Culver Posted June 28, 2014 Share #12451 Posted June 28, 2014 About the B4 comments upthread,most of the time the B4 is on BRP is because of garbage trucks on 77 St,not the BO's fault. It happens at pretty much random times, in my case a bunch in the evening. That's not really a valid excuse for the BO running past a bunch of stops, including one at the R train. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted June 28, 2014 Share #12452 Posted June 28, 2014 The BM5 I got on today had 9 riders in total (including me) after the last pick up to the city. I was surprised to an extent, but very pleased. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaimlerBuses Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12453 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Better for longer runs and has more power in em. It's why the NGs after 3959 have them. To expand, the reason some of the lead acid-lithium retrofits have those weird designs is because they were retrofitted in the early stages of the lithium -ion battery development/implementation and use some of the original mounting points/hardware of the lead acid batteries. Edited June 29, 2014 by DaimlerBuses 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12454 Posted June 29, 2014 @BM5 You think that's surprising last staurday rhe 9:20 BM3 had Standing Room Only even before it reached avenue K where a lot more riders get on. Could it meen the ridership on the BM's is starting to rise? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12455 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) About the B4 comments upthread,most of the time the B4 is on BRP is because of garbage trucks on 77 St,not the BO's fault. lol... This happens throughout the route, and it isn't due to garbage trucks. I've seen the trucks on 77th near Narrows, but those trucks don't stay there the whole day so they can wait until they get around them. The amount of passengers that are bypassed west of 4th Av is really inexcusable. It's already been stated that B/O's on the B4 layup at various points along the route and then start at random points along the route. I had to make a stop in Bay Ridge a few months ago. Luckily after stopping at my barber in Sheepshead Bay, I went to Stop & Shop for a snack and then walked over to the stop by Sheepshead Bay Road. Had I not done that I would've been waiting a good hour because a bus coming from the Bay Ridge direction suddenly went into service there and it was not on the schedule that a bus was supposed to start there. I said to myself what in the heck is this. I checked the schedule to see what bus he was supposed to be on my phone, and sure enough he was the bus that was supposed to pick me up further down the line near Ocean Av and at that time the bus was only running every 30 minutes. They go wherever they want. I've even had some B4's drop me along Shore Rd so that I can get the X27 back to the city. I mean most of the B/O's are nice on the line, but they play too many games. Edited June 29, 2014 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12456 Posted June 29, 2014 I caught 452 on the B37 not too long ago and the farebox wasn't working. Couldn't have any better luck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12457 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) I caught 452 on the B37 not too long ago and the farebox wasn't working. Couldn't have any better luck. I had the opposite luck. Decided to catch the 5 AM bus from Barclays. Both the 5 AM and 5:25 AM (the following bus) were MIA. Didn't catch the bus until 5:50 AM. Jackie Gleason pride right there. My metrocard didn't work anyways for some odd reason (although I was transferring from the subway), so whatever. Tried taking pics at Shore Road, but my camera ran out of storage, and a select few buttons on my camera out of the blue decided to take a break and not work ("un-zoom", menu, flash, and function buttons). Pure murphy's law right there. Edited June 29, 2014 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted June 29, 2014 Share #12458 Posted June 29, 2014 I caught 452 on the B37 not too long ago and the farebox wasn't working. Couldn't have any better luck. Really? Damn I on-purposely missed the B8 last night with that bus because I had no fare left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted June 30, 2014 Share #12459 Posted June 30, 2014 There was a crapped out hybrid being towed down Hylan back to Yukon today. Second time this week I've seen that. Didn't catch the numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12460 Posted July 1, 2014 2131 in service!!! Spotted on the deadhead from BM3 just now. Haven't seen or rode that bus in forever 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12461 Posted July 1, 2014 2131 in service!!! Spotted on the deadhead from BM3 just now. Haven't seen or rode that bus in forever Yeah, saw it on bustime in service like an hour ago. I wanna get my last shots of the 102 DWL3SS. Lucky for us, the 102 DWL3SS's arent as hyped by many people as the local buses, so fanning them is so much simpler. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12462 Posted July 1, 2014 Wait are they being retired soon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12463 Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Wait are they being retired soon? Yeah they already started retiring since 2012. With the new buses coming in they should all be gone this year. Edited July 1, 2014 by NewFlyer 230 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12464 Posted July 1, 2014 Oh gotta catch em while I can What are the bus numbers of the 102 DWL3SS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12465 Posted July 1, 2014 Oh gotta catch em while I can What are the bus numbers of the 102 DWL3SS I wanna catch the non SI ones. However they see very limited service, sane the 3 SC units, they're placed on any weekday run. SC: 2090, 2125, 2131 CP: 2065, 2073, 2080, 2096, 2102, 2118, 2120, 2138 Despite CP having more units and routes than SC, it's harder to find one nowadays. Best bet to find them is in the city (throughout the day). However, for best shots, you would have to go to the outer ends of each of the routes (in Queens, Brooklyn, or the Bronx). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12466 Posted July 1, 2014 Alright ty!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12467 Posted July 1, 2014 @BM5 what about the ones at UP Di you think they will be around until the end of the summer I wanna fan then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12468 Posted July 1, 2014 Yeah, they'll be around. They'll be around until the new Prevost order has fully arrived. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12469 Posted July 1, 2014 Yeah, they'll be around. They'll be around until the new Prevost order has fully arrived. They should get rid of them... Hell we don't even use those buses and I've seen two buses break down in the last two weeks. Last week, a BxM2 broke down by W 230th and Tibbett, and today the BxM1 that I was waiting for broke down by 261st and Riverdale Av. I thought these buses were being overhauled??? What's the hold up? The early 30XX buses are certainly old enough now to receive a full overhaul. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12470 Posted July 1, 2014 They should get rid of them... Hell we don't even use those buses and I've seen two buses break down in the last two weeks. Last week, a BxM2 broke down by W 230th and Tibbett, and today the BxM1 that I was waiting for broke down by 261st and Riverdale Av. I thought these buses were being overhauled??? What's the hold up? The early 30XX buses are certainly old enough now to receive a full overhaul. Yonkers doesn't have them anymore. Also, if they get rid of them right now, SI riders might wanna have a word with you first about the proposed amount of missing runs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12471 Posted July 1, 2014 Yonkers doesn't have them anymore. Also, if they get rid of them right now, SI riders might wanna have a word with you first about the proposed amount of missing runs. I meant from Yonkers not Staten Island... Good that they don't have them anymore... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12472 Posted July 1, 2014 I meant from Yonkers not Staten Island... Good that they don't have them anymore... Don't be cheering so fast. By the end of the prevost order, you have a probability of getting the 2001 CL's (yay, more green sign buses!). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12473 Posted July 1, 2014 So it seems that 5677 and 5712 now sports a MTA BUS logo, its like the Q10 like the 2002-03 D60HFs better than the ones from storage? Was it actually a good idea to move the ones from storage to a portion to a NYC BUS depots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12474 Posted July 1, 2014 Don't be cheering so fast. By the end of the prevost order, you have a probability of getting the 2001 CL's (yay, more green sign buses!). Ugh... Don't get me started... Express bus service here in Riverdale has been the pits, especially in the morning... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12475 Posted July 1, 2014 Ugh... Don't get me started... Express bus service here in Riverdale has been the pits, especially in the morning... Oh well, hopefully one of those will replace your bus. You'll still get to your destination. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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