MysteriousBtrain Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16326 Posted October 22, 2015 Nice catch, some lines have already had those in service.The Bronx has started using them? Any notes on which ones? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16327 Posted October 22, 2015 The Bronx has started using them? Any notes on which ones?The Bx28 had one several days ago, so they can be on any Gun Hill route. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16328 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) The Bx28 had one several days ago, so they can be on any Gun Hill route. WHAT O_O Do they have the clever devices installed on them yet? Edited October 22, 2015 by LegoBrickBreaker101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16329 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Since MTA is retiring the old Orions, found something interesting in the 2016 Budget plan for PACE-Chicago (suburbs): Their mixed fleet (total 720) has 43% made up by 40-footers (308), and they're still running 119 Orions, about 40% of that. Model years/counts: 2000--59, 2001--54, 2004--6. Their (planned) Fed funding is for 74 new buses, presumably to retire those, and looks like Eldorado is who they'll go with, since last 2 orders in 2013 and 2015 were with them. Looks like MTA isn't the only one to get lots of use out of the old Orion models. Edited October 22, 2015 by DetSMART45 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16330 Posted October 22, 2015 There's an OG on the B103. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16331 Posted October 22, 2015 There's an OG on the B103. Finally SC gets some loaners cause of the C40 issues... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16332 Posted October 22, 2015 Finally SC gets some loaners cause of the C40 issues... What issues would those be? Aren't those buses like 3 years old at the most? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16333 Posted October 22, 2015 What issues would those be? Aren't those buses like 3 years old at the most?I believe the new flyer recall is still happening for the C40s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16334 Posted October 22, 2015 I believe the new flyer recall is still happening for the C40s. Oh boy... I tell ya the cost for these buses continue to increase while the quality decreases... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16335 Posted October 22, 2015 What is the meaning of this? Lolwut? by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16336 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) That moment you realize the existence, poor B/O's What is the meaning of this? bus times weird lol Edited October 22, 2015 by IAlam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16337 Posted October 22, 2015 That moment you realize the existence, poor B/O's bus times weird lol Eh, true. As for the B24, the main problem is that it utilizes the BQE, and Greenpoint can also get congested, especially since it's narrower in Greenpoint. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 22, 2015 Share #16338 Posted October 22, 2015 yeah they must either be mad chill so so uptight that you don't want to f**k with them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 23, 2015 Share #16339 Posted October 23, 2015 yeah they must either be mad chill so so uptight that you don't want to f**k with them I feel that the SI Express drivers are put through more of a strenuous task than the B24 drivers. Imagine doing the X17 tottenville during the reverse peak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfanrod Posted October 23, 2015 Share #16340 Posted October 23, 2015 Is the M23 SBS needed like im saying 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 23, 2015 Share #16341 Posted October 23, 2015 I feel that the SI Express drivers are put through more of a strenuous task than the B24 drivers. Imagine doing the X17 tottenville during the reverse peak. true also m5 drivers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted October 23, 2015 Share #16342 Posted October 23, 2015 Since this is "Random Thoughts," who decided to un-pin this thread on both bus and subway, as well as a couple others on the subway side? I know the "powers that be" will eventually see this and respond, but is there some official "dictate" that was put out we all could reference regarding these changes? There's less participation on the forums already because of the season, and if this Random Thoughts thread (both subway and bus) is going to be just like any other thread -- hot for the moment, then not so hot down the list -- you're just going to almost encourage less participation. And this thread, IMHO, should always be a "go-to" point on the main forum page because it is a sounding board or catch-all discussion place. Just a "random thought." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 24, 2015 Share #16343 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) Why is the Q45 STILL a transfer on the most recent Q32, Q54, Q58, and Q59 timetable. It's been four years that the route was merged with the Q47. Edited October 24, 2015 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 24, 2015 Share #16344 Posted October 24, 2015 Why is the Q45 STILL a transfer on the most recent Q32, Q54, Q58, and Q59 timetable. It's been four years that the route was merged with the Q47.I've noticed other mistakes like that elsewhere. Some maps don't show the Q114 as a transfer.I've seen subway station errors such as a covered up Q56 transfer on the Main St station. At first I thought it was a QBx1 mistake but if you look at it up close you can see the Q56 covered up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted October 24, 2015 Share #16345 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) Saw 7428 Xcelsior with no depot sticker signed up as "NYCT BUS" in Briarwood above Union Tpke Edited October 24, 2015 by Priincenene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 24, 2015 Share #16346 Posted October 24, 2015 This is the third time I've been burned by the QM15. That driver think he's so slick by going up to 57 Street, and not bother going down to 34 Street to pick up people, just chillin, and then going back to Lindenwood. The only good thing is that the wait for the is only 7 minutes now, compared to 15-17 minutes the other times I've been on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 24, 2015 Share #16347 Posted October 24, 2015 This is the third time I've been burned by the QM15. That driver think he's so slick by going up to 57 Street, and not bother going down to 34 Street to pick up people, just chillin, and then going back to Lindenwood. The only good thing is that the wait for the is only 7 minutes now, compared to 15-17 minutes the other times I've been on it. lol... He is slick if no one is reporting him. My QM15 was right on time this morning going towards Lindenwood and a few minutes late coming back to Midtown. Oddly enough we were right behind a Lindenwood QM15 when we reached the city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted October 24, 2015 Share #16348 Posted October 24, 2015 So there was a "Maintenance Coordinator" from New Flyer on my B9 bus home (#416)... Does this have anything to do with the recall? She was next to the driver the whole ride down Bay Ridge Av and at 71st and Narrows it got pulled from service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 25, 2015 Share #16349 Posted October 25, 2015 Saw 7428 Xcelsior with no depot sticker signed up as "NYCT BUS" in Briarwood above Union Tpke I rode 7430 on the Q20 a few days ago This is the third time I've been burned by the QM15. That driver think he's so slick by going up to 57 Street, and not bother going down to 34 Street to pick up people, just chillin, and then going back to Lindenwood. The only good thing is that the wait for the is only 7 minutes now, compared to 15-17 minutes the other times I've been on it. report his ass 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 25, 2015 Share #16350 Posted October 25, 2015 So it's been a while since I've heard about the M12. How is that route doing are people using or is it pretty much dead like all the other routes the MTA recently created excluding the Q52 and Q70? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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