Trimess

Monday, September 17, 2012

IT'S MONDAY-AND ERIK IS ON A ROLL


 
got to run the lift TWICE here so 9407(3) is gonna be delayed a bit. Never had this problem with low floors on the 12 line...


Why does train read 9407 but pouch say 9403? 

There are more people on my 22 yr old bus, than on the million $$$ WES platform. 

tr 9407(3) making a comment about the UNSAFE bus stop at Tigard St 

tr 9407(3) following the proper route on Main. 

I-5 coming to a complete stop at 294 SB, 99 ramp getting backed up fast.

veh 2252 where'd you come from we didn't pass you!! 

veh 2112 MOVE YOUR BUS!! It is unsafe next to the construction fence 

God I love having a Operator who knows how to drive the bus. 9407 leaving 9401 in the dust 

Oh now 9401 veh 1448 thinks she can out accelerate 9407 veh 1724. A Flexible will outrun a Gillig any day! Wheee here we go!! 

9407 having a hard time with glare, she's short and the visor on this bus worthless 

Now riders getting on confused because we are 94 and not 12 

9401 passed us now, stuck at infamous poorly timed light Main/Johnson @ 99 

And now we are back behind 9401 

Holy crap we BOTH made it through the light!!!  

Back in front 

Its sad that outside a bus is easily 10, 15 degrees COOLER.

94, as seen from 94. Imagine - one new hybrid-electric articulated bus, replacing these two gas-guzzlers... 

9401 crush load at least 9408 is here to save us 




Are  rides free in the Free Rail Zone? Bus 1402 says so.

Is the  rt 94 schedule THAT messed up??? No wonderTriMet is bleeding money, yet they blame riders, drivers, Sherwood/King City...



 unsafe supervisor 

 supervisor 502 parked in A REALLY BAD spot

 9407 failed to yield to ped inx-walk Barbur @ Naito (to Ross Island)

 9407 got passed by A SCHOOL BUS!!!!

How am I 4 minutes late, and behind another 94 at  Barbur TC...TWO 94s???
Ahh now thanks to  I am stuck as a railroad crossing for an empty WES train...as my bus is SRO

And yesterday I was caught up in the police blockade of 82nd Avenue....no  alert for its busiest route the 72 Killingsworth/82nd.
Ahh,  ...your bus 1402 on train 9407 has no working headsign and no working farebox.


How am I supposed to use this stop  ??? Did you tweet this? Uh, nope..... Guess bus riders not as good as WES

Two  8 buses back to back up the mall...

Uh oh   broke...everyone this is a full scale EMERGENCY!!! 








2 comments:

Jason McHuff said...

There are more people on my 22 yr old @trimet bus, than on the million $$$ WES platform.

How far away were the trains (more people may arrive later), and what about people getting off the train there?

Why does @trimet train read 9407 but pouch say 9403?

You could have asked the operator, and maybe even offer to adjust the run box if that was wrong. But it appears it was a late 9403.

@trimet 9401 what are you doing you can't keep a schedule

Actually, it looks like it was.

Good thing I don't ride @trimet rt 43... pic.twitter.com/olUAjHT7

I don't see the problem--it was only 3 minutes away.

Why did @trimet spend $$$ on benches at a drop-off only MAX station while REMOVING bus shelters where riders wait?? pic.twitter.com/YQBbeLDX

Someone may still want to sit there (e.g. meeting someone, watching trains/traffic/etc, doing security) and the station won't be drop-off only for long.

Still no @trimet tweet or alert about this out of service stop. Hmmm. @SWCorridor @pdxcommute pic.twitter.com/r5Z6X03h

There was one.

Two @trimet 8 buses back to back up the mall...

Practically needed at that time of day.

And yesterday I was caught up in the police blockade of 82nd Avenue....no @trimet alert for its busiest route the 72 Killingsworth/82nd.

I see three of them:
https://twitter.com/unTriMetAlerts/status/247436223138910208

https://twitter.com/unTriMetAlerts/status/247437478993215490

https://twitter.com/unTriMetAlerts/status/247443770390482944

And to top it off my @trimet bus (1743) had a BRIGHT ORANGE "Check Engine" light ON on the dashboard!!!

I believe orange means warning (OK for now) and not danger.

Al M said...

Can't leave it alone huh Jason?