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[Chammon Moore]

32 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

How long has 7905 been at Kedzie?

Since December probably 

[Chammon Moore]

74th added 1552-1555 I think because 1555 is on the 74-75th 

[YoungBusLover]

4 hours ago, Chammon Moore said:

74th added 1552-1555 I think because 1555 is on the 74-75th 

#1552 is in the boneyard at the moment.#1245, #1883,#1925 have joined it as well. There's about 25 or so 6400s left and my theory about defunct artics seems to becoming more and more of a reality now because they're taking up space where old 6400s once sat, bike racks are removed and some seem to ventra card readers removed as well. #804 is officially retired after I got a good look of it inside and out. 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

29 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

 

 

4 hours ago, Chammon Moore said:

74th added 1552-1555 I think because 1555 is on the 74-75th 

maybe 1026-1027 went to FG? 1556-1561 are at FG unless they went as well i know 1558 is in service

[Chammon Moore]

2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

 

maybe 1026-1027 went to FG? 1556-1561 are at FG unless they went as well i know 1558 is in service

It can be but we have to wait until tomorrow morning 

[Shannoncvpi]

2 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

#1552 is in the boneyard at the moment.#1245, #1883,#1925 have joined it as well. There's about 25 or so 6400s left and my theory about defunct artics seems to becoming more and more of a reality now because they're taking up space where old 6400s once sat, bike racks are removed and some seem to ventra card readers removed as well. #804 is officially retired after I got a good look of it inside and out. 

I started to think that about 804 its just been sitting there too long & are thise artics retied or what

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

3 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

I started to think that about 804 its just been sitting there too long & are thise artics retied or what

4119 still waiting for repairs with 1805

[BusHunter]

You guys were talking about #6847 being a heavy smoker. I thought that bus was retired. It seems to have an engine or emissions problem. By us they claim the longer the old buses run the less they smoke. But some are pretty bad. Was LMAO one day a guy was under the hood fixing his car and this one bus which is a heavy smoker belched out a ton of smoke and the guy disappeared in the smoke. I then seen him run in the house. Talk about a smoke out!! I followed the bus a little ways away and this Oak Lawn cop pulled behind it. I was like oh boy, I'd be surprised if he doesnt get pulled over but I think the cop didnt stop him. I turned down the adjacent block. I don't know how some buses make it through an emission check.

[Chammon Moore]

2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

4119 still waiting for repairs with 1805

So does 8229,1228 and other buses that involved in crashes 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

1 minute ago, Chammon Moore said:

So does 8229,1228 and other buses that involved in crashes 

@YoungBusLover is 1228 back?

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

1 minute ago, Chammon Moore said:

So does 8229,1228 and other buses that involved in crashes 

8023 as well

[Shannoncvpi]

40 minutes ago, Chammon Moore said:

So does 8229,1228 and other buses that involved in crashes 

1228 back in service I asked about that a few days ago 

[Shannoncvpi]

3 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

4119 still waiting for repairs with 1805

I believe 1805 done with 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

2 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

I believe 1805 done with 

1805 is still on the fence by 79th

[Shannoncvpi]

7 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

1805 is still on the fence by 79th

I know but its been sitting there for 3 years now 

[Chammon Moore]

10 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

1228 back in service I asked about that a few days ago 

I don’t see on the cta math 22

[Chammon Moore]

1166 is on the 21 Cermak 

[YoungBusLover]

13 hours ago, BusHunter said:

You guys were talking about #6847 being a heavy smoker. I thought that bus was retired. It seems to have an engine or emissions problem. By us they claim the longer the old buses run the less they smoke. But some are pretty bad. Was LMAO one day a guy was under the hood fixing his car and this one bus which is a heavy smoker belched out a ton of smoke and the guy disappeared in the smoke. I then seen him run in the house. Talk about a smoke out!! I followed the bus a little ways away and this Oak Lawn cop pulled behind it. I was like oh boy, I'd be surprised if he doesnt get pulled over but I think the cop didnt stop him. I turned down the adjacent block. I don't know how some buses make it through an emission check.

Yeah that bus was still around and It was sitting back in the shops a day later.

12 hours ago, Chammon Moore said:

So does 8229,1228 and other buses that involved in crashes 

#8229 Looks like it was openned by a can opener, the roof is practically wide open. It is on legal hold along with #1883 and #1925

12 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

8023 as well

#8023 is on legal hold.

Just remember #6031, its still on legal hold awaiting scrap and I feel like anything is possible for these buses to return but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. Also to cut down on all the speculation I went to boneyard yesterday afternoon and pretty much did an hour long walk through and took hundreds of photos and here's a few, I'll upload the rest in its entirety to my flicker account.. You'll notice a lot of new faces back there mixed in with the old ones.

[YoungBusLover]

16 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

I started to think that about 804 its just been sitting there too long & are thise artics retied or what

My first speculation was for maintenance but now seeing some of the same bus numbers I logged from late last year still sitting in the same spots have me even more curious as to why along with and more popping up is even more strange to me, Also I forgot to mention #1245 and #1718 are back there as well with there bike racks removed, #1552 still has its bike rack. 

