The Breakdown Thread

[YoungBusLover]

51 minutes ago, 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.

Yeah I had a typing error on my end. It was #1703 that had the small engine fire.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Just now, YoungBusLover said:

Yeah I had a typo on my end it was #1703. 

Oh

[Chammon Moore]

 7982 broke down today on Halsted and Division 

[Sam92]

41 minutes ago, Chammon Moore said:

 7982 broke down today on Halsted and Division 

That could just be them opening the engine between rush hours. That’s a storage spot 

[YoungBusLover]

6 minutes ago, Sam92 said:

That could just be them opening the engine between rush hours. That’s a storage spot 

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.

[Chammon Moore]

1 hour ago, 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.

What do you mean by that?

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

27 minutes ago, Chammon Moore said:

What do you mean by that?

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.

[YoungBusLover]

43 minutes ago, Chammon Moore said:

What do you mean by that?

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.

[Sam92]

16 minutes ago, 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.

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

[ajm522]

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.

[artthouwill]

14 hours ago, 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.

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?

[YoungBusLover]

54 minutes ago, 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?

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.

[YoungBusLover]

2 hours ago, 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.

You're correct on that.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

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

[Chammon Moore]

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

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

2 minutes ago, 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

Also this was today around 4:45 PM

[chitowndude84]

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

[BusHunter]

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

[chitowndude84]

2 hours ago, 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

Awesome to hear !!! ? Guess NF has some type of safety side impact support for situations like this ??? 

 

Dave

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, chitowndude84 said:

Awesome to hear !!! ? Guess NF has some type of safety side impact support for situations like this ??? 

 

Dave

 

4 hours ago, 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

1490 took it like a champ it a be back on the streets real soon

[YoungBusLover]

Just saw wrecker #210 towing #4326 into south shops as I was leaving for the night. 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

1166 and 1659 are broken down at Union Station. 1166 was on the 28 earlier and 1659 was on the 124.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

2 hours ago, 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.

2 buses at the same time??? you sure they wasn’t laying over?

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

19 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

2 buses at the same time??? you sure they wasn’t laying over?

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.

[Shannoncvpi]

8 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

2 buses at the same time??? you sure they wasn’t laying over?

Yea when the hoods are up thats a sign bus brokedown