YoungBusLover Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 I'm not sure if these loans are in fact due to 103rd needing a bigger spare ratio for the summer pick or if its something else related to the Artics. The overall fleets looked evened out a bit except C which is at 316 buses currently. They have 107 #8350s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 It's the shell game.Now you see it, now you don't. 🤨 Nah, you guys know what"s going on. Maybe next the MMA will transfer 1000s to Elgin garage. There is precedent, as the RTA transferred CTA roughly 9400s to Oak Park garage and then FG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 Now I'm not one to speculate but I think I may have found some reasoning behind 103rd getting loaned so much equipment last week. As seen below there is about 47 #8350s that haven't been active in over a week negating the few that haven't been active in several weeks. I wonder what the reasoning may be, I'll go out on a limb and say maintenance is the main reason. However, with the summer pick looming could this be a shift of newer buses to NP? No evidence supports my speculation but stranger things have happened. Also #1089 is at 77th currently on the 53A and #1241 has moved to 103rd currently on the 172 this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 #1463 and #8026 are at 77th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 9 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: Now I'm not one to speculate but I think I may have found some reasoning behind 103rd getting loaned so much equipment last week. As seen below there is about 47 #8350s that haven't been active in over a week negating the few that haven't been active in several weeks. I wonder what the reasoning may be, I'll go out on a limb and say maintenance is the main reason. However, with the summer pick looming could this be a shift of newer buses to NP? No evidence supports my speculation but stranger things have happened. Also #1089 is at 77th currently on the 53A and #1241 has moved to 103rd currently on the 172 this morning. But has a garage really had a significant number of buses sidelined for several weeks though just to do a swap out to a different garage for a change in pick service pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 1 minute ago, jajuan said: But has a garage really had a significant number of buses sidelined for several weeks though just to do a swap out to a different garage for a change in pick service pattern? The last time this happened was ironically at 103rd when most of there lower #1000s went oos for several months just to pop back up at NP/C later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 22 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: Now I'm not one to speculate but I think I may have found some reasoning behind 103rd getting loaned so much equipment last week. As seen below there is about 47 #8350s that haven't been active in over a week negating the few that haven't been active in several weeks. I wonder what the reasoning may be, I'll go out on a limb and say maintenance is the main reason. However, with the summer pick looming could this be a shift of newer buses to NP? No evidence supports my speculation but stranger things have happened. Also #1089 is at 77th currently on the 53A and #1241 has moved to 103rd currently on the 172 this morning. 8428 8453 and 8485 are active Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Now I'm not really hell bent on garage stickers but recently I've seen a handful of buses out of 77th start popping up with Kedzie garage stickers over the past few weeks. #1353, #7924, and #8405 just to name a few. I do wonder if these are high mileage buses that will be traded away to K for the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 On 5/24/2024 at 5:25 PM, YoungBusLover said: Now I'm not really hell bent on garage stickers but recently I've seen a handful of buses out of 77th start popping up with Kedzie garage stickers over the past few weeks. #1353, #7924, and #8405 just to name a few. I do wonder if these are high mileage buses that will be traded away to K for the summer. Well it's not like K wouldn't need them if the garage stickers do pan out as indicating their next assignments with summer beach service on the 35 and both 10 and 130 returning to service for the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 A batch of equipment will be getting moved this weekend. #1586 and #1591 are among the select few I saw lined up awaiting transfer tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 1574 should be moving too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 with summer pick in full effect tmrw……there has been some moves overnight 1066, 1068-1078 103rd to FG 1560-1561 77th to North Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renardo870 Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 Outside of the summer service and beach routes (10, 35, 63, 72, 78, 124 &130) which garages or routes will have the most increased service for the summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoul Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 On todays bus moves update, it appears 103rd picked up a couple of DE60LFs out of North Park, 4008 is on the J14, 4007/4040 is on the 6 and 4102 also on the J14, more than likely 4004, 4103-4104, 4106 could also be at 103rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 4116 is at north park but 4111 is still 103rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 4004 did not move it’s still north park. The other 4 moved to 103rd 1416 1417 and 1418 sent to meet up with 1419 at north park 1435 1437 1440 1442(already out) 1586 1590 and 1591 all should be heading to north park. 1574 I expect it to go to 74th but more than likely will be north park. 1028 has been repaired and is back in service on the 76 edit: 1574 is north park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 1103 1108 1110 1113 1114 are at Chicago garage again 1100 and 1115 remain 74th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master58 Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 On 6/9/2024 at 8:11 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 4116 is at north park but 4111 is still 103rd 4116 is still at 103rd. It was on 6 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 4 hours ago, Master58 said: 4116 is still at 103rd. It was on 6 today. it was used as a extra bus on the 146 for the soccer game at soilder field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoul Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 So today 1113 and 1174 have moved to Kedzie I caught 1113 out on the 151 while 1174 is currently on the 52 as we speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 Outside of those, Maths22's tracker today is showing that 1109, 1116, 1129, 1142, 1167, 1170, and 1194 have also made their way to K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 On 6/29/2024 at 8:50 PM, Ghoul said: So today 1113 and 1174 have moved to Kedzie I caught 1113 out on the 151 while 1174 is currently on the 52 as we speak Outside of those, Maths22's tracker today is showing that 1109, 1116, 1129, 1142, 1167, 1170, and 1194 have also made their way to K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 4 hours ago, jajuan said: Outside of those, Maths22's tracker today is showing that 1109, 1116, 1129, 1142, 1167, 1170, and 1194 have also made their way to K. Chicago: 1065 1067 1075 1085 1090 1092 1095 1101 1102 1103 1104 1108 1111 1114 1192 74th: 1100 1115 Kedzie: 1106 1109 1110 1112 1113 1116 1128 1129 1142 1158 1167 1170 1174 1176 1194 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 So it appears that #8639 has joined #8596 at NP. I know garage sticker don't mean much but #8596 does have the P sticker now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said: So it appears that #8639 has joined #8596 at NP. I know garage sticker don't mean much but #8596 does have the P sticker now. CTA can divide the remaining Novas yet to be delivered between North Park, Kedzie, Forest Glen, and Chicago garages. They can even swap out the handful of 8350s at 77th. Hopefully they took notes from Pace and place one more non all electric bus order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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