Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33476 Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, checkmatechamp13 said: Remember that the only reason the BM2 runs overnight is because the subway isn't open to the public. Since that window was shortened to 2am - 4am, they probably figure the only run that's actually needed is the 3am trip. Not true. The other express lines are running and have been just fine (the BxM4 and BxM7). They have been struggling to provide BM2 service overnight now for months, well before the 2am-4am subway closure. These announcements are made almost daily. I don't even know why they bother because the majority of the service overnight on that line is rarely provided. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33477 Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Future ENY OP said: Hopefully Ulmer Park could do some big TLC on those.. Those artics are approaching 10 years old. You may say the same with the ones from Grand Avenue.. They all need a repaint at the least, and since the MTA is pretty poor right now don't expect any artic orders coming down the pike.. seems as if TLC is the last abbreviation Ulmer Park has in mind these days. you can clearly see (or at least i can see) the attentiveness Grand Avenue gave to their units before bombarding the 38 with them. 18 hours ago, Trainmaster5 said: Then figure out the amount of equipment needed and who's going to provide that equipment. It's not rocket science. amen. speaking of which, i cannot help but wonder what yards (TA or BC) will supply equipment for the B98V & Q98V... at ½ hour intervals, I'm assuming that'll be at minimum 2 runs an hour. Edited February 25, 2021 by EastFlatbushLarry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33478 Posted February 25, 2021 43 minutes ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: amen. speaking of which, i cannot help but wonder what yards (TA or BC) will supply equipment for the B98V & Q98V... at ½ hour intervals, I'm assuming that'll be at minimum 2 runs an hour. Yeah, they're every 30 minutes. The schedules are already uploaded into Trip Planner (they give 10 minutes from Jamaica to Beach 122nd...not sure who thought of that...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33479 Posted February 25, 2021 50 minutes ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: amen. speaking of which, i cannot help but wonder what yards (TA or BC) will supply equipment for the B98V & Q98V... at ½ hour intervals, I'm assuming that'll be at minimum 2 runs an hour. My guesses: East New York and Jamaica. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33480 Posted February 25, 2021 51 minutes ago, EastFlatbushLarry said: seems as if TLC is the last abbreviation Ulmer Park has in mind these days. you can clearly see (or at least i can see) the attentiveness Grand Avenue gave to their units before bombarding the 38 with them. You are right about that. I just wonder if they will throw some on the B6 in the future. Every time i see them working on the B1 they just look horrendous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33481 Posted February 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Future ENY OP said: Hopefully Ulmer Park could do some big TLC on those.. Those artics are approaching 10 years old. You may say the same with the ones from Grand Avenue.. They all need a repaint at the least, and since the MTA is pretty poor right now don't expect any artic orders coming down the pike.. I mean its gotten bad enough to the point where the bellows are literally dragging across the street. I understand that Kingsbridge has a lot of buses they had to deal with, but this is unacceptable... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33482 Posted February 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Lawrence St said: My god, Kingsbridges old XD60 that are running on the B1 are in such awful shape, how are buses even allowed to get like this in the first place? When it comes to maintenance, the higher ups go off of reports. That's what they look at on a daily basis. Maintenance says such and such bus has been fixed. Ok, fine. If I was running things, I would go out and visit the depots and see first hand, and do pop-up visits. Reports can always be fudged. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33483 Posted February 25, 2021 Traffic patterns seem to slowly be returning ti pre-pandemic levels. I've been hitting more and mire traffic in AM and PM, and the Express buses are getting more and more full. The early afternoon runs to Queens are quite full when i take them...i guess people are working shorter hours in the office or whatever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33484 Posted February 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: When it comes to maintenance, the higher ups go off of reports. That's what they look at on a daily basis. Maintenance says such and such bus has been fixed. Ok, fine. If I was running things, I would go out and visit the depots and see first hand, and do pop-up visits. Reports can always be fudged. Back when they had the D60HF's, the rear light housings were literally falling off the bus and people reported it, yet nothing ever happened and maintenence is still the same... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33485 Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Back when they had the D60HF's, the rear light housings were literally falling off the bus and people reported it, yet nothing ever happened and maintenence is still the same... Yeah because who goes out to inspect to see these buses in person? It's all about reports reports reports. When Staten Island was dealing with bus shortages and making service, the conference calls were all centered on the 's reports, which can easily be manipulated. It's a joke. Edited February 25, 2021 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33486 Posted February 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: Traffic patterns seem to slowly be returning ti pre-pandemic levels. I've been hitting more and mire traffic in AM and PM, and the Express buses are getting more and more full. The early afternoon runs to Queens are quite full when i take them...i guess people are working shorter hours in the office or whatever. Yeah, most offices try to get employees out before rush hour to avoid the crowds, which then means crowds during off-peak. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 25, 2021 Share #33487 Posted February 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Lawrence St said: My god, Kingsbridges old XD60 that are running on the B1 are in such awful shape, how are buses even allowed to get like this in the first place? What about the ex Gun Hill units? Ulmer has more of those than ones from Kingsbridge. I do know maintenance of the Former KB Xcelsiors was not good so I wonder how the Gun Hill units are holding up at Ulmer Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33488 Posted February 26, 2021 For whoever is interested: The Bx6-SBS+ code to Soundview got updated, it now reads: "Bx6| SOUNDVIEW Bx6| via STORY AV via 161 ST" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33489 Posted February 26, 2021 You guys seen the new subway shuttle code? Has a little R160 drawn into the screen, and it even works on flipdots. Probably not for long, since I don't know when we'd ever see an MCI in shuttle service, and the flipdots are not long for this world. Maybe this qualifies as HD RARE. Unfortunately this sign had a glitch, but take a look: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33490 Posted February 26, 2021 The XD-60s out of Casey Stengel on the Q44-SBS. The ride is pretty rough going over the Whitestone Bridge from Main St to Parkchester. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33491 Posted February 26, 2021 50 minutes ago, Calvin said: The XD-60s out of Casey Stengel on the Q44-SBS. The ride is pretty rough going over the Whitestone Bridge from Main St to Parkchester. Considering that the whole group 5987-6029, 6031 have not moved since their inception to the depot. So plenty of wear and tear on those buses. I wonder in the near future if there will be more fleet swaps between the SBS buses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33492 Posted February 26, 2021 Just now, Future ENY OP said: Considering that the whole group 5987-6029, 6031 have not moved since their inception to the depot. So plenty of wear and tear on those buses. I wonder in the near future if there will be more fleet swaps between the SBS buses. 6031 was not a Stengel original and some of the 5900s have moved to LaGuardia during the summer. The units are more than 4 years old at this point but they had issues since they were introduced on the Q44. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33493 Posted February 26, 2021 Just now, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: 6031 was not a Stengel original and some of the 5900s have moved to LaGuardia during the summer. The units are more than 4 years old at this point but they had issues since they were introduced on the Q44. You know what I keep forgetting the summer loan program that CS has with LGA with some 5900's. I forget where 6031 was at first before it's move to stengel.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33494 Posted February 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: You know what I keep forgetting the summer loan program that CS has with LGA with some 5900's. I forget where 6031 was at first before it's move to stengel.. 6031 had stints at Gun Hill and Quill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33495 Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: 6031 was not a Stengel original and some of the 5900s have moved to LaGuardia during the summer. The units are more than 4 years old at this point but they had issues since they were introduced on the Q44. What issues do the 2017 XD60s have? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33496 Posted February 26, 2021 9 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said: What issues do the 2017 XD60s have? Suspension, for one. The Q44 route has a lot of potholes, uneven roads, and the Whitestone Bridge doesn't help either because of the EZPASS dips in the roads. It causes a lot of wear and tear on the Suspension. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33497 Posted February 26, 2021 33 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Suspension, for one. The Q44 route has a lot of potholes, uneven roads, and the Whitestone Bridge doesn't help either because of the EZPASS dips in the roads. It causes a lot of wear and tear on the Suspension. If you want to talk about uneven roads. Throggs Neck Bridge is another one. But really, it goes to show that the Department of Transportation has alot of issues in Queens and citywide with dealing with potholes.. Weather is about to get a bit warmer so we will deal with uneven roads and paving for quite a while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33498 Posted February 26, 2021 36 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: If you want to talk about uneven roads. Throggs Neck Bridge is another one. But really, it goes to show that the Department of Transportation has alot of issues in Queens and citywide with dealing with potholes.. Weather is about to get a bit warmer so we will deal with uneven roads and paving for quite a while. I saw a DOT pothole crew earlier this week filling in some potholes with the warmer weather this week, but it sounds like we may get snow again next week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33499 Posted February 26, 2021 1 minute ago, QM1to6Ave said: I saw a DOT pothole crew earlier this week filling in some potholes with the warmer weather this week, but it sounds like we may get snow again next week Just checked the forecast for next week.. As of right now, no snow in the city.. Snow up north.. Past 287 and 684 and upper portion of the Thruway into Albany. Monday's potential forecast calls for rain in the city and afternoon sun, than rest of the week temperatures between 45 and 50. The brunt of the snow storms appears to be done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33500 Posted February 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Future ENY OP said: Just checked the forecast for next week.. As of right now, no snow in the city.. Snow up north.. Past 287 and 684 and upper portion of the Thruway into Albany. Monday's potential forecast calls for rain in the city and afternoon sun, than rest of the week temperatures between 45 and 50. The brunt of the snow storms appears to be done. Ahh, very good, I guess the 1010 wins meteorologist was wrong this morming LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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