6400-series Nova LFS - Updates & Retirements

[Rhys Pate]

These are videos that I took yesterday of 6869 on route 80. I rode 6869 westbound from Irving Park/Lamon to Irving Park/Harlem (the trip terminated at Irving Park/Harlem). At the end of the trip, 6869 went out of service. 6869 then turned onto Harlem, and after that turned onto Forest Preserve Drive.

[artthouwill]

1 hour ago, Rhys Pate said:

These are videos that I took yesterday of 6869 on route 80. I rode 6869 westbound from Irving Park/Lamon to Irving Park/Harlem (the trip terminated at Irving Park/Harlem). At the end of the trip, 6869 went out of service. 6869 then turned onto Harlem, and after that turned onto Forest Preserve Drive.

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Forest Preserve Drive is the fastest way back to the garage.  From Forest Preserve.m, you turn north on Narragansett/Nagle to Bryn Mawr,  then turn east on Bryn Mawr straight to the garage. Addison and Belmont buses ending at Cumberland or even Harlem use this routing. 

Interesting that the 6400s are still running at FG despite the arrival of a handful of new buses.  

[Rhys Pate]

As I posted earlier, 6869 was not the only 6400 out yesterday. 6849 (on route 84), 6858 (on route 152), and 6859 (on route 77) were also out yesterday. There are 11 6400s that are still active. The list of active 6400s is on the previous page.

[Rhys Pate]

One of the 6869 videos is from Irving Park/Lamon to Irving Park/Harlem and the other is after 6869 goes out of service and turns into Harlem and then turns onto Forest Preserve Drive.

[Bus1883]

3 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Forest Preserve Drive is the fastest way back to the garage.  From Forest Preserve.m, you turn north on Narragansett/Nagle to Bryn Mawr,  then turn east on Bryn Mawr straight to the garage. Addison and Belmont buses ending at Cumberland or even Harlem use this routing. 

Interesting that the 6400s are still running at FG despite the arrival of a handful of new buses.  

Facts, now that the block of the #8350’s are in service, CTA can retire these now. Why run old equipment that’s scheduled to get replaced by the new equipment and those are finally running as well both at the same time lol.

[Ghoul]

Unfortunately I went to visit Forest Glen. And the 10 remaining 6800s are now in the Deadlot. The 8350s have done it

[Bus1883]

2 hours ago, Ghoul said:

Unfortunately I went to visit Forest Glen. And the 10 remaining 6800s are now in the Deadlot. The 8350s have done it

Death is near 

[Ghoul]

[Shannoncvpi]

12 hours ago, Ghoul said:

Dam 6860 took them out faster I bet they didn't even inspect the other ones from last year they just took them out & parked them 

[Shannoncvpi]

Leaving 6 yesterday & went by a few 6700's 6 got that they kicked out of the garage

[BusHunter]

Yeah there hasn't been any 6400s since last Friday the 12th.

[busfan2847]

1 hour ago, BusHunter said:

Yeah there hasn't been any 6400s since last Friday the 12th.

6849, 6867, 6869 and 6870 have been out the week according to maths22 bus tracker, but their last recorded outing was Tuesday 16th (6867, 6869, 6870) or 15th (6849).

Others in use this month, with last date, are 6846 (3rd), 6861, 6865 (5th), 6837, 6843 (11th), 6858, 6859 12th.

[Bus1883]

41 minutes ago, busfan2847 said:

6849, 6867, 6869 and 6870 have been out the week according to maths22 bus tracker, but their last recorded outing was Tuesday 16th (6867, 6869, 6870) or 15th (6849).

Others in use this month, with last date, are 6846 (3rd), 6861, 6865 (5th), 6837, 6843 (11th), 6858, 6859 12th.

The next move that they could possibly be prepped for their final retirement and towed down to South Shops to await their time in the boneyard to get hauled away to the scrapper, now since they’ve haven’t ran in a week or a few days ago, there should be no point of running them and there is enough of the #8350’s to phase these out now since 10-11 of the #6400’s returned to service last year while the rest of the 60 Novas in the fleet hasn’t ran in over a year since #6860’s fire.

