Lawrence St Posted February 14 Share #38576 Posted February 14 On 2/2/2024 at 11:38 AM, JoshTheScrub said: If you was talking about this than yes I vividly remembering seeing this pop up on the news It's never good when politics bleed into civil services because its mostly about money, not the people. To this day, why the TA listened to these outrageous claims is beyond me. IIRC, this is also what accelerated the RTS retirement by 6-7 months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted February 14 Share #38577 Posted February 14 41 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: To this day, why the TA listened to these outrageous claims is beyond me. IIRC, this is also what accelerated the RTS retirement by 6-7 months. I miss the RTSs…Just imagine what it would be like if the mta still had them in 2024. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hounddriver Posted February 14 Share #38578 Posted February 14 21 hours ago, danielhg121 said: The accordion joint is probably not too difficult to replace but the bus is 13 years old at this point. Who knows maybe a frankenstein may occur? How did that happen & where? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted February 14 Share #38579 Posted February 14 1 hour ago, hounddriver said: How did that happen & where? Some kind of accident and also it’s in Brooklyn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted February 15 Share #38580 Posted February 15 So I saw some Grand Ave and Gleason buses doing driver training in the Flushing and Mitchel Gardens area I wonder why they go that far just for training. Also, are QM21 bus drivers using Queens Blvd now? I saw 2 today which I was surprised about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 15 Share #38581 Posted February 15 7 minutes ago, IAlam said: So I saw some Grand Ave and Gleason buses doing driver training in the Flushing and Mitchel Gardens area I wonder why they go that far just for training. Also, are QM21 bus drivers using Queens Blvd now? I saw 2 today which I was surprised about. The QM21 has two drop-off stops along Queens Blvd (83rd Ave, Main St). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted February 15 Share #38582 Posted February 15 5 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: The QM21 has two drop-off stops along Queens Blvd (83rd Ave, Main St). I mean using QB over the expressway like it expected to do. I saw them at the mall near Grand Ave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 15 Share #38583 Posted February 15 37 minutes ago, IAlam said: I mean using QB over the expressway like it expected to do. I saw them at the mall near Grand Ave. Was there an incident along the LIE? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheScrub Posted February 16 Share #38584 Posted February 16 On 2/14/2024 at 9:29 AM, TyBusLover1 said: I miss the RTSs…Just imagine what it would be like if the mta still had them in 2024. Ehh in my mind, id see them being electrified... but then again that's difficult and time consuming. On 2/13/2024 at 3:24 PM, danielhg121 said: The accordion joint is probably not too difficult to replace but the bus is 13 years old at this point. Who knows maybe a frankenstein may occur? I wouldn't be surprised if it gets retired, but that looks fixable, just a new accordion and it should be back to normal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted February 16 Share #38585 Posted February 16 On 2/14/2024 at 8:42 PM, IAlam said: So I saw some Grand Ave and Gleason buses doing driver training in the Flushing and Mitchel Gardens area I wonder why they go that far just for training. Also, are QM21 bus drivers using Queens Blvd now? I saw 2 today which I was surprised about. The training buses can be taken anywhere in the city. There was a Gleason bus in Staten Island today. During my 10 day training, I drove in all except Staten Island. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted February 16 Share #38586 Posted February 16 Does anyone know if 9504 has been running? I recall it being OOS for a long time a while back. I wonder if it still has problems. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatOne2k Posted February 16 Share #38587 Posted February 16 BxM6 currently has 50 passengers, while BxM8 currently has 65 passengers going to the Bronx according to the passenger counters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted February 17 Share #38588 Posted February 17 9273 was on the Q53-SBS early today. Currently, they are running only 40 footers. Credit to r142a_7795 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted February 17 Share #38589 Posted February 17 Does anyone know if the Orion vi hev 4000/6350 that was preserved by the nyctm ended up scrapped? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 18 Share #38590 Posted February 18 It was weird to see that some routes didn't use artics today while other routes did (due to the snowfall in the morning), though the plus side is that some of those units got a needed break. