Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 19, 2012 Share #2376 Posted August 19, 2012 They are on Bustime. I've seen most of those buses online before. Just because you don't always see it doesn't mean it isn't on Bustime. Yeah but some of them get messed up, so some of them could very well not be showing up on Bus Time. After conversing with the MTA Bus Time team, there seems to be various reasons why they don't show up so that's why it is important to report them so that they can put in an order to have the equipment repaired. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 19, 2012 Share #2377 Posted August 19, 2012 I made such a stink that folks at the MTA with whom complaints are filed with are starting to know who I am This is not something to be proud of. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted August 19, 2012 Share #2378 Posted August 19, 2012 think the word may have gotten out because I made such a stink that folks at the MTA with whom complaints are filed with are starting to know who I am Ha, same thing for me up here. All of the Saratoga B/O's, and quite a few Albany B/O's know who I am by now. Especially customer service, and headquaters. They all know who I am over there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 19, 2012 Share #2379 Posted August 19, 2012 This is not something to be proud of. Yeah well me and other passengers aren't "proud" about being bypassed either.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted August 19, 2012 Share #2380 Posted August 19, 2012 On sunday at 3pm the S74 took me nonstop from Target™ until ND lane. It arrived 7minutes early. I wonder how it is at nite. Also, the bus is overairconditioned. Specially if you came all wet from massive rain. Its been raining very heavily lately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2381 Posted August 20, 2012 On sunday at 3pm the S74 took me nonstop from Target™ until ND lane. It arrived 7minutes early. I wonder how it is at nite. Also, the bus is overairconditioned. Specially if you came all wet from massive rain. Its been raining very heavily lately. Chances are that bus was late LOL TA Rule, climate control must be engaged in the "on" position at all times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2382 Posted August 20, 2012 Chances are that bus was late LOL TA Rule, climate control must be engaged in the "on" position at all times. I'd prefer to have AC or climate control then none at all. The one thing I won't miss about those local buses on Staten Island is the B/Os never had the damn climate control on so you're on a jammed packed bus with no air on whatsoever, just sweating like a pig. Now of course it is cold outside but still. You're stuck on a packed bus with a big winter coat on... Some sort of climate control should be on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2383 Posted August 20, 2012 When you do that, what are the headways of the B46? You're not leaving those transferring riders waiting an hour for the next bus, are you? That's just plain wrong. Whoever said I was? The headway is usually about 10-12 minutes when LTD service ends, but you gotta haul ass, cause every transfer point gets pretty heavy if one of those buses dumps off at the stop, so it's prudent you get in and out if you're looking to make time. My thing - especially Saturday nights heading to the bridge - is hit Church Avenue 3-4 minutes ahead of schedule, and that's for loading purposes, and to get an extra 2 minutes to head up to Eastern Parkway ---- climbing the hill to EP can be a bitch, and sometimes not enough time. On the return trip, leaving the bridge, you need to leave ON TIME, hit Flushing Avenue 3 minutes ahead and keep rolling cause you need the time to fly through Malcolm X and make it to Fulton Street to load, then you need to TRY and haul ass to Eastern Parkway where you'll have 200 people waiting for your one bus. I've gotten lucky only one night where the 3 & 4 trains were delayed and only picked up maybe 15 folks, and those were transfers from the B14, but I got my ass out of there. The motto is "load and go"; don't wait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2384 Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Whoever said I was? The headway is usually about 10-12 minutes when LTD service ends, but you gotta haul ass, cause every transfer point gets pretty heavy if one of those buses dumps off at the stop, so it's prudent you get in and out if you're looking to make time. My thing - especially Saturday nights heading to the bridge - is hit Church Avenue 3-4 minutes ahead of schedule, and that's for loading purposes, and to get an extra 2 minutes to head up to Eastern Parkway ---- climbing the hill to EP can be a bitch, and sometimes not enough time. On the return trip, leaving the bridge, you need to leave ON TIME, hit Flushing Avenue 3 minutes ahead and keep rolling cause you need the time to fly through Malcolm X and make it to Fulton Street to load, then you need to TRY and haul ass to Eastern Parkway where you'll have 200 people waiting for your one