Calvin Posted June 20, 2020 Share #30926 Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Are the extra buses used during the summer such as Bx12 to Orchard Beach or Q35 to Riis Park cancelled this year b.c of the pandemic? Edited June 20, 2020 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted June 20, 2020 Share #30927 Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 1:24 PM, B35 via Church said: 1st scenario: A simple "you're going to have to walk then" would've came out of my mouth afterwards..... It's like people expect you to speak things into existence or something... 2nd scenario: That's when you shrug your shoulders & just walk off.... Again, it all goes back to people hearing what they want to hear, instead of dealing with the truth and acting/reacting accordingly... Last thing I'm going to do is sit up there & try to argue down someone that's telling me the route I need, isn't running..... In addition to that, some folks have the mentality that because they're in Manhattan, there is no need to take a bus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoNewLook Posted June 21, 2020 Share #30928 Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 8:36 PM, MysteriousBtrain said: There was a QBM2 I heard about that went there but was discontinued likely because nobody wanted a bus route there. (Or because Metro Apple got shut down) QBM2? Anyone know what the route was? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted June 21, 2020 Share #30929 Posted June 21, 2020 Anyone have any pics of bus#8421, the LFS that was recently damaged? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted June 21, 2020 Share #30930 Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 8:36 PM, MysteriousBtrain said: There was a QBM2 I heard about that went there but was discontinued likely because nobody wanted a bus route there. (Or because Metro Apple got shut down) 14 hours ago, RapidoNewLook said: QBM2? Anyone know what the route was? QBM2 was the Hammels route..... QBM1 was the Breezy Point route.... Unfortunately, all I have on it (QBM1) is that it ended at an old parking lot at Oceanside/Rockaway Point & that it took the Gil Hodges (today's Marine Parkway bridge)..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30931 Posted June 22, 2020 On 6/19/2020 at 4:57 PM, jaf0519 said: On some levels it is kind of surprising how little some know about the other. I was on a Q65 heading towards Jamaica before the pandemic and there were two train operators heading towards the subway. One was heading to Jamaica Center and the other Jamaica-179 St. Guy heading to 179 St gets off at Parsons Blvd and asks the bus driver what bus can get him to 179 St, and the driver said he didn’t know. I know that the Q65 is MTA Bus Company and the Q43 is NYCT, but to not even be aware of what bus goes down Hillside Ave? Not uncommon for someone who drives/works in a borough that isn't the one they live in. I might not know all the connections out in Brooklyn but I'm always learning something new! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimategamer12c Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30932 Posted June 22, 2020 Another update, #6032 from FB Depot is ghosting the B1 for today it was seen on bay ridge near the Stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30933 Posted June 22, 2020 Caught 4960 driver testing near Central Park, caught me completely off guard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoNewLook Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30934 Posted June 22, 2020 As seen in the MTA Bus Operations: Repainted/Wrapped Buses Thread, several of the 2011-2013 New Flyer C40LF buses have been repainted. Why are they not being given the Cuomo scheme? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30935 Posted June 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, RapidoNewLook said: As seen in the MTA Bus Operations: Repainted/Wrapped Buses Thread, several of the 2011-2013 New Flyer C40LF buses have been repainted. Why are they not being given the Cuomo scheme? They scrapped the idea. Buses from 2011 and up were originally going to get the new scheme, but that plan was scrapped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contor Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30936 Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Ultimategamer12c said: Another update, #6032 from FB Depot is ghosting the B1 for today it was seen on bay ridge near the Stop. 6032 is not ghosting the B1. FB loaned it for driver training. And with that does/would anybody know what Artic's UP getting to use on the B1 and when? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30937 Posted June 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, Cait Sith said: They scrapped the idea. Buses from 2011 and up were originally going to get the new scheme, but that plan was scrapped. I was wondering what the status of that was...I thought at least the 2014+ buses would get so those big Nova/New Flyer/Prevost orders could be in the new scheme. Whats the update with the interior information screens? How come the 2011 Orion VIIs don't have screens but every other local bus in S.I has? What about the 4700/4800s? They put screens on some of the 2011 LFS, but not other models from that BT&E program. Also, do you know what the status is with all the new scheme XD60s, LFSAs without screens? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30938 Posted June 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, contor said: 6032 is not ghosting the B1. FB loaned it for driver training. And with that does/would anybody know what Artic's UP getting to use on the B1 and when? From the looks of things, seems as if UP needs 28-30 artic buses for the B1. The remaining miscellaneous XD60s that could potentially make up that fleet is 4743-4753, 4756 from KB (12) 4782-4798 from GH (17) Ulmer Park already has 4743-4745, 4756 (4). All together those buses would give UP a fleet of 29. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30939 Posted June 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: From the looks of things, seems as if UP needs 28-30 artic buses for the B1. The remaining miscellaneous XD60s that could potentially make up that fleet is 4743-4753, 4756 from KB (12) 4782-4798 from GH (17) Ulmer Park already has 4743-4745, 4756 (4). All together those buses would give UP a fleet of 29. 4756 is from Grand Avenue. That bus is still being used for training. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoNewLook Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30940 Posted June 22, 2020 52 minutes ago, Cait Sith said: They scrapped the idea. Buses from 2011 and up were originally going to get the new scheme, but that plan was scrapped. Anyone know why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contor Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30941 Posted June 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: From the looks of things, seems as if UP needs 28-30 artic buses for the B1. The remaining miscellaneous XD60s that could potentially make up that fleet is 4743-4753, 4756 from KB (12) 4782-4798 from GH (17) Ulmer Park already has 4743-4745, 4756 (4). All together those buses would give UP a fleet of 29. Heard the 4 buses that UP has now need to be fixed. They been parked outside for awhile. And That's also why they have 6032 from FB to train the drivers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 via Mosholu Posted June 22, 2020 Share #30942 Posted June 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, RapidoNewLook said: Anyone know why? They deemed it too expensive to do. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30943 Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, 4 via Mosholu said: They deemed it too expensive to do. I don't see how it's expensive if all the buses have the same technology and the screens can be recycled and swapped between buses. Wow, so profits over ADA compliance and accessibility huh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30944 Posted June 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: I don't see how it's expensive if all the buses have the same technology and the screens can be recycled and swapped between buses. Wow, so profits over ADA compliance and accessibility huh? OP was asking about the Cuomo scheme on the buses, not the screens. FWIW, I don't really care if the scheme goes on the older buses, it's too flashy and I prefer the normal white and blue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidoNewLook Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30945 Posted June 23, 2020 3 hours ago, 4 via Mosholu said: They deemed it too expensive to do. It's more expensive to paint one scheme than another? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30946 Posted June 23, 2020 10 hours ago, RapidoNewLook said: It's more expensive to paint one scheme than another? That’s like back in the Renaissance days when blue paint was really expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30947 Posted June 23, 2020 I saw a post that said MTA and NICE were returning to collecting fares on buses starting Saturday, is this true? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30948 Posted June 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: I saw a post that said MTA and NICE were returning to collecting fares on buses starting Saturday, is this true? Source. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30949 Posted June 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: I saw a post that said MTA and NICE were returning to collecting fares on buses starting Saturday, is this true? Only NICE. 2 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Source. https://twitter.com/theNICEbus/status/1275159714532405248/photo/1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted June 23, 2020 Share #30950 Posted June 23, 2020 13 hours ago, RapidoNewLook said: It's more expensive to paint one scheme than another? Blue paint costs more than white, and with some of the buses clocking in nearly 10 years old (C40, 1200s, 3G, 2011 LFS) I personally dont think its worth the expense. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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