GojiMet86 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4626 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) I rode the Q19 for the first time ever, despite being in Astoria all my life. #530 to Flushing and #627 to 31st Street. I wanted to record a Orion V CNG, but one never showed up. It was all C40LFs, so I just recorded one way. The Q19 went quite fast and barely stopped, at least on the way to Flushing. I also found out there's a stop a block away from Citi Field, but only on the Flushing-bound side. Edited January 22, 2013 by GojiMet86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4627 Posted January 22, 2013 Yeah yeah yeah... I've used the B82 a lot as well along Kings Highway and they were never terrible, but certainly not great either. I've ridden a few RTSes on the 82 that sounded like they were going through a meat grinder (with complementary bus rattling) when the driver let off the gas and the bus downshifted. Any maintenance shop workers post here? I assume it's the transmission, but for all I know could be something else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4628 Posted January 22, 2013 that makes sense like those Staten Island express buses that run through NJ Does CAS really need MCI 2783?? i mean its the only odd ball, if that was to leave, then CAS would have 2 types of local buses and 2 types of express buses 2783 should go back to YUK and YUK should give CAS one of their 20xx MCIs. or to keep it neat 2783 go to YUK and YUK give cas 2728 That D4500 is basically the same as those 102-whatever the hell they are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4629 Posted January 22, 2013 That D4500 is basically the same as those 102-whatever the hell they are. oohh i said that because of how it looked on the roster. the year of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4630 Posted January 22, 2013 since it got in the debate about eny. just curious who operated the bus bridge after sandy? was it drivers on their rdo for over time or other drivers(as in they decided to step off their runs and help) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4631 Posted January 22, 2013 Believe it was overtime shifts and extras, but don't quote me on that. The fact that there were no run numbers made it confusing for everybody, but I don't think anybody was dropping their runs. I know youngblaze had a run out there, so he knows best on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4632 Posted January 22, 2013 My friend and I rode 6331 on the S59 from the Eltingville Transit Center to Tottenville. It was a pretty good bus and the B/O floored it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4633 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Via Garibaldi 8" data-cid="635496" data-time="1358810303"><p> Yeah yeah yeah... I've used the B82 a lot as well along Kings Highway and they were never terrible, but certainly not great either.</p></blockquote> Yeah right....those buses ran pretty good.....don't forget about the buses over at fresh pond.....those 9500s look like they been shot to hell Edited January 22, 2013 by Armani 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4634 Posted January 22, 2013 I rode the Q19 for the first time ever, despite being in Astoria all my life. #530 to Flushing and #627 to 31st Street. I wanted to record a Orion V CNG, but one never showed up. It was all C40LFs, so I just recorded one way. The Q19 went quite fast and barely stopped, at least on the way to Flushing. I also found out there's a stop a block away from Citi Field, but only on the Flushing-bound side. Yup, Despite the fact more service was added, that's why usage gradually shot up on the Q19 after the extension to flushing.... People realize that it was a quick ride to the [astoria blvd] subway (over taking Q66's to northern blvd. subway)..... quite a bit of folks also use it to xfer to the 49 towards 74th st bus terminal.... To sum it up, the 19 is much quicker than the 66 for the purpose of getting to their respective subway stations..... and basically, the Q19 is a lot more useful now than it used to be when it had erratic service when it terminated w/ the 19b (now 49)..... As for a stop around citifield, I know the westbound 66 makes a stop over in the 120's, but I'm not sure if that's a shared stop w/ the Q19..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4635 Posted January 22, 2013 I rode the Q19 for the first time ever, despite being in Astoria all my life. #530 to Flushing and #627 to 31st Street. I wanted to record a Orion V CNG, but one never showed up. It was all C40LFs, so I just recorded one way. The Q19 went quite fast and barely stopped, at least on the way to Flushing. I also found out there's a stop a block away from Citi Field, but only on the Flushing-bound side.funny enough, you might have a better chance of getting an o5 cng on the far rock lines. Today and yesterday I saw an o5 on the q35. