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Just got a headcount of #8350s down at SS and the total is up to 72 with the highest delivered so far being #8904. #8765 is the lowest still remaining at SS. #8893 is also at SS. I'll see if anymore deliveries will occur today and tomorrow.

The Novas are rolling in quickly but are very slow rolling out in service. At least the Nova deliveries are faster than the 7000 series rail cars.

Looks like it is coming close. Feb. 2025 agenda item "for the transfer of UP transportation employees and functions to Metra. ... Metra will assume the responsibility of operating UP lines, as well as direct oversight of the employees operating commuter trains and various support functions. UP will remain responsible for dispatching all trains on its mainline territory and for local tower operations." The new agreement is to be effective April 16, 2025.

I agree that the 3200s will be around for s while longer. I think CTA Will exercise one option with CRRC so those cars can move to the Green Line and those Green Line 5000 series cars can be used for RLE. The 9000s can be used to retire the 3200s which i think would be back to the Brown and Orange Lines before being retired. Those 3200s will be at least 40 yrs years old by then, which is consistent with the amount of time other series have been in service before being retired.

#8802, #8811, #8815, #8817, #8818, #8819, #8821 and #8824 are currently in service out of Chicago. #8839 is currently in service out of North Park.

#8867 and #8890 are at SS.

This is a long overdue update but with time constraints on my end updating rosters has been a hassle as of late especially with all the movement of equipment in the past several months but I digress. As always if you see any errors please point them out and I'll fix them accordingly in due time. Last updated 2/18/25 at 3:10 AM Forest Glen (274 total) Nova LFS #6400 series (2000): #6472 Community Bus (Heritage Fleet) #6770 (Yard Bus) (2 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350 series (2022 - 2024): #8351 - #8382, #8384-8387, #8391 - #8395, #8397, #8399, #8466, #8681, #8709, #8712 - 13, #8723 - 25, #8728, #8729, #8734 - 35, #8737, #8739 - 40, #8742 - 45, #8747 - 49, #8754 (59 total) Nova Smart LFS #8325 series (2019): #8347 - #8349 (3 total) Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2014 - 2016) #7979 - #7985, #7987 - 89, #7991 - 94, #7996 - 99, #8202 - #8212, #8220, #8231 - #8259 (62 total) New Flyer D40LF #1000 series (2006- 2009): #1005, #1008, #1010 - #1011 (WB1-2) , #1016, #1018 - #1023, #1028 - #1036, #1038 - #1064, #1066, #1068 - 74, #1076, #1077, #1355 - 62, #1364, #1385, #1388 - #1398, #1400, #1402 - #1404, #1406 -#1408, #1410, #1411, #1431, #1445, #1448, #1450, #1453, #1512, #1514, #1518, #1521 #1528, #1537, #1543, 1557, #1592 - #1595, #1597 - #1625, #1627 - #1633, #1636, #1641, #1653, #1655, #1657 ,#1660, #1663,#1735, (146 total) North Park (299 total) New Flyer DE60LFR #4300 series (2012): #4325 (1 total) New Flyer D60LFR #4333 series (2013): #4334 - #4340, #4342, #4343, #4345 - #4351, #4353 - #4360, #4363 - #4373, #4376 - #4390,#4392 - #4399 (65 total) New Flyer