Cait Sith Posted November 12, 2015 Share #16526 Posted November 12, 2015 409 has been involved in a head-on accident with another bus. Bus-on-bus incident. Damage to 409 is repairable. Details to come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted November 12, 2015 Share #16527 Posted November 12, 2015 Word...Somehow they manage to get to school by 7:20AM,meanwhile I live 12-15 minutes away(walking-If I take the bus I have to take three-The B64 up to 5th Av,B63 to 86,then B16 back down-easily 45 min to an hour) and get there 5-10 minutes late (especially during sophomore year-the first time I had a 1-8,now my body's used to getting up at 5:45AM) Good God... Seems like it would be easier to just back track and take the B4 to the B16 or the B64 and walk the rest of the way down. Before you say it's far, I've done it along Shore Rd... Take the B4 over to Narrows, then walked to Shore Rd, but in the summer I like to take a stroll down Shore Rd, so if a X27 isn't due for a while then I'll walk down into the 80's. I like walking in the 70's anyway for those expensive homes that are nicely tucked away. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16528 Posted November 13, 2015 Good God... Seems like it would be easier to just back track and take the B4 to the B16 or the B64 and walk the rest of the way down. Before you say it's far, I've done it along Shore Rd... Take the B4 over to Narrows, then walked to Shore Rd, but in the summer I like to take a stroll down Shore Rd, so if a X27 isn't due for a while then I'll walk down into the 80's. I like walking in the 70's anyway for those expensive homes that are nicely tucked away. lol Yeah I just walk. If its raining or snowing I'll take one of the school specials up to 4th,get the and walk from Bay Ridge Avenue 409 has been involved in a head-on accident with another bus. Bus-on-bus incident. Damage to 409 is repairable. Details to come. Which route?That's a Jackie Gleason bus right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16529 Posted November 13, 2015 That's a Jackie Gleason bus right? yes, it is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16530 Posted November 13, 2015 These Novas on Staten Island are some badass buses. These B/Os really know how to move them and they sound so good up these hills. I actually like the interiors on these. What a treat for Charleston B/Os especially! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16531 Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Yeah I just walk. If its raining or snowing I'll take one of the school specials up to 4th,get the and walk from Bay Ridge Avenue Which route?That's a Jackie Gleason bus right? Yup, on the B35. I have a photo. But I'm not gonna put it up, as I'm respecting the wishes of my sources. Edited November 13, 2015 by Cait Sith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16532 Posted November 13, 2015 Yup, on the B35. I have a photo. But I'm not gonna put it up, as I'm respecting the wishes of my sources. Where supposedly/actually did this happen? On what end of the route? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16533 Posted November 13, 2015 Where supposedly/actually did this happen? On what end of the route? I tried asking for a location, but got nada. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3238 RFW Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16534 Posted November 13, 2015 409 has been involved in a head-on accident with another bus. Bus-on-bus incident. Damage to 409 is repairable. Details to come. RTS? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16535 Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) RTS?Every 3 digit unit is a C40LF at this moment (185-672).Worked more on my picture today. Edited November 13, 2015 by MysteriousBtrain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16536 Posted November 13, 2015 5511, 5542, 5560 and 5603 are some really good D60s I've ridden out of JFK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16537 Posted November 13, 2015 That moment when an already packed SBS Bx12 you're on ends up short turning at Pelham Bay because it's late... SBS 12 short turns heading to Bay Plaza should be banned; do these dispatchers not know how busy Bay Plaza is? I guess not since the dispatchers are either on Bustrek or at Pelham Bay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted November 13, 2015 Share #16538 Posted November 13, 2015 Every 3 digit unit is a C40LF at this moment (185-672). Worked more on my picture today. Damn looks nice! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16539 Posted November 14, 2015 With the recent terrorist attacks on Paris, should be carful while busspotting this weekend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16540 Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) With the recent terrorist attacks on Paris, should be carful while busspotting this weekend? Don't give in -- that's what they count on. Be afraid, they'll take advantage of your weakness. Penn Jillette says it best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgbWkeHxq0 Every 3 digit unit is a C40LF at this moment (185-672). Worked more on my picture today. Good job! Now, to be really "authentic", you need a "Next Bus Please" on the sign. Edited November 14, 2015 by DetSMART45 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16541 Posted November 14, 2015 That moment when an already packed SBS Bx12 you're on ends up short turning