Busjack Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Would it be this? I would imagine that for the system to be new, it would help to introduce it around the system; but many of the garages do not have 40' buses (or do not have a need for it). Someone else said it was. Obviously any such trial would only be for deliveries in the near future, which would be 40 foot buses in any event (either on the Axess contract or the CNG contract, awarded but yet to be announced), so the trial would only make sense in divisions slated to get those buses, i.e. apparently in the short term, NW or S. I don't think they are going to haul 6323 out to Aurora, for instance. Maybe it is relevant to the OTR order for Heritage. jesi's point seemed to be to clarify any intention with regard to that bus being at NW, primarily route 270. However, if it is a survey, I don't know how much Pace learns running it on the same set of trips (WebWatch has it back on 270 now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Someone else said it was. Obviously any such trial would only be for deliveries in the near future, which would be 40 foot buses in any event (either on the Axess contract or the CNG contract, awarded but yet to be announced), so the trial would only make sense in divisions slated to get those buses, i.e. apparently in the short term, NW or S. I don't think they are going to haul 6323 out to Aurora, for instance. Maybe it is relevant to the OTR order for Heritage. jesi's point seemed to be to clarify any intention with regard to that bus being at NW, primarily route 270. However, if it is a survey, I don't know how much Pace learns running it on the same set of trips (WebWatch has it back on 270 now). 6323_2.jpg I would have to agree with you, funny out of all places to send #6323 they send it to NW, probably the next in line for new buses. That being said it's next stop will be South, as they may still be able to change the wheelchair system to the Q Straint in the CNG's. #6323 will most likely end up going to all garages they intend to purchase the Axess' for which will probably be all the near suburban ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 On the Axess express buses having the destination signs on the back, the June 2013 minutes say: As an example of staff response, Director Marcucci mentioned that he e-mailed Ms. Metzger about two months ago with a suggestion that came about from public comment at another meeting. It had to do with bus boards on the back of the buses so that people would know where the bus was going. He said that the new bus outside at tonight’s meeting has a side sign that has been put in the rear of the bus. The manufacturer made an engineering change in order to accommodate such a sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twyztdmynd Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 6323 currently on Route 606 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Has anyone seen #6386 - #6391 yet? I would have thought they would have been here by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Even more new ElDorados, see here. Looks like South might be the first big division that is all ElDorado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'll leave this link here since the bus division of ElDorado will be sold off. I doubt if that will affect the upcoming order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'll leave this link here since the bus division of ElDorado will be sold off. I doubt if that will affect the upcoming order. Was noted before. Like NF buying NABI, ASV buying the whole bus business, including pending contracts. No sense buying a business if you are not buying the right to manufacture its product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Here's some pictures of #6323 on the #270. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Here's some pictures of #6323 on the #270. .... Milwaukee and Devon, I take it. It also looks like picture #3 has a sign for Golf Mill. They must be altering the run on which it is on, since I did see it on Pfingsten at about 4:45, but up to now that has been an Orion VI at that time and place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Seemed like a good place to take more pictures. I had more pictures at Jeff but they got erased. Maybe I can put up a short video that I captured of the ride on youtube. I was kind of surprised how untinted the windows were on the inside. It's almost like one way glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Milwaukee and Devon, I take it. It also looks like picture #3 has a sign for Golf Mill. They must be altering the run on which it is on, since I did see it on Pfingsten at about 4:45, but up to now that has been an Orion VI at that time and place. 6323 was on the 290 this morning according to Bus Tracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 6323 was on the 290 this morning according to Bus Tracker. Looks like today is similar to yesterday that it was on 290 in the morning, but 270 in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I was out by Rosemont today and the Pace express buses for the #610 are still displaying the A1 message. Will someone please program the destinations!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 #6323 was on the #210 yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 #6323 was on the #210 yesterday. 6323 on 2105.png6323 on 2102.png6323 on 2106.png I wouldn't have guessed that. I was NB on Pfingsten Road on Thursday when 2 blue buses approached, but it was 2654 on 210 and 6323 (as usual at that time) on 270. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 #2601 was Eb on the Kennedy yesterday at Cumberland. I don't know where it was coming to/from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 #2601 was Eb on the Kennedy yesterday at Cumberland. I don't know where it was coming to/from. Most recent sightings (at least by me) were on the Niles Free Bus, so that wasn't it. If it were in service, more than likely heading from NW garage to something like route 423 at Harlem. But maybe it wasn't in service. On the old Eldorado or a similar beat, it appears that the 2600s from North Shore that once were on 422 and 423 have been pretty consistently replaced by 6600s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Sighted at Rosemont this morning was a 6600 working the 610. I suppose if you're going to use a spare, those buses do the trick. </sarcasm> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Sighted at Rosemont this morning was a 6600 working the 610. I suppose if you're going to use a spare, those buses do the trick. </sarcasm> That route hasn't been exclusively 6386s; besides some 6600s from River, there are some 6000s from NW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 #2601 was Eb on the Kennedy yesterday at Cumberland. I don't know where it was coming to/from. My guess is that it may have been deadheading to Harlem to start a 326 run from Norridge Commons. The 326 uses at least one 2600 series Eldorado. I don't know if it comes straight from the garage or is interlined with something, but I am pretty sure that bus was more than likely deadheading to Norridge Commons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 My guess is that it may have been deadheading to Harlem to start a 326 run from Norridge Commons. The 326 uses at least one 2600 series Eldorado. I don't know if it comes straight from the garage or is interlined with something, but I am pretty sure that bus was more than likely deadheading to Norridge Commons. Most of them are interlined with 230 and run out of Rosemont. Harlem would be too far east. Only possibility is that there are buses leaving Norridge and Rosemont both at roughly 5:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Yeah, but isn't that bus at Niles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Yeah, but isn't that bus at Niles? That's where it has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Most of them are interlined with 230 and run out of Rosemont. Harlem would be too far east. Only possibility is that there are buses leaving Norridge and Rosemont both at roughly 5:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. He didn't say excactly what time he saw the bus, but I assumed it was in the afternoon. Sine there is a 3:15 p.m. departure from Norridge with no corresponding arrival, that bus had to deadhead there, presumably via the Kennedy and Harlem (which is only 1 1/2 mile east of Cumberland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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