BM5 via Woodhaven Posted April 26, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 26, 2018 2012 NABI 40-SFW 6025 on the 119 (NJ Transit) at 41 Street & 9 Avenue by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2017 MCI D4500CT 17152 on the WESTAMPTON route (Academy Bus) at 41 Street and Dyer Avenue by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2017 MCI D4500CT 17152 on the SHORE POINTS route (Academy Bus) at 41 Street and Dyer Avenue by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2017 MCI D4500CT 17068 on the 11C (Saddle River Tours) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2017 MCI D4500CT 17151 on a Javits Center Shuttle (Academy) at 42 Street & 8 Avenue by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2017 MCI D4500CT 17067 on the 11C (Saddle River Tours) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2002 MCI D4000 8109 on the 186 (New Jersey Transit) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2006 MCI D4000 9052 on the 188 (New Jersey Transit) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2002 MCI D4000 7972 on the 175 (New Jersey Transit) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2003 MCI D4500 8804 on the 9A (Rockland Coaches) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr 2017 MCI D4500CT 17068 on the 11C (Saddle River Tours) at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station by BM5 via Woodhaven, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted April 26, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 26, 2018 Excellent pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junjun441 Posted April 28, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 28, 2018 Nice pictures! I haven’t taken the 11C in years! It’s no longer Red & Tan Lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted April 29, 2018 12 hours ago, junjun441 said: Nice pictures! I haven’t taken the 11C in years! It’s no longer Red & Tan Lines? Nope. It is now operated by Saddle River Tours (and with less service than with Rockland Coaches). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted April 30, 2018 Share #5 Posted April 30, 2018 I thought R&T completely abandoned the GWB Bus Terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted May 1, 2018 22 hours ago, 46Dover said: I thought R&T completely abandoned the GWB Bus Terminal Only the 9A and variants are available at GWB. That route does well, so it wasn't eliminated (unlike the 11C, 14K, and 84). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted May 1, 2018 Share #7 Posted May 1, 2018 1 hour ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: Only the 9A and variants are available at GWB. That route does well, so it wasn't eliminated (unlike the 11C, 14K, and 84). Saddle River is still not a transfer option on the NYC Subway Maps at the GWB Bus Terminal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted May 1, 2018 1 hour ago, 46Dover said: Saddle River is still not a transfer option on the NYC Subway Maps at the GWB Bus Terminal Most longtime riders already know where the bus goes to, so I guess it isn't so bad. However, people who are not regulars will likely not have any idea that the bus exists. Sidenote: Those Saddle River buses are non-existent on the weekends. I've seen no-shows on weekend buses. Given how few buses run on Saturdays, that is not a good thing. Saddle River needs to get its act together with those weekend runs. The weekday runs are on-time for the most part, on the other hand. SMH at how the Saddle River runs the existing 11C overall though, there is missed potential by only running it out of GWB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted May 1, 2018 Share #9 Posted May 1, 2018 Saddle River? Since when do they operate fixed route commuter services? Boy, seems like all these charter companies want their hands in the pot in this part of the industry..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q101 E Midtown Posted May 1, 2018 Share #10 Posted May 1, 2018 3 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Saddle River? Since when do they operate fixed route commuter services? Boy, seems like all these charter companies want their hands in the pot in this part of the industry..... They took over the 11C and the 20/84 four years ago this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted May 1, 2018 Share #11 Posted May 1, 2018 11 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: Most longtime riders already know where the bus goes to, so I guess it isn't so bad. However, people who are not regulars will likely not have any idea that the bus exists. Sidenote: Those Saddle River buses are non-existent on the weekends. I've seen no-shows on weekend buses. Given how few buses run on Saturdays, that is not a good thing. Saddle River needs to get its act together with those weekend runs. The weekday runs are on-time for the most part, on the other hand. SMH at how the Saddle River runs the existing 11C overall though, there is missed potential by only running it out of GWB. It’s gonna be hard for longtime charter drivers to adjust to commuter work. Just think, in addition to the GWB lines, they now have the Bergen County “B” lines once operated by Community Coach on top of the 2 lines from Carefree (55, and 56 I think) from New York to Bloomfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted May 1, 2018 Share #12 Posted May 1, 2018 4 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Saddle River? Since when do they operate fixed route commuter services? Boy, seems like all these charter companies want their hands in the pot in this part of the industry..... Around the time the Super Bowl was in town, SR announced a push for those lines abandoned by Rockland Coaches (the 11C and 20/84 as Q101 mentioned). Their primary business beforehand was Atlantic City line runs in addition to the Charters. I drove for them for a while and one of the reasons I left was the downfall of AC which came to fruition a year after I left for Lakeland (2012 ish). Saddle River sliced up a lot of their Atlantic City lines and had to adjust fire (if you will), hence their plan to get into Commuter work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junjun441 Posted May 2, 2018 Share #13 Posted May 2, 2018 21 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: Sidenote: Those Saddle River buses are non-existent on the weekends. I've seen no-shows on weekend buses. Given how few buses run on Saturdays, that is not a good thing. Saddle River needs to get its act together with those weekend runs. The weekday runs are on-time for the most part, on the other hand. SMH at how the Saddle River runs the existing 11C overall though, there is missed potential by only running it out of GWB. Wow... I used to take the 11C on Saturday’s at 7:20 AM to Nanuet Mall with my mother. Times have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbus86 Posted May 11, 2018 Share #14 Posted May 11, 2018 Thanks for the great pics! Agreed, the 11C weekend service is virtually non-existent with only 2-4 runs at times so inconvenient, it is a useless service. Not sure anyone is there to take it if the buses happen to show up. Some background on SRT taking over the 11C and 20/84 and pics posted here: http://njbus.blogspot.com/2014/04/saddle-river-tours-taking-over-11c-and.html They essentially took over the lines as part of their effort to get the Bergen County Local bus contract which as mentioned above, they recently secured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted May 22, 2018 Share #15 Posted May 22, 2018 Great pictures. Damm, never knew that Saddle River took over some of the Rockland Coach lines of 11C. Hope they didn’t take over the Port Authority lines 45-49 (Express) and 11A- Spring Valley, Haverstraw, Stony Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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