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheScrub Posted February 18 Share #38591 Posted February 18 4 hours ago, Calvin said: 9273 was on the Q53-SBS early today. Currently, they are running only 40 footers. Credit to r142a_7795 Dang these buses are nice and hopefully I'll see em on them JFK routes, but why the back part lookin like its about to fall off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshTheScrub Posted February 18 Share #38592 Posted February 18 19 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: It was weird to see that some routes didn't use artics today while other routes did (due to the snowfall in the morning), though the plus side is that some of those units got a needed break. It was a wise decision after this https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3bbZWHtpSS/?igsh=MnppaHpnc2c3bG43 and this https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3VMwBbgRKO/?igsh=a2VmdndxeGVicnps happened 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimategamer12c Posted February 18 Share #38593 Posted February 18 On 2/15/2024 at 11:30 PM, Iron Valiant said: Does anyone know if 9504 has been running? I recall it being OOS for a long time a while back. I wonder if it still has problems. It last ran yesterday on the B62. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 18 Share #38594 Posted February 18 42 minutes ago, JoshTheScrub said: It was a wise decision after this https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3bbZWHtpSS/?igsh=MnppaHpnc2c3bG43 and this https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3VMwBbgRKO/?igsh=a2VmdndxeGVicnps happened A lot of the routes, including the B1, still used artics today with little to no issues. Even during the snowfall on Tuesday, a lot of the artic buses ran fine with a few isolated incidents that can also happen to standard-sized units. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted February 18 Share #38595 Posted February 18 On 2/16/2024 at 1:51 AM, GreatOne2k said: BxM6 currently has 50 passengers, while BxM8 currently has 65 passengers going to the Bronx according to the passenger counters. Was there an incident on the train at that time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 18 Share #38596 Posted February 18 (edited) 3 minutes ago, checkmatechamp13 said: Was there an incident on the train at that time? Trains were suspended between 125th & Hunts Point at the time (Weeknight Planned G.O. that started at 9:30 PM). Edited February 18 by Kingsbridgeviewer382 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted February 18 Share #38597 Posted February 18 Do you think the MTA are going to have some sort of eagle team on all the bus routes once OMNY goes into full effect? Its not practical for bus drivers risk their lives asking for fare and a lot of people just walk on the buses without paying now. I would imagine they'll use a device to check and see if OMNY cards were swiped and if you have a transaction receipt on your phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 18 Share #38598 Posted February 18 (edited) 5 hours ago, Brillant93 said: Do you think the MTA are going to have some sort of eagle team on all the bus routes once OMNY goes into full effect? Its not practical for bus drivers risk their lives asking for fare and a lot of people just walk on the buses without paying now. I would imagine they'll use a device to check and see if OMNY cards were swiped and if you have a transaction receipt on your phone. When I was a driver I was one of the very few that actually enforced the fare. It seems nowadays fare beating is considered the norm and trying to enforce it automatically turns into backlash from passengers or from your managers. Which sucks, because it was never this bad 10-15 years ago. Hell, every time puts out a “please pay your fare” PR message on social media, they get a shit ton of hate replies demeaning them for…enforcing the rule? I truly do hope upsizes the eagle team drastically and this new DA actually prosecutes fare beating with a hefty fine. Edited February 18 by Lawrence St 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted February 18 Share #38599 Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: When I was a driver I was one of the very few that actually enforced the fare. It seems nowadays fare beating is considered the norm and trying to enforce it automatically turns into backlash from passengers or from your managers. Which sucks, because it was never this bad 10 years ago. Hell, every time puts out a “please pay your fare” PR message on social media, they get a shit ton of hate replies demeaning them for…enforcing the rule? I truly do hope upsizes the eagle team drastically and this new DA actually prosecutes fare beating with a hefty fine. People seem to forget the murder of the Flatbush driver in Dec 2008 (15 years ago) for not giving the farebeater murderer a transfer. I’m pretty sure nowadays it’s discouraged to engage with farebeaters so things don’t escalate. It’s odd how people say things weren’t bad back then when there are cases where you can point out the opposite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted February 18 Share #38600 Posted February 18 3 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: People seem to forget the murder of the Flatbush driver in Dec 2008 (15 years ago) for not giving the farebeater murderer a transfer. I’m pretty sure nowadays it’s discouraged to engage with farebeaters so things don’t escalate. It’s odd how people say things weren’t bad back then when there are cases where you can point out the opposite. I meant to say before 2008. And that incident is exactly why the authority should have beefed up security and police responses on board their buses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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