6400-series Nova LFS - Updates & Retirements

[andrethebusman]

CTA confirms no buses scrapped calendar year 2021. 

[andrethebusman]

As of last year there were at least three work buses sitting underneath 61st yard. They have apparently now disappeared from there. One a 4000 Brick (4240) , others a 3500 Flx (BW55 or 58?) and 300 GM (BW59). Have any of these appeared at the South Shops scrap line?

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

9 minutes ago, andrethebusman said:

CTA confirms no buses scrapped calendar year 2021. 

damn so the 6400’s that are already retired still sit at SS

[YoungBusLover]

2 hours ago, andrethebusman said:

As of last year there were at least three work buses sitting underneath 61st yard. They have apparently now disappeared from there. One a 4000 Brick (4240) , others a 3500 Flx (BW55 or 58?) and 300 GM (BW59). Have any of these appeared at the South Shops scrap line?

All of them have. They're sitting on the northern end of the boneyard near the defunct #6700s.

[Policeman]

Updated as of 3/16:

6837 - 3/16 (last ran on the 80)

6838 - 2/23 (last ran on the 84)

6843 - 2/14 (last ran on the 92)

6846 - 3/16 (last ran on the 77)

6847 - 3/15 (last ran on the 152)

6849 - 3/14 (last ran on the 91)

6858 - 3/16 (last ran on the 152)

6859 - 2/23 (last ran on the 152)

6861 - 3/16 (last ran on the 86)

6865 - 3/16 (last ran on the 76)

6867 - 3/16 (last ran on the 80)

6869 - 3/10 (last ran on the 80)

6870 - 3/16 (last ran on the 84)

6871 - 3/16 (last ran on the 91)

6875 - 3/16 (last ran on the 77)

6877 - 3/16 (last ran on the 84)

[Shannoncvpi]

54 minutes ago, Policeman said:

Updated as of 3/16:

6837 - 3/16 (last ran on the 80)

6838 - 2/23 (last ran on the 84)

6843 - 2/14 (last ran on the 92)

6846 - 3/16 (last ran on the 77)

6847 - 3/15 (last ran on the 152)

6849 - 3/14 (last ran on the 91)

6858 - 3/16 (last ran on the 152)

6859 - 2/23 (last ran on the 152)

6861 - 3/16 (last ran on the 86)

6865 - 3/16 (last ran on the 76)

6867 - 3/16 (last ran on the 80)

6869 - 3/10 (last ran on the 80)

6870 - 3/16 (last ran on the 84)

6871 - 3/16 (last ran on the 91)

6875 - 3/16 (last ran on the 77)

6877 - 3/16 (last ran on the 84)

Dam all these novas just ran 

[Busjack]

9 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Dam all these novas just ran 

I think he's referring to buses still around. They are still on the tracker.

[BusHunter]

2 hours ago, Busjack said:

I think he's referring to buses still around. They are still on the tracker.

They are running better than the electrics so far. Lol!!

[Bus1883]

12 hours ago, BusHunter said:

They are running better than the electrics so far. Lol!!

Sholl is??

[Shannoncvpi]

12 hours ago, BusHunter said:

They are running better than the electrics so far. Lol!!

They most definitely are 

[ajay]

21 hours ago, BusHunter said:

They are running better than the electrics so far. Lol!!

You already know ?

[Busjack]

1 hour ago, Policeman said:

They pushing the novabuses today but as soon as i try to see them, none of them wanna run ?

Yet the usual suspects are running at the moment:

 

[Bus1883]

On 2/25/2022 at 5:19 PM, andrethebusman said:

CTA confirms no buses scrapped calendar year 2021. 

This year we should have more hauled off when the rest are retired.

[Bus1883]

On 2/25/2022 at 5:29 PM, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

damn so the 6400’s that are already retired still sit at SS

Yeah I’m shocked to see the older ones at SS especially #6401, CTA could probably be waiting until the remainder of the #6400’s get retired by the #8350’s then they should send those and the OOS ones at the other garages down to SS to get prepped for the chopping block If that’s the case.

[pudgym29]

On Friday, 8 April, I may have rode a 6400-series bus for the final time.

I rode route #77 Belmont to take out a pizza from Papa Ray's Pizza [@ Pulaski]. To return west, I was amazed when #6837, running to Cumberland, was the one filling out the schedule. Usually, when the old Novas run, they are segregated to the lower-trafficked routes like #86 Narragansett/Ridgeland and #68 Northwest Hwy.

The interior of #6837 is completely sponsored by the Chicago City Colleges. However, the ad wraps pasted to the ceiling were in an early stage of peeling off. ?

I did not have my camera on me; so - sorry, no photographs. (I was carrying nothing but the bag holding the pizza.)