DE60LF #4000 series (2008, 2009) #4007, #4008, #4015 - 19, #4021, #4024 - #4032, #4106, #4123 - #4134, #4136 - #4148, #4150, #4153 - #4160, #4162 - #4166, #4168, #4170, #4171, #4196 - #4207 (69 total) New Flyer D40LF #1000 series (2006 - 2009): #1002, #1174 - #1188, #1190, #1191, #1193, #1194, #1401, #1405, #1413,#1416 - #1419, #1430, #1432, #1435, #1437, #1439 - #1443, #1454, #1457, #1505, #1507, #1510, #1515, #1522, #1523,#1538, #1540, #1545 - #1548, #1550, #1552 - 53, #1560 - 61, #1574, #1584 - #1587, #1589 - 91,#1718 - #1720, #1723 - #1725, #1744, #1761 - 62, #1764, #1767 - 69, #1777, #1780, #1787 - 89, #1793, #1795 - 96, #1798, #1801, #1804, #1806 - 07, #1818, #1822, #1826, #1830, #1832, #1838 - 39, #1853, #1855,#1860, #1862 - 63, #1865 , #1867, #1872 - 73, #1878 - #1881, #1891,#1893, #1932 (112 total) Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2016): #8275, #8277 (2 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350 series (2022 - 2024): #8596, #8639, #8731 - 32, #8752 - 53, #8755 - 58, #8761 - #8765, #8766 - 71, #8773 - 74, #8777 - 78, #8783 -86, #8788 - #8801, #8803, #8805 - 10, #8813 -14 (51 total) Chicago (273 total) #604 - 5 (2 total) Proterra ZX5: #606 -#609, #612, #613, #614 - #621 (13 total) Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2014): #7902, #8011, #8109 - #8186 (75 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350 series (2022): #8411-#8416, #8418, #8423 - #8425, #8427, #8429-#8430, #8433, #8501, #8504, #8508,#8509, #8547 - #8549,#8553 - #8555, #8561, #8562, #8564, #8567 - #8569, #8571 - #8591, #8593, #8595, #8598, #8600, #8601, #8603, #8606, #8609, #8610 #8612, #8614 - #8619, #8622, #8625, #8647 - #8673, #8682 - #8685, #8687, #8689 #8691,#8693, #8694, #8715, #8718 - 19, #8721 -22, #8726 -27, #8730, #8733, #8736, #8759 - 60, #8772, #8876, #8779 - 82, #8787, #8811 - 12, #8817 (130 total) New Flyer D40LF #1000 series (2006- 2009): #1000, #1001, #1065, #1067, #1075, #1085, #1087, #1090, #1092, #1095, #1101 - #1104, #1900, #1902, #1904, #1906, #1909, #1912 - 15, #1917, #1919 - 20, #1929, #1941, #1950, #1956 - 57, #1962, #1964, #1966 - #1968, #1970, #1975, #1979 - 80, #1982, #2000 - #2001, #2006, #2009, #2011, #2012, #2019 - #2020, #2024, #2025 (53 total) Kedzie (233 total) Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2014): #7903 - #7906, #7908, #8100 - #8108, #8260 - #8275, #8277 - #8279,#8281 - #8287,#8290 - #8299, #8301 - #8322, #8324 (73 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350 series (2022-2023): #8450, #8451, #8506, #8517, #8556, #8589, #8592, #8597,#8599, #8620, #8623, #8626 - #8638, #8640 - #8646, #8717, #8738, #8741, #8746, #8750 - 51 (37 total) New Flyer DE60LF #4000 series (2008, 2009) #4000, #4001, #4003 - #4006, #4009 - #4013, #4023, #4038 - 39, #4041 - 42, #4044, # #4049 - 50, #4052 - #4060, #4063 - #4079, #4081, #4083 - #4085, #4087, #4089 - #4095, #4098 - #4101, #4103 - 04, #4117, #4120, #4122, #41267 (68 total) New Flyer D40LF (2006 - 2009): #1106, #1108 - #1116, #1121, #1128 - 29, #1142, #1149, #1154, #1158, #1167 - 72, #1192, #1301, #1666, #1673, #1676 - #1678, #1683, 1688, #1691, #1699, #1701, #1714 - 15, #1721 - 22, #1724, #1726 - 