MontrealBusFan Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Saw 40-037 on 35 w/o blindspot sticker, 29-073 on 35 also, 39-012 ET on ND-Ouest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 SN 37-099 was on the 164 doing an all day run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 RTC observations today, in chronological order: - An unknown 16xx unit had a full wrap for Instacart (pictured below). - L0706 is still active, it was doing a 57. - 2032 is back following an accident where it slid into a wall in a snowstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogmor Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 Yesterday not tracking:31-007 on 747 at L.Groulx and 41-096 at Sauvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogmor Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Not tracking:33-818 on 165 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Yogurt Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 All from yesterday: Spotted 30-008 on the 171, wrapped for some electronic gadget. 41-024 was on the 24 in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Has anyone managed to spot RTC's new Artic (supposedly 2251) on the road yet? The wiki says it is active, but I wanna make sure it is before going on a photo hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbil Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Odieville2 said: Has anyone managed to spot RTC's new Artic (supposedly 2251) on the road yet? The wiki says it is active, but I wanna make sure it is before going on a photo hunt. Someone posted a photo of it operating on the 804 in a Facebook group I'm a member of. So it should be in service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Spotted the following buses at the Saint-Laurent garage yesterday (hybrid sightings): FR 38-003, SN 39-005, MR 41-074, 42-003, 42-004, and 42-029. 38-072 was also parked with the front completely covered with some kind of sheet. On it was written VGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 RTC sightings: - At least two 40 footers were on Métrobus 801: a 15xx hybrid (I think 1526?) and a 20xx-21xx unit (I was too far to see the unit number). - 2020 has a side wrap for IÖGO (pictured below), it was waiting at Saint-Joseph/Caron on route 82. It is the first 20xx/21xx unit I spotted that had a wrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Yogurt Posted August 25, 2022 Report Share Posted August 25, 2022 Caught 31-188 on the 171 this morning. School hasn't restarted yet, but the 171 is already so full that people had to board by the rear door. And it comes every 7-8 minutes (this is around 7am). I think we lost more than half of the service level in rush hours than pre-covid. Transbus 1246 was loading on the 40 at Côte-Vertu. 1218 has been on the 40 for the last few days as well, but not tracking. I think they're planning to get rid of it soon. Caught 30-880 yesterday afternoon. The 171 (Eastbound) scheduled a few minutes before my departure didn't show up, but wasn't indicated as cancelled - minutes later, I saw 31-054 heading west on Côte-Vertu going towards the metro, which is supposed to be that 171-E. I spotted the real 171-O (30-007) a couple of minutes later, completely full and running 13 minutes behind schedule. Hell. The traffic keeps getting worse than it has ever been, which brings the question of where did the STM ridership go. I think the answer is obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogmor Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 Not Tracking,31-814 was on 470 at Cote Vertu around 14h15 and 38-003 was on 150 at Atwater around 16h00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Demers Posted August 29, 2022 Report Share Posted August 29, 2022 28-016 was on the 215, 28-026 was on the 203 and 28-073 was on the 200. The latter was not tracking. 33-815 was on the 470 with new front end blue decaling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted August 30, 2022 Report Share Posted August 30, 2022 RTC sightings: - L1331 was on 800. - 2188 hit an electoral sign that was dangerously close to the road while on route 1. It continued its run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Yogurt Posted August 31, 2022 Report Share Posted August 31, 2022 31-190 on the 171 zoomed past my stop this morning, jam packed with people up to the windshield like usual. Several minutes later, 40-143 showed up on the 171SL (which I took). I was trying to take the 121 behind (29-822), but I saw people also standing up against the windshield, so the 171 was a safer bet. 30-020 (with the stupid luggage rack) was on the 171-E, which the STM has graciously reduced to every 17 minutes now, when it used to be every 10 minutes at that time of the day. Of course, also packed to the front door. Well good luck if you can't get in due to the annoying rack! I needed to remind myself the high school students aren't back to school yet. It's a harbinger of a difficult half of the year I guess... When I got off, I spotted a CO observing/coordinating things. Talked to him for a brief while, looks like overcrowding is routine and drivers always complain about it too, he told me 40-143 (my bus)'s driver called in to report he had to leave many passengers on the sidewalk along Henri-Bourassa... and in addition, the service level will still have to drop. I can't believe my ears. Honestly, I'm getting sick and tired to be constantly dealing with overcrowding regardless of the time of the day. And on top of this, thank you stupid Stinson being so incredibly picky, refusing any loaners outright despite the fleet being entirely crap, with all the badly maintained 31 series trashcan. When I took the 51 earlier this week it was coming every 1-2 minutes, each bus on which I count only a handful of passengers. Something is wrong for sure. Transbus 318 was on the 40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbil Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 28-702 was getting towed at Montréal-Ouest this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL66 Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 9:28 PM, Frozen Yogurt said: 31-190 on the 171 zoomed past my stop this morning, jam packed with people up to the windshield like usual. Several minutes