tomsbuspage Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Effective: 6/26 New Schedules | Service Changes - Syracuse Service Changes Quote Enhancements Sy 10: The 210 trips have been rescheduled to operate the 110 route. Sy 10: The 310 trips have been rescheduled to operate the 410 route. Sy 16: The 11:40 pm trip from the Hub will now operate into the RTC. Sy 20: Some 223 trips in both directions that did not go to Walmart now do so. An online schedule is available for advanced viewing and specific details. Sy 30: Some 530 trips in both directions that did not go to Wegmans now do so. An online schedule is available for advanced viewing and specific details. Sy 54: Permanent route change to cover Seneca Turnpike, S. Salina St, Bernardine Apts and Valley Plaza. An online schedule is available for advanced viewing and specific details. Sy 64: The 66 route will now be renumbered and named 364 Grand Ave – Western Lights. Sy 64: The 166 route will now be renumbered and named 464 Grand Ave – Western Lights. Sy 82: The 11:55 am and 2:220 pm weekday trips from the Hub to Baldwinsville will deviate to Lakeview Park. Sy 82: The NEW 682 Lakeview Park - Fairgrounds route will operate on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This is an experimental seasonal service. An online schedule is available for advanced viewing and specific details. Sy 84: Minor correction to the printed schedule now include Saturday coverage to Orchard Estates. Reductions None at this time. Time Adjustments Sy 48: Minor time adjustments were made to all trips. Sy 74: Minor time adjustments were made on trips heading to the Hub. Other Sy 26: The 28 route will now be numbered as the 426 route. Sy 26: The 128 route will now be numbered as the 526 route. Sy 74: There is a minor change to the 374 routing at Township 5. - Utica Service Changes Quote Enhancements None at this time. Reductions None at this time. Time Adjustments Ut 11: Trips to the Hub have minor adjustments. Other Ut 11: Routing near the end of line has changed to operate from Main St, left on Glendale Pl, right on Oriskany Blvd, right on Main St extension. - Oswego / Fulton / Mexico Service Changes Quote Enhancements Ful 5: Route will be changed to cover the W. Broadway (Route 3) commercial corridor and Bullhead Point. The new routing will now cover major time points along the route in a new way. After leaving Towpath Towers the bus will operate to Price Chopper, Fulton Mills, Bullhead Point, Fulton Commons, and Walmart. An online schedule is available for advanced viewing and specific details. Ful 4 and Mex 3: Routes have minor route changes at Towpath Towers due to the Ful 5 route change. Reductions None at this time. Time Adjustments None at this time. - Auburn Service Changes Quote Enhancements None at this time. Reductions None at this time. Time Adjustments Aub 1, Aub 2, Aub 3 and Aub 4 trips before 2:30 pm have been shifted back 5 minutes. This recovery time will be used to keep trips on time. An online schedule is available for advanced viewing and specific details. Aub 4: The 1:55 pm trip from Loop Rd will now operate to BOCES. Customers may stay on the bus to ride back to Loop Rd along the W. Genesee route. The 2:28 pm 4 State St trip heading to downtown will no longer operate to BOCES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 If anybody is going to the State Fair, agencies throughout New York State are supposed to be bringing buses there to promote public transportation. I know Buffalo is transporting buses tomorrow night, was told Rochester, Binghamtom, etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 14 hours ago, edison said: If anybody is going to the State Fair, agencies throughout New York State are supposed to be bringing buses there to promote public transportation. I know Buffalo is transporting buses tomorrow night, was told Rochester, Binghamtom, etc. The one year I do not go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 The Orion V 2300's are back! 2379 out today on the 148 route. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timson98 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 The New York State Fair has added a park and ride location at Farrell Rd and John Glenn Blvd. It is being managed by Centro but the buses and drivers are from RTS Rochester and CDTA Albany. Rochester has 6 XD-40's operating and Albany has 4 Gillig diesels. NFTA Buffalo also sent 6 CNG Novas which to my knowledge haven't been used yet. All are being housed at the Centro garage for the duration of the fair. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) On 8/28/2017 at 10:09 PM, timson98 said: The New York State Fair has added a park and ride location at Farrell Rd and John Glenn Blvd. It is being managed by Centro but the buses and drivers are from RTS Rochester and CDTA Albany. Rochester has 6 XD-40's operating and Albany has 4 Gillig diesels. NFTA Buffalo also sent 6 CNG Novas which to my knowledge haven't been used yet. All are being housed at the Centro garage for the duration of the fair. Not sure the first day, but NFTA operators should be there toward the end of the fair, I know this up coming weekend and Labor Day. The nfta operators are being sent the 1st through the 4th. Edited August 30, 2017 by edison 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map.man (Darrin) Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 On 8/22/2017 at 7:04 PM, edison said: If anybody is going to the State Fair, agencies throughout New York State are supposed to be bringing buses there to promote public transportation. I know Buffalo is transporting buses tomorrow night, was told Rochester, Binghamtom, etc. Any idea what Binghamton sent? I'd be curious with the shape of a lot of their buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 5 hours ago, map.man (Darrin) said: Any idea what Binghamton sent? I'd be curious with the shape of a lot of their buses. Good question. Wonder if they will be running those final days too, if they are really there. Looking at timson98's post, doesn't sound like they are there. In that case, I wonder what agency will run with metro, like CDTA did with RTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timson98 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Nothing here from Binghamton. I'm hearing that NFTA Novas will be running this weekend in addition to CDTA and RTS. No idea what lot they will be assigned to. Either way, there will be lots of variety to see at the main gate with the 4 largest upstate TA's participating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 4 hours ago, timson98 said: Nothing here from Binghamton. I'm hearing that NFTA Novas will be running this weekend in addition to CDTA and RTS. No idea what lot they will be assigned to. Either way, there will be lots of variety to see at the main gate with the 4 largest upstate TA's participating. Good to know. So the RTS and CDTA buses will continue to run then till the end of the fair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timson98 Posted September 1, 2017 Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Yes. They should be here through Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 The NFTA Novas were being used last Sunday on the parking lot shuttle at the fairgrounds. No idea whose operators were driving them. The RGRTA and CDTA buses were running on the Farrell Road shuttle. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Latest New Flyer repaint in the new scheme is C40LF #2531. On the unusual sightings front, Gillig 30-footer #1705 was on yesterday afternoon's route 38 run from Syracuse to Auburn via Elbridge and Weedsport. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Some of the 2400-series D30LF's that were displaced by the new Gillig shorties this spring are now operating on the Syracuse routes - 2400, 2403 and 2405 have been spotted in service so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexweb8 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 We lost a 25XX in Oswego today. Nobody hurt. Can't see the number in any of the pictures online, but I'm sure we'll figure it out. http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/09/centro_bus_catches_fire_on_suny_oswego_campus.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 13 hours ago, alexweb8 said: We lost a 25XX in Oswego today. Nobody hurt. Can't see the number in any of the pictures online, but I'm sure we'll figure it out. http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/09/centro_bus_catches_fire_on_suny_oswego_campus.html Regular Oswego bus 2503 had the new paint scheme, but it's not uncommon for D40LF's from Syracuse to spend a few days up there as buses are swapped out for maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Centro Proposes Launch of New MAX Pass & Expansion of Day Pass Quote The proposed pass options include an Adult and Reduced Fare MAX Pass in all properties (non-intercity commuter routes ONLY), along with Day Passes in Auburn, Oswego, Rome and Fulton. Priced at the cost of five round-trip fares, the MAX Pass would provide customers with unlimited rides for seven consecutive calendar days, offering Centro customers an economical solution to their transportation needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Update on the bus fire - all of the D40LF's have been spotted on the bus tracker since Tuesday except for 2503, so this confirms that it was the bus that caught fire. D30LF update: 2400, 2403, 2404 and 2405 have all been spotted in Syracuse. They tend to run rush hours only on certain runs - the 84 has had 1 or 2 in the morning, the last afternoon 152/172 interline has had one and they've also appeared on the 58 and 262X. All four buses have the updated scheme - I knew about 2404 and 2405 but hadn't seen 2400 and 2403 repainted. 2403 is unique in that the front number is lower and the small blue Centro logo appears above it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 According to a poster in a Facebook transit group who is employed at the Gillig factory in California, 32 new Centro buses will be entering production in the next two weeks. The original note in the board meeting minutes was for 42 CNG buses but it mentioned that the order could be reduced due to funding constraints. It will be interesting to see if these are numbered in the 1700's above the 30-foot buses received in the spring or if they will be 1800's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 A photo of new Centro 40-foot Gillig CNG bus #1750 is posted in the Facebook group 'The Bus Lounge', so the number series will apparently be #1750-1781. Looks very similar to #1625-1631 - as with the other recent deliveries, the bus has its numbers but no Centro logos or lettering. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Centro of Oneida will be moving its Rome transfer hub from the Liberty-George Street parking garage to the city's Amtrak station on November 20th. This move has been necessitated by the deterioration of the garage structure (it is now planned to be demolished in the near future). One benefit is the significant increase in service to the Amtrak station, as it is now only served by some route 7 trips. Not sure if a bus station or stops are being built at the Amtrak station - there are paved parking lots on either side of the station building and a dirt lot across the street. I would also assume that Birnie Bus Service will be moving its stop to the new transfer location also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Update on the Rome changes - Centro has now posted the new route schedule and map information on their website and contrary to initial reports, the Amtrak station will not be the new hub (it will receive more frequent service, though). The new hub will be in downtown Rome on Dominick Street, just a few blocks from the current hub. Centro is also using this opportunity to streamline the Rome route structure with some streets and stops with low patronage eliminated. The new schedule will essentially be the same setup as they implemented in Auburn, where a bus will start on route 2 and then become a route 6 bus when it returns downtown, then a route 4 or 7 bus on the next trip and a route 5 bus on the trip after that before becoming a route 2 bus to start the circuit again. Service will remain on a 45 minute headway Monday through Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 1750 in service today. The D40LF's and C40LF's in Syracuse will be heading to contingency fleet status soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin ORION Posted November 22, 2017 Root Admin Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Any of those Orion VII NG Prototypes still in the all green paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexweb8 Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 14 hours ago, OBI said: Any of those Orion VII NG Prototypes still in the all green paint? The diesels, 1267 (PT3) and 1268 (PT4), are still green, with some Centro branding added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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