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Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012                        
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by LRG5784 on Sun Aug 12 01:44:56 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. Very nice! Those D40LFs look good. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Aug 12 06:59:58 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. Very nice, did you get the Silver Spring pic on purpose? ;-) |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by JohnnyMints on Sun Aug 12 07:39:51 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. Very nice! Milwaukee's paint scheme is pretty sharp, IMO. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by Nabinut on Sun Aug 12 10:01:58 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. Nice work, Wayne. It's funny, in every one of those Milwaukee pics, I knew exactly where you were and I've only been there twice. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Sun Aug 12 14:04:28 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. I notice everyone has to have fancy trashcans nowadays. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 15:44:40 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Aug 12 06:59:58 2012. Thanks Oren. The 19 SILVER SPRING was definitely a suprise and I had to get the shot. At the time my wife and I were waiting to cross the street when that bus showed up. I told her that that exact sign reading can be found on a Ride On bus. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 15:55:37 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by Nabinut on Sun Aug 12 10:01:58 2012. Thanks Tom! Our hotel was on Wisconsin and 2nd. I didn't really do any fanning, but everytime we went out, I'd had my camera in-hand and ready.Have you ridden MCTS' new MetroEXpress limited-stop routes, the Red, Green and BlueLine? We rode the GreenLine to/from the airport. It makes the trip in about 30 min. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Aug 12 17:54:31 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 15:44:40 2012. That reminds me of a picture (which I will post later on) I took of a Saskatoon Transit LFR in Downtown Saskatoon with the reading 70 SILVERSPRING though it's only one word up there...--Dr. C |
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70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Aug 12 18:01:06 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Aug 12 17:54:31 2012.  I remember thinking (jokingly, of course), "Hmmm, since when does Saskatoon Transit go all the way into Maryland? That must be a loooooooooong ass trek from Central Canada to Maryland!!!! LOL" --Dr. C |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by Huz66511 on Sun Aug 12 20:09:31 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. Great shots! |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Aug 12 21:11:01 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 15:55:37 2012. Hmm, wonder if the Red, Green and Blue lines are precursors for rail lines in Milwaukee? (this was done, to some extent, in Phoenix). |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by ctrabs74 on Mon Aug 13 00:11:30 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 15:55:37 2012. I was curious what the deal was with those colored routes.Also, the 5300s look to be new. When I was up there last summer, I saw numbers as high as the 5200s. Milwaukee's fleet is somewhat boring; nothing but New Flyers. |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by JohnnyMints on Mon Aug 13 00:11:32 2012, in response to 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Aug 12 18:01:06 2012. Heh, they could at least use an MCI or even a soft-seater suburban for such a route lol! |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 01:17:22 2012, in response to 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Aug 12 18:01:06 2012. No wonder the 70 takes so long to show up...Also, plenty of precedent for that sign reading not being consistent even in WMATALand. Remember SLVR SPGS on the headsigns? |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by Aaron1992 on Mon Aug 13 02:25:26 2012, in response to Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Sun Aug 12 01:38:33 2012. Any interior pictures |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Aug 13 07:25:33 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 01:17:22 2012. Sure do, did someone say... Vultron?!? |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 13 08:59:45 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 01:17:22 2012. Oh yeah. Greyhound still has SILVER SPRINGS on some of it's signage. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 13 09:06:26 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by ctrabs74 on Mon Aug 13 00:11:30 2012. Agreed. I'm a fan of New Flyer buses, but MCTS' fleet is definitely kinda boring. The D40LFRs are nice and fast, but they seem kinda sterile to me. I really like their D40LFs as they have a nice bassy sound and, I'm one of the few who prefer the original LF styling. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 13 09:08:49 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by Aaron1992 on Mon Aug 13 02:25:26 2012. Sorry, I don't have any. It's extremely rare that I take interior shots and when I do, the bus usually isn't in service. |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 12:54:45 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Aug 13 07:25:33 2012. The Vultrons never did that. It was when they replaced the Vultons, the orange LED signs were programmed with that ridiculous reading. |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 13 13:06:01 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 12:54:45 2012. Agreed. I think my thing with that reading (other than it being incorrect) was that I saw no good reason to abbreviate "SILVER SPRING". |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 13:45:42 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 13 13:06:01 2012. I don't' get why TAs have an obsession with abbreviating headsign readings. LED technology allows for different letter sizes and such, I find some of the abbreviations people catch in their photos and post here to be laughable. IIRC, the M1, 2, 3, and 4 say VIA MADISN on their headsigns, there is plenty of room for that last "O" on the sign yet it doesn't appear. |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Aug 13 14:36:47 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 13:45:42 2012. Well, a lot of those sign readings, if you recall, are carryovers from the days of the older flip dot signs, and Transit apparently didn't want to change the readings or offer two sets of readings for two different signs... Its the same with the Quebec TAs, especially Montreal, that have the most simplistic readings (carryovers from the streetcar days) such as 55 Saint-Laurent and 36 Monk in that they don't specify direction...although that's starting to change... |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Aug 13 14:39:21 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Mon Aug 13 13:45:42 2012. Also, you gotta love when TAs such as LA Metro use single-line sign readings despite LED signs these days offering double-lined signs with such clarity (e.g. the Luminator Titan)... |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by Nabinut on Mon Aug 13 18:54:47 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 13 09:06:26 2012. Milwaukee's D40LFs have Cummins ISCs and ISLs. The best ones are the 4400 & 4800s as they are the loudest. I also agree MCTSs fleet is boring but not as bad as Edmonton (350 New Flyers for Milwaukee vs 995 for Edmonton) |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Tue Aug 14 01:17:19 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Aug 13 14:36:47 2012. In Brooklyn, however, the newer signs have been updated to say: B41 via Flatbush Av instead of via Via Flatbsh, for instance. The Bx7 now spells out Washington Heights completely. |
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Re: Photos from the Midwest |
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Posted by WayneJay on Tue Aug 14 09:19:30 2012, in response to Re: Photos from the Midwest, posted by JohnnyMints on Sun Aug 12 07:39:51 2012. Agreed! I like both the old and current. |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Tue Aug 14 13:31:33 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by AMoreira81 on Tue Aug 14 01:17:19 2012. Right but I think that's because there isn't that many buses with older signs in those garages, so they can reprogram everything the way it's should be read...I remember seeing signs like that back in the days: Bx36 WASH HT GW BRIDGE Bx19 BOTAN GDN Bx2 VIA CONCRSE Just to name a few... |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Tue Aug 14 14:59:20 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Aug 13 14:39:21 2012. Eh, I'd rather have the single-line readings than what SEPTA has ended up doing with their signs to be honest:   The signs are just ok up close, but from a distance they are really hard to read. The fact that SEPTA added the words "Transportation Center" to everything, especially when the signs used to just say Darby or Norristown, annoys me even more; they turn a very easy-to-read Darby, Norristown, or Chester to a microscopic and wordy "Darby Transportation Ctr", Norristown Transportation Ctr", etc. |
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Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest) |
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Posted by WayneJay on Tue Aug 14 15:54:06 2012, in response to Re: 70 SILVERSPRING (Re: Photos from the Midwest), posted by The Flxible Neofan on Tue Aug 14 14:59:20 2012. I would agree that SEPTA could stand to abbreviate transportation ctr to something like "transit ctr" or even "trans ctr". However, I won't criticize them too much as they at least give decent info. My pet peeve is a destination sign reading that gives very little useful information. IMO, one of the biggest offenders is RTC in Las Vegas. Their Deuce route which operates along the Strip (Las Vegas Blvd) has it's north terminal at the Downtown Transit Center. My problem is that their destination sign reading indicates it's destination as "DTC". I imagine that a significant portion of the ridership on this route are tourists and to have a bus show up with a destination of "DTC" is not good (IMO). |
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