beelinefan Posted January 17, 2010 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2010 Are artics only used on routes in the Bronx and Manhattan? I am asking because all of the pictures or the artics that I have seen have been in the Bronx and Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 17, 2010 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2010 Are artics only used on routes in the Bronx and Manhattan? I am asking because all of the pictures or the artics that I have seen have been in the Bronx and Manhattan. When the train was shut down from Jay Street to Church Avenue they used artics on the shuttle buses. Same as the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beelinefan Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted January 17, 2010 Thanks for the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Bus Posted January 17, 2010 Share #4 Posted January 17, 2010 Artics are based out of Bronx & Manhattan division. Will artics head out to Queens when the LFS artics come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted January 17, 2010 Share #5 Posted January 17, 2010 Well they only are assigned to depots out of Manhattan and the Bronx. The only time that you would pretty much see an artic outside of those two boros are for bus model testing, and as use for shuttle buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 17, 2010 Share #6 Posted January 17, 2010 I forgot to mention that artics briefly ran on the Q113 a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted January 17, 2010 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2010 They even run the artics in Staten Island when they demo the Neoplan artic AN460 in 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlmerPark B6 Posted January 18, 2010 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2010 I forgot to mention that artics briefly ran on the Q113 a few years ago. Yea, I remember too. So is there a physical problem with the toography that artics can't run in all the other boroughs, or is it just a finacial thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 18, 2010 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2010 Probably financial, as in they may as well keep the artics confined to two boroughs than to spread them out. You have to train drivers to handle those buses and workers to maintain them and the depot to keep parts for the artics on hand. IE: it's easier to just keep them in as few places as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted January 18, 2010 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2010 Probably financial, as in they may as well keep the artics confined to two boroughs than to spread them out. You have to train drivers to handle those buses and workers to maintain them and the depot to keep parts for the artics on hand. IE: it's easier to just keep them in as few places as possible. You mind-reader!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 18, 2010 Share #11 Posted January 18, 2010 Heh, next time post faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armax1980 Posted January 19, 2010 Share #12 Posted January 19, 2010 I remember hearing from a old employee that when artics were being considered. The TA side union(except 126) refused to accept the use of artics because it cuts down on the amount of drivers needed. The fact that drivers only get an extra quarter or so per hour to do a job of 1.5 b/o, quickly killed the idea of running artics in all boros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted January 20, 2010 Share #13 Posted January 20, 2010 I remember hearing from a old employee that when artics were being considered. The TA side union(except 126) refused to accept the use of artics because it cuts down on the amount of drivers needed. The fact that drivers only get an extra quarter or so per hour to do a job of 1.5 b/o, quickly killed the idea of running artics in all boros. Cheap________!!!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petabread Posted January 20, 2010 Share #14 Posted January 20, 2010 I wouldn't pay a cent more for artic drivers. Makes no sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted January 20, 2010 Share #15 Posted January 20, 2010 I wouldn't pay a cent more for artic drivers. Makes no sense... Actually, it does. Longer bus=more chance of a collision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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