BUS - Random Thoughts Thread

[IAlam]

On 11/12/2023 at 5:39 AM, Calvin said:

Q50 - Main St by 39th Av, right by GNC

Q17 - Main St by 38th Av

Q48, I believe remains at Main St by Roosevelt Av, close to the US 1 Supermarket. 

On 11/12/2023 at 9:11 AM, NewFlyer 230 said:

I’m surprised they are going to keep the Q17 two blocks away from the  when it used to stop right in front of one of the entrances. I expect a few more people to pile up on Q25/Q34 as a result. 
 

I’m actually glad about this change the Q50 and the Q17 stops are in better locations now and if possible I hope the move up the Q27 stop. People who want the first bus the comes can continue to use the stop in front of the library. Now if only they could replace the bus stop signs with modern day ones. 

[Cait Sith]

Proterra's bus manufacturing business is now owned by Phoenix Motorcar. Purchased for 10 million dollars.....that's astonishing.

[IAlam]

2 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

Proterra's bus manufacturing business is now owned by Phoenix Motorcar. Purchased for 10 million dollars.....that's astonishing.

wow that’s insane that it was sold for that little. But what happened to VanHool? I thought they were going to purchase it.

[Cait Sith]

2 minutes ago, IAlam said:

wow that’s insane that it was sold for that little. But what happened to VanHool? I thought they were going to purchase it.

I don't think they were listed as a potential suiter for the business. I think they were shooting for the battery business, not the bus manufacturing side of things.

[SoSpectacular]

On 11/12/2023 at 6:47 PM, Future ENY OP said:

Ahh got it.. Than mayor copy cat went along with it and boom here we go.  Since, I work in the vicinity of the area. Traffic is gonna be horrendous and there's absolutely NO parking on Livingston in both directions and since Schermerhorn Street is one direction (Eastbound Boerum to Flatbush) Parking in that area is gonna get very stupid.

It also does not help that he put one of the most unqualified people in charge of the DOT. Not a single bit of background in transportation infrastructure. LOL

[Kingsbridgeviewer382]

1 minute ago, SoSpectacular said:

It also does not help that he put one of the most unqualified people in charge of the DOT. Not a single bit of background in transportation infrastructure. LOL

I never understood why Ydanis Rodriguez was put in charge of the DOT when he was only a member of the city council in Manhattan.

[MHV9218]

11 hours ago, SoSpectacular said:

It also does not help that he put one of the most unqualified people in charge of the DOT. Not a single bit of background in transportation infrastructure. LOL

Total political favor appointment like everyone else in this crooked administration! Ydanis has no clue about anything.

[Calvin]

6074 at LGA has its external mirrors placed back. I wonder if the new mirrors that was on this unit before did not work out well as expected. 

Edited November 16, 2023 by Calvin

[QM1to6Ave]

13 hours ago, MHV9218 said:

Total political favor appointment like everyone else in this crooked administration! Ydanis has no clue about anything.

I can't understand a single word Ydanis has ever said

[QM1to6Ave]

11 hours ago, Calvin said:

6074 at LGA has its external mirrors placed back. I wonder if the new mirrors that was on this unit before did not work out well as expected. 

Might have been the plan all along if it was just a temporary test

[MysteriousBtrain]

Not sure what exactly the protocol is for buses with glitched out sighs but 7494's driver (the  to Zerega) took himself oos because his signs do not work at all.

 

But the vianova signs and tracker is still online and doing it's normal route even though he said he was going to the depot (unless repairs like that are for Zerega to fix)

[RSMG106]

Jamaica depot is currently starting demolition, and will be done by two months.

[xD4nn]

1 hour ago, RSMG106 said:

Jamaica depot is currently starting demolition, and will be done by two months.

Will they move buses/routes around to other depots temporarily? 

[RSMG106]

Just now, xD4nn said:

Will they move buses/routes around to other depots temporarily? 

Well, there is construction at the same time on the new depot. I'm not sure for now.

[Calvin]

I wonder if the middle white strip is still in effect on the local, limited or SBS buses. I've boarded a B36 that's a usual XD-40 that has the white strip close to the drivers cab and another that's in the middle. As well as the B35, the strip is right by the operators cab. 

[EastFlatbushLarry]

On 11/18/2023 at 8:46 PM, xD4nn said:

Will they move buses/routes around to other depots temporarily? 

iinm transit has a lease agreement with York College for their unused lots to store buses. it's yet to be determined if Jamaica Depot will operate as is with the usage of those lots or if some lines will be temporarily displaced.

[Robert Spire]

Worth noting when the College Point depot was built, the old QTC/QSC facility stayed open throughout. 

[xD4nn]

20 hours ago, EastFlatbushLarry said:

iinm transit has a lease agreement with York College for their unused lots to store buses. it's yet to be determined if Jamaica Depot will operate as is with the usage of those lots or if some lines will be temporarily displaced.

The older documents I've read state that they need at least 170 buses to be stored in the lot, but I don't know if the one they leased from York can accommodate that.

[danielhg121]

Just had a thought but wouldn’t it be easier to fold the Hudson Riverlink buses that Metro-North contracts outside to an in-house NYCT operation? I know the funding sources would prob be different but wouldn’t this be an easier solution? They could use older buses that are about to be retired instead of high-floor buses.

[EastFlatbushLarry]

3 hours ago, danielhg121 said:

Just had a thought but wouldn’t it be easier to fold the Hudson Riverlink buses that Metro-North contracts outside to an in-house NYCT operation? I know the funding sources would prob be different but wouldn’t this be an easier solution? They could use older buses that are about to be retired instead of high-floor buses.

not necessarily. for those contracts, those companies and bus operators would more than likely be solely (or primarily) focused on providing those services. the issue with NYCTA/MaBSTOA/Bus Company is that operators have to be scraped together to provide those services as overtime, so it can be considered a very unreliable service model if I'm being honest. plus, as is stated in the documents, those companies are being contracted based on close proximity to the MNR lines that need coverage over the duration of the contract (60 months)

clearly, they don't want to utilize NYCT equipment traveling those distances to provide those services anymore. plus, I'd find it very hard to believe that MNR customers will be content with riding on beat-to-s**t Orion 7 OG's/NG's. 

[Lil 57]

8183 was just involved in an accident on the S78. Drove past it and it seemed like a car hit the side of the bus.

[xD4nn]

Is the MTA still pursuing division fleet uniformity plans such as converting Jamaica and stengel to a full Nova fleet and sending the Flatbush LFSAs to the Bronx or Manhattan? 

Edited November 24, 2023 by xD4nn

[Calvin]

3982 now has a all white front appearance at JFK. Others that have it are 3821, 4162, 4513, 4635 and 4654. 

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

New Flyer C40LF 520 got into an accident on the B103 on Coney Island Avenue north of Cortelyou Road. Looks like a car tried to turn or merge in front of it. 

Edited November 26, 2023 by BM5 via Woodhaven

[Calvin]

The Shuttle bus at Kings Highway had New Flyer XD-40s, XN-40s, Nova LFS out of Staten Island and Queens (both QV and JFK), as well as the LFS HEV. Also, NG 4258 is spotted as well. 

Edited November 26, 2023 by Calvin