More Bus Moves

[chicagocubs6323]

2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

I wish FG would get 1900-1999 and keep them also 1270-1279 and 1111 and 1070-1079

And I wish Kedzie would get Novas so I can see them on the #21 but that's not how CTA works unfortunately

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

1 hour ago, Shannon CVPI said:

HQ gone only give them 10'-1399

Why not make it 1000-1100 or 1000-1250 so FG can get rid of the 6400’s and the 7900/8325’s to some other garage

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

1 hour ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

And I wish Kedzie would get Novas so I can see them on the #21 but that's not how CTA works unfortunately

I personally would love it FG was all New Flyers with some artics for Belmont and Lawrence this would be my pattern 

get rid of all the novas FG has to some other garage and FG gets 1000-1250 and 4000-4025

[WCR]

3 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

I personally would love it FG was all New Flyers with some artics for Belmont and Lawrence this would be my pattern 

get rid of all the novas FG has to some other garage and FG gets 1000-1250 and 4000-4025

Create a "More Proposed Bus Moves" thread.

[Shannon CVPI]

5 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

I personally would love it FG was all New Flyers with some artics for Belmont and Lawrence this would be my pattern 

get rid of all the novas FG has to some other garage and FG gets 1000-1250 and 4000-4025

Idk why they give FG no artic's 

[fg.mark]

They can't give any artic's to FG because FG does not have the lifts to service them.  

[Shannon CVPI]

3 minutes ago, fg.mark said:

They can't give any artic's to FG because FG does not have the lifts to service them.  

Oh yea they just like 74 don't have the lifts for em 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

3 hours ago, fg.mark said:

They can't give any artic's to FG because FG does not have the lifts to service them.  

You work at FG? 

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

You work at FG? 

If you did your research you would know why FG has never had Artics. 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

1000 is ghosting it’s currently on route 81

[artthouwill]

9 hours ago, Shannon CVPI said:

Idk why they give FG no artic's 

Neither FG nor 74th have lifts in their garages to service artic buses.

It is interesting that C can and 74th can't,  considering both garages were built close to the same time and neither of their predessecors had artics.  Artics at that time were 55' long.  The first 60' attics came used from Seattle around 2003 and the first new 60' artics, built by NABI came around 2005.  If any garages needed retrofitted lifts, they were the ones already assigned artics.  

 

[ChicagoNova]

Spotted a New Flyer DE60LF passing Central, east on Higgins at 12:56 this afternoon.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

2 hours ago, ChicagoNova said:

Spotted a New Flyer DE60LF passing Central, east on Higgins at 12:56 this afternoon.

Blue line shuttle 

[Shannon CVPI]

5 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Neither FG nor 74th have lifts in their garages to service artic buses.

It is interesting that C can and 74th can't,  considering both garages were built close to the same time and neither of their predessecors had artics.  Artics at that time were 55' long.  The first 60' attics came used from Seattle around 2003 and the first new 60' artics, built by NABI came around 2005.  If any garages needed retrofitted lifts, they were the ones already assigned artics.  

 

The nabis sounded like doors slamming & then they became defective buses but they did look good 

[chicagocubs6323]

Bus #1973 was at North Riverside Park Mall yesterday along with two other D40LFs from K.  I found it interesting to see a bus from C come to a location where a route serves K, that being the #21 Cermak.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

48 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

Bus #1973 was at North Riverside Park Mall yesterday along with two other D40LFs from K.  I found it interesting to see a bus from C come to a location where a route serves K, that being the #21 Cermak.

“Instruction bus” 

[chicagocubs6323]

35 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

“Instruction bus” 

Exactly.  Why would a Chicago Garage bus be training at North Riverside?

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

40 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

Exactly.  Why would a Chicago Garage bus be training at North Riverside?

Because they can you see a NP bus training at FG 

[chicagocubs6323]

2 hours ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

Why would a Chicago Garage bus be training at North Riverside?

Can someone else who actually knows the answer explain?  

I believe I saw just one instructor with those 3 buses.  2 from Kedzie and 1 from Chicago.  Could it be that 2 operators from Kedzie and 1 operator from Chicago is training?  (Let me know if I answered my own question or if I'm wrong lol)

EDIT: If you're just going to answer simply "because they can", why are you here?  Only speak if you know what you're talking about.  This forum is for sharing detailed info about the inner workings of our transit systems AND providing proof of your claims.

[Shannon CVPI]

35 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

Can someone else who actually knows the answer explain?  

I believe I saw just one instructor with those 3 buses.  2 from Kedzie and 1 from Chicago.  Could it be that 2 operators from Kedzie and 1 operator from Chicago is training?  (Let me know if I answered my own question or if I'm wrong lol)

EDIT: If you're just going to answer simply "because they can", why are you here?  Only speak if you know what you're talking about.  This forum is for sharing detailed info about the inner workings of our transit systems AND providing proof of your claims.

The instructor might have told the trainee that we are going to train on the cermak route that's just like I see NP buses training on FG routes & seen buses from all of the garages training on C training lot  they do whatever they want too 

[chicagocubs6323]

57 minutes ago, Shannon CVPI said:

The instructor might have told the trainee that we are going to train on the cermak route that's just like I see NP buses training on FG routes & seen buses from all of the garages training on C training lot  they do whatever they want too 

Yeah I figured.  I already know instructors go wherever they're needed across the system.  They're not assigned to specific garages

[artthouwill]

6 hours ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

Exactly.  Why would a Chicago Garage bus be training at North Riverside?

It depends.   New operators have to become familiar and comfortable driving a bus.  Malls and other large empty parking lots are great places to practice turns and backups before route training.

[chicagocubs6323]

8 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

It depends.   New operators have to become familiar and comfortable driving a bus.  Malls and other large empty parking lots are great places to practice turns and backups before route training.

I'd assume North Riverside is also the closest mall with a large parking lot to Chicago Garage

[YoungBusLover]

2 hours ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

I'd assume North Riverside is also the closest mall with a large parking lot to Chicago Garage

Well 74th trains there drivers mainly on Ashland Ave, rarely do I see them training outside of Ashland, 77th sort of trains everywhere from what i've seen sometimes 87th,Ashland and Western. Depending on the garage and the training routes approved from the higher brass determines where drivers get there training. So maybe Cermak is an approved area to train since it does have a little bit of every surface street you could imagine with numerous obstacles to get use to, such as transitions between two lane streets to four and even six lane avenues, you factor in traffic,parked cars,pedestrians,very tight turns if you're starting point is near McCormick Place, you pretty much get a little bit of everything traveling along cermak.

[Shannon CVPI]

5 hours ago, chicagocubs6323 said:

Yeah I figured.  I already know instructors go wherever they're needed across the system.  They're not assigned to specific garages

Yea just pick a route to train on basically