Q38 (New York City bus)
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The Q38 is a bus route, currently operated by MTA Bus, that runs from Corona to Forest Hills, going through Rego Park, Middle Village, and Elmhurst.
[edit] Q38 History
The Q38 was originally started by the Affiliated Bus Transit Corporation, and was acquired in 1936 by Triboro Coach Corporation. Triboro Coach has since ran it until its takeover in 2006 by MTA Bus, and as of this writing it is still being operated by MTA Bus.
[edit] Q38 Fleet
The Q38 is based from the LaGuardia Bus Depot. The Q38 used to consist of Orion 5's and RTS's until MTA's takeover; now it runs on RTS's and the occasional Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus.
[edit] Where the Q38 goes
Going Northbound to Corona, The Q38 starts at 108th Street and 62nd Drive, and goes down 62nd Drive, all the way until Queens Blvd. Then it turns onto Queens Boulevard, and goes one block down and then turns on 63rd Drive. Then it will go up 63rd Drive, past Woodhaven Boulevard where 63rd Drive turns into Penelope Avenue, until 77th Place, where it will then turn and go for a block and turn on Furmanville Street and then turn on 75th Place, then Juniper Valley Road, then 69th Street, then onto Metropolitan Avenue, where it will go down past the Metro Mall to Fresh Pond Road, where it will then go for a few blocks, then turn on Eliot Avenue. The Q38 will continue to go down Eliot Avenue until Woodhaven Boulevard, then go down Woodhaven, past the Queens Center Mall where it turns into 59th Avenue, then down 82nd Street, 57th Avenue, 98th Street, Christie Street, 99th Street, 60th Avenue, then finally to its terminus at Otis Avenue in Corona and the Long Island Expressway.
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