patbarn350 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I am seeing 6558 & 1307 on the 151 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbarn350 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 And the 79 is almost all artics this morning with the exception of 6401, which was doing a trip to 77th and Central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbarn350 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I also saw some artics running on the 3 & 4. 4360, 4365, and 4383 are on the 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 As far as I know 4321 has been a K bus since its delivery. And I saw 4324 on the 156 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoNova Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 And the 79 is almost all artics this morning with the exception of 6401, which was doing a trip to 77th and Central. Now 79 is all artic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL6000 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 yeah they started slipping them in around August or so. Does anyone know the roster for 4300's yet? So far I know its 4300-4324 at 103rd Actually, as of now, 4300-4322 are at 103rd (4321 was recently transferred from Kedzie to 103rd). Kedzie now has buses 4324-4332, plus the 4333 diesel (and maybe a few more 4330s). Everything from 4339 on up are all at 77th. 4323 is currently on long-term hold. In addition to picking up 1162-1165 from 74th (1160 and 1161 are still at 74th), Kedzie also picked up 1721-1723 from 74th. Some of the 6500s that were at 77th were transferred to Forest Glen while others were transferred to Chicago Garage. 6489 and the other upper 6400s were also transferred to Chicago Garage. Finally, 77th sent buses 1303-1310 (specifically, 1303, 1304 and 1306-1310 since 1305 is on long-term hold) back to North Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nflyer22 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Found 6883 on the 62. Probably just a loaner from 77th, since there doesn't appear to be any other upper 6800s on 74th routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL6000 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Also, all of the remaining Optimas are now at Forest Glen. The UofC routes are now operated entirely with conventional 40-foot NF buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Also, all of the remaining Optimas are now at Forest Glen. The UofC routes are now operated entirely with conventional 40-foot NF buses. Lol That's what a forest glen operator was telling me a few weeks ago. I thought he was just joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.cta85 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Also, all of the remaining Optimas are now at Forest Glen. The UofC routes are now operated entirely with conventional 40-foot NF buses. Hearing that is like music to my ears I can't wait to see for myself when I go back to work. So there are no more optimas at 103rd that is awesome. Somebody should update the bus roster for the garages then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoNova Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Looks like 4113 is back at North Park. I spotted it at Congress Plaza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I am seeing 6558 & 1307 on the 151 this morning. 1307 was returned to North Park and 6558 is not so unusual because Chicago has been sharing morning rush 151 Belmont trips with Kedzie for some time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Actually, as of now, 4300-4322 are at 103rd (4321 was recently transferred from Kedzie to 103rd). Kedzie now has buses 4324-4332, plus the 4333 diesel (and maybe a few more 4330s). Everything from 4339 on up are all at 77th. 4323 is currently on long-term hold. In addition to picking up 1162-1165 from 74th (1160 and 1161 are still at 74th), Kedzie also picked up 1721-1723 from 74th. Some of the 6500s that were at 77th were transferred to Forest Glen while others were transferred to Chicago Garage. 6489 and the other upper 6400s were also transferred to Chicago Garage. Finally, 77th sent buses 1303-1310 (specifically, 1303, 1304 and 1306-1310 since 1305 is on long-term hold) back to North Park. 4334 is on the 151 serving among the Belmont trips so Kedzie just may have the diesels from the the 4330s except for 4339 as you left room for hypothesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudgym29 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 On Friday, I rode bus #1855, with its 03 sticker still in the front window, on route #54 Cicero [Chicago garage]. That could be a move rather than a loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 4336 and 4337 are on the 156 right now so RJL's hypothesis that Kedzie possibly has the diesel 4330s below 4339 seems to be panning out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Found 6883 on the 62. Probably just a loaner from 77th, since there doesn't appear to be any other upper 6800s on 74th routes. 6879 also turned up on the 62. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Never thought I'd see artics again on the #2. #4345 is currently running that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Never thought I'd see artics again on the #2. #4345 is currently running that. Actually 77th had starting using artics on the 2 here and there in the tail end of the summer even when it still had only the 28 artics used mostly for Dan Ryan shuttle work. On a side note, 111A now shows up on BusTracker and gives evidence that 103rd does still have Optimas in some degree. 509 is on the route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 6881 showing up on the 75 so it's looking like 74th picked up some higher number 6800 Novas to replace the NFs it sent to Kedzie. As a matter of fact it's looking like 74th is operating its lower to middle ridership routes with a heavier usage of Novas than NFs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Actually 77th had starting using artics on the 2 here and there in the tail end of the summer even when it still had only the 28 artics used mostly for Dan Ryan shuttle work. On a side note, 111A now shows up on BusTracker and gives evidence that 103rd does still have Optimas in some degree. 509 is on the route. So apparently ridership to walmart isn't that high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chgofan78 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm surprised there were not any artics running on 87th Street. I always though it had a decent ridership level to have a few assigned to it. Maybe we will see them on that route later in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm surprised there were not any artics running on 87th Street. I always though it had a decent ridership level to have a few assigned to it. Maybe we will see them on that route later in the week. Most riders get off at state from east to west and vise verse ,but yeah ive always wondered why 77th doesnt use any artics on 87th street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Most riders get off at state from east to west and vise verse ,but yeah ive always wondered why 77th doesnt use any artics on 87th street. They did when the NABIs were around. Probably, though, the better question is 3 and 4 only having scattered artics this a.m. rush, instead, of, say, a more concentrated amount on 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 They did when the NABIs were around. Probably, though, the better question is 3 and 4 only having scattered artics this a.m. rush, instead, of, say, a more concentrated amount on 3. Apparently there doesn't need to be a more concentrated usage on those two like on the 79 which never seems to have a slow down moment in ridership like those two except maybe in night time hours. So apparently ridership to walmart isn't that high Doesn't look like it. Not to the degree that one would expect based on the alderman and the Walmart were making a big stink with CTA not yet honoring the agreement to provide some form of bus service to the shopping complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 So far 6878 (which is on the 9 Ashland) is the lowest 6800 shown to be at 74th. 77th showing to still have up to at least 6873. Haven't noticed 6874-6877 yet, so don't yet know if those joined 6878-6883 at 74th or remained at 77th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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