ConnorsCompShow Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 They also have the old Aviation Museum still marked in its old location, even though they've been closed for over a year while they wait for construction on their new place to get going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor204 Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Other errors on the map: BellMTS Place still listed as MTS Centre Winnipeg Convention Centre on 1 block should cover 2 blocks Great West Life is now be called Canada Life Polo Park should be called CF Polo Park Delta Hotel is listed as CROWN (not CROWNE) PLAZA (how along ago did it change to Delta, and wasn't it called the Radisson before Delta) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, trebor204 said: Other errors on the map: BellMTS Place still listed as MTS Centre Winnipeg Convention Centre on 1 block should cover 2 blocks Great West Life is now be called Canada Life Polo Park should be called CF Polo Park Delta Hotel is listed as CROWN (not CROWNE) PLAZA (how along ago did it change to Delta, and wasn't it called the Radisson before Delta) Given the sheer number of errors on that map, one might think they’re making no real effort to keep it up to date (which @DavidW said on the previous page is indeed the case), which is a tad unfortunate, as that map does have its uses. Then again, if you want to know which route(s) take you where, Navigo and third-party apps might even be more helpful than that map, as they will tell you exactly which routes to take, when and where in order to get you where you’re going as quickly as possible. Though that wouldn’t help someone like me, who likes to “take the scenic route” when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorsCompShow Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 938 on 89 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 hour ago, ConnorsCompShow said: 938 on 89 today. How often does that happen? I’m rarely out there and have never seen 87, 89 or 92 in action, but I’m pretty sure the East End is fairly strict 40-foot territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorsCompShow Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, SirAndrew710 said: How often does that happen? I’m rarely out there and have never seen 87, 89 or 92 in action, but I’m pretty sure the East End is fairly strict 40-foot territory. It didn't really at all until this virus stuff came about. But it could definitely negotiate Kildare/Madeline and McMeans/Madeline better since the 40fters always have trouble in those two spots. On the flipside, 87s used to be exclusively 30s but now some 40s have appeared. 92 is generally 40s on weekdays, and a coin toss on weekends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, ConnorsCompShow said: It didn't really at all until this virus stuff came about. But it could definitely negotiate Kildare/Madeline and McMeans/Madeline better since the 40fters always have trouble in those two spots. There are some routes that are like that. On Route 82, the 40-footers have a hard time handling the right turn from NB Westwood Drive to EB Portage, which is problematic because buses running that route observe stop 20239 (EB Portage and Westwood, located on the east side of the intersection) and that stop is used fairly regularly by passengers looking to transfer to the 21. Once, that bus stopped to let me off further east from where the stop is and someone who wanted on it couldn’t get on as a result. I don’t know why that route even gets 40-footers. Yes, the 82 interlines with the 98 in better times, but ridership on both routes is low enough to justify the use of 30-footers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorsCompShow Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 610 must not have been given new signs, it still showed "EXP" instead of "ALL STOPS" on 58. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viafreak Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 22 hours ago, ConnorsCompShow said: It didn't really at all until this virus stuff came about. But it could definitely negotiate Kildare/Madeline and McMeans/Madeline better since the 40fters always have trouble in those two spots. On the flipside, 87s used to be exclusively 30s but now some 40s have appeared. 92 is generally 40s on weekdays, and a coin toss on weekends The 85 which services North Kildonan has a similar assignment to the 92. Monday to Saturday, its two 40-foot buses (often XD40's) but usually uses two D30LFs on Sunday/Holidays. I observed it using 934 yesterday which was Victoria Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 22 hours ago, ConnorsCompShow said: On the flipside, 87s used to be exclusively 30s but now some 40s have appeared. I’m pretty sure anything with a Route 87 run card comes in and out of NG, and dispatch there seems to do a better job of making sure D30LF routes get D30LFs. I, myself, have never seen anything longer than 30 feet on 88 or 97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt_enthusiast_photos Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 4 hours ago, SirAndrew710 said: I’m pretty sure anything with a Route 87 run card comes in and out of NG, and dispatch there seems to do a better job of making sure D30LF routes get D30LFs. I, myself, have never seen anything longer than 30 feet on 88 or 97. Normally yes. But now what do you enhanced