforms 82nd and 111th streets reopened? -
There are a few random Orion VII Next Gens running around that have the cloth seating on a few of the seats, I couldn’t tell you which numbers. Outside of express buses all the local fleets from 2011 and on were delivered with the hard seats.
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MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers
NewFlyer 230 replied to T J Trainman's topic in New York City Bus
8973 has been at BP almost two weeks. -
That tight budget is keeping them from adding the service that is needed. The n4 and n6 in general doesn’t get enough service in the evening and personally that’s my biggest issue. Even at the 10pm hour buses going towards Jamaica will be packed with a bunch of standees. The ridership that is there at those hours will eventually get turned away because of the lack of bus service. There has been times when a trip during the evening is missing and you wait double the times and that’s no fun.
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MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers
NewFlyer 230 replied to T J Trainman's topic in New York City Bus
The one thing I never understood is why are buses delivered very out of order where you can have bus # 9118 arrive before 8968 for example. I don’t know much about how transit does things but from a layman’s perspective Baisley Park’s 46 LFS’s should have all been here before 9118 got here but I suppose there is good reason for that. Anyone have an explanation? -
MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers
NewFlyer 230 replied to T J Trainman's topic in New York City Bus
Interesting. I wonder what was the point of slapping CP stickers on these buses if they were going to go back within a few days. -
Nahh they certainly don’t have enough resources to do that and they won’t do it as long as NY continues to be soft on crime. Just look at what happened not too long ago with the migrant being allowed to avoid jail time despite attacking a NYPD officer over in Time Square. Also if I recall the NYPD is having trouble hiring new officers (no surprise) because within the past few years many have left the force. Who would want to work as law enforcement in a city that will just release dangerous criminals back out on the street despite some being arrested repeatedly. Why would I put my life on the line to get beat up by someone who will just be released later on in the day. It’s not worth it in my opinion. Farebeating before 2020 wasn’t as rampant as it is now. All the driver has to do is make a mistake and leave the back doors open on any route and someone is bound to go through them. The key to stopping farebeating is to show folks that there are real consequences to their bad actions.
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MTA Bus Operations: Fleet & Depots
NewFlyer 230 replied to East New York's topic in New York City Bus
I don’t usually chime into this kind of stuff but your comment is very immature and unnecessary. Don’t be upset because multiple people called you out for making a false report. “Dude” you could not even provide any proof of your claim so why not be a bigger person and own up to your mistake and just admit it was an error ? In life you will need to learn to own up to your mistakes because in the real world you won’t always be able to hide like you can behind a phone screen. I’m assuming you’re young so I know a lot of stuff goes in one ear and out the other but I’m just trying to give you some life advice. Also you don’t get any bonus points on here for being the first one to make a report about a bus transfer or delivery but let’s carry on. -
MTA Bus Operations: Fleet & Depots
NewFlyer 230 replied to East New York's topic in New York City Bus
Have you spotted it? I haven’t seen 9006 and I live right off the Q64. -
MTA Bus Operations: Deliveries, Moves & Transfers
NewFlyer 230 replied to T J Trainman's topic in New York City Bus
Is 4119 still at CP? I just saw it yesterday afternoon on the Q25/Q34. It is shocking to see hybrids assigned to CP. I understand the MTA has a system in place with how buses get moved/retired but I wish they’d finish BP’s order. However I am happy to see LGA getting their new buses now! -
Queens Bus Redesign Discussion Thread
NewFlyer 230 replied to Lawrence St's topic in New York City Bus
My idea was to have the proposed Q38 bus make a left on Myrtle, another left on Central Ave, then right on 64th street, then another right on Myrtle and right on Fresh Pond Rd. -
Queens Bus Redesign Discussion Thread
NewFlyer 230 replied to Lawrence St's topic in New York City Bus
Would it be worth extending the MTA’s proposed Q38 route to Myrtle Ave & Fresh Pond Rd from its proposed southern and to Flushing on the north side? I believe the current proposed routing for the Q38 is weak and I think it will eventually allow the MTA to cut away service. An extended Q38 can provide an alternative to the Q58 and attract new riders. -
Wasn’t that whole thing just some political ploy to get the RTS’s to retire? I thought it bogus because each borough got its fair share of new buses between 2011 and 2019. ENY at the time already had a ton of XD40s, Jamaica already had 2015/2016 LFS’s, Ulmer Park had XD40’s and Quill which also had RTS’s had routes run through a lot of wealthy neighborhoods and were running on routes like the M66 and M72. Meanwhile nothing was said about ECH getting hand me downs for years. JFK & LGA collectively retired out a couple of fleets since takeover. Does anyone remember when JFK received the 1999-2001 D40HF’s and because they were in such bad shape they had to be transferred back to the city? But if those D60HF’s were known to be in bad shape why transfer them over?
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That’s when the money was running dry. By the time the takeover happened a decent portion of the fleets at most PBL depots were 20 year and older. I remember buses breaking down all the time, and I remember how routes like the Q60 were very notorious for missing runs, bunching and being slow. Fast forward many years later and I would say all MTA Bus depots have good/decent maintenance including JFK & LGA depots. It’s just a shame those two depots are typically the dumping ground for old buses before they retire.