27, #1734, #1736, #1743, #1750, #1752, #1755, #1758, #1760, #1783, #1803, #1809, #1843, #1846, #1874 - 75, #1895, #1898 (60 total) 74th (283 total) Proterra ZX5: #610 - #611 (2 total) Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2014): #8010, #8012 - #8067, #8069 - #8099, #8185-#8201 ,#8213 - #8219, #8221 - #8228, #8230 (126 total) New Flyer D40LF (2006 - 2009): #1024 - #1027,#1100, #1115, #1119, #1252, #1366, #1367,#1370 - #1383, #1386 - #1387, #1399, #1409, #1412, #1414, #1415, #1420 - #1422, #1424 - 26, #1428 - 29, #1433 - 34, #1436, #1438, #1444 , #1446 , #1449, #1451 - 52, #1455 - 56, #1458 - #1504, #1506, #1508, #1511, #1513, #1516, #1517, #1519, #1520, #1524 - #1527, #1529 - #1536, #1539, #1541 - 42, #1544, #1549, #1551 (Special Assignment) #1554 - 59, #1562 - #1573, #1575 - #1583 (148 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350's (2024): #8699 - #8708, #8710 -11, #8714, #8716 (14 total) 77th (283 total) New Flyer XE40 Xcelsior #700 series electric bus (2014) #700, #701 (2 total) LTH Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2014) #7911 - #7978, #7986, #7990, #7995, (68 total) Nova Smart LFS #8325's series (2019): #8343 - 46 (4 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350's (2022 - 2024): #8401, #8403, #8405, #8408, #8410, #8419 - #8422, #8449, #8452, #8456 - #8458, #8461 - 65, #8467 - 68, #8470 - 71, #8473, #8481, #8507, #8523, #8526, #8529, #8531, #8543 - 44, #8550 - 51, #8557- #8560, #8563, #8565, #8566, #8570, #8604, #8613, #8621, #8624, #8655, #8669, #8674 - 80, #8686, #8688, #8692, #8695 -98, #8720 (63 total) New Flyer D60LFR #4300 series (2012): #4374 Holiday Bus (1 total) New Flyer D40LF #1000 series (2006 - 2009): #1003 - 04, #1006 - 07, #1009, #1013 - 15, #1082, #1086, #1141, #1202 - #1205, #1210 - 13, #1215, #1217, #1219 - #1224, #1226, #1229 - #1232, #1234 - #1240, #1245, #1247 - #1251, #1253 -#1300, #1302 - #1354, #1365 (148 total) 103rd (265 total) Nova Smart LFS #8350's (2022 - 2023): #8383, #8388, #8389, #8390, #8396, #8400, #8402, #8406, #8407, #8409 #8417, #8426, #8428, #8431, #8432, #8434 - #8448, #8453 - #8455, #8459, #8460, #8464 #8469, #8472 #8474 - #8480, #8482 - #8500, #8502, #8503,#8505, #8510 - #8516, #8518 - #8522,#8524, #8525,#8527 - #8528, #8530, #8532 - #8542, #8545, #8546, #8602, #8605 (100 total) Nova Smart LFS #8325's series (2019): #8325 - #8326, #8328 - #8339, #8341, #8342 (17 total) Nova Smart LFS #7900 series (2014) #7900, #7901,#7907, #7909, #8276 , #8280, #8288, #8300, (8 total) New Flyer DE60LFR #4300 series (2012): #4301 - #4306 , #4308, #4311, #4312, #4313, #4314, #4315,#4316, #4317, #4319 - #4322, #4324, #4326 - #4332 (29 total) New Flyer DE60LF #4000 series (2008, 2009): #4022, #4034 - #4037, #4040, #4043, #4045 - #4048, #4097, #4102, #4107 - 09, #4111,# 4113, #4116, #4173, #4175 - 77, #4179 - 80, #4182, #4186, #4194 (29 total) New Flyer D40LF #1000 series (2006 - 2009): #1078 - #1081, #1083 - 84, #1088 - 89, #1091. #1093 - 94, #1096 - 99, #1107, #1117 - 20, #1122 - #1124, #1126 - 27, #1130 - #1140, #1143 - 48, #1151 - 53 ,#1155, #1156 - 57, #1159 - #1165, #1173, #1180, #1195 - #1199, #1200 - 01, #1206 - 09, #1214, #1220, #1227, #1321 (73 total)