Edited August 19, 2022 by Bus1883

[YoungBusLover]

3 minutes ago, Bus1883 said:

The next move that they could possibly be prepped for their final retirement and towed down to South Shops to await their time in the boneyard to get hauled away to the scrapper, now since they’ve haven’t ran in a week or a few days ago, there should be no point of running them and there is enough of the #8350’s to phase these out now since 10-11 of the #6400’s returned to service last year while the rest of the 60 Novas in the fleet hasn’t ran in over a year since #6860’s fire.

They'll probably be driven to SS.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

4 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

The next move that they could possibly be prepped for their final retirement and towed down to South Shops to await their time in the boneyard to get hauled away to the scrapper, now since they’ve haven’t ran in a week or a few days ago, there should be no point of running them and there is enough of the #8350’s to phase these out now since 10-11 of the #6400’s returned to service last year while the rest of the 60 Novas in the fleet hasn’t ran in over a year since #6860’s fire.

all of FG’s 6400’s are in the deadlot meaning they are done just waiting on ppl to take em to the boneyard and it’s the same ppl delivering the 8350’s to FG from 77th

[BusHunter]

48 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

all of FG’s 6400’s are in the deadlot meaning they are done just waiting on ppl to take em to the boneyard and it’s the same ppl delivering the 8350’s to FG from 77th

That would be easy come in a new bus leave with an old one

[Bus1883]

4 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

all of FG’s 6400’s are in the deadlot meaning they are done just waiting on ppl to take em to the boneyard and it’s the same ppl delivering the 8350’s to FG from 77th

Pretty much after they send those from FG down to SS then the drivers should make their way to the other garages that the other Novas were went sent too to bring those there as well.

Edited August 20, 2022 by Bus1883

[Rhys Pate]

Since the entire 6400-series is now retired, how many 6400-series buses are in storage at garages or at South Shops (waiting to be scrapped, preserved, or something else to happen to them)?

[Rhys Pate]

The above meaning 6400-series buses that haven’t left the CTA as departures (for example, to be scrapped), yet.

[artthouwill]

4 minutes ago, Rhys Pate said:

Since the entire 6400-series is now retired, how many 6400-series buses are in storage at garages or at South Shops (waiting to be scrapped, preserved, or something else to happen to them)?

I don't know if there's room at SS with so many 8350s taking up residence theee.

[Rhys Pate]

Okay.

[Rhys Pate]

I hope that some 6400-series buses will get preserved (going to museums or becoming part of the CTA’s Heritage Fleet), as the 6400-series was the CTA’s first large order of low-floor buses. It is easier for seniors and passengers with disabilities to board low-floor buses. I do know that 6472 is the CTA’s Community Connection bus (6472 was overhauled and modified after being retired in 2017).

[Rhys Pate]

Because the 6400-series was the CTA’s first large order of low-floor buses, the 6400-series is historically significant.

[artthouwill]

22 minutes ago, Rhys Pate said:

I hope that some 6400-series buses will get preserved (going to museums or becoming part of the CTA’s Heritage Fleet), as the 6400-series was the CTA’s first large order of low-floor buses. It is easier for seniors and passengers with disabilities to board low-floor buses. I do know that 6472 is the CTA’s Community Connection bus (6472 was overhauled and modified after being retired in 2017).

I think the 5800 series New Flyers are more noteworthy because they were CTA's FIRST EVER ORDER of Loor buses.  Without them, there's no 6400s.

[Bus1883]

1 hour ago, Rhys Pate said:

Because the 6400-series was the CTA’s first large order of low-floor buses, the 6400-series is historically significant.

Well we are keeping #6472 of course, #6539 and #6728 are stored in Fresh Moves, Ex-#6712 and Ex-#6783 are work buses you can possibly see those in the dead lot at FG. The status of the following Novas #6470, #6477, #6488, #6558, #6579, #6585, #6671, #6694, #6696 and #6697 are unknown/Retired, the plan was to use them as Instruction buses to train new drivers but that plan was demolished.