Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 7:18 PM, artthouwill said: Not necessarily. That bus could have been our due to maintenance issues. Some buses may have needed repairs while Some other buses were due for scheduled maintenence. Those could have caused a shortage during the morning rush requiring use of some spares, 6875 bring one. Expand Oh you probably right. It's a rush hour run on 90 then just found out it goes on 84. Didn't know that much buses were out for maintenance either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 12:38 PM, BusHunter said: Ridership too is still down, so theres really no need for them but they make nice cooling buses. That's why they have the reduced passes. Downtown is still hurting, so I guess theres no need to move any artics just yet. Probably for the fall pick I see things going more back to normal cause most schools will be full in person. It remains to be seen if downtown will return but it will most likely take time. How long is anyone's guess!! Expand Yeah downtown is still hurting people wise. There are a few grumbles still of why 147 still sees as many standard size buses as it does (odd complaint to me looking at how the route is back to being heavily artic run compared to last year), but they fact that 40 footers on the route still rarely sees a large number of standees with the easing of passenger limits on the buses along with peak direction traffic on Lake Shore Drive still being pretty light during weekday rush periods speaks to how few people going into downtown outside of those who are down there shopping or there as out of town tourists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 6:19 PM, jajuan said: Yeah downtown is still hurting people wise. There are a few grumbles still of why 147 still sees as many standard size buses as it does (odd complaint to me looking at how the route is back to being heavily artic run compared to last year), but they fact that 40 footers on the route still rarely sees a large number of standees with the easing of passenger limits on the buses along with peak direction traffic on Lake Shore Drive still being pretty light during weekday rush periods speaks to how few people going into downtown outside of those who are down there shopping or there as out of town tourists. Expand Ditto on wacker and lasalle. Not as many catering runs in the 10:30am-noon rush for me on the doordash side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 9:54 PM, Sam92 said: Ditto on wacker and lasalle. Not as many catering runs in the 10:30am-noon rush for me on the doordash side Expand Oh yeah, I can believe it. I take the 136 sometimes as an alternative to 147 on my home commute, and each time the passenger count rarely went past a number you could count on one hand. Only a few times since the pandemic started in full force, have I seen the count hit 10 to 15 passengers, and each time it was mainly because the bus was delayed or one on a trip following one that went unfilled that day. That was true of the route even after CTA boosted the reduced passenger with the rise in vaccinations before finally lifting the reduced limits altogether yesterday in conjunction with Chicago fully reopening along with the rest of the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 6843 is back in service on the 36! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 10:18 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 6843 is back in service on the 36! Expand 6847 is also back on the 36 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCR Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 6838 on the 146 yesterday afternoon. Looked like it was broken down, either that or the rear hatch was just left open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 10:29 AM, WCR said: 6838 on the 146 yesterday afternoon. Looked like it was broken down, either that or the rear hatch was just left open. Expand Ye that’s a breakdown because the hatch was closed from an earlier picture taken 30 minutes before the one you took Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 10:29 AM, WCR said: 6838 on the 146 yesterday afternoon. Looked like it was broken down, either that or the rear hatch was just left open. Expand Naw bro it was brokedown cuz the hoof was closed when it was taken eailrer yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymc77 Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Interesting seeing 6800s out on a weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted July 17, 2021 Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Don't think it will happen on Sundays though so yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted July 19, 2021 Report Share Posted July 19, 2021 6843 doing a midday run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 Idk if anyone knows this bus 6770 at Forest Glen. It's in front of 6875. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 1:17 AM, Policeman said: Idk if anyone knows this bus 6770 at Forest Glen. It's in front of 6875. Expand Aw s still sitting in the same spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 Does anyone know why they aren’t using 6770 (though it’s a 67 and not a 68) for service anymore? Or is it secretly in service as a ghost bus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Saw #6849 on the exit ramp on the edens at Peterson. It had instruction bus on the destination. Wonder if that's a fg bus again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 4:52 PM, BusHunter said: Saw #6849 on the exit ramp on the edens at Peterson. It had instruction bus on the destination. Wonder if that's a fg bus again? Expand It should still belong to NP unless there was a switch made this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Couldnt help but notice a few artics are now running on the #156. They were on fridays PM rush. I havent seen artics there since the pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 5:01 PM, BusHunter said: Couldnt help but notice a few artics are now running on the #156. They were on fridays PM rush. I havent seen artics there since the pandemic. Expand Yeah they've slowly returned over the past few weeks, I've also noticed more on the 143 as well for the PM rush as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 4:52 PM, BusHunter said: Saw #6849 on the exit ramp on the edens at Peterson. It had instruction bus on the destination. Wonder if that's a fg bus again? Expand probably just going to North Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 8/1/2021 at 4:52 PM, BusHunter said: Saw #6849 on the exit ramp on the edens at Peterson. It had instruction bus on the destination. Wonder if that's a fg bus again? Expand If it was exiting east on Peterson. Probably NP. I can't picture seeing it go west on Caldwell. If the bus was NB on the Edens. Then most likely it came from the Kennedy. The better round to FG would be the Kennedy to Central, North on Central and east on Bryn Mawr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 2:05 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Does anyone know why they aren’t using 6770 (though it’s a 67 and not a 68) for service anymore? Or is it secretly in service as a ghost bus? Expand Probably a ghost bus idk, I recently seen the upper 6800s on the tracker since they’ve returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 1:17 AM, NovaBusFan said: Probably a ghost bus idk, I recently seen the upper 6800s on the tracker since they’ve returned. Expand True I rode 6875 and 6877 after they returend they were on the tracker maybe you right it's a ghost bus for now but hopefully they'll the tracker if it's broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 1:19 AM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: True I rode 6875 and 6877 after they returend they were on the tracker maybe you right it's a ghost bus for now but hopefully they'll the tracker if it's broken Expand Oh ok, and I forgot to post 6865 from the last two nights on the 84 as of 9:44 PM while the rest were at the garages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 8/2/2021 at 1:26 AM, NovaBusFan said: Oh ok, and I forgot to post 6865 from the last two nights on the 84 as of 9:44 PM while the rest were at the garages. Expand Maybe I'll get that again one day if they still Operating . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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