jacksone44 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Yes Its still at North Park. Its been on the 147 the past few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoNova Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Did NF #4150 transfer from Kedzie to North Park? I saw that bus on the Bus Tracker on #151 Sheridan this morning north of Belmont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksone44 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Did NF #4150 transfer from Kedzie to North Park? I saw that bus on the Bus Tracker on #151 Sheridan this morning north of Belmont. It did. Currently enroute to Devon / Clark on the 151. Sort of explains the small shuffle amongst the artics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I saw 6621 on route 144 on Michigan Ave. Is this the beginning of Archer Garage closing and its buses being transferred? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cta5658 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 looks like some of 74th's nfs are on 103rd routes as #1555 is on the #14 and #1747 is on the #111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcherRider Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 On bustracker FG Flx #6130 on #144 and #6182 on #147 and Archer NOVA #6582 on #147 and #6636 on #151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cta_44499_FG Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 On bustracker FG Flx #6130 on #144 and #6182 on #147 and Archer NOVA #6582 on #147 and #6636 on #151 Flx 6189 was also on the 22 Clark last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I have a feeling (since NP was all NF) that a swap sending NFs to FG is in the works, as part of the Feb. service reductions. Of course, this could all be short term stuff. Update: as indicated by BusHunter's post below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 looks like some of 74th's nfs are on 103rd routes as #1555 is on the #14 and #1747 is on the #111 #6599 and #6643 were also on 103rd routes yesterday. Today #6599 is back at Archer and #1747 is back at 74th. Seems like there's a different bus each day in the last few days #6300 and #6310 were at 103rd also. Lots of back and forth. If they need more buses why not just transfer some over and that's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 #6599 and #6643 were also on 103rd routes yesterday. Today #6599 is back at Archer and #1747 is back at 74th. Seems like there's a different bus each day in the last few days #6300 and #6310 were at 103rd also. Lots of back and forth. If they need more buses why not just transfer some over and that's that. I would like to think that once Archer closes, the bus shuffling will come to an abrupt end. I'm not holding my breath on that one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Flyer Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 1605 is at 103rd, 1792 at North Park, 1794 at 103rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksone44 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 1605 is at 103rd, 1792 at North Park, 1794 at 103rd 1794 has always been at 103rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 #6720 also showed up on the #49 yesterday too. Novas 6716-6720 have been at Archer since the weekend of December 19-20, 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I was coming out of Chicagoland Hobby earlier today, New Flyer #1088 was operating on #68 NW HWY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I was coming out of Chicagoland Hobby earlier today, New Flyer #1088 was operating on #68 NW HWY. I'll even back you up with a Bus Tracker reading. Of course, one garage that is short of 1000s lending to another that is even more short is somewhat strange. Update: The way that this forum is now handling attachments (with a zoom out) is also somewhat novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I was coming out of Chicagoland Hobby earlier today, New Flyer #1088 was operating on #68 NW HWY. NFs 1088-1090 have been at FG since the weekend of December 19-20, 2009. FG now has 50 New Flyers, exactly what busangel reported was going to happen this past July. Since then 50 NFs have moved into FG, and 30 Flxibles and 18 Novas have moved out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 #1569 - #1579 odd's went from NP to 74th. (no more #1500's at NP) and #6192 - #6196 went from FG to 103rd yesterday. #6194 was still on the #90 monday night before the transfer. #1613 was on the 103 yesterday. So looks like NP's #1600's went to 103rd. (NP only had 10 anyway.)Looks like there trying to get buses in numerical sequence again. Also they may be trying to squeeze out a few more flx's (as many as they can anyway) Flxible 6192 was on the #90 Harlem today (and is at the time of this post), so back to FG it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Flxible 6192 was on the #90 Harlem today (and is at the time of this post), so back to FG it goes. Obviously, it is the most economical to shift it between the two most distant garages. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8H5307A Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Flx 6189 was also on the 22 Clark last night. Here is some photographic proof of 6189 on the 22 Clark (Northbound at Fullerton @ 20:15 hours) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoNova Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yesterday evening between I saw Nova #6472 on #14 Jeffery Express (northbound) at Torrence/103rd Street and Nova #6523 on #106 E. 103rd (eastbound). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Flxibles 6130, 6182, and 6189 are all back at FG, so the back and forth moves continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 NFs 1088-1090 have been at FG since the weekend of December 19-20, 2009. FG now has 50 New Flyers, exactly what busangel reported was going to happen this past July. Since then 50 NFs have moved into FG, and 30 Flxibles and 18 Novas have moved out. Kind of makes you wonder if Fg is getting ready to receive #1091 - #1191 for Feb if the #6000's say goodbye. This way they could be 50-60 percent NF's and the rest Nova's. They might want to do that for every garage so they have an even mix between the two and keep the older buses off the street as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Kind of makes you wonder if Fg is getting ready to receive #1091 - #1191 for Feb if the #6000's say goodbye. This way they could be 50-60 percent NF's and the rest Nova's. They might want to do that for every garage so they have an even mix between the two and keep the older buses off the street as much as possible. Despite what I might have indicated earlier about a NP to FG swap, the rest of you more than convinced me that anything that happened lately is just short term. Assuming the current number of Novas and NFs, you have 1738 buses, so 480 Novas would mean that an even distribution would be each remaining garage having about 25-30% of them, not half. That probably gets complicated by the garages that have DE60LFs, and other complications such as which buses have the capacitors for outside starting. Also, in the range you are mentioning would include many of the 74th buses, thus indicating that 74th would have to get replacements for them, plus the about 80 6000s it now has. Anything's possible with current CTA brass, but I wouldn't be betting in that direction. Maybe bus swapping could become an NBC sport, such as like all those poker.net shows. Probably the same odds (the flop is 1438--you don't have 3 in a row).:angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Despite what I might have indicated earlier about a NP to FG swap, the rest of you more than convinced me that anything that happened lately is just short term. Assuming the current number of Novas and NFs, you have 1738 buses, so 480 Novas would mean that an even distribution would be each remaining garage having about 25-30% of them, not half. That probably gets complicated by the garages that have DE60LFs, and other complications such as which buses have the capacitors for outside starting. Also, in the range you are mentioning would include many of the 74th buses, thus indicating that 74th would have to get replacements for them, plus the about 80 6000s it now has. Anything's possible with current CTA brass, but I wouldn't be betting in that direction. Maybe bus swapping could become an NBC sport, such as like all those poker.net shows. Probably the same odds (the flop is 1438--you don't have 3 in a row). Busjack kind of beat me to what I was going to mention came to mind from reading the past week's posts in the thread, that it was temporary holiday switcheroos a la the temporary summer time swapping craziness near the Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays to beef up service on heavy routes at the garages involved. But again with CTA brass anything is possible as we've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 NFs 1188, 1189, and 1190 are at FG now (maybe 1187 and 1191 too). Anyone know if more Novas or Flxibles transferred out of FG in this newest swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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