Bus Week – Day Two Report

One more day closer to Regents and yet another day of bus riding. My trips today also weren’t so successful, but I did actually go to a few places. Here’s the results.

I headed out quite a bit later than I did yesterday, leaving the house at around 11:15 AM. To get the facts out quickly and sweetly, both the departing and returning Q46 trips were on RTS buses (and I wasn’t doing very well today in terms of tracking the buses I rode, which means no manufacturer names).

I took the E into Manhattan, and walked through the long tunnel between Port Authority and Times Square, as well as through the Times Square station. It’s really not a big deal though.

While walking on 42nd Street, I noticed something kind of cool. Under the “canopies” in front of the McDonalds and the theater on that block, there are heating lamps installed. The respective owners probably did that to make their customers feel more welcomed into their establishments, but I’m sure the homeless people appreciate it.

On the way home, I took a little detour through the subways. I took the S from Times Square to Grand Central, then the 6 to 53rd Street, and finally the E back to Queens.

Here’s where the fun begins. I took the Q37 to my elementary school, and magically it was a hybrid. actually, I was waiting in line for the Q10, and an Orion V was sitting at the stop, but after a few minutes a hybrid showed up at the Q37 stop just one short block away.

Coming back from there, I took the Q10 back up to Queens Blvd., and saw a hybrid on the Q60, which was a miracle for me. Unfortunately, it didn’t move too fast, despite the lack of any traffic on Queens Blvd.

From there it was the E train yet again back to Union Tpke. and the Q46 home. My MP3 player didn’t get a whole lot of mileage today, but I’m happy I went somewhere, and met some old friends (more like teachers) along the way.