later, 40-143 showed up on the 171SL (which I took). I was trying to take the 121 behind (29-822), but I saw people also standing up against the windshield, so the 171 was a safer bet. 30-020 (with the stupid luggage rack) was on the 171-E, which the STM has graciously reduced to every 17 minutes now, when it used to be every 10 minutes at that time of the day. Of course, also packed to the front door. Well good luck if you can't get in due to the annoying rack! I needed to remind myself the high school students aren't back to school yet. It's a harbinger of a difficult half of the year I guess... When I got off, I spotted a CO observing/coordinating things. Talked to him for a brief while, looks like overcrowding is routine and drivers always complain about it too, he told me 40-143 (my bus)'s driver called in to report he had to leave many passengers on the sidewalk along Henri-Bourassa... and in addition, the service level will still have to drop. I can't believe my ears. Honestly, I'm getting sick and tired to be constantly dealing with overcrowding regardless of the time of the day. And on top of this, thank you stupid Stinson being so incredibly picky, refusing any loaners outright despite the fleet being entirely crap, with all the badly maintained 31 series trashcan. When I took the 51 earlier this week it was coming every 1-2 minutes, each bus on which I count only a handful of passengers. Something is wrong for sure. Transbus 318 was on the 40. This is one of the reason I opt for my car now. I can get to my destination 4-5x times faster than relying on transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) RTC sightings: - 1164 had a broken route display. It showed 801 going to "Terminus". - Métrobus 802 still has a majority of 40-footers, with 1611, 2049 and another unknown unit on it. - There is still a CTCUQ-era sign at Terminus Beauport, prohibiting the use of skateboards and bicycles unless you're not on them. - 1671 also recieved a rigid seat retrofit. It's the second bus (after 1062) that I've seen with those new seats. Edited September 4, 2022 by Odieville2 more sightings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogmor Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Yesterday,not tracking 30-810 on 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Demers Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 St. Denis' 29-042 was on the 49 this evening. It has big front numbers and the left side has the cartoony font numbers. Mont Royal's 30-089 was also on the 49. 28-100 was on the 164. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hybrid Bus Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Last Saturday, MR 30-078 and 30-086 were on the 164 and 64 respectively. Lots of MR 2010 units are scattered between the Anjou, Frontenac, and St-Laurent garages. Today I saw 30-190 and 31-171 parked outside the St-Denis garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogmor Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Yesterday not tracking.30-013 on 124,30-810 on 121 and 37-100 on 171 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilianaUwU Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) RTC sighting via my mother: an unknown 16xx Artic (or possibly 2251) has a full wrap for Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier. As for my own sightings, it seemed as though there were as many 40 footers on Métrobus 801 as there were Artics. Edited September 6, 2022 by Odieville2 more sightings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Yogurt Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 The 121/171 are hardly usable these days. On Thursday, I had to watch 3 full buses leaving in front of my eyes: 30-243, 32-804 and 31-823. Managed to squeeze onto 28-006 from the back door - as the last person being able to do so. Many people are left to wait at the stop. Arriving at Côte-Vertu, the lineup for the 171 was so long it was stretching into the 121 lineup. This morning, 31-226 drove right past us without stopping, full to the max again - the driver actually changed the destination to En Transit. I was luckier and got on 32-809, again barely able to get on (the door had trouble closing behind my bums). Again, tons of people left on the curb throughout the trip. The driver appreciated me writing complaints, and told me he has to radio in to report overcrowding on a daily basis, as instructed to do so. Things are getting worse. It'll be hell in January. Spotted 28-110 on the 24 midday. Again, why can't Stinson have any of this... I got 29-839 in the afternoon. There's a constant, very loud hissing noise in the front section (air leak somewhere?). Tons of lighting strips are burnt out as well, I count no less than 7. 31-212 was on the 171, full to the max as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclair14 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Frozen Yogurt said: The 121/171 are hardly usable these days. On Thursday, I had to watch 3 full buses leaving in front of my eyes: 30-243, 32-804 and 31-823. Managed to squeeze onto 28-006 from the back door - as the last person being able to do so. Many people are left to wait at the stop. Arriving at Côte-Vertu, the lineup for the 171 was so long it was stretching into the 121 lineup. This morning, 31-226 drove right past us without stopping, full to the max again - the driver actually changed the destination to En Transit. I was luckier and got on 32-809, again barely able to get on (the door had trouble closing behind my bums). Again, tons of people left on the curb throughout the trip. The driver appreciated me writing complaints, and told me he has to radio in to report overcrowding on a daily basis, as instructed to do so. That's sadly unfortunate to hear, the only thing i can say is that for STM drivers, early september is the worst time of the year for bus drivers. You get all the traffic coming back, loads of new transit riders that we not there before, people trying to adjust their schedule with traffic / loads / time they want to arrive at destination. If you want your concern to be heard loud and clear and fast ... there is always the STM board meetings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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