BUS - Random Thoughts Thread

[MHV9218]

Why is it that just about every single 126th NG has a big scar on the driver side of the bus right in the middle? Are they all sideswiping the same curb or something?

[Quill Depot]

Which you really can't do to a certain degree.

 

 

I see... they could run up 7th and down 6th... but that's unlikely. Better off running them buses thru crowds.

 

Why is it that just about every single 126th NG has a big scar on the driver side of the bus right in the middle? Are they all sideswiping the same curb or something?

 

 

Maybe they hit the same curb right outta 126th.

[checkmatechamp13]

There was a topic a while back talking about which routes you've rode. I can't seem to find it. I found this one, but the one I'm thinking of is a longer one (I remember B35 & FamousNYLover posted in that one, if that helps)

 

Anyway, since this is a random throughts thread, I might as well put my updated list up here.

 

Staten Island:

Every route except the S42, S81, S84, & S86 (I've rode all the locals, though not necessarily every portion of the route)

 

Brooklyn:

B1, B4, B6 LTD, B36, B46 LTD, B49, B63, B68, B82 LTD, B83

 

Queens:

Q25, Q33, Q65

 

Bronx:

None

 

Manhattan:

M1, M2, M5, old M6, M7, M11, M15 (local & SBS, not the limited), M31

 

Express buses:

X1, X10, X11, X17 (all branches of the X10 & X17), BxM3

[Fresh Pond]

There was a topic a while back talking about which routes you've rode. I can't seem to find it. I found this one, but the one I'm thinking of is a longer one (I remember B35 & FamousNYLover posted in that one, if that helps)

 

Anyway, since this is a random throughts thread, I might as well put my updated list up here.

 

Staten Island:

Every route except the S42, S81, S84, & S86 (I've rode all the locals, though not necessarily every portion of the route)

 

Brooklyn:

B1, B4, B6 LTD, B36, B46 LTD, B49, B63, B68, B82 LTD, B83

 

Queens:

Q25, Q33, Q65

 

Bronx:

None

 

Manhattan:

M1, M2, M5, old M6, M7, M11, M15 (local & SBS, not the limited), M31

 

Express buses:

X1, X10, X11, X17 (all branches of the X10 & X17), BxM3

 

 

I remember that thread you're talking about. I rode a lot more now...

 

Brooklyn

everything but the B4

 

Manhattan

Everything but the M27, 35, 102 and 106

 

Queens

Everything but the Q7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 23, 28, 45, 49, 64, 75, 77, 79, 85, 100, 103, and 104

 

Bronx

Bx1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 (all variants), 15, 16, 19, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 41, 42, 55

 

Staten Island

S40, 44, 46, 53, 79 local, 90, 96, and 98

 

Express

X1, 17A, 17J, 32, 27, 28, 37, 38, 68, BM1, 2, 3, 5, QM4, 10, 24, 25

[S78 via Hylan]

Here's the routes I've been on:

 

Bronx:

Bx1, Bx2, Bx6, Bx9, Bx12 local and +SBS+, Bx15, Bx19, Bx22, Bx36, Bx39, Bx41, Bx55

 

Brooklyn:

All except the B4, B9, B11, B13, B14, B20, B24, B31, B42, B60, B74, B83

 

Manhattan:

All except the M8, M10, M11, M21, M31, M35, M50, M57, M98, M106, M116

 

Queens:

Q28, Q32, Q44, Q46, Q53, Q56, Q58, Q65 LTD, Q113 LTD

 

Staten Island:

All except the S54

 

Express: X1, X2, X3, X5, X9, X10, X11, X12, X17/J, X28, X31, BM2

Edited October 14, 2012 by S78 via Hylan

[XcelsiorBoii4888]

im a boss!!!

staten island

s52 s53 s78 s79 s79sbs x10

 

brookly b1 b4 b36 b44 b74 b82

 

queens

none

 

bronx

none

 

manhattan

m14d m15 sbs m103

[youngblaze]

There was a topic a while back talking about which routes you've rode. I can't seem to find it. I found this one, but the one I'm thinking of is a longer one (I remember B35 & FamousNYLover posted in that one, if that helps)

 

Anyway, since this is a random throughts thread, I might as well put my updated list up here.

