Busjack Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, artthouwill said: You didn't mention whee you saw it before. I had not. At the time the only thing I found notable was after wondering what the bus was, seeing that it had the Orion I air conditioner cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 24 minutes ago, Busjack said: For some reason, I didn't think Cook County Hospital was near Parkway North in Deerfield. Lake County, for instance. I only mentioned the County because that was the last place I remember anyone seeing Orions before you spotted one. That was the Colonial/Alexis bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I see that Orion for Windy City Limo a lot near Union Station near the Transit Center and near Willis Tower near where PM 134, 135 and 136 buses do their first passenger pick ups whenever I see it downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 4 hours ago, artthouwill said: Observations from O'Hare. There's a glutton of taxis, not only in the termials, but also in the staging area which is backed up all the way to G Lot on Bessie Coleman. Uber and Lyft loading zones are on the upper levelpposed to taxus, limos, and Airport Express on the lower level. They are sometimes the cheapest option when compared with taxis and Airport Express as long as there's enough supply at the airport to meet demand. Other times Uber and Lyft go to surge pricing which can be compatible with taxi fares. CTA , at least fo travelers , is a bargain at $5, especially considering the nightmarish traffic on the Kennedy when travel times on the Blue Line is comparable or better than on the expressway. Which all makes Airport Express less attractive despite having flat rates. The luster of sharing vehicle with others and having to make multiple stops is wearing off. With the shuttle company in San Antonio filing for bankruptcy last year, could the airport shuttle model become extinct? Of note is the observations that the increase in traffic on the expressways and downtown is directly connected to the ride share services as well as UberEats and similar services. We didn't even mention VIA, an upscale rideshare that only operates between Lakeview and downtown (to Roosevelt). Working in the area myself, I do see the sea of taxi's on Bessie Coleman, they stretch for blocks on a friday. I wouldn't be surprised if the city pushed the taxi stand over by the future rental car building. I would be a fan of some kind of London style congestion pricing zone/toll road from Bessie Coleman to O'Hare because there will soon be alot of options to get from there to the airport via people mover or even CTA to get you at least out of the airport. i don't know how anyone else uses Bessie Coleman, it's that bad. Things are changing, we are moving from a taxi era to a rideshare era, as those companies are mopping up the taxi industry. The taxi drivers are lobbying for a free medallion renewal because they are having difficulty competing with the rideshares. The only way you can beat a rideshare is to have an express lane (kudos to Pace on that) I'm surprised the county doesn't wise up and do like SF and have a pool/rideshare lane as that eliminates congestion as there is only so much construction you can do. Like with the Kennedy constructing a 4th lane from Cumberland to Harlem, you only push the congestion to east of Harlem which doesn't really solve the long term goal of a uncongested road. In this new era of technology, I saw something yesterday that I think threatens the rail industry but I'll post it under a new thread, I don't want to hijack the thread, and I feel it's deserving of it's own thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 6 hours ago, sht6131 said: 8190 was on 82 last Friday And was back at C on 74 by Monday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sht6131 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 I ask why Chicago borrowed Kedzie a Nova 8190 instead of a 1000 Flyer. I do not recall Kedzie ever being assigned new Nova`s so can a driver be assigned one without training? When I observed the bus northbound at Bryn Mawr the driver had string of followers behind him. The driver pulled into Devon terminal and pulled out immediately. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 10 hours ago, sht6131 said: I ask why Chicago borrowed Kedzie a Nova 8190 instead of a 1000 Flyer Actually the other way around (unless you meant "lent"), and the question might be why a C driver was on a K route rather than if K borrowed the bus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sht6131 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 The run # was K200 something which is a Roosevelt Run # 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 But not necessarily a driver from the K extra board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 8:59 AM, Busjack said: Actually the other way around (unless you meant "lent"), and the question might be why a C driver was on a K route rather than if K borrowed the bus. A supervisor has the power to tell any operator to do any route if something happens. At 12 at night they once had a blue line mishap. They were telling operators on the #4 to report to Jeff Pk. If something happens like at 2AM there are no buses out there, the #81 and #77 have like 8 night cars between them. You can only pull one here and there off other routes. Another question that comes to mind is are the signs programmed to reflect a Chicago operator on the #82. (a "C" run) or can they only reflect a kedzie operator even though it may be chicago's bus and operator? