BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 16, 2015 Share #16051 Posted September 16, 2015 Well, I knew it was gonna happen today. 3568 is on thr QM15 3770 is on the QM21 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted September 16, 2015 Share #16052 Posted September 16, 2015 VII's ? then in that case 3712 just got on the QM15 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted September 16, 2015 Share #16053 Posted September 16, 2015 I wonder how the new Hudson Yards stop on the is going to affect M34 SBS ridership, especially during expo times like The Auto Show and Comic Con. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16054 Posted September 17, 2015 I wonder how the new Hudson Yards stop on the is going to affect M34 SBS ridership, especially during expo times like The Auto Show and Comic Con. Shouldn't have any real effect on ridership 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16055 Posted September 17, 2015 VII's ? then in that case 3712 just got on the QM15 I saw it at Woodhaven & Jamaica. Had the Not In Service sign on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16056 Posted September 17, 2015 of course it would I bet the only way people differentiate local and express buses is by the physical bus itself. Once it does a drop off some people would try to get regardless of reading the sign on and complain after they get charged extra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16057 Posted September 17, 2015 of course it would I bet the only way people differentiate local and express buses is by the physical bus itself. Once it does a drop off some people would try to get regardless of reading the sign on and complain after they get charged extra Someone did try to get on and he said it was an express bus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16058 Posted September 17, 2015 There's some serious bunching on the Bx12 local right now with 4 westbound buses approaching Pelham Pkwy/WPR. There's a fifth bus not far behind having just left Pelham/Williamsbridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16059 Posted September 17, 2015 Someone did try to get on and he said it was an express bus haha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16060 Posted September 17, 2015 6109 is a great bus, I'll miss riding the Orion Vs... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted September 18, 2015 Share #16061 Posted September 18, 2015 The Bx12 was all kinds of strange this afternoon. First, traffic was pretty messy heading westbound. I was jogging along Pelham Parkway between Eastchester and White Plains and in the process I beat not one, not two but three Select buses. Two of those buses didn't even come in the picture until I passed Williamsbridge so they had a massive headstart on my 6 mph average speed. Then we had a couple of eastbound select trips signed to end at Pelham Bay. On the surface this looks like good dispatching given the situation I described but the delays heading westbound cleared up before the short-turns would have been helpful and delays started to come in eastbound around the time those trips would have made it into Co-op. All that did was shift the riderbase most affected by the delays from the riders along Pelham Parkway to the riders waiting for buses in Co-op City. So we had sardine packed buses leaving Bay Plaza at around 7:30 pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTransitMan4608 Posted September 18, 2015 Share #16062 Posted September 18, 2015 Why aren't there any artics on the M100? It's become so crowded that two buses have to follow each other to pick up the loads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted September 18, 2015 Share #16063 Posted September 18, 2015 Why aren't there any artics on the M100? It's become so crowded that two buses have to follow each other to pick up the loads.That line uses whatever Kingbridge throws on it. You can get Orion V's to the newer XD60's on the M100 alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted September 18, 2015 Share #16064 Posted September 18, 2015 Plainclothes officers checking receipts on the Bx12... Must be new. Could've sworn NYPD was banned from doing checks after an incident with someone that turned out to have a receipt... But whatever, I like it since it will keep fare beaters on their toes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted September 18, 2015 Share #16065 Posted September 18, 2015 The rear doors on the LFSA's really do suck. They make this loud hissing sound (pretty annoying IMO) and then they open extremely slowly. Then, like on the Q44, when lots of people get off, they keep trying to close and people have to prevent them from closing on them. All you hear is, "doors closing, doors closing, doors closing" and with this rear door pushing against you. At least on all other buses that it was easier to keep the door open when it wants to shut, but on the LFSAs they are awful. Riding an XD40 right after an LFSA, you really do notice a difference when you use the rear doors. Do I need to mention that when someone stands remotely close to the door area when the bus is crowded, it won't close? I don't think I'm the only one who hates the rear door on those buses though.