berthapegues Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Earlier today while I was on the Red Line, I saw about 6 or 7 CTA Flxibles running ! Any thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjohns Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Earlier today while I was on the Red Line, I saw about 6 or 7 CTA Flxibles running ! Any thoughts ? Where were you at? Where did you see them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berthapegues Posted November 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 63rd Red Line and they were titled Not in Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Funny thing, tues. morning I went past Archer Garage, the first bay door was open I could see Flxs lined up. I didnt see any activity of buses being started up or moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 Earlier today while I was on the Red Line, I saw about 6 or 7 CTA Flxibles running ! Any thoughts ? You didn't say if they were going South or North on the Eisenhower. If they were going South, 77th and Perry or 92nd and Ewing is possible. If they were going North, your guess is as good as mine, unless there were only 6, then it's possible 6042, 6221, 6223, 6224, 6227 and 6237 are returning to Archer for storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berthapegues Posted November 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 You didn't say if they were going South or North on the Eisenhower. If they were going South, 77th and Perry or 92nd and Ewing is possible. If they were going North, your guess is as good as mine, unless there were only 6, then it's possible 6042, 6221, 6223, 6224, 6227 and 6237 are returning to Archer for storage. Yes, they were going southbound on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 Yes, they were going southbound on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Oops... Outside of the Kennedy and Edens, I'm not too familiar with the Expressways in and around Chicago. But back to topic, it sounds like some Flxibles are going off to be stripped of interchangable parts down at 77th/Perry, then eventually off to 92nd/Ewing for scrapping. It's a shame you can't use google maps to look at Archer Garage from above(being that it's an indoor facility) and see how many are left parked there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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