Mr.cta85 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 3 has been at 77 about since when CTA took over CMC. Chicago Transit and Railfan does reflect 2 at 103 from 2003-2008. Must have had something to do with the South Lake Shore Dr. restructuring. Also backs up what I said about 3. 77th has always had the 3 and the 4. The 2 was originally a 52nd/Cottage Grove route until that garage closed in 1981 or 1982. At that point it became a 77th route exclusively until around 2003. When 103rd first got the University of Chicago routes, the 2 became shared with 77th, and at some point went back to 77th exclusively. 103rd had lost all of the University routes to ARcher except the 173 (which was 103rd but got eliminated) and the 192 which interlined with the 14. When ARcher closed, those routes returned to 103rd Oh ok thanks guys for the history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 1324 returned from LTH to North Park. Seen yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.cta85 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 1324 returned from LTH to North Park. Seen yet? what's LTH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter.pyterek Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 what's LTH?Long-term hold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudgym29 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 For those who spout, "Pictures, or it didn't happen.", get set to fall off your chair.I went out Wednesday evening for a munch at Hard Water @ Clark and Howard. But while waiting for an eastbound #77 Belmont bus, what do I actually glimpse?A New Flyer bus on #77 Belmont! Make that a rehabbed New Flyer bus on #77 Belmont. O.K. It was most probably a loan. In the first photo beneath, you can espy the "P" sticker on the windshield. This did make for an incongruous picture when a Nova Classic bus pulled up on northbound #54 Cicero. [usually, it is the other way around.] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 #6819 was running the 172 this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcherRider Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 6807 is on #20 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 #6443 is on the #56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.cta85 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 #6819 was running the 172 this morning. what?? That's frickin awesome lol I would love to see a pic of that bus as a 172. I hate that they always have novas at the garage whenever I'm off smh lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KedziePink Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I saw #6860 going SB on Kedzie @ 27th today. I'm not sure why it would have a Kedzie Garage destination reading. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 what?? That's frickin awesome lol I would love to see a pic of that bus as a 172. I hate that they always have novas at the garage whenever I'm off smh lol. I tried to get a pic but it was 3 blocks down from my destination and I didn't want to be late, It was odd seeing another early morning loaner being a #6800 running a 103rd route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I saw #6860 going SB on Kedzie @ 27th today. I'm not sure why it would have a Kedzie Garage destination reading. Me either but it clearly has a 6 sticker in the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcherRider Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 So this morning I saw #6800 on #29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.cta85 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 So this morning I saw #6800 on #29. You always seem to spot Novas doing 103rd routes lol good work. Do you know if it's still on that route or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 #6460 is on the #81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 There were comments (mostly on Feder) that when the Tribune went off Facebook, all the old flamers came back. When on Facebook, most of the crime stories didn't have comment boards. Guess it proves something should be moderated. Yeah some media sites rarely make commenting available on crime articles. I guess they figure the flamers will take the focus off the stupidity of the criminal and the crime done by displaying their own stupidity. Would it be nice to have a bus tracker at a nearby lobby or hallway while coming to and from home??? Don't worry, I don't live there (I wish ). Just a routine delivery in Lakeview. Wow how cool. To Busjack's point about parking spaces and maybe add to it a little, I've seen a few CTA buses with internal ads from CTA and also RTA that basically say forgo parking fees and hop on the bus or train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 What is that in some condo building's lobby? GroupFox seems to link to several buildings, but they do mention parking at the Van Der Rohe, 2933 N. Sheridan, which would be where a #77 would stop. ($195 a month , I think.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 1324 returned from LTH to North Park. Seen yet? I hadn't even realized that this one had been out of service and the recent rash of heavy swapping sure would have masked that detail from anyone who didn't noticed. For those who spout, "Pictures, or it didn't happen.", get set to fall off your chair. I went out Wednesday evening for a munch at Hard Water @ Clark and Howard. But while waiting for an eastbound #77 Belmont bus, what do I actually glimpse?A New Flyer bus on #77 Belmont! Make that a rehabbed New Flyer bus on #77 Belmont. O.K. It was most probably a loan. In the first photo beneath, you can espy the "P" sticker on the windshield. This did make for an incongruous picture when a Nova Classic bus pulled up on northbound #54 Cicero. [usually, it is the other way around.] Nice to see pics but we would have believed you since NP has been lending FG NFs for the 77 and other routes quite a bit for a while now especially during the past couple of months or so. (Plus I think you meant Nova LFS by the way since CTA never has had the Classics). I saw #6860 going SB on Kedzie @ 27th today. I'm not sure why it would have a Kedzie Garage destination reading. Similar run numbers, the garage reading in the case of a bus on loan would still reflect the assigned garage of the operator, and not the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times have both seen the NTSB report on the O'Hare overrun. Here is the link to the article on the Tribune, and here is a link to read the transcript of the driver interview after the accident. These are probably now on the NTSB's site too, but I haven't checked that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Similar run numbers, the garage reading in the case of a bus on loan would still reflect the assigned garage of the operator, and not the bus. The only thing I noted was that if it were headed to Kedzie Garage, it was going the wrong way, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 #1828 is on the #72. That's weird, I wonder if it could be rehabbed. Maybe not #1823 is on the #65. #1820 is on the #54B. Maybe they are trying to even out the unrehabbed buses again. Kedzie's still 30 buses behind NP and C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 The only thing I noted was that if it were headed to Kedzie Garage, it was going the wrong way, I've seen rare cases of buses being on a pullout rather than a pullin and still display a garage reading in the destination. Of course It might be possible the bus was being returned to 74th and simply displaying the last reading the bus had on it when Kedzie used it. I say that because I happened to note the person behind the wheel wasn't in an operator's uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 I've seen rare cases of buses being on a pullout rather than a pullin and still display a garage reading in the destination. Of course It might be possible the bus was being returned to 74th and simply displaying the last reading the bus had on it when Kedzie used it. I say that because I happened to note the person behind the wheel wasn't in an operator's uniform.Destination sign retains whatever was the last reading for the last run it was logged into until another run number is logged in. Mechanics going out on road calls are supposed to log in as 992 and change sign to "Not in service" but sometimes they don't bother, so sign stays on garage reading. Same for pullouts. Driver is supposed to log in with their run number before leaving garage, but some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 #1816 is on #20. #1463 is on #52. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 #6537 is now on the #77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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