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What happened to the Q101 last night? |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 11:47:06 2015 Reposted from SubChatDoes anyone know what happened to the Astoria line or Q101yesterday afternoon? My friend recounted this story to me how her usual 30 minute subway ride took her one hour and 45 minutes from 57 St-7th Avenue. She was waiting there for the N or Q when she hears an announcement that Manhattan bound trains are not running due to a sick passenger at 30th Avenue in Astoria. That doesn't pertain to her trip so we waits 15 minutes without a train. Then there is another announcement that due to the sick passenger, Astoria bound passengers should take a southbound train to Times Square, then board the Number 7 to Queensboro Plaza for the N and Q. So now she is thoroughly puzzled why a sick passenger on a southbound train in Astoria woud affect northbound service and if there are no Ns or Qs from 57 Street, why would trains be running at Queensboro Plaza? Not trusting the MTA, she instead boards a northbound R to Steiway Street to board the bus which shoud operate on 20 minute headways. She gets off the R and checks BusTime. It shows all six buses on the route running southbound. She regrets not getting a screenshot. Figuring BusTime can't be correct, she waits for the bus, because she has no alternative other than a cab. I don't know how long we waited, but it could have been up to an hour. Finally a bus arrives with te next bus please sign followed by all the other five buses on the line. Remember, this is an ordinary day, no cold weather plan and no scheduled track work. I asked her to write to the MTA for an explanation. |
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Posted by TheHat on Tue Feb 24 11:56:39 2015, in response to What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 11:47:06 2015. Something happened on the bridge. All buses using the QB Br. were detoured to use the lower level for over an 1 1/2 hrs. That is what the BCC put over our bus radios. I have nothing further. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 12:21:05 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by TheHat on Tue Feb 24 11:56:39 2015. Thanks.When something like that happens, wouldn't it make sense to turn some buses around in Queens to maintain some sort of regular service there instead of the causing line to practically competely stop? |
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Posted by TheHat on Tue Feb 24 14:13:36 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 12:21:05 2015. Yes, but I am just a lowly B/O. |
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Posted by The Silence on Tue Feb 24 17:39:41 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 12:21:05 2015. Which would instead generate cranky people who want to get from queens to Manhattan. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 19:59:37 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by The Silence on Tue Feb 24 17:39:41 2015. But they weren't getting there anyway because of the heavy delays on the bridge.At least the Queens people would have had some service. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Feb 24 20:20:28 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by The Silence on Tue Feb 24 17:39:41 2015. Well that's easy, if all 6 buses are bunched up, you make the 2nd bus short turn and it's manhattan bound customers get transferred to the 3rd bus.Unfortunately moves like that require a dispatcher that has: (1) a brain and (2) proper leeway to make these calls. |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Wed Feb 25 11:34:04 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by BrooklynBus on Tue Feb 24 19:59:37 2015. And on top of that, time-wise, it wouldn't make much of a difference anyway. Maybe a minute or two tops for the passengers to switch from the short-turned bus to the bus traveling the full length of the route. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Feb 25 17:15:10 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by checkmatechamp13 on Wed Feb 25 11:34:04 2015. Exactly. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Feb 25 17:17:14 2015, in response to Re: What happened to the Q101 last night?, posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Feb 25 17:15:10 2015. Also my friend tells me that the buses don't really pick up passengers until they getto Queens anyway. Most take the subway to Queens. The bus comes over the bridge only with about 10 passengers. It doesn't fill up until it cones into Queens. |
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