bus. I've gotten lucky only one night where the 3 & 4 trains were delayed and only picked up maybe 15 folks, and those were transfers from the B14, but I got my ass out of there. The motto is "load and go"; don't wait. Exactly!!! What a lot of people don't understand is that we are the drivers (or operators which ever you prefer lol) we know the schedule better than what these people (in their comfy office chairs) who make the schedule. -- Yesterday I noticed next to the 207th street yard there was a storage lot with some artics in there. Any body know what that's about? Edited August 20, 2012 by youngblaze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2385 Posted August 20, 2012 I looked outside and saw 8571 still in service on the Q25LTD that's the last 8500 series CNG left. I think the worst of the Orion V CNG's are 8571,9932 and some 9960 and 9970 buses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2386 Posted August 20, 2012 I hate when your on a line with bunching and another bus on the same line passes you when you want to get home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2387 Posted August 20, 2012 Thats's why MTA created bustime on SI. This way, if 2 buses are close(3blocks) and 1st one is packed, u can wate 4 the next 1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2388 Posted August 20, 2012 Oh wait. Do you not live on SI? Whoops. Now also available on the B61,B63,M34,M34a +select+. next is bronx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2389 Posted August 20, 2012 Thats's why MTA created bustime on SI. This way, if 2 buses are close(3blocks) and 1st one is packed, u can wate 4 the next 1. That's *one* of the reasons, but this basically allows passengers to decide whether or not they will wait for that bus that's running late or not. It's annoying waiting for a bus that never shows and you have no clue where it is... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2390 Posted August 20, 2012 Yesterday I noticed next to the 207th street yard there was a storage lot with some artics in there. Any body know what that's about? D60's or LFSA's? Remember that 207th is the place where some things go to die... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2391 Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Anyone else think the new bus stop arrangement at Gun Hill Road (Christened the "Gun Hill Road Intermodal Transfer Facility" iirc) is kinda boneheaded? There's a new island in front of the entrance to the train station. The Bx39 to Wakefield and Bx41 from the Hub stop together in the island. Good idea, keeping them together. The Bx55 terminates on White Plains Road, on the Southeast corner. It's also the first stop back to the Hub. I have no idea why the Bx55 to the Hub stops separately from the Bx41 to the Hub, which is on the Northwest corner with the Bx39 from Wakefield. Again, why separate them? I'm guessing space concerns, but the current bus stop for the SB 39 and 41 already takes up a lot of space, and people are being forced to choose between the Bx41 and Bx55. Just the other day, there was a big crowd of people waiting for the 41 coming off the 39. [The 41 was taking a lot longer than normal to pull up.] Meanwhile, there was a Bx55 across the street that could have helped. Also, the Bx28 and Bx38 from Co-Op stop right in front of the train station, the Bx30 from Co-Op stops across the street. Again, I'm guessing space concerns on the little island, but I still don't see the point in separating the stops. To change the topic, there's something about waiting for the B41. It's like witnessing the eternal battle between it and its nemesis, the dollar van. Usually, you can see up to 5 or 6 vans! And there's always one guy honking aggressively in his bid for passengers. Edited August 20, 2012 by Mysterious2train 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2392 Posted August 20, 2012 You iknow what route should get Bustime? The M60. Because some days I waited 90 minutes, before finally taking an M104. Had I known the M60 wasn't going to come for two hours, I wouldv'e just hopped on the first bus out of there... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2393 Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) Whoever said I was? The headway is usually about 10-12 minutes when LTD service ends, but you gotta haul ass, cause every transfer point gets pretty heavy if one of those buses dumps off at the stop, so it's prudent you get in and out if you're looking to make time. My thing - especially Saturday nights heading to the bridge - is hit Church Avenue 3-4 minutes ahead of schedule, and that's for loading purposes, and to get an extra 2 minutes to head up to Eastern Parkway ---- climbing the hill to EP can be a bitch, and sometimes not enough time. On the return trip, leaving the bridge, you need to leave ON TIME, hit Flushing Avenue 3 minutes ahead and keep rolling cause you need the time to fly through Malcolm X and make it to Fulton Street to load, then you need to TRY and haul ass to Eastern Parkway where you'll have 200 people waiting for your