BusHunter Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Yeah but you can't do a photo shoot at chandler so it's using stock footage.The average person doesnt know that #6506 is an i90 bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, BusHunter said: Yeah but you can't do a photo shoot at chandler Not that Pace would need to 2 hours ago, BusHunter said: so it's using stock footage.The average person doesnt know that #6506 is an i90 bus. Now you got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 6506 on route 607 (East Dundee). If anyone wants to chase it down to see if it has the depicted wrap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 So what are we saying NS is going to borrow a few i90 highway buses? From the looks of the ridership maybe Dundee could run a few eldorkos!! LOL!! Still interested in #6782. To be (a highway bus) or not to be.... that is the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 42 minutes ago, BusHunter said: So what are we saying NS is going to borrow a few i90 highway buses? From the looks of the ridership maybe Dundee could run a few eldorkos!! LOL!! Still interested in #6782. To be (a highway bus) or not to be.... that is the question No. I think NS will use its existing equipment. Probably a handful of buses get new wraps and those buses get dedicated to Edens BOS service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Rodriguez Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Busjack said: 6506 on route 607 (East Dundee). If anyone wants to chase it down to see if it has the depicted wrap.... I'll be heading to Elgin tomorrow. And hopefully ill run into 6506 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 3 hours ago, artthouwill said: No. I think NS will use its existing equipment. Probably a handful of buses get new wraps and those buses get dedicated to Edens BOS service. Well #6506 is just four buses away from the last highway bus because the block goes to pulse at 6510 no? Like I was saying you could pull a few off the service that goes nwtc to randall. It almost has no riders. What is that #607? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 31 minutes ago, BusHunter said: Well #6506 is just four buses away from the last highway bus because the block goes to pulse at 6510 no? Like I was saying you could pull a few off the service that goes nwtc to randall. It almost has no riders. What is that #607? @artthouwill has it correct. Again, it has been said many times that at the kickoff, only existing 620 and 626 will be using the shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 22 hours ago, BusHunter said: Still interested in #6782. To be (a highway bus) or not to be.... that is the question There's a picture of 6782 if you go back two pages in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, Pace831 said: There's a picture of 6782 if you go back two pages in this thread. Hmm doesnt have the highway bus windows. I wonder why it went to ns are they short buses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, Pace831 said: There's a picture of 6782 if you go back two pages in this thread. That saves me having to make a trip to Lake Cook at 8:15 a.m. 16 minutes ago, BusHunter said: Hmm doesnt have the highway bus windows. I wonder why it went to ns are they short buses? Must have been. 6235, 6255, 6256, and 6258 were still on the inventory as NS after 6729 was delivered, but those 4 buses were either at W or not seen after 6701, 6702, and 6782 showed up. Again, going back to @artthouwill's point, I don't see why you are so hung up that the Edens BOS has to be highway buses, especially when the assigned routes are designated as "Limited." Only thing happening in the short term after April 9 is that a 620 or 626 gets to use the shoulder if the expressway is backed up, and based on travel times noted in the morning, it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Rodriguez Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 8:23 AM, Busjack said: 6506 on route 607 (East Dundee). If anyone wants to chase it down to see if it has the depicted wrap.... #6506 does not have the BoS wrap Just saw it on route 603 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Rodriguez Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 6 hours ago, Busjack said: 6235, 6255, 6256, and 6258 were still on the inventory as NS after 6729 was delivered, but those 4 buses were either at W or not seen after 6701, 6702, and 6782 showed up. 6255 and 6258 are both at West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Rodriguez Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 6786 at NS Now I'm wondering if this is a highway bus or a regular Eldorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 46 minutes ago, Ricky Rodriguez said: 6786 at NS Now I'm wondering if this is a highway bus or a regular Eldorado Wild guess. Based on being on the 422, I would say a regular bus, nonexpress or nonhighway bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Rodriguez Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 My mistake 6786 is at NW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ricky Rodriguez said: My mistake 6786 is at NW I deleted my prior comment. At the time you first posted, there are 2 NW buses on 422; one full route bus I saw (6419) and 1 only between Linden and Old Orchard. I must have misinterpreted the direction of the icon. I'm not sure why NW would need it, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL6000 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Busjack said: I'm not sure why NW would need it, either. Let me guess... I'm speculating that either 6392-6394 and 6396-6400s or the 6560s-6575 may move from NW to W to retire all of the remaining 2003 NABIs, then 6783 and up may then be going to NW to replace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 7 hours ago, RJL6000 said: Let me guess... I'm speculating that either 6392-6394 and 6396-6400s or the 6560s-6575 may move from NW to W to retire all of the remaining 2003 NABIs, then 6783 and up may then be going to NW to replace them. Given how the pattern of Axess buses has gone so far, not very likely. For instance, they could have consolidated series between NS and R, but did not do so. Pace could have sent them directly to W. Normally, Pace moves older buses to consolidate them, but now they are all consolidated at W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Latest roster. Note 18500's. How many more 6700's coming? Anyone go by Acceptance recently? PACE_FR_03222018.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, andrethebusman said: Latest roster. Note 18500's. How many more 6700's coming? Anyone go by Acceptance recently? PACE_FR_03222018.pdf @Pace831said he did. Notable here are that some 6200s and 6600s are listed as Ravinia, and the Orion VIs are totally off the list. Will have to find out what FVT means for 6784 and 6785 means (no 6783 yet). Same mysterious stuff as 6701-2 to Fox Valley in the last inventory? As @andrethebusman pointed out, 11 18500s for South. I can't figure out why they would be needed, except maybe to move the highway buses elsewhere (which would make @BusHunter feel better). Something within the contract, but certainly not in any published budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 5 hours ago, andrethebusman said: Anyone go by Acceptance recently? All that was visible on Wednesday was paratransits, community vehicles, and vans. I haven't seen anything at Chandler either. The note on the 18500s "deployment pending June of this year" is a little confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Pace831 said: All that was visible on Wednesday was paratransits, community vehicles, and vans. I haven't seen anything at Chandler either. The note on the 18500s "deployment pending June of this year" is a little confusing. Means they have them, and they are accepted, but will not see use until June. Note that South still has 8 diesel 6300's. Maybe these are suburbans and will replace them? FVT most likely Fox Valley Training (Aurora Garage, where they do most of their training). Why two brand-new buses being used as trainers? Very good question. Maybe they are not normal buses, like the CTA has an extra 6400, extra RTS, extra 5300?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 10 hours ago, andrethebusman said: FVT most likely Fox Valley Training (Aurora Garage, where they do most of their training). Why two brand-new buses being used as trainers? If as surmised about 6701-6702, if Aurora actually needs them, there is going to have to be training, since FV hasn't had a big bus in a very long time. 10 hours ago, andrethebusman said: Maybe they are not normal buses, like the CTA has an extra 6400, extra RTS, extra 5300?? Pace doesn't waste capital like that. And if they had a training center for mechanics, it would probably be in South Holland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 11:06 AM, Busjack said: @Pace831said he did. Notable here are that some 6200s and 6600s are listed as Ravinia, and the Orion VIs are totally off the list. Will have to find out what FVT means for 6784 and 6785 means (no 6783 yet). Same mysterious stuff as 6701-2 to Fox Valley in the last inventory? As @andrethebusman pointed out, 11 18500s for South. I can't figure out why they would be needed, except maybe to move the highway buses elsewhere (which would make @BusHunter feel better). Something within the contract, but certainly not in any published budget. 2 things I also noticed is 6366 is back on the roster and 6297 is no longer in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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