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27 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

So whatever dispatcher is doing the QM1/5/6 must be playing games, as VG8 mentioned. Im on bus 3061 now, signed as QM5. I got on at the last stop at 7:45, but the B/O got called on the radio to repeat the loop...so we are now back at 36 and 6?!

I have no idea what run this was/is supposed to he

This is ridiculous for those of us on the bus and are now taking a joy ride around manhattan??

Meanwhile at 7:00pm there was a QM5, a QM6 and then a QM1, with a QM5 shortly ahead of the later QM5.  It's a disgrace. Make no mistake about it. We're going to have a LONG discussion about the Union Turnpike corridor. I've seen enough BS just taking these trips. Friday night I waited at 6th and 42nd. There were trips missing then. A QM2 was definitely missing, and if I go back to my log where I logged every bus, while I waited there that came along 6th Avenue, I'm sure there were more trips missing. They have a chronic problem now making service across the City. They are basically promising passengers service that they can't make and that is unacceptable.  There's a difference between not being able to make service due to a bus breaking down or a trip not being filled on occasion, but this is much more serious. Supposedly all of the service on the schedule should be accounted for but it clearly isn't.

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37 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

So whatever dispatcher is doing the QM1/5/6 must be playing games, as VG8 mentioned. Im on bus 3061 now, signed as QM5. I got on at the last stop at 7:45, but the B/O got called on the radio to repeat the loop...so we are now back at 36 and 6?!

I have no idea what run this was/is supposed to he

This is ridiculous for those of us on the bus and are now taking a joy ride around manhattan??

How crowded did that bus get?

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2 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

The bus is not too full, actually (I think with public schools closed tomorrow a lot of parents left work early) but I'm super pissed about getting to back to Queens 20 mins late because of this stupidity. 

So what bus were they trying to fill then? QM6? I only see two QM6s towards Lake Success now...

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18 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

So what bus were they trying to fill then? QM6? I only see two QM6s towards Lake Success now...

It really makes no sense. If this was oroginally the 7:20 QM5, it got to 57 street really late, but if it was the 7:40 bus, it was super early. 

 

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10 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

I emailed in a complaint about the dispatcher's games last night.  I'm sure the MTA will take immediate action LOL. 

 

And of course my QM5 this morning is SRO with malfunctioning WiFi. At least I know the B/O, one of the good ones. 

Lovely. No school today and service is the PITS. Buses late all over the place. I opted for a different bus after being burned yesterday morning.  

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9 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Lovely. No school today and service is the PITS. Buses late all over the place. I opted for a different bus after being burned yesterday morning.  

I forgot there was no public school today, and presumably at least some people who celebrate lunar new year took vacation. Yet traffic is awful and buses are packed. Nothing new here lol...

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41 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

I forgot there was no public school today, and presumably at least some people who celebrate lunar new year took vacation. Yet traffic is awful and buses are packed. Nothing new here lol...

In part because the subways have been abysmal and packed, so people run to the express bus.  That and we have this crazy weather.  Artic cold last week and now I see people with short sleeve shirts on. <_<

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3 hours ago, Lil 57 said:

Back to QM1 issues, no 5, 5:30 or 7 PM bus tonight. (2/5) Why can't the (MTA) run those trips?

Unbelievable. I'm waiting for the 10:30 QM6, hopefully that actually shows up.  Already a fairly long line at the stop.  

Update: it did come on time, and is about half full. Not bad for nearly 11 pm on a Tuesday

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3 hours ago, Lil 57 said:

Back to QM1 issues, no 5, 5:30 or 7 PM bus tonight. (2/5) Why can't the (MTA) run those trips?

That’s correct:

QM1:  16:00, 2823. 16:30, 3127. 17:00, MIA. 17:30, MIA. 18:00, 3004. 18:30, 2823. 19:00, MIA.

