BUS - Random Thoughts Thread

[paulrivera]

Sorry for the double post, but apparently the  has jumped the gun a bit on their bus redesign plan 😂:

[MysteriousBtrain]

9 minutes ago, paulrivera said:

Sorry for the double post, but apparently the  has jumped the gun a bit on their bus redesign plan 😂:

Is this real or someone else's fantasy? Cause it looks like a thing a fan would edit on paint.

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

1 minute ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

Is this real or someone else's fantasy? Cause it looks like a thing a fan would edit on paint.

Nope. This is from the actual map up on the MTA website. Looks like all the purple in that area got to whoever was editing that map.

http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/busbx.pdf

Edited May 24, 2018 by BM5 via Woodhaven

[MysteriousBtrain]

4 minutes ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

Nope. This is from the actual map up on the MTA website. Looks like all the purple in that area got to whoever was editing that map.

http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/busbx.pdf

Somebody overlooked that typo. Wow.

 

Image the Bx10 replacing the Bx34 north of Norwood. Would be great I tell you.

[paulrivera]

5 minutes ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

Nope. This is from the actual map up on the MTA website. Looks like all the purple in that area got to whoever was editing that map.

http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/busbx.pdf

Yea LOL. They probably got confused putting in that new routing via Jerome thru the Woodlawn  stop (that routing's legit but I thought it'd be temporary; I wonder why they put it on the map...)

Just now, MysteriousBtrain said:

Somebody overlooked that typo. Wow.

 

Image the Bx10 replacing the Bx34 north of Norwood. Would be great I tell you.

VG8 would still take the express bus tho...

He'd probably beat the Bx10 too.

[B35 via Church]

Haven't been in that immediate area too recently.... What's the reason for that re-routing anyway?

[paulrivera]

6 minutes ago, B35 via Church said:

Haven't been in that immediate area too recently.... What's the reason for that re-routing anyway?

Some watermain-related construction project. The current phase of construction is only until July but there's more work to do into next year.

[Lawrence St]

5 hours ago, paulrivera said:

Some watermain-related construction project. The current phase of construction is only until July but there's more work to do into next year.

 

5 hours ago, B35 via Church said:

Haven't been in that immediate area too recently.... What's the reason for that re-routing anyway?

They're apparently installing a new pipe line over there and the traffic it's causing is chaotic, it's affecting every single Bee Line route that operates under the  as well as the Bx10 and Bx16 during the PM rush. Just last week, I saw  BL-4 buses back to back at Woodlawn with BL-20 buses behind it.  

[Via Garibaldi 8]

10 hours ago, paulrivera said:

Yea LOL. They probably got confused putting in that new routing via Jerome thru the Woodlawn  stop (that routing's legit but I thought it'd be temporary; I wonder why they put it on the map...)

VG8 would still take the express bus tho...

He'd probably beat the Bx10 too.

Yeah, when I had a client up in Westchester, I'd have them drop me at the Yonkers/Woodlawn border near 242nd and Katonah, get on the BxM4, transfer in the city for the BxM1 or BxM2 (whichever came first) and got back to Riverdale that way. Whenever I do take the local buses in Riverdale, I find myself using the Bx10 for the shortest of distances.  It is VERY slow, especially along Henry Hudson Parkway.  Too many stops, too many seniors and people chatting with the B/O, and given the neighborhood, the drivers want to make sure they're courteous to everyone to avoid receiving written complaints, so they usually make a concerted effort when picking up and dropping off. But yes, if I can link up with a quick BxM2, it's a pretty quick ride and likely faster than the Bx10 meandering all about.

 

[EastFlatbushLarry]

I'm currently sitting in Power park, adjacent to Flatbush Depot and bus #'s 7621, 7623 and 7624 have arrived at Flatbush Depot moments ago in select bus service paint

Edited May 24, 2018 by EastFlatbushLarry

[Future ENY OP]

1 hour ago, EastFlatbushLarry said:

I'm currently sitting in Power park, adjacent to Flatbush Depot and bus #'s 7621, 7623 and 7624 have arrived at Flatbush Depot moments ago in select bus service paint

Than it is official. Buses rolling into Flatbush. Get your last rides with the RTS. 

[EastFlatbushLarry]

21 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said:

Than it is official. Buses rolling into Flatbush. Get your last rides with the RTS. 

the post i made probably should be moved to moves & transfers, but yes the RTS (or NG's) days are numbered at Flatbush.

[Via Garibaldi 8]

6 hours ago, EastFlatbushLarry said:

I'm currently sitting in Power park, adjacent to Flatbush Depot and bus #'s 7621, 7623 and 7624 have arrived at Flatbush Depot moments ago in select bus service paint

Wait.... Weren't those Gleason buses?

