Interesting tidbits

[artthouwill]

Just a sign that I have too much time on my hands. Here are some interesting things you may or may not realize.

CTA favorite number is 5

19 routes BEGIN with the number 5: 50,51, 52, 52A, 53, 53A, 53AL, 54, 54A, 54B, X54, 55, 55A, 55N, X55, 56, 56A, 57, 59

19 routes END with the number 5: N5, 15, 35, 55, 55A, 55N, X55, 65, 75, 85, 85A, 95E, 95W, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 205

NP - Only garage with ALL New Flyers

FG - Only garage with 3 different types of buses (NF, Optima, Flxbles)

K - Only garage without an "owl" route.

6- Only garage without a downtown route

[jacksone44]

Just a sign that I have too much time on my hands. Here are some interesting things you may or may not realize.

CTA favorite number is 5

19 routes BEGIN with the number 5: 50,51, 52, 52A, 53, 53A, 53AL, 54, 54A, 54B, X54, 55, 55A, 55N, X55, 56, 56A, 57, 59

19 routes END with the number 5: N5, 15, 35, 55, 55A, 55N, X55, 65, 75, 85, 85A, 95E, 95W, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 205

NP - Only garage with ALL New Flyers

FG - Only garage with 3 different types of buses (NF, Optima, Flxbles)

K - Only garage without an "owl" route.

6- Only garage without a downtown route

You do have to much time on your hands....lol...jk. FG actually has 4 different types of buses (NOVA, NF, Optima, Flxbles)

[artthouwill]

You do have to much time on your hands....lol...jk. FG actually has 4 different types of buses (NOVA, NF, Optima, Flxbles)

You are right!!!

[Guest]

:) Im the one who has a little too much time on his hands!. What are these concrete road pads I see being installed at CTA bus stops?. I first noticed them a few days ago along Vincennes at 103rd. And this morning theres a crew putting concrete at three SB Narragansett by stops near Wright College.

[Busjack]

Im the one who has a little too much time on his hands!. What are these concrete road pads I see being installed at CTA bus stops?. I first noticed them a few days ago along Vincennes at 103rd. And this morning theres a crew putting concrete at three SB Narragansett by stops near Wright College.

If they are on the street, the theory is that heavy buses coming to a screeching halt at the bus stops deform the asphalt.

And since the main thing ARRA is buying is asphalt... (but I digress)

I remember similar in Rochester, N.Y. However, since they didn't really believe in concrete there, the pads were usually brick pavers.

[BusHunter]

Im the one who has a little too much time on his hands!. What are these concrete road pads I see being installed at CTA bus stops?. I first noticed them a few days ago along Vincennes at 103rd. And this morning theres a crew putting concrete at three SB Narragansett by stops near Wright College.

Those have been around for 5 or 6 years. The first ones I ever saw were the ones on Central. There's an older one at Mil/Central NB that's cracking up. I guess it gets too much bus traffic. The new thing that's happening this year is that there putting those at the side street intersections versus the busier traffic light intersections. ( I think that's a little overkill) They have those on Addison and Narragansett around that area.

[Guest]

Those have been around for 5 or 6 years. The first ones I ever saw were the ones on Central. There's an older one at Mil/Central NB that's cracking up. I guess it gets too much bus traffic. The new thing that's happening this year is that there putting those at the side street intersections versus the busier traffic light intersections. ( I think that's a little overkill) They have those on Addison and Narragansett around that area.

Wow, its funny because I like a stated before I never noticed it up until a few days ago. But I guess if its a safety issue, by golly Im for it!.

[jacksone44]

Im the one who has a little too much time on his hands!. What are these concrete road pads I see being installed at CTA bus stops?. I first noticed them a few days ago along Vincennes at 103rd. And this morning theres a crew putting concrete at three SB Narragansett by stops near Wright College.

Its double reinforced concrete. Its put down because its does a better job at keeping the road intact when the force of a heavy bus comes to a hard stop.