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

51 minutes ago, pudgym29 said:

On Friday, 8 April, I may have rode a 6400-series bus for the final time.

I rode route #77 Belmont to take out a pizza from Papa Ray's Pizza [@ Pulaski]. To return west, I was amazed when #6837, running to Cumberland, was the one filling out the schedule. Usually, when the old Novas run, they are segregated to the lower-trafficked routes like #86 Narragansett/Ridgeland and #68 Northwest Hwy.

The interior of #6837 is completely sponsored by the Chicago City Colleges. However, the ad wraps pasted to the ceiling were in an early stage of peeling off. ?

I did not have my camera on me; so - sorry, no photographs. (I was carrying nothing but the bag holding the pizza.)

They’re being used more often in the earlier afternoon now, they don’t run in the mornings. They’re being used on different routes more often now. 6859 was on Lawrence the other day, and then many of them still run 86/84 and 152

[Shannoncvpi]

2 hours ago, pudgym29 said:

On Friday, 8 April, I may have rode a 6400-series bus for the final time.

I rode route #77 Belmont to take out a pizza from Papa Ray's Pizza [@ Pulaski]. To return west, I was amazed when #6837, running to Cumberland, was the one filling out the schedule. Usually, when the old Novas run, they are segregated to the lower-trafficked routes like #86 Narragansett/Ridgeland and #68 Northwest Hwy.

The interior of #6837 is completely sponsored by the Chicago City Colleges. However, the ad wraps pasted to the ceiling were in an early stage of peeling off. ?

I did not have my camera on me; so - sorry, no photographs. (I was carrying nothing but the bag holding the pizza.)

I seen one on the 85 & 91 not too long ago dont remember the numbers but they seen to keep them on routes that run within a mile of the garage back in Feb it was 6869 I think on the 76

[YoungBusLover]

#6871 is officially done after I spotted it sitting amongst the other dead #6400s in the boneyard yesterday. I didn't even realize it was there at first. That bus ran no later than a minute F (Forest Glen)804/4/2022, 2:40 PM4/4/2022, 2:41 PM80 -452 which is kind of funny in a sense. Pulled out just to break down not to long after. ? A few other buses I spotted back there was #1062,#1141, and #2017.#1870, #1935 and #1996 are still back there after all this time as well. I wonder what's the deal with #1935 though.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

4 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

#6871 is officially done after I spotted it sitting amongst the other dead #6400s in the boneyard yesterday. I didn't even realize it was there at first. That bus ran no later than a minute F (Forest Glen)804/4/2022, 2:40 PM4/4/2022, 2:41 PM80 -452 which is kind of funny in a sense. Pulled out just to break down not to long after. ? A few other buses I spotted back there was #1062,#1141, and #2017.#1870, #1935 and #1996 are still back there after all this time as well. I wonder what's the deal with #1935 though.

6875 and 6843 haven’t run for a while now, wonder if those buses are still active

[Bus1883]

3 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

#6871 is officially done after I spotted it sitting amongst the other dead #6400s in the boneyard yesterday. I didn't even realize it was there at first. That bus ran no later than a minute F (Forest Glen)804/4/2022, 2:40 PM4/4/2022, 2:41 PM80 -452 which is kind of funny in a sense. Pulled out just to break down not to long after. ? A few other buses I spotted back there was #1062,#1141, and #2017.#1870, #1935 and #1996 are still back there after all this time as well. I wonder what's the deal with #1935 though.

All of this in one minute, at least it made 20 years of history?

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

8 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

#6871 is officially done after I spotted it sitting amongst the other dead #6400s in the boneyard yesterday. I didn't even realize it was there at first. That bus ran no later than a minute F (Forest Glen)804/4/2022, 2:40 PM4/4/2022, 2:41 PM80 -452 which is kind of funny in a sense. Pulled out just to break down not to long after. ? A few other buses I spotted back there was #1062,#1141, and #2017.#1870, #1935 and #1996 are still back there after all this time as well. I wonder what's the deal with #1935 though.

any new 8350’s?

[ajay]

10 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

6875 and 6843 haven’t run for a while now, wonder if those buses are still active

75 probary. But 43 last ran this month on the 152 Addison, so it's still kinda recent. 

[YoungBusLover]

13 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

any new 8350’s?

No.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

15 hours ago, ajay said:

75 probary. But 43 last ran this month on the 152 Addison, so it's still kinda recent. 

Ok 6843 is out again so that’s still active.

[YoungBusLover]

51 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Ok 6843 is out again so that’s still active.

Trust me if there were anymore #6800s back there I would of let everyone know but outside of #6871 nothing else is here from FG except #1012.