[Jdog14]

22 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Wait.... Weren't those Gleason buses?

 

 

Not my pic

Edited May 24, 2018 by Jdog14

[JeremiahC99]

22 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Wait.... Weren't those Gleason buses?

Those are the numbers of the old 125 Orion VII CNG buses. These new XD40 buses are taking their number spots.

[Via Garibaldi 8]

20 minutes ago, Jdog14 said:

 

 

Not my pic

 

19 minutes ago, JeremiahC99 said:

Those are the numbers of the old 125 Orion VII CNG buses. These new XD40 buses are taking their number spots.

Hmm.... Interesting... 

[EastFlatbushLarry]

as i was leaving lindenwood for work, i observed casey Stengel's bus #5992 currently being operated by run 510 on the SBS-Q53 (southbound). i know the bus is only at LG for the summer, but i couldn't help but to chuckle at the CS logo on a LG line. have a safe day, folks

[Future ENY OP]

As I was leaving the airport from work last night more XD40’s we’re pulling into the lot. Right now at least 15 are there in addition to more stored at a undisclosed location on property. 

Good news is that it’s going to be a great summer for new buses throughout the city. 

[paulrivera]

Even with new buses Gun Hill still keeps with hot weather tradition and whips out the XD60s (with their superior AC by the way) on the Bx12 SBS.

[Via Garibaldi 8]

42 minutes ago, paulrivera said:

Even with new buses Gun Hill still keeps with hot weather tradition and whips out the XD60s (with their superior AC by the way) on the Bx12 SBS.

Climate control on these buses is SO ANNOYING.  Put on the damn AC when it's hot (like today - can we can get the overhead blowers on!!??? ).  I dunno what's with the driver I get on the BxM2. He BLASTS the AC in the winter so the buses are FREEZING, and then today the overhead blowers were off - why? It's disgusting outside (hot and very humid).  

[Around the Horn]

4 hours ago, Future ENY OP said:

As I was leaving the airport from work last night more XD40’s we’re pulling into the lot. Right now at least 15 are there in addition to more stored at a undisclosed location on property. 

Good news is that it’s going to be a great summer for new buses throughout the city. 

I'm assuming more SBS buses for Flatbush?

[Cait Sith]

13 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Climate control on these buses is SO ANNOYING.  Put on the damn AC when it's hot (like today - can we can get the overhead blowers on!!??? ).  I dunno what's with the driver I get on the BxM2. He BLASTS the AC in the winter so the buses are FREEZING, and then today the overhead blowers were off - why? It's disgusting outside (hot and very humid).  

From what I've been told, the mechanics have to change the temperature settings in all of the buses. Drivers do not have control of the temperature in the buses, only the on/off switch.

[Via Garibaldi 8]

2 minutes ago, Cait Sith said:

From what I've been told, the mechanics have to change the temperature settings in all of the buses. Drivers do not have control of the temperature in the buses, only the on/off switch.

The whole thing is absurd.  They definitely need to work on it.  We get NO heat at all in the dead of the winter.  Just cold air blowing on us and then when it's actually hot there's no AC.  It's like who wants to ride the bus when all they're doing is making us sick?  I'm almost certain I was made sick by the buses this year. No doubt about it.  We had a very cold winter, and it was absurd to have buses with AC on them in the dead of winter.

[BreeddekalbL]

18 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

The whole thing is absurd.  They definitely need to work on it.  We get NO heat at all in the dead of the winter.  Just cold air blowing on us and then when it's actually hot there's no AC.  It's like who wants to ride the bus when all they're doing is making us sick?  I'm almost certain I was made sick by the buses this year. No doubt about it.  We had a very cold winter, and it was absurd to have buses with AC on them in the dead of winter.

 

Write a letter to Mr Byford

[Via Garibaldi 8]

3 minutes ago, BreeddekalbL said:

 

Write a letter to Mr Byford

I'm going to bring it up in the workshop meetings. We're paying $13.00 a day and can't get decent climate control and I'd like to know why from brass. For what they're paying for these buses, it's really inexcusable.  I actually just received a follow-up letter from one of my representatives regarding the horrific express bus service too.  Really tired of it.  These meetings are going to be very heated because there's a lot of frustration due to a lack of action.

For example, I'm of the belief that the Major Deegan should have an HOV lane for HOV traffic and the express buses.  Governor Cuomo's office sent me a BS letter last year claiming that there was no such need citing a traffic study that was supposedly conducted.  I was infuriated by the letter and even more emboldened to keep pushing for one given how backed up that expressway is and the amount of time we spend sitting in traffic on it.