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted September 18, 2015 Share #16066 Posted September 18, 2015 The rear doors on the LFSA's really do suck. They make this loud hissing sound (pretty annoying IMO) and then they open extremely slowly. Then, like on the Q44, when lots of people get off, they keep trying to close and people have to prevent them from closing on them. All you hear is, "doors closing, doors closing, doors closing" and with this rear door pushing against you. At least on all other buses that it was easier to keep the door open when it wants to shut, but on the LFSAs they are awful. Riding an XD40 right after an LFSA, you really do notice a difference when you use the rear doors. Do I need to mention that when someone stands remotely close to the door area when the bus is crowded, it won't close? I don't think I'm the only one who hates the rear door on those buses though.. Hahaha... That reminds me back when the LFS' were new to ENY back in June... Whenever someone would press the yellow tape, they were so surprised to see the doors opening inwards as supposed to the Xcelsiors / Orions / RTS that they must be so used to (with the doors opening outwards) Literally the funniest thing I've ever seen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16067 Posted September 19, 2015 People jam the M60-SBS all across 125th Street, but more so around St. Nick. The back-back door is stuffed and closing, and people are still try getting on the bus. Then when they realize they can't fit, they just kinda hope one of them sacrifices himself and leaves some space for the others. Then the door closes and opens for like 3 minutes. I've seen it do the door open and close about 19 times at one stop. Then there's that someone who yells "Make some room!", and everyone starts shouting. And on top of that there's the automated announcement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16068 Posted September 19, 2015 Yeah, these new sensor doors really do suck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16069 Posted September 19, 2015 Looks like the Q10 has artics overnight again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B22viaAtlanticAv Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16070 Posted September 19, 2015 Rode on a B84 LFS today and i got to say the bus was built well,looks good and everything. However the capacity is horrible. like dam who the hell they expect take these buses? One guy had to bend his head in rear of the bus not to mention you got little to no leg room. Thank god it wasn't on the B6, would've been a nightmare on Flatlands Ave... I just feel bad for the customers and operators in our case MTA who have to put up with Nova's poor decision on a bus design. More like a Transit Garbage than a transit solution... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16071 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Rode on a B84 LFS today and i got to say the bus was built well,looks good and everything. However the capacity is horrible. like dam who the hell they expect take these buses? One guy had to bend his head in rear of the bus not to mention you got little to no leg room. Thank god it wasn't on the B6, would've been a nightmare on Flatlands Ave... I just feel bad for the customers and operators in our case MTA who have to put up with Nova's poor decision on a bus design. More like a Transit Garbage than a transit solution... I really agree with you that the Nova LFS has terrible design. IMO, the Orion VII OG Gen II+, the Orion VII NG, and the Orion V feel like the most spacious buses to me and also have one of the best seating arrangements. The U-shape seating arrangement in the rear makes it so that there's more space for standees, and it also reduces the amount of vandalism at the back of the bus because people can't tag the back of a chair. Not to mention the fabric walls of the OG and NGs also makes it so that they can't write on them. The two seaters are on the driver side of the bus, which offers I think one more seat than the current design as well. The Nova LFS feels tiny compared to the Orion VII NG. The seating arrangement of the rear of the buses also prevents a problem with leg room. The XD40s are a step up from the Nova LFS, but are still smaller (IMO) than what the older buses were. Edited September 19, 2015 by R188 7857 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16072 Posted September 19, 2015 What the hell?? I just saw a NICE BUS on 2nd Avenue in the 60s, I assume it was headed for the Qnsboro bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16073 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) So I was walking along 57 Street today amd saw 2586 with a somewhat big dent on the door side of the bus (just short of the wheelchair door), with some of the paint having been "chipped off". What could've possibly happened. Edited September 19, 2015 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16074 Posted September 19, 2015 As of recent posts in the "Bus moves/transfers" thread, it seems that the depot assignments for the Nova LFS assignment has changed as some units have reached Staten Island for training. I am NOT speculating or being impatient, but would anyone happen to know what the updated assignment is? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted September 19, 2015 Share #16075 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) Delete Edited September 19, 2015 by LegoBrickBreaker101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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