Spotted in the most recent Citizen's Advisory Board meeting - I am sure these are still conceptual, but quite nice if it turns out well. 43:20 here.

#8871 - 72 are at SS.

#8889 is at SS.

#8881-#8882 Delivered to SS

Welp add this to your wild sightings and yes I did pull out artics a few times on Halsted.

#8857 - 59, #8861, #8864 - 65, #8876, #8884, #8897 and #8899 have been delivered to SS. (10 Total)

#8874 and #8877 are SS.

3449 (BW57) to Scrap Metal Services 10/23/24

4687 to Scrap Metal Services 11/2/24

You're answer is right here chief.

1272 is on LTH, not retired.

4091,4101,4103 K>3 1201,1220 3>K

5000s wouldn't be retirement age till 2035. These orders are pretty much to get rid of the 2600s, 3200s and whatever extras after that for new/expanded services (red extension, more north side service etc)

https://transitchicago.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/174657 Just got an email about this, they're starting the procuring process for the 9000 series C25FT102850277 Engineering Consulting Services 9000s Series Rail Cars LIQ.pdf

4083 K>3 ran earlier on the 6 Jackson Park Express

Update: 614 may have already gone to the Illinois Railway Museum (or it could no longer be parked in a place that it is visible from Grand Avenue). 614 is not parked next to 611 anymore (picture taken today (February 22nd, 2025)).

If Metra can have something (less clunky?) than Metrolink in LA, I think everyone wins...(Keep in mind, their bombardiers had flipdot signs) IMG_6096.heif

Passed at Feb. meeting. The 47 buses previously ordered should be here in late 2025 and these 33 soon thereafter in early 2026.

Good point. Does your station not have the “X train number XXX is now arriving” announcements and / or screens? Agree that putting it on the train itself would be more helpful but you shouldn’t need to flag down a conductor.

I don't remember the it's catching first u came in the world 3 years after they were new the 5800's I didn't learn about them until like 05-06 when me & og went north cause to her friend house cause we never lived on P turf

It i think it some kinda defect from the factory maybe

I would prefer the train number on those signs. During rush hour, some trains are skip/stop & if it's running late, you must find a conductor to make sure you're getting on the correct train outside of Downtown.

Here is a slightly higher resolution screen clipping from the October meeting. Aside from some minor changes to the body shape and door styles since the original announcement, I'm also seeing what appear to be destination or route displays between the doors (reading "welcome").

Fresh Retirements: 1796, 1893, and 1699. Last week along with 1776’s arrival, 1812 has entered this lot. 1796, 1893, and 1699 entered this week or last weekend.

Crazy that fire actually happened the same day the aftermath damage picture was posted just hours before this fire happened. Talk about a bad week for the CTA, starting with the derailment on the Green Line on Monday morning, followed by Loop Delays on Tuesday, then ending the week with a bus on fire.

21001 Bloom Twp 22001 Rich Twp 22002 First Transit McHenry 22003-22012 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 22014-22018 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 22019-22030 CDT North Cook 22031 Village of Norridge 22032-22036 CDT North Cook 22037-22041 First Transit Joliet-Will County 22042-22044 SCR Kane-DuPage 22045 First Transit West Cook 22046-22051 SCR Kane-DuPage 22052-22071 CDT South Cook 22072-22073 SCR Kane-DuPage 22074-22087 CDT North Cook 22088-22095 CDT South Cook 22096 Village of Crestwood 22097 CDT South Cook 22098 Palatine Twp 22099 Rich Twp 22100 Lemont Twp 22101 Rich Twp 22102 CDT South Cook 22103-22106 First Transit McHenry 22107 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 22108-22111 Pace River Div 23001-23008 SCR Kane-DuPage 23009-23011 First Transit McHenry 23012 First Transit Joliet-Will County 23014-23015 First Transit Joliet-Will County 23016-23018 First Transit McHenry 23019-23024 First Transit West Cook 23025 First Transit Joliet-Will County 23026-23029 First Transit McHenry 23030-23034 CDT South Cook 23035-23046 CDT North Cook 23047 First Transit West Cook 23048 First Transit McHenry 23049-23057 CDT North Cook 23058 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 23059-23062 CDT North Cook 23063-23064 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 23065 CDT North Cook 23066-23068 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 23069-23075 SCR Kane-DuPage 23076 First Transit McHenry 23077-23078 SCR Kane-DuPage 23079-23083 First Transit McHenry 23084-23086 First Transit West Cook 23087-23092 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 23093 First Transit Joliet-Will County 23094 First Transit Grayslake-Lake County 23095 CDT South Cook 23096-23099 SCR Kane-DuPage 23100 CDT South Cook

Yep and unfortunately that bus didn’t make it to 6 years in service if it burnt in 2021. This was the first photo where I actually saw what the fire damage did to it.

