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Not to bring up a topic from seven years ago (stumbled onto this thread in a Google search, oddly enough), but I'm now aware that the sign 1249 has is a Hannover sign.

I'm guessing this is an ex-Orlando or Jacksonville bus, judging by the manual run sign common to those two fleets (as best as I can recall).

Perhaps because the warehouse could be slated to open before the next schedule change? That's the only thing I can think of.

Funny thing is that I might still have the August 4 edition of the Tribune from when I was on my summer trip and there was a front page column heralding said split. Even from reading the print edition on August 4, it looks like the Sun-Times left the journalism business.

That's one heck of a slow zone...

Horrible way to spend Christmas. Shooting at 95-Dan Ryan L station: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/12/25/two-shot-at-95th-street-red-line-station/ (CBS 2) http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/27706170/two-shot-at-95th-street-red-line-station (Fox 32)

There's still an active "PRT" monorail system in use at West Virginia University's main campus in Morgantown. That was originally built as a demonstration project (read: likely an earmark from the former from WV Sen. Robert Byrd).

Just out of curiosity, how does PACE identify other runs? And are the 6-run/7-run numbers across all garages?

That does appear to be Charlotte, as I spotted at least one Carolina Panthers ball cap in the video.

I know L trains have the capability to announce run numbers, but I didn't realize that buses could do that too.

But the two buses you mentioned were the same model (D60HF).

I'm curious about how you take the front of a DE60LFR (4323) and the back of a D60LFR (4333) and make a functioning bus out of it...

Doesn't First have other routes where the ex-DG buses could be utilized?

How many 6400s were retired before the delivery of 7900s began?

As well as (potentially) CTA's 62H and 63W (which covers a similar service area to the 386 along 63rd between Harlem and Cicero), plus the 330 which currently ends at Harlem and Archer (though that's highly unlikely since at approximately 19 miles per Google Maps, the 330 is a pretty long route to begin with and extending it to Toyota Park adds about 2 more miles to that run). One question is would CTA and/or Pace be re-routing the 62H, 63W and/or 307 off 63rd between Harlem and Archer to reach Toyota Park TC, or would the three routes operate to 63rd/Archer, then via Archer, Roberts and 71st to preserve service on that stretch of 63rd within the Village of Summit? That extension adds a little under 2 miles to the line. Another question is if they opt to extend via Archer instead of running straight down Harlem, how busy is that rail line to the west of the Toyota Park complex and would that preclude an extension via Archer instead of via Harlem? Also worth noting is that should one of the three routes I listed (62H, 63W, 307) be routed via Archer, it would pass by Illinois Tech's Moffett Campus.

I kinda suspected that CTA sent the sign codes either to New Flyer or Hannover. And surely you can't be serious about the software used by Luminator (sorry, couldn't resist an "Airplane!" reference).

Very unusual. But I think I've seen a few destination signs formatted similarly (there aren't many, but I'm pretty sure I've seen a few on the Flyers). I'm wondering if the signs were programmed at New Flyer since it's a completely different system compared to the rest of the newer fleet (starting with the New Flyers, those buses have New Flyers while the 700s have Hannover signs, similar to at least one Flyer at one of the South Side garages a few years ago).

How many portable Ventra machines/fare boxes does CTA have at their disposal for peak hour fare collection? I've seen the portable fareboxes at Wrigley after a Cubs game and at the 35/Sox Red L station after a Sox game, but if there's enough to go around the system, that would be a great idea for peak hour crush points.

Hmmm... Isn't there something taking place in the City of Chicago within the next few months... Something about an election or something?

He might just sue because the website address is covered up... lol

The barcode you appear to be talking about is not the "asset number" Andre is referring to; from what you might describing, that's the barcode for CTA bus/rail fleet maintenance purposes. The "asset number" appears to be used internally only and is not necessarily available for public knowledge.

Somewhat related: Why do the PACE paratransit vans used in Chicago ADA service have the PT-tags for private operators instead of "official" M-tags? I could understand if they those vans were operated by First or MV, but from my recollection, the drivers of those PT-tagged paratransit vans were PACE employees (or they at least wore PACE sleeve badges).

Within the CTA fleet, that's correct (although, NJ Transit spec'd out their 1994 Flxibles and both of their batches of Nova RTS with an ISC engine).

Are the asset numbers based on the M-tags?

SEPTA's Volvo artics were also "pullers" and handled poorly in icy conditions (of course, a couple of the routes where SEPTA's Volvos operated had some steep terrain compared to relatively flat Chicago).