 

Staten Island:

Every route except the S42, S81, S84, & S86 (I've rode all the locals, though not necessarily every portion of the route)

 

Brooklyn:

B1, B4, B6 LTD, B36, B46 LTD, B49, B63, B68, B82 LTD, B83

 

Queens:

Q25, Q33, Q65

 

Bronx:

None

 

Manhattan:

M1, M2, M5, old M6, M7, M11, M15 (local & SBS, not the limited), M31

 

Express buses:

X1, X10, X11, X17 (all branches of the X10 & X17), BxM3

 

 

I highly recommend riding the Bx4/4A, Bx15, Bx41 and if you want a complete bronx project tour the Bx36 Don't ride the lines at night...just sayin' lol

 

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Here are the route's I've ridden on:

 

Bronx:

All sans the Bx16, Bx24, Bx26, Bx28 and Bx29 (Not a big fan of Gun Hill lines I guess lol)

 

Brooklyn:

B54, B57

 

Manhattan:

M14A/D, M15SBS, M20, M34SBS, M42, M50, M66, M96, M100, M101, M102, M103, M116

 

Queens:

Q22, Q33, Q44, Q110, Q113

 

Staten Island:

None

 

Express: BxM10

Edited October 14, 2012 by youngblaze

[Quill Depot]

Me for manhat:

 

Been on: M2, M3, M5, M8, M9, M14A/D, M15/SBS, M21, M23, M42, M50, M86, M101/102/103...

[checkmatechamp13]

im a boss!!!

staten island

s52 s53 s78 s79 s79sbs x10

 

 

Damn, I thought you rode more routes out here. Or are those just the ones you ride on a daily basis?

 

I highly recommend riding the Bx4/4A, Bx15, Bx41 and if you want a complete bronx project tour the Bx36 Don't ride the lines at night...just sayin' lol

 

 

Cool. If I were to ride the Bx41, how's traffic on the route? Webster Avenue looks pretty wide for the most part.

 

BTW, can anybody find that thread? I tried looking for it in both the Bus & Off Topic forums.

[Acela Express]

Brooklyn:

 

B3, B6, B8, B9, B11, B12, B15, B17, B25, B26, B35, B36, B38, B41, B42, B43, B44, B45, B46, B47 (once), B48, B49, B52, B60, B63, B65, B67, B68, B69, B82, B103

 

Manhattan:

 

M5, M7, M14, M15SBS, M34

 

Queens:

 

Q8, Q19, Q35, Q38

 

Staten Island:

 

S44 & S79

 

Bronx:

 

Bx22

[NewFlyer 230]

Manhattan

M86

 

Bronx

BX15

 

Brooklyn/Staten Island None

 

Queens

Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q10, Q17, Q20A/B, Q25, Q27, Q34, Q41, Q44, Q46, Q55, Q58, Q60, Q64, Q65, Q66, Q74, Q84, Q85, Q88, Q112.

 

[CDTA]

Manhattan:

All routes out of Manhattanville (Except for the M1, & M98), the M14A/D, the M15/+SBS+, the M20, the M21, the M23, the M34/A +SBS+, the M60, the M72, the M100, and the M116. (I think I've taken the M96, but i'm not 100% sure about that)

 

Brooklyn:

The B103, and another route quite a few years ago.

 

Bronx:

The Bx12 +SBS+, the Bx15, the Bx19, and the Bx26.

 

Queens:

The Q25, and the Q100.

 

Staten Island:

The S53.

 

(Also, even though i've only been up here a year and a half, i've ridden every route, including all of the ones that were discontinued after April 1st, 2011, except for the 6, 19, 40-49, 63-80, 85, 87, 116, 138, 280-354, and the 530-540. (Iv'e ridden the NX before, but only on school trippers so i'm not sure if that counts or not)

[youngblaze]

Damn, I thought you rode more routes out here. Or are those just the ones you ride on a daily basis?

 

 

 

Cool. If I were to ride the Bx41, how's traffic on the route? Webster Avenue looks pretty wide for the most part.

 

BTW, can anybody find that thread? I tried looking for it in both the Bus & Off Topic forums.

