Cait Sith Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30176 Posted March 22, 2020 55 minutes ago, NewFlyer 230 said: So I’m assuming all those SBS XD40s will be reverted back to local service. This would probably be the end of the 2005 Orion VII’s at LGA which there aren’t that many of them there anyways. There's more of those Orion VIIs than LGLink XD40s. There's 27 at LGA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30177 Posted March 22, 2020 Can the Q70 even do that tight turn into the 74th St terminal with artics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestrictOnTheHanger Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30178 Posted March 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Heard that's delayed. I posted this before reading about the spring picks being postponed, so I wouldnt br surprised 38 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Can the Q70 even do that tight turn into the 74th St terminal with artics? If they use the same bay right now, I'm guessing it wouldnt be an issue. Plus artics ran on the route recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30179 Posted March 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Can the Q70 even do that tight turn into the 74th St terminal with artics? artics have shown up repeatedly on the sbs Q70 in various situations. btw, any bus operator worth his/her salary won't ever have a problem making that turn into (or out of) that terminal bay (i doubt they'd alter it for safety reasons). if you stick to your training, PAY ATTENTION and set up your spacing properly, that turn is a piece of cake (relatively speaking) if you DON'T rush 'em. that's when you invite problems upon yourself. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30180 Posted March 22, 2020 14 hours ago, 4 via Mosholu said: I thought it was best to issue a trivia quiz of my own design. It also includes a few trivia questions on bus routes as well as transit history, but most of it centers around the subway. There were a few questions I had to change around, but I hope you guys have fun with this. Here's the link: https://forms.gle/m8T4ciyFuc8bBgqA6 Good job! I did pretty terribly, though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30181 Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Can the Q70 even do that tight turn into the 74th St terminal with artics? Yes, artics have ran on the Q70. The turning radius for the artics is much better than their 40ft counterparts, seeing as the bus is 35ft in the front and 25ft in the back. Edited March 22, 2020 by Cait Sith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30182 Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Yes, artics have ran on the Q70. The turning radius for the artics is much better than their 40ft counterparts, seeing as the bus is 35ft in the front and 25ft in the back. For New Flyer artics. Nova LFS artics have the same turning radius as their rigid counterparts, as the forward wheelbase is 244 inches, same as the LFS rigid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30183 Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, aemoreira81 said: For New Flyer artics. Nova LFS artics have the same turning radius as their rigid counterparts, as the forward wheelbase is 244 inches, same as the LFS rigid. Until LGA gets Nova Artics, let us know, because I'm pretty sure that everyone here knows that LGA doesn't have Nova Artics..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30184 Posted March 22, 2020 This sounds strange but eventually, will there be a change in distribution to shuttle bus tickets exiting the station? Meaning, in G/O's, they will not be reused for a while when placed in the box. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30185 Posted March 22, 2020 9 hours ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: artics have shown up repeatedly on the sbs Q70 in various situations. btw, any bus operator worth his/her salary won't ever have a problem making that turn into (or out of) that terminal bay (i doubt they'd alter it for safety reasons). if you stick to your training, PAY ATTENTION and set up your spacing properly, that turn is a piece of cake (relatively speaking) if you DON'T rush 'em. that's when you invite problems upon yourself. Also, until COVID-19 hit, artics on the Q70 were actually a regular occurrence. As many as 3 would appear on the line in the PM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 23, 2020 Share #30186 Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) The even 6000s at LGA are kept as is for the Q53-SBS. Edited March 23, 2020 by Calvin Q70 can be seen at times with 6000s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted March 23, 2020 Share #30187 Posted March 23, 2020 Yukon drivers can do it better pulling out of Narrows Road & Fingerboard getting onto the Verrazano 😂 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionVIIonM79 Posted March 23, 2020 Share #30188 Posted March 23, 2020 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 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30189 Posted March 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, OrionVIIonM79 said: Staten Island has no artics Bruh thats a Prevost...... