Jdog14 Posted October 23, 2018 Share #24851 Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: I would understand if it was isolated, but it's not just that route in particular. All routes from GA tend to run like crap, more than the other respective depots. The biggest offender IMO is the Q59. As a type this, there's only two eastbound buses, both in the Maspeth area. The B62 is a close second. The B32 was the only route for a few years now, that was rather reliable. Now even that's going out the door. I think one of those buses may have possibly been a bus coming on the route, and then another bus that was gonna run off. Then after a certain point one of them returns back to the depot or starts a second half. I've seen this myself back in February (though someone with more knowledge would know better) I also believe the location of the depot itself is a hindrance because many times the area around the depot is clogged up with trucks. Edited October 23, 2018 by Jdog14 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted October 23, 2018 Share #24852 Posted October 23, 2018 The B32 and most GA runs have Interlines with others. If something happens on one line and there’s a run-off to the the next line, it’s inevitably going to be late and have to play catch up. If an op gets to then end of the line and has to take a personal for a emergency bathroom break they get up to 15 minutes. There may also be other issues with this like that need to be analyzed and addressed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trife86 Posted October 24, 2018 Share #24853 Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, East New York said: The B32 and most GA runs have Interlines with others. If something happens on one line and there’s a run-off to the the next line, it’s inevitably going to be late and have to play catch up. If an op gets to then end of the line and has to take a personal for a emergency bathroom break they get up to 15 minutes. There may also be other issues with this like that need to be analyzed and addressed. 20 minutes good sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted October 24, 2018 Share #24854 Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) - Lol, I've seen much worse than that screenshot on the Brewer corridor alone.... - Grand av is where routes go to shrivel up & eventually die.... - The Q58 going to Grand, is like Lebron going to the Lakers... Oh, wait 3 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: I would understand if it was isolated, but it's not just that route in particular. All routes from GA tend to run like crap, more than the other respective depots. The biggest offender IMO is the Q59. As a type this, there's only two eastbound buses, both in the Maspeth area. The B62 is a close second. The B32 was the only route for a few years now, that was rather reliable. Now even that's going out the door. Not that this is some type of accomplishment, but my vote's for the B62.... The Q59 is a glorified supplement & I never really expected that much from it (AFAIC, the Q58 doesn't need a supplement)... The B62 OTOH is the result of a split & has only gotten worse since it got split.... You'd think the B62 would perform a little better with [the B57, increasingly, being more sought after over the B62 b/w the Farragut houses & Downtown Brooklyn] & [that the B32 has taken pax. off the B62 b/w LIC & Greenpoint], but, nothing doing..... Hell, I was over in QBP this past weekend & lucked out & saw a B62 making the turn onto Broadway (after having came off a B46) towards QBP; I was actually gunning for the B32.... Last saturday morning was windy as hell..... Anyway, if I'm actually trying to get somewhere (meaning, non-fanning purposes), I don't seek out the B62.... For years now, I've been privy to buses arriving in packs at Queens Plaza - to experience all but one of them go OOS & DH immediately after, with the remaining bus set to make a trip back towards Downtown on an epic layover at the terminal... I don't take public buses coming home from work anymore, but when I used to do the whole > walk to the > B32 > B46 (after stopping off in Jamaica to pick up some stuff), it more or less came every 1/2 hour like it was s'posed to.... But as of the past couple months (on saturdays), I have also been seeing bunched B32's & even benefited from it a couple times..... Sad to hear that the B32's reliability is further going to shit.... Edited October 24, 2018 by B35 via Church 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted October 24, 2018 Share #24855 Posted October 24, 2018 5 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: I know that bus bunching is inevitable, but it's unbelievable that GA can't even run the B32 properly anymore. At some point in the day, the damn thing bunches, meaning everyone is getting hourly service. This happens virtually every weekend now, and it's starting to spill over on weekdays. It can't be traffic, because the streets are generally free-flowing. There's some traffic on Broadway, but not to the point where buses should be running together while on 30 minute headways. The Pulaski Bridge has not been closed either (or has not been closed daily). Something has to give. They're apparently suppose to get the Q58 soon. Give me a break... Is the Q58 rumor even true??? Honestly, I cannot see the Q58 which stops and starts in front of Fresh Pond heading to Grand Avenue. Grand Avenue is zero and everything since acquiring other depot bus lines. Just seen a caravan of 3 (B47) buses heading to Kings Plaza on the 11PM hour on a Tuesday night.. Beautiful you ask.. Can the hurry up and build another depot in Brooklyn to deal with Grand Avenue or snatch Spring Creek from the Queens Division and back to the Brooklyn Division. (Hopefully the latter part happens during the Brooklyn re-design) Honestly, SC belongs in the Brooklyn Division and buses have Brooklyn Bus Maps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axis Posted October 24, 2018 Share #24856 Posted October 24, 2018 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axis Posted October 24, 2018 Share #24857 Posted October 24, 2018 Welp, no 1:34 or 1:39 bus? Guess I'm not going to D&B Pelham Manor today. How's your day going? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted October 25, 2018 Share #24858 Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) 6:06 PM 4 Bricktown Mall S78 buses are bunching in New Dorp (2 are only dropping off passengers to save time). Edited October 25, 2018 by Lil 57 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted October 25, 2018 Share #24859 Posted October 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lil 57 said: 6:06 PM 4 Bricktown Mall S78 buses are bunching in New Dorp (2 are only dropping off passengers to save time). The s78 needs to be split in my opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted October 25, 2018 Share #24860 Posted October 25, 2018 Also I just passed a SIM6 with a 4 character run number. (What does the B stand for though?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted October 25, 2018 Share #24861 Posted October 25, 2018 Just now, Lawrence St said: The s78 needs to be split in my opinion. I agree. 3 SIM6 buses just passed me too. With 3 SIM10 buses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted October 25, 2018 Share #24862 Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) The Staten Island express bus fleet is about to go through so much wear and tear with this new redesign. The amount of weight them buses are pulling with standing loads, shiett. Also, did the MTA decide to number the 2011 Nova LFS 2011 Orion VII 4Gs because they figured those two would win between the three during the BT&E evaluations? That way any option orders would run up the 7000s and 8000s following the original 90 as buses are currently doing? Edited October 26, 2018 by XcelsiorBoii4888 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted October 26, 2018 Share #24863 Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Random though....... Things will never be the same..... The last run of a champ. 4983 was pulled out of the scrap line for one last hoorah.... I rode her brand new out of ENY. Built in September 1998, she just turned 20 years old last month. Got to spend the evening with her on my home line. Was very poetic, and with one of my good friends at that. This will likely be his last time driving an ENY original, and she will be retired in the morning. And this bus is FAST!!!! Headed to the scrapper in excellent condition. 😢 Farewell to the Rapid Transit Series. The most legendary and longest lasting bus ever built. To this day, this was the favorite bus ever tested at Altoona and still holds the record of most reliable product ever tested. Edited October 26, 2018 by East New York 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 26, 2018 Share #24864 Posted October 26, 2018 7531 broke down at the New Lots terminal on the B6... The engine compartment lights are LED, pretty cool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted October 26, 2018 Share #24865 Posted October 26, 2018 I'm on 2882 on the S89 now, A guy gets on at the ETC and askes me of the bus was going to 34th Street Manhattan. I told him that he needed the SIM1C or SIM4C. Guess he saw a coach bus and assumed that it was going to Manhattan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted October 26, 2018 Share #24866 Posted October 26, 2018 41 minutes ago, Lil 57 said: I'm on 2882 on the S89 now, A guy gets on at the ETC and askes me of the bus was going to 34th Street Manhattan. I told him that he needed the SIM1C or SIM4C. Guess he saw a coach bus and assumed that it was going to Manhattan. More likely that the guy saw "34th St" on the coach bus sign and took that bus even though it was going to the HBLR terminal there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 26, 2018 Share #24867 Posted October 26, 2018 In regards to the B6 routing, I was on a Bensonhurst bound B6 bunched up with another B6, my B6 went straight down Glenwood where's the other B6 took the E103 - Flatlands routing. Clearly not all B6 drivers are on the same page in regards to the B6 routing in that area.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted October 26, 2018 Share #24868 Posted October 26, 2018 19 minutes ago, mine248 said: More likely that the guy saw "34th St" on the coach bus sign and took that bus even though it was going to the HBLR terminal there. Probably, I think he got confused when he saw $2.75 taken off his MetroCard instead of $6.50. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted October 27, 2018 Share #24869 Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lil 57 said: Probably, I think he got confused when he saw $2.75 taken off his MetroCard instead of $6.50. Hopefully he didn't need a transfer after that (since if he took the SIM1C/4C, it would just charge him the extra $3.75). Granted, with the new transfer policy, you can take a local bus to a SIM bus, and get a 3rd transfer, but only at certain Downtown subway stations. Edited October 27, 2018 by checkmatechamp13 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted October 27, 2018 Share #24870 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/25/2018 at 11:42 PM, East New York said: The last run of a champ. 4983 was pulled out of the scrap line for one last hoorah.... I rode her brand new out of ENY. Built in September 1998, she just turned 20 years old last month. And this bus is FAST!!!! Headed to the scrapper in excellent condition. 😢 Farewell to the Rapid Transit Series. The most legendary and longest lasting bus ever built. To this day, this was the favorite bus ever tested at Altoona and still holds the record of most reliable product ever tested. Why scrap it if it’s still in excellent condition? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 28, 2018 Share #24871 Posted October 28, 2018 Looks like 7532's signs are already malfunctioning. They were working yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 29, 2018 Share #24872 Posted October 29, 2018 I rode a JFK XD60 today and the rear panel inside the bus was loose. Haha just like it's ancestor the D60HF with the flappy windows in the rear of the bus. All it was missing was the screeching fanbelt😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted October 29, 2018 Share #24873 Posted October 29, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 9:44 AM, danielhg121 said: Why scrap it if it’s still in excellent condition? It's time for them to go. Many of these scrapped RTS' are/were still in good condition. However almost all of them are over 20 years old now. 5105 and up will be 20 next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFarms36 Posted October 29, 2018 Share #24874 Posted October 29, 2018 We were very proud that 9505 came into service, now less than a week its already in a crash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted October 29, 2018 Share #24875 Posted October 29, 2018 So the last 3 Queens bound Q32 buses of the day are all bunched up. SMH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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