at Pelham Bay because it's late... SBS 12 short turns heading to Bay Plaza should be banned; do these dispatchers not know how busy Bay Plaza is? I guess not since the dispatchers are either on Bustrek or at Pelham Bay. You seem pretty vocal about the Bx12 SBS on here so I want to ask what is your mind is the most glaring issue with the route? Would it be speed, crowding, reliability, something I can't think of? I'm curious because if you haven't figured this out i'm also an avid user of the route and I would like to figure out if i'm some oddball who thinks the buses run speedy enough and that the impact of Fordham Road traffic is overblown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatOne2k Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16542 Posted November 14, 2015 Some Bx5 trips will end at Pelham Bay if they are late. The drivers tell people to take the other routes to get to Bay Plaza. Many Bx5 drivers will also skip the Edson Avenue bus stop going back to Pelham Bay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16543 Posted November 14, 2015 You seem pretty vocal about the Bx12 SBS on here so I want to ask what is your mind is the most glaring issue with the route? Would it be speed, crowding, reliability, something I can't think of? I'm curious because if you haven't figured this out i'm also an avid user of the route and I would like to figure out if i'm some oddball who thinks the buses run speedy enough and that the impact of Fordham Road traffic is overblown. 1. Crowding. 2. Reliability. 3. More crowding. The Fordham traffic is bad but not any worse than traffic in Midtown. The thing with the Bx12 is that unlike the M15 and M34, the Bx12 is highly utilized from end-to-end (I've seen literally 40 people each board at both Inwood stops and groups of 30-50 board at the Mall stop at Bay Plaza) and I don't even know where all these people come from TBH. The speeds are decent (they can be faster but this is a general problem with buses in NYC) but I think its highly erratic ridership, and the dispatching methods during a delay that might work on an M15 (where you can turn a Ferry bus at Houston or an East Harlem bus at 96th and it's no big deal) just don't work on the Bx12. They don't understand that turning a mall-bound bus at Pelham or an Inwood-bound bus at Sedgwick or sending light buses from a terminal to midroute just doesn't work for the customer (or the 2nd driver after the driver that gets turned around that now has to do the full route and return with a crush loaded bus.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16544 Posted November 14, 2015 CS rips off advertisements and uses them as tape on some of their buses. I've seen the ads on the outside ripped and the ripped part would be taping over something shut, but I have yet to see them used on the inside. Is there any other depot that does that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16545 Posted November 14, 2015 CS rips off advertisements and uses them as tape on some of their buses. I've seen the ads on the outside ripped and the ripped part would be taping over something shut, but I have yet to see them used on the inside. Is there any other depot that does that? Damn near all of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted November 14, 2015 Share #16546 Posted November 14, 2015 CS rips off advertisements and uses them as tape on some of their buses. I've seen the ads on the outside ripped and the ripped part would be taping over something shut, but I have yet to see them used on the inside. Is there any other depot that does that? Pretty ingenious, but still sloppy nonetheless. Surprised none of the DDOT mechanics thought of that when you could count on seeing at least one of their RTSes with the engine door significantly ajar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted November 15, 2015 Share #16547 Posted November 15, 2015 Pretty ingenious, but still sloppy nonetheless. Surprised none of the DDOT mechanics thought of that when you could count on seeing at least one of their RTSes with the engine door significantly ajar. Some of the 96's are like that (the bottom panel under the AC slightly slanted outward) I always remember that from my childhood... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 15, 2015 Share #16548 Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) I've been seeing lots of repainted LFS on the Bx41 SBS recently. If 5808 got the new SBS coding and signs, what makes the KB units any different from seeing these signs as well? I think every LFS should be equipped with the luminator signs (or whatever sign made the LFSA flash blue) and not just the SBS units. I would say do that to the 2012 XD60s too, but the transition from sign to sign takes a lot longer than most signs found on other buses (5 secs as opposed to 2 secs) Edited November 15, 2015 by MysteriousBtrain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted November 15, 2015 Share #16549 Posted November 15, 2015 I'm on a very quiet BxM4... Then again the BxM8 was quiet this morning... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted November 15, 2015 Share #16550 Posted November 15, 2015 I was volunteering an event a yankee stadium i wanted to take the BXM4 home but a I with a lot of my friend who of course think the express bus cost too much so we took the subway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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