They must not be using regulars, so they are trying to fill service as they can.  I already asked about this before and had a frank conversation via conference call. However, that was MONTHS ago, but very little has changed. TONS of new guys coming in for sure, but they aren’t making what the old-timers did that’s for sure. What I suspect is happening is old-timers are leaving and aren’t being replaced (some are, but not all of them), so they’re filling whatever trips they can and leaving the rest empty. Basically a cost saving technique. When they do these redesigns, they’ll try to cut back on service, so fewer lines, thus fewer drivers needed because you will cut some service. I also spoke to people on the inside about this. They know the deal. This is a numbers game and it’ll save them money. If you see how many trips they don’t fill every day across the system, that is A LOT of service they aren’t providing. They know this which is why I’m calling for an audit because an audit will show just how many trips all over the system go unfilled every single day, and believe me there’s A LOT of them.

I have four missing QM1 trips today between the AM and PM trips. BxM2 had at least two missing trips that I know of, maybe more, That’s two lines and 5-6 missing trips already. Count all of the ones on Staten Island, the Bronx, Queens... Every single day... A lot of service... Just think that it was even worse before I started my advocacy group. Not saying I’m a savior. Just saying that even after they were put on notice, they still have a ton of service missing.

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2 minutes ago, 7-express said:

So they installed this fancy new thing at 59/Lex as of today.  But there's one glaring thing that's missing that kills it for certain express bus riders...

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How'd they messed that up? Also where the white sign that states the location of the stop?

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5 minutes ago, IAlam said:

How'd they messed that up? Also where the white sign that states the location of the stop?

No matter the number of routes stopping on one of those stops, there are only 3 slots. The fourth slot is the location sign replaced by a QM20 sign.

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2 minutes ago, Lil 57 said:

No matter the number of routes stopping on one of those stops, there are only 3 slots. The fourth slot is the location sign replaced by a QM20 sign.

The DOt should've invested in a modular design, like the regular signs. It really doesn't make sense to waste money on things that work in every application. 

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1 hour ago, Lil 57 said:

So far The 5:30, 6 and 6:30 didn't come tonight. How about the 7 PM?

 

1 hour ago, QM1to6Ave said:

I didn't see the 6:30 when I started tracking so I took a QM6 instead. Lots of traffic tonight. 

Here’s the answer:

QM1: 16:00, 3196. 16:30, 3125. 17:00, 2843. 17:30, NO BUS. 18:00, NO BUS. 18:30, NO BUS. 19:00, 3125.

I’ve been tracking numerous other lines as well. I have QM24 customers that complain about the same thing. Missing buses or they can’t track them on BusTime, and I know for a fact that there were other missing QM buses last Friday, just doing a quick check of the schedules. Amazing how many buses can’t be tracked or go missing entirely. I’m also including other lines tracked today during the rush hour period. The QM24 may have some ghost buses, but I know that not all of the buses came the other day either, so that’s another line that only runs every 30 minutes where they cannot meet the scheduled service.

QM1: 16:00, 3196. 16:30, 3125. 17:00, 2843. 17:30, NO BUS. 18:00, NO BUS. 18:30, NO BUS. 19:00, 3125.

BxM2: (NB) 16:05, 3087. 16:25, 3112. 16:45, 3084. 17:00, 3109. 17:15, 3221. 17:30, 3106. 17:45, 3066. 18:00, 3353. 18:15, 3082. 18:30, 3095. 19:00, 3065. 19:30, 3105.

BxM2: (SB) 16:00, 3066. 16:30, 3082. 17:00, 3065. 17:30, 3105. 18:00, 3087. 18:30, 3099. 19:00, NO BUS. 19:30, 3221.

QM24: 15:00, NO BUS. 16:00, NO BUS. 16:30, 3144. 17:00, 3300. 17:30, 3304. 18:00, 3280. 18:30, NO BUS. 19:00, 3281.

QM34: 15:00, 3299. 16:00, 3145. 16:30, 3291. 16:45, 3279. 17:00, 3292. 17:15, 3473. 17:30, 3140. 17:45, 3303. 18:00, 3284. 18:20, 3285. 18:40, 3474. 19:00, 3145.

Yesterday I had people bitching on my page about how the 08:00 BxM2 didn’t come. Morning rush and the bus only runs every 30 minutes, and that bus is packed too. They had the 08:30 bus start a little earlier. Just ridiculous.

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