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(PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010

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Bristol VR reported 6259 had a gear problem, but yesterday 6359 ran well. But, 6259 has new problem....Fare box. Driver told fare machine did not work, therefore many passengers rode free of charge.

New York City Transit Authority 6259

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Wed Dec 8 00:44:25 2010, in response to (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010.

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That is an AWESOME PHOTO!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed Dec 8 05:48:53 2010, in response to (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010.

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Nice pic! I rode #2969 on the Bx30 yesterday; same exact problem! Farebox was busted, everyone rode for free. One passenger complained that all of the vintage buses should let EVERY rider ride for free.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Mac5689 on Wed Dec 8 06:26:40 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed Dec 8 05:48:53 2010.

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I thought one year, that exactly happen, who ever rode a vintage bus rode for free?

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 06:36:37 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed Dec 8 05:48:53 2010.

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One passenger complained that all of the vintage buses should let EVERY rider ride for free.

That passenger is a moron.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 07:05:36 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Wed Dec 8 00:44:25 2010.

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Looks all washed out on my monitor. Why do you say it's awesome? It's an "ok" photo, sharp, in focus, etc., but hardly "AWESOME". I think you have *really* low standards. But if that makes you feel better about yourself, then go for it.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 07:06:19 2010, in response to (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010.

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Glad you caught a ride on the bus. Interesting photo. Looks light you had some neat lighting available.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Bristol VR on Wed Dec 8 09:00:24 2010, in response to (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010.

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Good to hear whatever was wrong has been fixed. The farebox was out of action on Monday, as were the fareboxes on 3758 and 5227 when I rode on them last week.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Mr RT on Wed Dec 8 09:29:16 2010, in response to (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010.

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West Code missed the bus again :-)

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Dec 8 09:30:44 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Mac5689 on Wed Dec 8 06:26:40 2010.

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It was free the first year, wasn't it? Or am I misremembering it.

But then again, fareboxes do malfunction normally on the modern buses, so it's not much to write home about.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Dec 8 09:33:36 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 06:36:37 2010.

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While "complaining" about it is a bit excessive, I don't think they have much to lose by making the vintage buses free. They only run a few trips a day during the holiday season, and it may make things easier for people by not having to wire the buses up for the current fareboxes.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Wed Dec 8 12:22:26 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 07:05:36 2010.

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CRIKEY TO YOU, BITCH!!!



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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Bee Flexible #823 on Wed Dec 8 12:54:00 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 07:05:36 2010.

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CRIKEY!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:17:30 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Dec 8 09:33:36 2010.

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Giving some people free rides isn't very fair.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 8 13:22:29 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:17:30 2010.

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NYC transit policy is a bus continues in service if the farebox malfunctions mid-trip. The bus then must be swapped off ASAP either at the end of the line or if there is a "swing" bus available.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:30:41 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 8 13:22:29 2010.

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Obviously.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Wed Dec 8 13:40:41 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:30:41 2010.

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CRIKEY TO YOU, BITCH!!!



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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by LRG5784 on Wed Dec 8 14:08:42 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Wed Dec 8 13:40:41 2010.

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Awesome!!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by LRG5784 on Wed Dec 8 14:16:10 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:30:41 2010.

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Crikey!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by 9 local on Wed Dec 8 14:37:30 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:30:41 2010.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by LRG5784 on Wed Dec 8 14:38:56 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by 9 local on Wed Dec 8 14:37:30 2010.

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+1!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by 9 local on Wed Dec 8 14:43:04 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by LRG5784 on Wed Dec 8 14:38:56 2010.

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10 points if anyone can correctly guess the location!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 14:53:16 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by 9 local on Wed Dec 8 14:37:30 2010.

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Check your email. Do you know how?

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 14:53:35 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by 9 local on Wed Dec 8 14:43:04 2010.

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Check your email. Do you know how?

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Wed Dec 8 15:00:39 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 14:53:35 2010.

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CRIKEY TO YOU, BITCH!!! Do you know how?????



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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Wed Dec 8 15:01:13 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 14:53:16 2010.

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CRIKEY TO YOU, BITCH!!! Do you know how??



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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by LRG5784 on Wed Dec 8 15:13:05 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 14:53:35 2010.

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Crikey!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by LRG5784 on Wed Dec 8 15:16:26 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 14:53:16 2010.

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Crikey!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 8 15:17:28 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 8 13:30:41 2010.

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Then it is a fair policy.
It would be far worse to throw everyone off the bus to bring it back to the depot for a farebox malfunction.


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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Dec 8 16:26:31 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Wed Dec 8 15:01:13 2010.

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That looks like an subway car rollsign lol.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by tunnelrat on Wed Dec 8 18:52:33 2010, in response to (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by Dekatyou on Wed Dec 8 00:34:19 2010.

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while driving w/b on jericho tkpe,at 138pm what should turn in front of me at little neck p`way but 6259.I had no idea it was running out here,so a little bit of christmas came early this year.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed Dec 8 19:49:23 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Dec 8 09:30:44 2010.

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Nah, when I rode Flxible #7340 on two separate days back in late '07, I had to dip my card both times! The only free ride you would get is if the farebox was broken!

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by DaRidgewoodBusBuff on Wed Dec 8 22:57:32 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by mcorivervsaf on Wed Dec 8 05:48:53 2010.

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Hey, I got on 6549 for free today on the Q55, probably because the farebox didn't work?
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Q55- OrionVII Hybrid #6549
Q39- OrionVII Hybrid #3616
Q39- Ex-BeeLine OrionV #128
Q55- Nova RTS #9580 (8845, 8857, 8858 were rejected)

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Thu Dec 9 00:58:28 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by DaRidgewoodBusBuff on Wed Dec 8 22:57:32 2010.

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Use to be that we sent buses out with no fareboxes only if the run was a short tripper. But this all changed when Mr Walder came on board.
The story is he got on a Manhattanville bus downtown and when he tried to insert his ID into the farebox the operator not knowing who Mr Walder was yet told him its OK the farebox is down.
Needless to say Mr Walder went into a fit and it was discovered that the operator failed to call the command center to inform them his farebox was out of service.
So down came the edict, no buses leave the depot with bad fareboxes and if the farebox breaks down midtrip the bus remains in service but must be swapped immediately without disrupting our customers.
In addition, when pulling out in the mornings B/O must log in and print out a transfer and give it to the yard dispatcher who in turn gives the stack to the g/s at the end of the day.

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Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07

Posted by R 36 ML 9542 on Thu Dec 9 01:55:29 2010, in response to Re: (PIC) 6259 on Q46 on 12/07, posted by DaRidgewoodBusBuff on Wed Dec 8 22:57:32 2010.

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Ah man I cant wait until FP transfers out the 9569-9599 batch to be replaced by the new buses!!!! YEAH!!!!

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