schedule everything is now out of FRG/BG. Until things go back to normal Quite often there's been big buses on the 88/97 On an unrelated note. 376 was on a 54/56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, bus is coming 1965 said: On an unrelated note. 376 was on a 54/56 An artic on the 56? I can only imagine how well that (traditional 30-foot) route handled it. Who makes these run cards anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctf101 Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, SirAndrew710 said: An artic on the 56? I can only imagine how well that (traditional 30-foot) route handled it. Who makes these run cards anyway? No one makes them, it’s up to the computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew710 Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, Thewinnipegtransitfanhuang said: No one makes them, it’s up to the computer Whatever program they use has yielded questionable results before. For instance, I’ve seen 66s deadhead from Polo to Unicity when the natural move would have been to have the last 98 of the morning do the first 66 out of Unicity (which was the case during the winter change) and there have also been changes where one 83 run would return to the garage after doing one trip from Unicity to Ronald and Portage while the other would deadhead from Unicity to Ronald and Portage to do the all-night 83. You would think there has to be a better way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, SirAndrew710 said: Whatever program they use has yielded questionable results before. For instance, I’ve seen 66s deadhead from Polo to Unicity when the natural move would have been to have the last 98 of the morning do the first 66 out of Unicity (which was the case during the winter change) and there have also been changes where one 83 run would return to the garage after doing one trip from Unicity to Ronald and Portage while the other would deadhead from Unicity to Ronald and Portage to do the all-night 83. You would think there has to be a better way. No your correct someone inputs some options in to the computer and the computer creates the run using a program called Hastus it makes the runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 982 broke down today northbound Pembina at university and had to be towed back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Walton Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 8:02 PM, Wpgtransit11-25 said: Well they park them there so the camera can watch frg apron during the day Do buses have fleet numbers on the roof for that? Ottawa's do, for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt_enthusiast_photos Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mark Walton said: Do buses have fleet numbers on the roof for that? Ottawa's do, for one. No they don't have fleet numbers on the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wpgtransit11-25 Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 hours ago, bus is coming 1965 said: No they don't have fleet numbers on the roof They used to but where removed prior to delivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilZebra Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 In 1985 when our family visited Minneapolis for the first time and we wer eon the skyway, I saw that their Metro Transit buses have the serial number on top. I don't know if they do that still. See the large numerals at the top rear of the MAN (?) bus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctf101 Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 398 is on the 46 today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorsCompShow Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 There's no way that it isn't a demo for assigning regular 47s XD60s. No way it isn't, I refuse to believe otherwise based on the amount of times it'd trip the 15+ people reporting threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt_enthusiast_photos Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, ConnorsCompShow said: There's no way that it isn't a demo for assigning regular 47s XD60s. No way it isn't, I refuse to believe otherwise based on the amount of times it'd trip the 15+ people reporting threshold. Its not. 47 will always be 40ft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/20/2020 at 8:30 PM, LilZebra said: In 1985 when our family visited Minneapolis for the first time and we wer eon the skyway, I saw that their Metro Transit buses have the serial number on top. I don't know if they do that still. See the large numerals at the top rear of the MAN (?) bus/ Sorry to go OT but, If you got any other pics of the MTC from your visit, feel free to post in the Metro Transit thread! Nice shot. Yes, we still do have numbers on the roof for all units except the Gillig BRTPlus models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilZebra Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 8 hours ago, MVTArider said: Sorry to go OT but, If you got any other pics of the MTC from your visit, feel free to post in the Metro Transit thread! Nice shot. Yes, we still do have numbers on the roof for all units except the Gillig BRTPlus models. No, that's pretty much it. I had to tag along with my family as it was and the camera I had was a Kodak Disc type. Not very hi res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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