[BusHunter]

Wow, nice work. It's always interesting to look at these buses. Was trying to figure out what was the fishbowl next to #6227 used for? #4323 looks so new, it was when it got hit didn't see #6832 but that bus is probably held close to the vest. So many newer buses messed up in wrecks. Cool to see the frankenbus. Thought it was still in the CTA collection. And the Ballard #5900's are still there. 1.4 million a bus!! Most expensive CTA buses ever. The old #4900 fire bus and the 911 communications #4900. It's like a museum back there.  What's your Flickr? I need to check it out.

[YoungBusLover]

13 minutes ago, BusHunter said:

Wow, nice work. It's always interesting to look at these buses. Was trying to figure out what was the fishbowl next to #6227 used for? #4323 looks so new, it was when it got hit didn't see #6832 but that bus is probably held close to the vest. So many newer buses messed up in wrecks. Cool to see the frankenbus. Thought it was still in the CTA collection. And the Ballard #5900's are still there. 1.4 million a bus!! Most expensive CTA buses ever. The old #4900 fire bus and the 911 communications #4900. It's like a museum back there.  What's your Flickr? I need to check it out.

Thank you, If some of the buses the doors didn't have locks on them I could tell you the number on the fishbowl it still has a chicago garage sticker on it but I guess that'll remain a mystery as to what number it was after being shipped away, #6832 is still back there but getting a photo from the front was difficult due to the angle and lack of sunlight. #3091 has been in boneyard since its last know move via tow truck back in I want to say maybe 2012ish or beyond. Those #5900's have been through a lot along with those two remaing 500's back there, I'm shocked to still see them there after all these years. There's also MAN 4000 back there as well which was a former work bus that under the old rail yard at 63rd and Calumet. Also heres my flickr account is https://www.flickr.com/photos/160789544@N05/.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

56 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

Yeah that bus was still around and It was sitting back in the shops a day later.

#8229 Looks like it was openned by a can opener, the roof is practically wide open. It is on legal hold along with #1883 and #1925

#8023 is on legal hold.

Just remember #6031, its still on legal hold awaiting scrap and I feel like anything is possible for these buses to return but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. Also to cut down on all the speculation I went to boneyard yesterday afternoon and pretty much did an hour long walk through and took hundreds of photos and here's a few, I'll upload the rest in its entirety to my flicker account.. You'll notice a lot of new faces back there mixed in with the old ones.

thank you for sharing all of these pics of the bone yard 

[BusHunter]

2 hours ago, Chammon Moore said:

1166 is on the 21 Cermak 

Checked the tracker. FG got a few #6400's #6761, #6787, #6794 and they lost a few #1000's. #1225 went to 77th, #1169, #1183 went to Kedzie, #1055-58 went to 103rd, might be a few others. Some are off the tracker like #1262. It's going to be interesting if school does really go back in the fall. How will CTA decrowd a school run and how will this affect the fleet cause all garages are gonna need something. 22 people on a bus is a joke when your talking places like Lane Tech. Student body was 4300 when I went there.

[BusHunter]

18 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

Thank you, If some of the buses the doors didn't have locks on them I could tell you the number on the fishbowl it still has a chicago garage sticker on it but I guess that'll remain a mystery as to what number it was after being shipped away, #6832 is still back there but getting a photo from the front was difficult due to the angle and lack of sunlight. #3091 has been in boneyard since its last know move via tow truck back in I want to say maybe 2012ish or beyond. Those #5900's have been through a lot along with those two remaing 500's back there, I'm shocked to still see them there after all these years. There's also MAN 4000 back there as well which was a former work bus that under the old rail yard at 63rd and Calumet. Also heres my flickr account is https://www.flickr.com/photos/160789544@N05/.

Surprised you could go back there, but your a CTA employee so wth!!. Another perk of your employment. I get to see the wrecks by me. I have pictures I took of my yards wrecks. Incredible some of the damage up close, You would think people got hurt. We always have safety meetings like every month, where we discuss the accidents and how we can improve. You learn alot. You don't think of it but people get throwed around on these wrecks. One of ours had a little child get thrown and pinned under a seat, but it was a 45 mph t bone crash, but like I say never try to beat the offender always slow your bus and look for an escape because the slower collisions have less injuries and you look for the smallest object you can hit if it's unavoidable. People are not included of course, but like a street sign or some grass or even a ditch go for it!! I learned though I can jam on my brakes and use my full strength and my bus will stop on a dime, not with loads of people and large objects. I once took a music group downstate to compete in state finals and by the time you had there violins big huge violins, tubas and all that other stuff you could feel the bus was heavy, you really had to be careful on the highway, cause the weight pushes the bus. All you can do is increase your stopping distance and hope for the best.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

24 minutes ago, BusHunter said:

Checked the tracker. FG got a few #6400's #6761, #6787, #6794 and they lost a few #1000's. #1225 went to 77th, #1169, #1183 went to Kedzie, #1055-58 went to 103rd, might be a few others. Some are off the tracker like #1262. It's going to be interesting if school does really go back in the fall. How will CTA decrowd a school run and how will this affect the fleet cause all garages are gonna need something. 22 people on a bus is a joke when your talking places like Lane Tech. Student body was 4300 when I went there.

1208 1218 1225 went to 77th 1236 1262 1266 are still at FG 1161 1169 1183 to K 1052-1058 all to 103rd 1552-1555 to 74th 1753-1759 to K

CPS is going back in the fall it was on the news few weeks back