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xx MTA's planned cuts include everything from station agents to entire train lines
November 18, 2008, 10:03:53 AM by Canarsie143160
The MTA's doomsday budget will wipe out the W line, zap the Z line and ax more than 1,500 NYC Transit jobs, the Daily News has learned.

The list of bus and subway cuts the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will unveil at its monthly board meeting Thursday is extensive and potentially bruising, sources said. Riders can expect longer waits, more-crowded rides and having to make additional transfers to get to their destinations if the draconian moves are put into effect.

"Oh, this is not good," said Gladeys Loaiza, a housekeeper from Queens who rides the W train. "When I get on in the morning, I can't sit now. What's it going to be like when the W train is gone?"

According to sources, the cuts include:

- Elimination of at least a handful of bus and subway routes, including the W and Z subway train lines.
- Fewer transit workers in the subways because 600 or so station agent positions will be axed and about 350 administrative posts.
- Longer gaps between scheduled trains at midday and between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
- Expanded subway loading guidelines to allow for more crowding of trains.
- Eliminating bus service during late nights and weekends on dozens of routes that have low ridership.

"It's a nightmare on weekends if trying to go to Queens as it is," groaned Zack Frank, 26, an actor from Queens. "The MTA should worry about strengthening what it's got, not cutting it." Brooklyn graphic designer John Demeo, 39, agreed. "You can't get on the trains to begin with," said Demeo. "They're just overcrowded. They should work on service first before they raise the fare."

MTA spokesman Jeremy Soffin refused to comment on specifics of the budget.

Two subway lines - the G and M - would essentially be halved, with trains making far fewer stops. MTA CEO Elliot Sander has said the authority will have to raise fares and impose drastic service cuts if Gov. Paterson and the Legislature don't adopt a bailout plan. The projected 2009 operating budget has widened from about $900 million to $1.2 billion because of the weak economy and dramatically declining tax revenues, Sander said.

Sources said the budget plan will include layoffs in addition to jobs that can be vacated through attrition. "We began internal belt tightening long before the financial crisis, and the budget released Thursday will start with more administrative cuts," Soffin said.

This is what the MTA - according to the New York Daily News - is planning to do to service in their budget:

YOU BETTER HOLD ON!
The MTA's doomsday budget to be unveiled at a board meeting Thursday will include these NYC Transit cuts:

Positions: More than 1,500 axed - including approximately 350 administrators and managers; approximately 700 station agents and bus drivers combined.

Subways
  • W and Z lines shut down completely.
  • No more express J-train service, makes all local stops.
  • G line nearly halved with the northern terminal being Court Square, Long Island City, Queens, at all times. No more service from Court Square to Forest Hills.
  • M line halved, making stops only between Metropolitan Ave., Queens, and Broad St., Manhattan.
  • B line trains arrive every 10 minutes weekends, up from 8 minutes.

Overnight: Scheduled gaps between all trains running between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. increased to 30 minutes from 20 minutes.
Midday: Schedules changed - less frequent trains from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - system wide so that trains carry more passengers: 125% of the seating capacity, up from current guideline of 100%.

Buses: A few dozen bus routes eliminated overnight and weekends, including X27 and X28 weekends. Bus routes targeted for less frequent service generally are those with lower ridership numbers or where subway trains are an option. A few routes running weekdays axed.
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xx Quick OpenBVE 0.9.0.34 and BVE 5 Updates
November 08, 2008, 06:34:40 PM by ipaclansite
OpenBVE Updates:
OpenBVE 0.9.0.34 has been released as of November 03, 2008.
It can be obtained at the official OpenBVE site, http://openbve.zxq.net/

There has also been a object viewer released from the developer of OpenBVE, which can also be obtained here, http://openbve.zxq.net/en/develop/tool_objectviewer.html
The object viewer is very smooth, and should errors occur on the object, it wont abort like Structure Viewer for BVE does.

BVE 5 Updates:
Mackoy has posted a preview of what the route selection window will look like.
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200810/06/14/c0178014_1372453.gif
It features a "organized" route selection menu with side windows to see the route information, and train information.
Mackoy has also gotten complaints about him changing the route format, however he will continue to use the new route format, and might give compatibility for older route formats at a later time instead.
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xx Updated Forum Rules
November 05, 2008, 11:06:03 PM by Canarsie143160
In lgiht of some recent events here at BVEStation, the forum rules have been updated to contain the following:

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Any member that is caught vandalizing any New York City Subway equipment (including but not limited to scratchitti, the use of etching acid, or anything else to inscribe onto a surface) or any other entity that is within the care and jurisdiction of Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York City Transit, MTA Bus, or any of its subsidiaries, or purports to deface or steal property that is within the jurisdictions of the aforementioned entities, shall be subject to trial in BVEstation Supreme Court.


This is to keep your names, the names of our perspective members, and the names of the BVEstation moderators and administrators clean. The rules of the BVEStation trials in these cases will be followed to the letter to ensure that the accused is treated faiirly and, it states that we now hold a clear position on theft and vandalism on this forum.

Your opinions on this are welcomed.
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xx Election Day - Nov. 4 2008
November 03, 2008, 06:00:19 PM by Greatxu
Tomorrow is the USA Election Day. Those of you who reside in the US are encouraged to go out and vote, whether it be for Obama or McCain. Many have sacrificed their lives and fought hard battles so that each and everyone of us could have a chance to vote.

For some election projections, visit the blog for my (Greatxu's) electoral projection and those of many other networks, such as CNN, Fox, NY Times, RealClearPolitics and many more.

Here are some endorsements from our members:

Greatxu - Obama
Phantom909 - McCain
Error46146 - Obama
Danny21- McCain
Kawasaki_Plant - Obama
Butters007 - Obama
Jayjay85 - Obama
Blackmanor1000 - McCain
Bstyles - Obama
Coneykidw8 - Obama
Amtrak_Train_7_Empire_Builder - Obama
Menace - Obama
John - Obama
Rayv145 - Obama
4 Brooklyn To The Bronx: McCain
NYCBoy - Obama
Jagenigma - Obama
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xx The Official BVEStation.Com Blog
October 25, 2008, 10:09:11 PM by Greatxu
The Official BVEStation.Com Blog is now up and running!

http://www.bvestationblog.blogspot.com/

Check out our blogs, pics, and videos!

If anyone would like to submit a piece of writing, photography or video for the BVEStation Blog, feel free to PM Greatxu, Error46146 or Ipaclansite.
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