Jdog14 Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30201 Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 11:45 AM, NewFlyer 230 said: 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. You must have missed the memo on the Q64 and Q10 being combined lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30202 Posted March 26, 2020 2 hours 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. Quiet. Keep it to yourself. Let’s not mess it up for the drivers. However, good observation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30203 Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 12:26 PM, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: Yukon drivers can do it better pulling out of Narrows Road & Fingerboard getting onto the Verrazano 😂 Ummm, that’s using a phone while driving - not exactly safe..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30204 Posted March 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Jdog14 said: You must have missed the memo on the Q64 and Q10 being combined lol In his defense, that's something I'd want to forget about ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted March 26, 2020 Share #30205 Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Jdog14 said: You must have missed the memo on the Q64 and Q10 being combined lol I don’t even take that idea seriously because it’s bound to fail on the first day. I might have been able to get behind it if they suggested that it would replace the Q10 and Q64 late nights only as a way to improve connectivity and make travel easier at night. However I’m totally against any full time implementation of a Q10/Q64 combo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted March 27, 2020 Share #30206 Posted March 27, 2020 I made a page for transit fanners looking to fan/codebreak Columbia Transportation: https://sites.google.com/view/columbia-transportation-fanner/home Thoughts @B35 via Church @NewFlyer 230 @Future ENY OP @Cait Sith? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted March 28, 2020 Share #30207 Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Jova42R said: I made a page for transit fanners looking to fan/codebreak Columbia Transportation: https://sites.google.com/view/columbia-transportation-fanner/home Thoughts @B35 via Church @NewFlyer 230 @Future ENY OP @Cait Sith? Long time ago (around the time this board opened), I had wanted to start my own blog, pertaining to basically anything (NYC) bus route related.... Back when people started creating fantasy bus maps, one of my ultimate projects was to make a 5-borough bus map... I think you can still find the blank bus maps for all 5 boroughs on here (well, if the links aren't dead, which they probably are).... Long story short, procrastination eventually turned into an overall loss of interest.... While I'm not sure if you plan on adding anymore content to it, looks like you have a cool little start-up site here though.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted March 28, 2020 Share #30208 Posted March 28, 2020 25 minutes ago, B35 via Church said: Long time ago (around the time this board opened), I had wanted to start my own blog, pertaining to basically anything (NYC) bus route related.... Back when people started creating fantasy bus maps, one of my ultimate projects was to make a 5-borough bus map... I think you can still find the blank bus maps for all 5 boroughs on here (well, if the links aren't dead, which they probably are).... Long story short, procrastination eventually turned into an overall loss of interest.... While I'm not sure if you plan on adding anymore content to it, looks like you have a cool little start-up site here though.... Thanks! I'm definitely going to add more content! Check back periodically for updates! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted March 28, 2020 Share #30209 Posted March 28, 2020 Here's something random: Back in the late '90's when the PBL's still existed, I saw codebroken JBL bus signed up as a then Q103. I wondered how did that happen since the 103 was then a QSC route? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 28, 2020 Share #30210 Posted March 28, 2020 An interesting tweet I found: https://mobile.twitter.com/Claude_Huggins/status/1242352439023599616 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted March 28, 2020 Share #30211 Posted March 28, 2020 52 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said: An interesting tweet I found: https://mobile.twitter.com/Claude_Huggins/status/1242352439023599616 Meh, while I get his point, he's being ridiculous with the whole MTA is "straight up going to get people killed" rhetoric.... At the end of the day, it is still public transportation... We're talking about an appx. 40' x 8.5' hunk of metal... This is a matter of the MTA protecting its workers, "straight up".... This goes back to the whole entitlement discussion that myself, @WestFarms36, and @EastFlatbushLarry is having in that "we only do backdoor now" thread.... Nobody is forcing this guy & anyone else with that mindset to take "the most crowded bus going to LGA".... Those last 3 words hurts his case, because the Q70 is not the ONLY bus that goes to LGA, for starters..... Regardless, that 1/3rd of the bus is not going to drastically improve the vitality of any Q70 rider to the tune that's being implicatively conveyed.... If that's going to be his attitude on the matter, then he shouldn't be embarking on a public bus, regardless - since the potential of being very proximate to other human beings is rather high..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted March 29, 2020 Share #30212 Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 10:23 AM, Q43LTD said: Here's something random: Back in the late '90's when the PBL's still existed, I saw codebroken JBL bus signed up as a then Q103. I wondered how did that happen since the 103 was then a QSC route? I believe since they were all owned by the NYCDOT they were able to swap buses around whenever needed and the different bus companies were just like separate depots similar to how MTA bus is today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted March 29, 2020 Share #30213 Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, NewFlyer 230 said: I believe since they were all owned by the NYCDOT they were able to swap buses around whenever needed and the different bus companies were just like separate depots similar to how MTA bus is today. And of course had to be re painted 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted March 29, 2020 Share #30214 Posted March 29, 2020 I can now accept bus drawing requests! Post below to request! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 1, 2020 Share #30215 Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Has the Express routes picked up some passengers during the weekday even though most of Manhattan is empty? Edited April 1, 2020 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted April 1, 2020 Share #30216 Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Calvin said: Has the Express routes picked up some passengers during the weekday even though most of Manhattan is empty? The SI express buses has decent ridership from construction workers.. that industry went on for bit longer while everyone else was working from home. But Cuomo suspended construction so it's probably mostly health care workers that live in the outer boroughs but work in a hospital in the city still riding express buses. They probably are trying to avoid cutting express bus service cause the coaches have reduced capacity due to the first few seats blocked off. Also, in the case of SI, running ONLY the four off peak routes 24/7 could cause the buses to be overcrowded during the social distancing era. The BMs are the only express buses that I'm aware of that have an service cut during rush hour. BM1-4 the same buses are serving both midtown and downtown. Edited April 1, 2020 by trainfan22 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted April 1, 2020 Share #30217 Posted April 1, 2020 @Yankees4life... Not sure what you're confused about, fam.... Blocking off 1/3rd of the Q70 isn't going to (so-call) "get people killed".... The dude in the tweet is acting like the same amount of people normally cramming onto a 40' bus is being done with the available 2/3rds of the bus.... It's running on a false narrative by way of virtue signalling. If he's that damn paranoid about his vitality, don't take the bus - simple concept.... The MTA isn't the villain all the damn time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted April 1, 2020 Share #30218 Posted April 1, 2020 Saw a bunch of home attendants (the folks that take care of seniors in their houses) getting off the Bx3 at like 8am. The buses aren't crush loaded but they're not conducive to social distancing either. This was based on a 10 or 12-minute headway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted April 2, 2020 Share #30219 Posted April 2, 2020 Is the only running specific types of buses on routes due to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 or not? Any insight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted April 2, 2020 Share #30220 Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Jova42R said: Is the only running specific types of buses on routes due to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 or not? Any insight? Other than what types are quote-unquote normally ran on them? Not to my knowledge.... There's only but so much right-sizing the MTA can do anyway, if that's what you're trying to allude to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFarms36 Posted April 2, 2020 Share #30221 Posted April 2, 2020 2 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Other than what types are quote-unquote normally ran on them? Not to my knowledge.... There's only but so much right-sizing the MTA can do anyway, if that's what you're trying to allude to. I guess he's asking since routes like the Q12 was running standards yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted April 2, 2020 Share #30222 Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 10:41 PM, Calvin said: Has the Express routes picked up some passengers during the weekday even though most of Manhattan is empty? Ive had a max of about 10 people on an express bus, usually more like 3 or 4, and this is during peak travel times in both directions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted April 2, 2020 Share #30223 Posted April 2, 2020 Ever since the roadways have been empty....x63 and x64 ops have been flying through the Van Wyck, I know those operators are happy as hell to finally get some speed on the Van Wyck. I've also seen x64s and some x63s with literally 0 passengers at Kew Gardens.... if I had started work earlier, I'd definitely take the x64 home. The x68 from my POV, have had less than 10 people in each bus consistently. I've avoided the altogether now. The homeless situation has gotten to the point where it has become unbearable to ride the from Manhattan after 10pm....I've been taking the LIRR since then, and it's been 6 days since I've got my ticket checked.... I've thought about just taking the to Lefferts and catch the bus or walk, or take it to Broadway Junction for a Q24 or Q56, but eh...LIRR has been good for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted April 2, 2020 Share #30224 Posted April 2, 2020 Where or how does the b38 , q46 and , q76 do relief? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted April 3, 2020 Share #30225 Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Ever since the roadways have been empty....x63 and x64 ops have been flying through the Van Wyck, I know those operators are happy as hell to finally get some speed on the Van Wyck. I've also seen x64s and some x63s with literally 0 passengers at Kew Gardens.... if I had started work earlier, I'd definitely take the x64 home. The x68 from my POV, have had less than 10 people in each bus consistently.I've avoided the altogether now. The homeless situation has gotten to the point where it has become unbearable to ride the from Manhattan after 10pm....I've been taking the LIRR since then, and it's been 6 days since I've got my ticket checked.... I've thought about just taking the to Lefferts and catch the bus or walk, or take it to Broadway Junction for a Q24 or Q56, but eh...LIRR has been good for me. This is my only concern with this back door boarding and free rides. The trains are filled with homeless now, buses are becoming a free for all in Staten Island with bums and drunks riding around the island...wtf. I'm not gonna lie, must be nice with the LIRR situation...I pay $39.50 a day 😐. Edited April 3, 2020 by XcelsiorBoii4888 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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