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30190 Posted March 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, Jdog14 said: Bruh thats a Prevost...... It even says Prevost on the dashboard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30191 Posted March 24, 2020 This was taken two weeks ago. I gotta say I like seeing these artics on the Q70. IMG_5326 by GojiMet86, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30192 Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, GojiMet86 said: This was taken two weeks ago. I gotta say I like seeing these artics on the Q70. IMG_5326 by GojiMet86, on Flickr they should've use those 13 NYCT XD60s for the Q70 SBS until they get a new batch of artics for the Q70. Wrapping 13 2020 XD60s in the LGA Link wrap, and using 2020 and 2017 XD60s on the Q53 just triggers my OCD. And that yellow under the LGA Link wrap is irking me. They clearly know the bottom portion of the bus is wrapped in the local scheme with the SBS paint undernearth. They could've just took the yellow off the back so the light blue can show under the LGA Link wrap (unless those 2020 XD60s aren't staying on the Q70). Edited March 24, 2020 by XcelsiorBoii4888 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30193 Posted March 24, 2020 1 minute ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: they should've use those 13 NYCT XD60s for the Q70 SBS until they get a new batch of artics for the Q70. Wrapping 13 2020 XD60s in the LGA Link wrap, and using 2020 and 2017 XD60s on the Q53 just triggers my OCD. And that yellow under the LGA Link wrap is irking me. They clearly know the bottom portion of the bus is wrapped in the local scheme with the SBS wrap. They could've just took the yellow off the back so the light blue and show under the LGA Link wrap (unless those 2020 XD60s aren't staying on the Q70). MTA always pulling a Bx12 and swapping out fleets... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30194 Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jdog14 said: MTA always pulling a Bx12 and swapping out fleets... honestly...although I think the Q70 SBS should be a people mover type SBS bus. They should remove some more seats on those buses. Them buses can get pretty crammed with all the luggage regardless of size. So if they do manage to get another batch of buses, they should spec them to automatically come with luggage racks and possibly bench seating on the lower portion for flexibility and mobility. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30195 Posted March 24, 2020 Anyone have any pics of 5252 (ex-5299)? The Novabus LFSA that was brought back into service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 24, 2020 Share #30196 Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: And that yellow under the LGA Link wrap is irking me. They clearly know the bottom portion of the bus is wrapped in the local scheme with the SBS paint undernearth. They could've just took the yellow off the back so the light blue can show under the LGA Link wrap (unless those 2020 XD60s aren't staying on the Q70). They shouldn't have even wrapped them IMO. Just make some LaGuardia Link stickers with the plane logo and put them on the bus roughly where the select bus service stickers are placed on other buses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 25, 2020 Share #30197 Posted March 25, 2020 Extra service on the S40 from 3 AM-9 AM and 3 PM-9 PM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted March 25, 2020 Share #30198 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 9:34 PM, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: they should've use those 13 NYCT XD60s for the Q70 SBS until they get a new batch of artics for the Q70. Wrapping 13 2020 XD60s in the LGA Link wrap, and using 2020 and 2017 XD60s on the Q53 just triggers my OCD. And that yellow under the LGA Link wrap is irking me. They clearly know the bottom portion of the bus is wrapped in the local scheme with the SBS paint undernearth. They could've just took the yellow off the back so the light blue can show under the LGA Link wrap (unless those 2020 XD60s aren't staying on the Q70). Too bad they didn’t order more buses for MTA bus with this order. If they ordered more buses they wouldn’t have to keep those 2017 XD60s at LGA. Plus I know it’s been on the table for a while for a possible Q6 and Q64 conversion so it makes me wonder why it hasn’t been a priority. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30199 Posted March 26, 2020 Lot of interesting new layovers showing up since all the buses are running so hot. I won't name all the spots since I'm not so sure dispatchers are in favor of it, but I'm seeing a few places near the end of the line where B/Os are pulling over and shutting off their engines, then restarting and heading to the terminals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Bus Operator Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30200 Posted March 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, MHV9218 said: Lot of interesting new layovers showing up since all the buses are running so hot. I won't name all the spots since I'm not so sure dispatchers are in favor of it, but I'm seeing a few places near the end of the line where B/Os are pulling over and shutting off their engines, then restarting and heading to the terminals. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh keep it on the low low .. lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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