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Allegheny vs Comly Swaps
Topic Started: Jul 1 2008, 01:57 PM (2,284 Views)
philabob1 Aug 29 2008, 07:21 AM Post #61
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Van2006ko
Aug 26 2008, 05:23 PM
I guess we need to make a ton of changes to the current assignments page in the near future.

I've seen 5547 on the 31 several weeks ago!!

I guess the 5903-5909 batch as well as several 5800-5806 batch at Frankford may end up in Allegheny's hands.

Don't forget 5799, which has been running on the 27 for the past two days now.

After Tuesday, it seems like artics on the 27 is just about a memory. In my peak travels in the afternoon, the only artic I see is a deadheading 88 Holy Redeemer Express going down Ridge Pike from the direction of Plymouth Meeting/Barren Hill. I used to have a regular artic run as recently as Monday which changed into a New Flyer trip.

Not really much in overcrowding, but i really hope the 27 doesn't go the way of the 9, which has NO artics whatsoever anymore...despite crowded buses.

I've seen that 88 Express deadhead a number of times. He puts up block 777 as well.

There are still a handful of artics on 27 but I don't know if there's any rhyme or reason to assignments. I hope there is. With the new schedules and the advertised 5-minute AM headways (and we'll see how well that works - there was bunching of buses with the current headways on several blocks), maybe the use of 40' buses will work. Last weekend I noticed a number of artics still getting out - the loads are not that heavy on the weekends, so one has to wonder what the blocker was thinking.

I think 9 tends to work better with 40' buses when they are on schedule. The PM is particularly troublesome in this regard.

I saw 5799 on an inbound last evening and it had the 'crunched' sign message biased to the driver's side of the front sign (27 15-Spruce) for some reason.
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Reeko_8197 Aug 29 2008, 01:53 PM Post #62
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 I saw 7125 parked outside of comly
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Van2006ko Sep 6 2008, 07:18 AM Post #63
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 So its apparent Comly has received 10 more artics then expected. Did Allegheny receive more artics from Midvale? I've seen posts which cited that #7220 was operating on their routes.
Edited by Van2006ko, Sep 8 2008, 03:48 PM.
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Van2006ko Sep 8 2008, 03:49 PM Post #64
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 7215, 7218, and 7220-7223 were apparently reassigned to Allegheny.
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CACrafter88bk2504 Sep 8 2008, 04:21 PM Post #65
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 I spotted 8170 on the 24 today, as well as 7213 on the 60.
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TRANSIT_FREAK Oct 4 2008, 12:19 PM Post #66
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 One thing that makes me really mad is that Allegheny is using there New Flyers on the school charters. For instance riding a New Flyer. Who the hell is putting a New Flyer on the 2:41 charter from dobbins high school. Students get mad about this everyday including me. 33 barely gets New Flyers.

>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Edited by TRANSIT_FREAK, Oct 4 2008, 12:20 PM.
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NeoArtic7101 Oct 15 2008, 12:47 PM Post #67
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rest in peace to all AN440's that ran the Philadelphia area streets
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TRANSIT_FREAK100
Oct 4 2008, 12:19 PM
One thing that makes me really mad is that Allegheny is using there New Flyers on the school charters. For instance riding a New Flyer. Who the hell is putting a New Flyer on the 2:41 charter from dobbins high school. Students get mad about this everyday including me. 33 barely gets New Flyers.

>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Well, can't the passengers (or customers of SEPTA) put in a complaint and request larger equipment to handle some of these routes? Because I relly think SEPTA could use about 50 to 75 more artics in the fleet.
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buswizard Oct 29 2008, 09:38 AM Post #68
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 I did see two new flyers (5801 & 5803) operating on the 6 at the same time a few weeks ago at abut 11 in the morning.
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buswizard Oct 29 2008, 09:54 AM Post #69
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 The 7101 bus with orange signs is now on the 14, which means it's unlikely we will ever see it again on the 33, 48, 27, 54, 60, etc anymore
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buswizard Nov 2 2008, 07:49 PM Post #70
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 I caught a New Flyer (5806) on the 54 at G'town & Lehigh at 1pm 5 weeks ago and yes.. it was kuhh-RROOWWDED
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