YoungBusLover Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 10:02 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 1707 is on the X49 right now around Fullerton right now going southbound, maybe a different bus caught on fire this afternoon. Expand Yeah I had a typing error on my end. It was #1703 that had the small engine fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 10:53 PM, YoungBusLover said: Yeah I had a typo on my end it was #1703. Expand Oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chammon Moore Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 7982 broke down today on Halsted and Division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 10:55 PM, Chammon Moore said: 7982 broke down today on Halsted and Division Expand That could just be them opening the engine between rush hours. That’s a storage spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 11:37 PM, Sam92 said: That could just be them opening the engine between rush hours. That’s a storage spot Expand The bus is on rear run so the engine doesn't cut off after 15 minutes, normally one bus is there all day as a fall back spot for operators to use until maybe 4 or 5 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chammon Moore Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 11:42 PM, YoungBusLover said: The bus is on rear run so the engine doesn't cut off after 15 minutes, normally one bus is there all day as a fall back spot for operators to use until maybe 4 or 5 pm. Expand What do you mean by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 12:43 AM, Chammon Moore said: What do you mean by that? Expand He means that this bus is actually having the engine performed but not sure, but looking on Google Maps many buses tend to hang out around that area so maybe it didn't really break down at all, the engine doors were open at the times too. So it looks to be a routine rather than a breakdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 12:43 AM, Chammon Moore said: What do you mean by that? Expand There's a switch just to the left of the yellow filter you see there where the engine components sits and you can basically flip that switch to override the normal cut off time while a bus sits idle because after 15 minutes the bus will shut off automatically. Front-Run is the normal mode for all active buses, Rear-Run allows the bus to stay on IDLE for longer than 15 minutes but you can not get the bus in gear while its on that mode and then there's the regular cut off switch to turn the bus or off I believe. I'll have to double check for the novas though because i'm normally on the New Flyers when I use to take my fall back at Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 1:25 AM, YoungBusLover said: There's a switch just to the left of the yellow filter you see there where the engine components sits and you can basically flip that switch to override the normal cut off time while a bus sits idle because after 15 minutes the bus will shut off automatically. Front-Run is the normal mode for all active buses, Rear-Run allows the bus to stay on IDLE for longer than 15 minutes but you can not get the bus in gear while its on that mode and then there's the regular cut off switch to turn the bus or off I believe. I'll have to double check for the novas though because i'm normally on the New Flyers when I use to take my fall back at Division. Expand My main point was it’s a garage away from a garage so be careful of reporting breakdowns at this location as was implied by OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm522 Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 7982 was a bus used as a relief point for #8 Halsted that day. With COVID, no where for Drivers to go. The bus has the engine on bypass so it doesn't shut off every 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 1:25 AM, YoungBusLover said: There's a switch just to the left of the yellow filter you see there where the engine components sits and you can basically flip that switch to override the normal cut off time while a bus sits idle because after 15 minutes the bus will shut off automatically. Front-Run is the normal mode for all active buses, Rear-Run allows the bus to stay on IDLE for longer than 15 minutes but you can not get the bus in gear while its on that mode and then there's the regular cut off switch to turn the bus or off I believe. I'll have to double check for the novas though because i'm normally on the New Flyers when I use to take my fall back at Division. Expand When does the 15 minute kill start? Does it start with the application of the parking brake? Does it start when the bus is in neutral? Does the 15 minutes countdown start when the fast idle kicks in? Are the front and rear rub stitches separate from the front and rear start switches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 3:59 PM, artthouwill said: When does the 15 minute kill start? Does it start with the application of the parking brake? Does it start when the bus is in neutral? Does the 15 minutes countdown start when the fast idle kicks in? Are the front and rear rub stitches separate from the front and rear start switches? Expand When you apply the parking breaking after putting the bus in neutral the 15 minutes starts along with fast idle or normal idle it depends.Now sometimes i've gotten a bus in the garage bays specifically the 7900's where the parking break was applied and the bus was left selected on drive but an alarm is usually going off because of the bus not being in neutral but that is some sort of trick to keep the from cutting off after 15 minutes. I'm not sure if that works on the New Flyers or not though but to answer your last question I believe the switches aren't separate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 2:32 PM, ajm522 said: 7982 was a bus used as a relief point for #8 Halsted that day. With COVID, no where for Drivers to go. The bus has the engine on bypass so it doesn't shut off every 15 minutes. Expand You're correct on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) 4365 broke down on State Street on October 9, 2018 Update: just found out it was just a special demonstration, it wasn't broken they was just practicing with it Edited February 16, 2021 by Erin Mishkin Jr. found out this wasn't broken down it was special demonstration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chammon Moore Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 That 6856 was on the tracker then it said delayed at Harlem and Foster and then it later went off the tracker at the same spot so that possibly broke down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 11:59 PM, Chammon Moore said: That 6856 was on the tracker then it said delayed at Harlem and Foster and then it later went off the tracker at the same spot so that possibly broke down Expand Also this was today around 4:45 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitowndude84 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Well looks like "Halloween bad luck" for this NF ? Location: West Englewood area Route: 67 Bus: New Flyer 1490 Bus got hit on the side by a chevy trailblazer It's a early delivery 2007?? NF. What do you guys think ?? Out of service until repaired or off the roster indefinitely due to age ??? I'm going with decommissioned and scrapped for good do to age of bus ?? CBS2 Video link below https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/31/3-injured-when-car-crashes-into-cta-bus-in-west-englewood/ Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Bus has no damage. It's like my bus it takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. Had a bus rear ended on the ryan one night. Not my bus but I looked at the bus it had barely any damage. These buses are tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitowndude84 Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 11:08 PM, BusHunter said: Bus has no damage. It's like my bus it takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. Had a bus rear ended on the ryan one night. Not my bus but I looked at the bus it had barely any damage. These buses are tough Expand Awesome to hear !!! ? Guess NF has some type of safety side impact support for situations like this ??? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 2:02 AM, chitowndude84 said: Awesome to hear !!! ? Guess NF has some type of safety side impact support for situations like this ??? Dave Expand On 11/1/2020 at 11:08 PM, BusHunter said: Bus has no damage. It's like my bus it takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. Had a bus rear ended on the ryan one night. Not my bus but I looked at the bus it had barely any damage. These buses are tough Expand 1490 took it like a champ it a be back on the streets real soon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Just saw wrecker #210 towing #4326 into south shops as I was leaving for the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 1166 and 1659 are broken down at Union Station. 1166 was on the 28 earlier and 1659 was on the 124. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 4:11 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 1166 and 1659 are broken down at Union Station. 1166 was on the 28 earlier and 1659 was on the 124. Expand 2 buses at the same time??? you sure they wasn’t laying over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 6:56 PM, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: 2 buses at the same time??? you sure they wasn’t laying over? Expand My friend Chammon who told me that says that their engine covers were up and the buses were shut off so he was sure they were not laying over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 6:56 PM, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: 2 buses at the same time??? you sure they wasn’t laying over? Expand Yea when the hoods are up thats a sign bus brokedown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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