 

 

LMAO I was kidding man those are the routes that go through all the dangerous neighborhoods...traffic on Webster Avenue isn't an issue all, you just have some bottleneck areas like by the Cross Bronx Expressway on ramp, Fordham Road, Gun Hill Road, oh and the treacherous un-synced traffic lights b/w 169th and 171st. It's a span of only 3 blocks yet it takes over 5 minutes to get through.

Edited October 14, 2012 by youngblaze

[Via Garibaldi 8]

The ones that I've only rode maybe once or so or just rode in certain areas are noted. Also excludes buses that no longer exist (i.e. X13, X16, X25 and X29, all of which I've rode)

 

Brooklyn:

B1, B2, B3, B4, B6 (Midwood, Bensonhurst), B7 (Kings Hwy - Midwood), B8 (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights), B9 (Midwood), B11 (Midwood), B16 (Shore Rd, Bay Ridge), B25 (Downtown/DUMBO area when I worked for the ), B26 (Downtown area when I worked for the ), B31, B36, B38 (Downtown area when I worked for the ), B41 (Downtown area when I worked for the ), B44 (Sheepshead Bay), B49 (Sheepshead Bay/Manhattan Beach), B52 (Downtown area when I worked for the ), B54 (Downtown/Metrotech area when I worked for the ), B63, B64, B67, B69, B82

 

Express Buses: BM1, BM2 (once by accident, and boy was the walk long ), BM3, X27, X28

 

Manhattan:

M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M8, M11, M14A, M14D, M15, M15SBS, M34SBS, M34ASBS, M20, M21, M23, M31, M42, M50, M57, M66, M72, M79, M100 (once in Washington Heights, thanks to the being out of service (tutoring session)), M101, M102, M103, M104

 

Queens:

Q25 (once - tutoring session from QM5 or QM6), Q32, Q44 (once from the - to visit a client; bus was crushloaded ), Q46 (always to get to the QM1 or QM1A at the time) Q111 (once - tutoring session) (to Q25 and then to QM5; bus was filthy), Q113 (once - tutoring session from Q25 (from QM5 or QM6))

 

Express Buses: QM1, X64 (once to Queens Blvd), X68 (once to Queens Blvd), QM5 (once - tutoring session), QM6 (once - tutoring session)

 

Riverdale:

Express Buses: BxM1, BxM2, BxM18, Hudson Rail Link

 

Staten Island:

S44 (once and hated it), S46 (once and hated it), S48, S53, S54, S59 (once to the X17J along Richmond since car service would've taken too long and no X10 was coming), S61, S62, S66, S79, S93, S98

 

Express Buses: X1, X2, X7, X9, X10B, X10C, X11, X12, X14, X15, X17C, X17J, X30, X42

 

The Bronx:

Express Buses: BxM10 (Morris Park (round trip))

Edited October 14, 2012 by Via Garibaldi 8

[checkmatechamp13]

LMAO I was kidding man those are the routes that go through all the dangerous neighborhoods...traffic on Webster Avenue isn't an issue all, you just have some bottleneck areas like by the Cross Bronx Expressway on ramp, Fordham Road, Gun Hill Road, oh and the treacherous un-synced traffic lights b/w 169th and 171st. It's a span of only 3 blocks yet it takes over 5 minutes to get through.

 

 

I really don't care what type of area the route passes through. I eventually intend on fanning the full B6 out of East NY, but that's not happening until they send that damn limited back out there instead of cutting it back to Canarsie. And this past Friday I rode the B83 out of Broadway Junction, not to mention the S46 (Most of the route is alright, but the worst is between Broadway & Nicholas Avenue), which I ride on a regular basis, so I think I can handle it. I mean, 99% of the people on those routes will leave you alone.

 

How's the Bx26? That looks like it would be a good ride going through the park and everything. The only problem is that it ends in an area with no subway service, so it's harder to get back home, but I guess I could take the opportunity to fan the Bx12 +SBS+ (I'd probably ride it out to Jerome Avenue for the ). What are the traffic spots on the Bx12?

[checkmatechamp13]

I found my old post. I realized I left a few out in this one. I didn't list the Q53 or BxM11.

 

Staten Island:

S44 (once and hated it), S46 (once and hated it), S48, S53, S54, S59 (once to the X17J along Richmond since car service would've taken too long and no X10 was coming), S61, S62, S66, S79, S93, S98

 

 

What? You're such an expert on the S89 and you haven't even rode it once?