1482 runs nearly every day and runs good. It once had a number chalked on there up front on the inside as you see on the second picture it’s still there but they recently added new stickers I got a comparison. Must’ve got the new inside number when they changed out the drivers shield

Fire Damage - seen at South Holland 10/14/22

Some time in 2025.

That was 1482. Remarkably, it is still active at 74th, having run yesterday afternoon and evening.

1/31/25 Axxess status per Pace Elgin/Dundee 6386-6387,6486-6491,6493,6495,6498-6503,6505-6509 (6386, 6486-6488,6490,6491,6501-6507,6509 out of service) North Division 6730-6783 (6740,6748,6753, 6781 out of service) North Shore Division 6477-6484,6700-6712,6714-6729,6784-6786 (6711,6786 out of service) Northwest Division 6378,6381,6388,6392-6412,6414-6476,6485,6492,6494,6497,6504, 6510-6512,6514-6521,6560-6574 (6378,6394, 6397,6399,6418,6420,6421,6423,6426,6429, 6430,6432,6434-6438,6442,6443,6445,6454, 6458,6470,6475,6497,6562 out of service, 6574 to be sold) River Division 6377,6379,6380,6382-6385, 6389-6391 (6377,6379,6389,6383-6385 out of service) South Division 6367,6375 (out of service) Southwest Division 6338,6371,6496,6522-6559,6575 (6522,6530,6536,6540,6557,6575 out of service) West Division 6323-6337,6339-6366,6368-6370,6372-6374,6376 (6327,6329,6334-6336,6339,6345,6347,6349,6356,6359, 6361-6363,6368,6369,6373 out of service)

There is a way shoe clomping can be done to mitigate the amount that gets in -- on the side of the bus when entering rather than *stomp stomp stomp* in the boarding area, which just makes a puddle that everyone walks through. I know I am just one person, and this increases dwell, but I've had bus drivers thank me for it.

Whenever it snows, it seems the floors of buses are always incredibly wet and/or dirty. Is there any way that the bus floors could be designed so this wouldn't be a problem?

Also here’s another bus with another issue that it’s been having since at least August of last year. The destination signs on 20422 have been stuck at “TO GARAGE” even when it’s in service. When the operator uses the system to change the destination signs, it does not work and the signs will remain “TO GARAGE” until west division gets to fixing it, if they ever do. Also, notice the run 323, that’s also frozen and is always displayed with the to garage signs on this bus. Already 6 months lol and west division doesn’t care 🤣. Thankfully this bus is always on the map 100% of the time so if you find this bus on the map you’ll know what route it’s on because it’s trapeze login works on this bus.

ok thanks, i think 55-56 are new to orange as i noticed they still have the dirty underbody from the congress branch

I don't know. Could those cars be on LTH for legal issues such as a lawsuit or other legal or judicial matter involving these cars?

In other blue line news 2819-2820 are in the spirit of chicago livery

Mated pairs don't get switched on a daily basis. In fact, they only are ever separated when one car is damaged and either goes for repair or scrap. If scrap, the leftover car can be mated with another car, but only if it's the opposite to the original. Example: 2635 (odd-numbered "A" car) is semi-permantly mated with 2636 (even-numbered "B" car). 2827 (odd-numbered "A" car) is semi-permantly mated with 2828 (even-numbered "B" car). 2636 is leading a train and strikes 2827, damaging both cars. The spares, 2635 and 2828, A and B cars, respectively, can be mated. Potentially, 5148 and 5149 could be mated, but that would mean 5147 and 5150 were taken out of service, and that's been proven wrong already.

They cannot do that lol odd numbered cars are 1st, and then the even ones 2nd. That's how it has always been. Every pair is together until "death separates them". Just like the story of #3458 (ex 3032). 5149-50 have always been paired! It's just a matter of being more observative of the equipment. Idek why you're dragging this on @Mr.NewFlyer1051 if I already explained why it's the way it is the 1st time. It's simple elementary school stuff Odd numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 Even numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 More examples: 3333-34, 5713-14, 3199-3200, 2775-76

FG got this bus now.

It's a good feeling to know that over 150 will still remain in service for a few more yrs even after 300 of them will be replaced by the new Novas. I love these buses both series of them.

Anyway why retire something that is saving gas money? I'd keep the hybrids around as long as possible.