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4636 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) since it got in the debate about eny. just curious who operated the bus bridge after sandy? was it drivers on their rdo for over time or other drivers(as in they decided to step off their runs and help) A fair amount were doing OT, but the amount of operators out there from the extra list was plentiful. Edited January 22, 2013 by youngblaze 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerD901 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4637 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Is it possible to rearrange the seating in the rear section of the OG VIIs, to the 2nd/3rd Gen rear seating arrangment? Is there any TA out there that have perimeter seating (or inward facing seats, instead of the forward facing seats) in the OG buses, back section? Edited January 22, 2013 by FlyerD901 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4638 Posted January 22, 2013 Also was 5041 at ENY? I could've sworn I saw it had an ENY sticker while it ran down Utica just outside the depot. It's very well assigned to Flatbush, but stickers haven't been changed out yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4639 Posted January 22, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="FlyerD901" data-cid="635737" data-time="1358864772"><p> Is it possible to rearrange the seating in the rear section of the OG VIIs, to the 2nd/3rd Gen rear seating arrangment? Is there any TA out there that have perimeter seating (or inward facing seats, instead of the forward facing seats) in the OG buses, back section?</p></blockquote> No because of the age of the bus, and theres nothing wrong with it. The Older OrionVII OGs have two rows of foward facing seats, with a side.bench on each side, now the newer Orion VII OG buses have the U shaped seating, Which is facing sideways in the rear. the Orion VII NG(2nd Generation) also has the U shaped seating. Now the Orion VII 3G(3rd Generation) has all foward facing seats like on N.I.C.E out in Long Island. Now about TAs having perimeter seating aka U shaped seating...yes the MTA has those, the 67xx-69xx Orion VII OGs are like that, as well as some other agencies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4640 Posted January 22, 2013 Hmmm, somethings fishy with Bustime I don't see any new MCI D4500CT in staten Island (22xx... XD60 Xcelsiors in bronx (47xx... and Nova LFSA in Bronx (53xx.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4641 Posted January 22, 2013 Hmmm, somethings fishy with BustimeI don't see any new MCI D4500CT in staten Island (22xx... XD60 Xcelsiors in bronx (47xx... and Nova LFSA in Bronx (53xx.... Nothing fishy at all... The new hardware more than likely hasn't been installed yet on those buses so they're "ghost buses" for now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4642 Posted January 22, 2013 Nothing fishy at all... The new hardware more than likely hasn't been installed yet on those buses so they're "ghost buses" for now. oh really, i didnt think it would take that long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4643 Posted January 22, 2013 oh really, i didnt think it would take that long. Cait also mentioned that there were underlying issues with BusTime itself, but even so they usually don't install the hardware right away and it's best to write to them and inform them so that they get on top of it. It could be because Bus Time is an in-house set up, otherwise I don't see why they can't have the manufacturer install the hardware for the them so that it's already installed when they deliver the buses. I would imagine they don't have a large team for this though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4644 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) I've spotted 2300 on Bustime before. I think that's the only one that has it installed right now, but it won't be long before the other CTs show up on Bustime. Edited January 22, 2013 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4645 Posted January 22, 2013 I don't know if this belongs here or not, but I'm kind of glad that which depots should be weekday only thread was closed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4646 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) A fair amount were doing OT, but the amount of operators out there from the extra list was plentiful. what was it like in terms of the schedule breaks etc? where did you go between the 3 staging areas? Edited January 22, 2013 by BreeddekalbL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4647 Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Hmmm, somethings fishy with BustimeI don't see any new MCI D4500CT in staten Island (22xx... XD60 Xcelsiors in bronx (47xx... and Nova LFSA in Bronx (53xx.... Only buses out of this pack rigged for BusTime are 2251, 2300, 4710 and 5310, all of which are at their depots, as of posting. (With the exception of 2251 - Vendor Trip) Edited January 22, 2013 by SevenEleven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4648 Posted January 22, 2013 I don't know if this belongs here or not, but I'm kind of glad that which depots should be weekday only thread was closed Most of the threads by that guy needs to be shut down asap, i mean the 'if you were a bus' one was totally wtf? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4649 Posted January 22, 2013 Anyone know what is with 6862 and 6853? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted January 22, 2013 Share #4650 Posted January 22, 2013 Anyone know what is with 6862 and 6853? I think 6862 is back in service with the new look. 6853 is likely going to/getting repaired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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