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sht6131 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Maybe a supervisor or operator can clarify. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 "Diverting" a bus to another route to fill a major gap is not unheard of. Was a lot more common years ago than now, but still done occasionally. In the late 60's it was an almost daily practice for instance to grab North Limiteds on their pullin trips after the AM rush to make a trip[ up Pulaski to Peterson as Pulaski had a tendency to have major service gaps in the morning. Strangest example I personally ever saw was one day about 1968 when Fullerton had some kind of electrical problem and the trolley buses were immobilized in the PM rush and service was being run entirely by diversions, including a Mack and a 100 presumably off Halsted and various propanes. However, this still occurs. I personally while out of 103rd made a trip on Grand from Navy Pier to Nordica and then on Fullerton from Nordica to Halsted one day about 5 years ago, with a 4000 no less. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sht6131 Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Thanks Andre. I remember they did this with streetcars as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Another thing ion streetcar days was if the car in front of you broke down, you had to push it back to its home barn. For instance, there is a shot of a Pullman off Milwaukee/Armitage pushing a one-man Armitage car at Cicero and North back to North Ave. This could get really interesting downtown, but there was no other way to handle it. You can't very well pass a breakdown... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwantae Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/15/2017 at 11:42 PM, sht6131 said: I ask why Chicago borrowed Kedzie a Nova 8190 instead of a 1000 Flyer. I do not recall Kedzie ever being assigned new Nova`s so can a driver be assigned one without training? When I observed the bus northbound at Bryn Mawr the driver had string of followers behind him. The driver pulled into Devon terminal and pulled out immediately. It would be interesting if Kedzie would've got some Novas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusGuy248 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 1000-1004 moved from FG to Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusGuy248 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Also 1026 to 1030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 39 minutes ago, BusGuy248 said: 1000-1004 moved from FG to Chicago. 8 minutes ago, BusGuy248 said: Also 1026 to 1030 Well that is 10 buses total, and Chicago has 8224-8235(12 buses total), so I would surmise these will return to FG if this is indeed a move. FG needs a reliable fleet, and the 6400-Series Novas, though hanging in there, are not as reliable as they once were at 15-17 years of age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordguy Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Those 1000s may just be temporary reassignments for the summer. C received 10 or 12 extra buses about this time last year as well. They returned to the sending barns around Labor Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, sw4400 said: Well that is 10 buses total, and Chicago has 8224-8235(12 buses total), so I would surmise these will return to FG if this is indeed a move. FG needs a reliable fleet, and the 6400-Series Novas, though hanging in there, are not as reliable as they once were at 15-17 years of age. I'd have to agree. Fg needs a reliable fleet and taking away what good buses they have is counter productive. Im surprised one of the all #1000s garages couldnt spare anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 9 hours ago, sw4400 said: Well that is 10 buses total, and Chicago has 8224-8235(12 buses total), so I would surmise these will return to FG if this is indeed a move. FG needs a reliable fleet, and the 6400-Series Novas, though hanging in there, are not as reliable as they once were at 15-17 years of age. Actually Chicago also has 8200-8212. 1026-1030 have moved from 103rd to 74th according to maths22 tracker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 55 minutes ago, busfan2847 said: Actually Chicago also has 8200-8212. Those (part of the plastic inserts "test") seem to have gone over there from 77* when #66 lost its artics.** ______ *Compare to @maths22's tracker of Nov., 2016. **As of Dec. 12. again verifiable on that tracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Busjack said: Those (part of the plastic inserts "test") seem to have gone over there from 77* when #66 lost its artics.** ______ *Compare to @maths22's tracker of Nov., 2016. **As of Dec. 12. again verifiable on that tracker. The 8200-8212 batch moved over on the weekend of 12/17-18 which was when the last artics moved out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, busfan2847 said: The 8200-8212 batch moved over on the weekend of 12/17-18 which was when the last artics moved out. I goofed on my last click, but it certainly isn't news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 11 hours ago, BusGuy248 said: 1000-1004 moved from FG to Chicago. 11 hours ago, BusGuy248 said: Also 1026 to 1030 2 hours ago, busfan2847 said: Actually Chicago also has 8200-8212. 1026-1030 have moved from 103rd to 74th according to maths22 tracker. Haven't seen the changes yet..... @BusHunter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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