SevenEleven Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10576 Posted January 7, 2014 LGA and JFK are still short? JFK hasn't gotten a CNG in months. Since they're working FR routes, they're probably loaning out of SC again. 572 was out there as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10577 Posted January 7, 2014 And Baisley Park as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10578 Posted January 7, 2014 From what I hear, this is the story on 9889: The bus is OOS due to engine failure. I hear they have a replacement engine for the bus but they don't want to put it in since they don't want to fund a bus that should have already been retired. The thing is, CP needs those buses for service (9899 made it's way out today, even though it should have been in the depot, reserved for training at Zerega). The chances of seeing 9889 run again are low. Not quite, the loss of the Q19 and Q64 has increased the spare factor and the Q53 doesn't use as much buses as people would like to think. None of the CNGs are reserved for anything, they are all cycled through. If they were really needed, they would've fixed all of the issues with the remaining ones and send them out there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10579 Posted January 7, 2014 Looks like LGA is still loaning from CP. I saw 563 on the Q69 & 546 on the Q103 this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10580 Posted January 7, 2014 Not quite, the loss of the Q19 and Q64 has increased the spare factor and the Q53 doesn't use as much buses as people would like to think. None of the CNGs are reserved for anything, they are all cycled through. If they were really needed, they would've fixed all of the issues with the remaining ones and send them out there. So basically they are using them until they drop. I remember 9915 with it stalling out. It was sent straight to ECH scrap 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10581 Posted January 7, 2014 So basically they are using them until they drop. I remember 9915 with it stalling out. It was sent straight to ECH scrap Pretty much so. Sent from my SGH-T699 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10582 Posted January 7, 2014 BusTime system totally down right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10583 Posted January 7, 2014 BusTime system totally down right now. This was a problem last week too during the storm... The desktop version was down but the mobile version was working, then the desktop version was back online again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10584 Posted January 7, 2014 It's back.i was hoping they took it down to put up Brooklyn and Queens but that wasn't it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10585 Posted January 7, 2014 BusTime system totally down right now. That's interesting, Clever Devices' BusTime system in NJ is also down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10586 Posted January 7, 2014 It's back.i was hoping they took it down to put up Brooklyn and Queens but that wasn't it You guys are confusing me. I was really expecting it to come around March/April. But now, since Jan 1, is it really suppose to be anyday now? That would be great for me in Brooklyn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10587 Posted January 7, 2014 BusTime system totally down right now. Bustime on my mobile was actually working, around 17:30 or so... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-CT1660- Posted January 7, 2014 Share #10588 Posted January 7, 2014 Despite the Q53 going to CP, LGA is still roughly 20 or so buses short. They can't maintain them with the small space they have due to the renovations, so they sit oos until they get to the bus. 618 was on the Q18, and 187 on the Q33. Talk about LaGuardia's maintenance problems lol... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted January 8, 2014 Share #10589 Posted January 8, 2014 Here's an interesting article for you guys (opinion) by Time Magazine http://science.time.com/2013/12/30/public-transit-tax-credit-cut/ Despite the Q53 going to CP, LGA is still roughly 20 or so buses short. They can't maintain them with the small space they have due to the renovations, so they sit oos until they get to the bus.618 was on the Q18, and 187 on the Q33.Talk about LaGuardia's maintenance problems lol... Didn't this all this start in Feburary of last year? Damn (lol).... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 8, 2014 Share #10590 Posted January 8, 2014 This shortage at Manhattanville is definitely a lot worse than there's been in the past. Reason you can tell is that the RTSes sent over are running all day, and they're running on the full M5 (all the way up to the GWB), which hasn't had an RTS up there since 2010. Have to see if some of these buses stay the night like the QV/JA loaners did back in the day, cause this is more than the put-ins 126th has done before. Could be seeing the temporary return of RTSes to Manhattanville. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted January 8, 2014 Share #10591 Posted January 8, 2014 Despite the Q53 going to CP, LGA is still roughly 20 or so buses short. They can't maintain them with the small space they have due to the renovations, so they sit oos until they get to the bus. 618 was on the Q18, and 187 on the Q33. Talk about LaGuardia's maintenance problems lol... That's why LGA doesn't need all them old RTS's which breakdown more often. If the shortage is a problem why can't some of CP express routes move back to LGA and CP takes more LGA local routes and gets some RTS's since CP can fuel them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted January 8, 2014 Share #10592 Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) That's why LGA doesn't need all them old RTS's which breakdown more often. If the shortage is a problem why can't some of CP express routes move back to LGA and CP takes more LGA local routes and gets some RTS's since CP can fuel them. Wouldn't make much sense in the long run. LaGuardia would still have issues in the long run either way. CP getting diesels for local runs would be counterproductive since they had a huge majority of the CNG order for a reason. As for the EXP routes, it's a good idea, but I doubt it would ever happen. But never say never. Deadhead times aren't long either, QM1/7s would be 11 minutes, QM2/20 would be 12 minutes, QM3s would be 16 minutes, QM4s would be 11 minutes, QM5/8s & QM6 would be 19 minutes. Don't have to speak about the rest since LGA originally had the QM10, 11 and 12. ------------ -EDIT- A lil something for the Orion V CNG fans. Edited January 8, 2014 by Cait Sith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10593 Posted January 9, 2014 so CP is giving the extras to LGA due to shortage, but this time, is it random like for example before this pick(637-658)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10594 Posted January 9, 2014 so CP is giving the extras to LGA due to shortage, but this time, is it random like for example before this pick(637-658)? Today CP sent 194, 541, 563, 603, 623, 637, 638, 652, and 653. Pretty random. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10595 Posted January 9, 2014 I saw 5042? on the M5 last night near Columbus Circle. Was shocked to see an RTS on the M5... The bus was out of 126th street depot too...Two abnormalities at once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10596 Posted January 9, 2014 I saw 5042? on the M5 last night near Columbus Circle. Was shocked to see an RTS on the M5... The bus was out of 126th street depot too...Two abnormalities at once. Manhattanville is going through a shortgae, so 126th St & MJQ sent some RTS to run on the MHV routes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10597 Posted January 9, 2014 Manhattanville is going through a shortgae, so 126th St & MJQ sent some RTS to run on the MHV routes. Look at you with a MCH avatar... One of the best logos in the system... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10598 Posted January 9, 2014 New bus maps online for all boroughs except Brooklyn. Any idea what the changes are? SI still lists Atlantic Express. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10599 Posted January 9, 2014 Lol... being upstairs in a building, looking out the window to see the top of a bus with nothing but 72 on top... I assume it was 6372 cuz it had flipdots. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 9, 2014 Share #10600 Posted January 9, 2014 Lol... being upstairs in a building, looking out the window to see the top of a bus with nothing but 72 on top... I assume it was 6372 cuz it had flipdots. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk Nah, that's 6672, prolly just couldn't see the Luminators. Some other good ones...5212 is just 5 1, most of the 678x buses are missing a 7, and 6685 is numbered 6885 up top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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