[Threxx]

Since when do OG's run on the M104?

[MHV9218]

Since when do OG's run on the M104?

 

 

When have there not been OGs? MHV ran them when they had the route, and since 2010 Quill has run them as well.

[SevenEleven]

Since when do OG's run on the M104?

 

 

Because Quill has OGs? No really, if a depot has a particular fleet, it has every chance of popping up on a route even if it's dominated by the other fleets.

[BM5 via Woodhaven]

Since when do OG's run on the M104?

 

Since when Manhattanville got them. I've seen Manhattanville OG's the the M104 for about 3 years.

 

Today I was observing X17 and X27 service at 23 street and Brodaway from 12:30 to 2:00 PM

 

Several things I noticed

 

Most X27 buses to Bay Ridge were empty, probably it got some ridership south of 23 street

 

Most Riders on the X27 get off along 23 street towards Manhattan

 

X17 ridership to Manhattan looks pretty good, Six people on one trip and 4 in another

 

X10 ridership varies by bus towards Manhattan

One bus can pass with 15 people, then the other passes with 4 people , than the following with 13 people

 

An X1 had one rider on heading to SI.

 

As people get used to it X17 and X27 ridership on Sundays will hopefully expand.

 

 

[Threxx]

Quill has OG's? Well, my memory fails me...

[CDTA]

Two questions for a B/O:

 

1.If you work a split shift, do you get paid while you aren't operating?

2.If you work a split shift, can you go home while you aren't operating, oe do you have to stay at the depot?

[Via Garibaldi 8]

Since when Manhattanville got them. I've seen Manhattanville OG's the the M104 for about 3 years.

 

Today I was observing X17 and X27 service at 23 street and Brodaway from 12:30 to 2:00 PM

 

Several things I noticed

 

Most X27 buses to Bay Ridge were empty, probably it got some ridership south of 23 street

 

Most Riders on the X27 get off along 23 street towards Manhattan

 

X17 ridership to Manhattan looks pretty good, Six people on one trip and 4 in another

 

X10 ridership varies by bus towards Manhattan

One bus can pass with 15 people, then the other passes with 4 people , than the following with 13 people

 

An X1 had one rider on heading to SI.

 

As people get used to it X17 and X27 ridership on Sundays will hopefully expand.

 

23rd street isn't a place to get a true idea of ridership. On weekends a lot of the ridership is Downtown on many of those buses as in the first few stops.

 

 

 

I found my old post. I realized I left a few out in this one. I didn't list the Q53 or BxM11.

 

 

 

What? You're such an expert on the S89 and you haven't even rode it once?

 

Uh yeah #1.... I've rode far more buses than you have and #2 like I said, I was around before the S89 was even implemented, so yes I'm an expert on it, not to mention how much I'm out and about on Richmond Ave.

Edited October 14, 2012 by Via Garibaldi 8

[XcelsiorBoii4888]

LOOK AT THIS XCELSIOR CNG!

http://omnitrans.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/first-sbx-bus-arrives-at-omnitrans/

[checkmatechamp13]

Uh yeah #1.... I've rode far more buses than you have and #2 like I said, I was around before the S89 was even implemented, so yes I'm an expert on it, not to mention how much I'm out and about on Richmond Ave.

 

It doesn't matter how many more buses you've rode. You're acting like the expert on that route, talking about the entire purpose of the route and the ridership and all that and you've never even set foot on it. Meanwhile, it's a route I use on a regular basis.

 

"I was around before the S89 was even implemented". Like that's an accomplishment. The route was only implemented 5 years ago (I remember the exact date: 9/4/07). I should hope you're more than 5 years old, though sometimes I wonder......

 

"Not to mention how much I'm out and about on Richmond Avenue". Uh, OK, I don't see how that's relevant. You haven't physically rode the route and aside from that it's impossible for you to have been there more than I have because that's my neighborhood. You're not going to be more knowledgeable about it than me.

 

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In any case, if I don't go up to The Bronx, my next fantrip will likely be the S53-B8-B15-Q10 (yes, I know the B8 doesn't directly connect to the S53).