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BTW, I wasn't being facetious or overly caustic with the above. [Former?] Members @pace2322 and @CTA5750 were responsible for saving buses for CHBM until it went defunct; 9799 and RTA 8006 are at IRM courtesy of CHBM and those members' efforts. As for other CTA historical efforts, there were 2007-2008, repainted in [I think ugly] SSRT livery and renumbered 1892-1992, which eventually became a sculpture at Skokie Shops, and chicago-l.org says were then sold to IRM for parts. In 2017 CTA reacquired 4 PCC cars, and later restored some 2400s, but that's about the extent of it.

8867 entered service out of Forest Glen on the 92

These web maps visualize the spatial extent of two rail lines that were once proposed by Metra. SouthEast Service https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Olp_nFmrR7RnehvY2P5PwWqUe0zDd5s STAR Line https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1inEl4YdlhbbN2GFu1IeHDQ08W2hvUm0

one might enter service in the PM out of FG, 20 are allegedly going to F.

All #8350s were delivered a few months ago no later than April. There is less than 47 buses to enter revenue serivce so we're pretty much at the finish line for them. Now as I've stated before the last 48- 56 buses should get split up between C,K,74th and possibly FG. Ive noticed over the last several months C in particular has always gained a new #8350 after recently retiring a #1000. The buses are scattered all over SS.

FWIW (not much) the highest number on @maths22's tracker is 8944.

Why don't you donate enough money to cover that? Last I heard, CTA had like a $500 million deficit and if not bailed out by the taxpayers will have to cut service 40% next year. But you think its main mission is running a museum, not transporting people. Maybe it can also acquire Thomas the Tank Engine from IRM. Did you volunteer there? In fact, cars like 4271-4272 were rebuilt by volunteers. Are you willing to go to the Shops on your day off to overhaul the cars you listed? For instance, the 2200s should be preserved with the original leatherette seats, not the dirty fiberglass shells. That's why.

Pretty soon yes someone in Facebook group mentioned a set will somewhat become placeholders. Sucks that they want the heritage fleet only limited to 10 high performance family cars. Why not have the 2 2200s, 4 2400s, 4 2600s and potentially 4 3200s?

I think you mean received/placed in service.

I already reported seeing 2232 on a flatbed going east on Touhy Ave in Lincolnwood last week.

Nova's what delivered to whom by the CTA? Did CTA ship something belonging to Nova to Saskatoon?

I'm guessing some of the 8 2400s they had are going bye bye then?

So That the last ever New Nova's delivered by the CTA? End of an Era.

everything is at SS, 8949 was delivered to SS not long ago

The buses should all be delivered and in service by now.

I thought they were all delivered, just taking time to put in service.

Whatever happened to rest of the 8920's and 8940's the were supposed to be in service? Not yet delivered?

8949 show up yet?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLRAqEuM15q/?igsh=djFuenVzZXQzcjBu Unit 9086: 1990 Flxible Metro B 40102-6C, this unit is still waiting for Florida Certification of Destruction Title at the Metrobus Deposition Facility near the Metro rail Facility to be transported to Opa-Locka for scrap at EG Used Auto Parts. Ask Richard Carrera, the junkyard manager at EG for parts for your big rigs etc. That's where I frequented there plenty times for parts for my clients in the Caribbean region. Located on Alexandria Rd off NW 135th St.

Breaking news from Wikipedia. https://www.broward.org/BCT/Documents/BCT_2025-2034_TDPAnnualUpdate.pdf Between 2025 and 2034, BCT plans to replace 449 vehicles in its current fleet and add 114 new vehicles

There are also July 20 bus timetables showing that the 92 and 146 terminal has been moved from Broadway back to the Berwyn Red Line station, which is consistent with the notice above that the station will have a bus operator restroom.

Looks like same origin as Pace's system, at least for Pace's electric paratransit E22000. E=electric 24=year and from cptdb wiki 5=articulated bus [1 is standard bus] last 2 digits=fleet number. For instance, the wiki lists 19101 as a natural gas 40', E21189 as a Proterra.

Nice pics for all of this. Wild to see a Flxible with roof a/c components. Never saw that before on a Flxible and I've ridden a ton of them in the past for various transit agencies. Curious, bus numbering, what's the E stand for? I assume from a specific garage?

A nod back to when the Ravenswood typically had hand-me-downs before the arrival of 3200s/ booming Lakeview ridership bought modernization to the Brown 🤗

Awww, I like them on the Brown (of course, I'm a Blue Liner 🤣) but you can appreciate their ride a little more there than on the Blue...their hum, the squeak of the doors, the yellower lighting, not to mention the scenery...I know it's psychological, but they feel vintage in a good way on the quiet Brown Line. Hard to value that stuff on the Blue. That said, flying down the Kennedy in a 2600 can be fun.