one bus. I've gotten lucky only one night where the 3 & 4 trains were delayed and only picked up maybe 15 folks, and those were transfers from the B14, but I got my ass out of there. The motto is "load and go"; don't wait. That's why I asked "What are the headways?". If the buses run every 10-12 minutes, then yeah it's not so bad if they can't catch your bus. If they run every 60 minutes, then it's a different story. On a side note, I was by the SI Mall today and saw an S89 along Richmond Avenue by Ring Road (where the S44/59/94 come out of the mall). It was probably just deadheading from Yukon to Bayonne, but it reminded me again what a waste it is to run them as deadheads when you could potentially benefit a few Bayonne-bound riders. Even if they just started them at Richmond Hill Road or something, that would at least help those willing to transfer. Edited August 20, 2012 by checkmatechamp13 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 20, 2012 Share #2394 Posted August 20, 2012 That's *one* of the reasons, but this basically allows passengers to decide whether or not they will wait for that bus that's running late or not. It's annoying waiting for a bus that never shows and you have no clue where it is... The funny thing is that even if folks know that there is another bus behind they'll usually just pile on the first bus unless they see someone else waiting, then they'll wait too which I find annoying. It's like just use your bloody brain and stop following what other people are doing. I don't need to have someone with me at the stop to decide whether or not I'm going to wait for the next bus. Never understood the point of that. If you feel like the first bus won't get hammered, then by all means get on. Otherwise wait for the next one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngblaze Posted August 21, 2012 Share #2395 Posted August 21, 2012 D60's or LFSA's? Remember that 207th is the place where some things go to die... D60's I didn't go over to look at the numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B36 Via Ave U Posted August 21, 2012 Share #2396 Posted August 21, 2012 I looked outside and saw 8571 still in service on the Q25LTD that's the last 8500 series CNG left. I think the worst of the Orion V CNG's are 8571,9932 and some 9960 and 9970 buses. What is so bad about 8571 and 9932, they're that not bad, and I haven't had 1 bad 996x or 997X, and keep 8571 since it's the last 8500 CNG. Only bad bus I have had was 9846, and of late I have ridden more O5 CNG'S so i know what I am saying. So just wondering, ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 21, 2012 Share #2397 Posted August 21, 2012 What is so bad about 8571 and 9932, they're that not bad, and I haven't had 1 bad 996x or 997X, and keep 8571 since it's the last 8500 CNG. Only bad bus I have had was 9846, and of late I have ridden more O5 CNG'S so i know what I am saying. So just wondering, ok. I live right near the Q25,Q34,Q64 and, Q65 so I know what I'm talking about. Theses buses are suffering from rusting and the buses are getting louder and louder. 8571 and 9932 used to be good buses I don't know what has happened to them in the last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted August 21, 2012 Share #2398 Posted August 21, 2012 That's why I asked "What are the headways?". If the buses run every 10-12 minutes, then yeah it's not so bad if they can't catch your bus. If they run every 60 minutes, then it's a different story. My motto is: if you wasn't in the bus stop 5-10 minutes before the time I'm "scheduled" to be there, then you wasn't there at all. Fucck what you heard. And many other operators do the same - especially if we're trying to get our passengers to a connecting bus or train. BE IN THE BUS STOP! When I'm a hawk, the motto is to be in the stand 15-20 minutes before the time I'm supposed to be there. BusTime will alleviate all issues though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 21, 2012 Share #2399 Posted August 21, 2012 My motto is: if you wasn't in the bus stop 5-10 minutes before the time I'm "scheduled" to be there, then you wasn't there at all. Fucck what you heard. And many other operators do the same - especially if we're trying to get our passengers to a connecting bus or train. BE IN THE BUS STOP! When I'm a hawk, the motto is to be in the stand 15-20 minutes before the time I'm supposed to be there. BusTime will alleviate all issues though. It doesn't get me angry when an op's running hot since I tend to get on at the first stop of a lot of lines so it doesn't matter much to me, but that said, you never gotten trouble from supervisors for running that hot? I always hear the stories from ops over at Mannyville about supervisors busting balls for running even a few minutes hot. Spose that hawks don't have too many supervisors to worry about though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted August 21, 2012 Share #2400 Posted August 21, 2012 Seriously? At 1 AM replying? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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