Gil Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 I was wondering if McHenry has New buses the 30ft buses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chgofan78 Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 Looks like Pace South has started installing their new fare boxes in its buses. The fare boxes seem about 6 inches lower than the old ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, chgofan78 said: Looks like Pace South has started installing their new fare boxes in its buses. The fare boxes seem about 6 inches lower than the old ones. Could the fare boxes be smaller because fewer people pay with cash? I don't know how often they remove the cash from the fare boxes. Should be less cash to steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 3 hours ago, artthouwill said: Could the fare boxes be smaller because fewer people pay with cash? I don't know how often they remove the cash from the fare boxes. Should be less cash to steal. I'm sure it is whatever SPX Genfare has available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcmetro Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 Didn't CTA & Pace go with a new type of farebox from a company based in Germany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Tcmetro said: Didn't CTA & Pace go with a new type of farebox from a company based in Germany? Only CTA, which broke away from the joint procurement. Discussion started here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcmetro Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, Busjack said: Only CTA, which broke away from the joint procurement. Discussion started here. Oh yeah, forgot about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 Looks like most of the 2600s not recently seen are being sold for scrap. Some seem pretty low mileage, but the newest is 2010, so I guess they met the service life requirements. Those such at Niles and HP are not on the list, so I guess they are stuck with what they have. To answer another question, there are some NABIs on this list. junk.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 14 hours ago, Busjack said: Looks like most of the 2600s not recently seen are being sold for scrap. Some seem pretty low mileage, but the newest is 2010, so I guess they met the service life requirements. Those such at Niles and HP are not on the list, so I guess they are stuck with what they have. To answer another question, there are some NABIs on this list. junk.pdf 72.36 kB · 10 downloads 6222, 6225, 6238 and most of the 6600s were used at Ravinia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, busfan2847 said: 6222, 6225, 6238 and most of the 6600s were used at Ravinia Not this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman99 Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 What do we know about Gillig 20700? From.November 2022. Demo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 8:47 PM, Busjack said: Looks like most of the 2600s not recently seen are being sold for scrap. Some seem pretty low mileage Bid tabulation sheet. Looks like Adelman's has the highest bid of $977 per 2600-series bus, obviously just for scrap value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman99 Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 10:37 AM, Busjack said: Bid tabulation sheet. Looks like Adelman's has the highest bid of $977 per 2600-series bus, obviously just for scrap value. 2600-2800s not just age, and mileage, but simply unneeded as most routes they ran on are gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 15 hours ago, andrethebusman99 said: 2600-2800s not just age, and mileage, but simply unneeded as most routes they ran on are gone. I wasn't commenting on why Pace listed them, but on why they only attracted bids of this nature. You also don't seem to have an explaination for why Highland Park's buses were swapped for some that had only seen contract service, but Niles is stuck with what it has had (2601, 2640-2649). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman99 Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Busjack said: I wasn't commenting on why Pace listed them, but on why they only attracted bids of this nature. You also don't seem to have an explaination for why Highland Park's buses were swapped for some that had only seen contract service, but Niles is stuck with what it has had (2601, 2640-2649). Niles buses have special lettering for their service, Niles probably does not want to pay for lettering a new set of buses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 3 hours ago, andrethebusman99 said: Niles buses have special lettering for their service, Niles probably does not want to pay for lettering a new set of buses. Again, you have been out of town too long. As @mel bernero reported in 2017 and I visually confirmed, they put a wrap over the original decals. They can wrap some other buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Here's an up to date information with what's left of Pace's pre-2020 30 footers NOTE: What I don't list has been OOS for over 3 months. Niles: 2601 2640 2642 2643 2644 2646 2647 2648 2649 Fox Valley: 2621 2627 2675 2676 2677 2700 2701 2704 2705 2706 2761 2766 and 2826-2829 River: 2651 2652 2653 2654 2658 2659 2674 2696 2702 2714 2716 North Shore: 2655(Barely Runs) Highland Park: 2661 2662 2668 2681 and 2830-2831 Batavia MV: 2670 2697 2698 2740 2745 2747 2750 2812 Heritage: 2743 2751 2762 2764 Southwest: 2753 2754 2756 2759 2785 2787 2791 2815 2818 2819 2821 2823 2824 2825 Northwest: 2769 2771 2772 2775 2776 2777 2782 2784 2797 2801 MIA: 2641(NILES) 2744(Heritage) 2774(NW) 2816(SW) OOS: 2631(HP) 2637(HP) 2639(HP) 2656(NS) 2657(NS) 2707(RV) 2710(RV) 2739(RV) 2770(NW) 2779(NW) 2781(NW) 2786(SW) HP=Highland Park, NW=Northwest, SW=Southwest, RV=River Eldorado National Axess BRT Listing (6323-6575, 6700-6786) West: 6323 6324 6325 6326 6327 6328 6330 6331 6333 6334 6335 6337 6340 6341 6342 6344 6345 6346 6350 6351 6352 6353 6354 6355 6357 6358 6361 6362 6364 6369 6370 6372 6373 6374 6376 Southwest: 6338 6371 6377 6524 6526-6528 6530-6533 6535 6537 6539 6544 6546-6547 6551-6552 6555-6559 (6559 moved from NS to SW in trade for 6477) East Dundee (Rts 600 603 605 607): 6383 6385 6386 6389 6390 6486-6491 6493 6501-6503 6506-6509 Northwest: 6392-6399 6401-6412 6414-6416 6420 6422-6425 6427-6428 6430-6431 6433 6435-6437 6439-6442 6444-6449 6451-6453 6455-6457 6459-6474 6476 6492 6504 6510-6511 6514-6521 6560-6562 6563-6571 North Shore: 6477-6484 (yes 6477 left SW to be back at NS) 6700-6701 6703-6708 6710 6712 6714-6724 6726-6729 6784-6786 North: 6730-6739 6741-6745 6747-6768 6770-6783 MIA: 6332(W) 6356(W) 6378(NW) 6381(NW) 6382(East Dundee) 6387(East Dundee) 6391(River, used on 606 ONLY) 6418(NW) 6421(NW) 6426(NW) 6432(NW) 6434(NW) 6438(NW) 6454(NW) 6475(NW) 6485/6499/6500/6505(East Dundee) 6512(NW) 6522/6525/6529/6534/6538/6540/6542-6543/6548/6553/6554(SW) 6572-6573(NW) 6725(NS) 6746/6769(N) OOS: 6348(W) 6400(NW) 6417(NW) 6419(NW) 6450(NW) 6495/6496/6497(East Dundee) 6550(SW) 6709(NS) W=West, NW=Northwest, SW=Southwest, NS=North Shore, N=North Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Fox Valley: 2621 2627 2675 2676 2677 2700 2701 2704 2705 2706 2761 2766 and 2826-2829 River: 2651 2652 2653 2654 2658 2659 2674 2696 2702 2714 2716 North Shore: 2655(Barely Runs) Highland Park: 2661 2662 2668 2681 and 2830-2831 Batavia MV: 2670 2697 2698 2740 2745 2747 2750 2812 Heritage: 2743 2751 2762 2764 What I find interesting about this: RTAMS said with reference to the 30=foot bus order: Quote A total of 67 buses have been ordered to date. The first order consisted of 23 buses, all of which are in service. These were delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis. The second order consisted of 44 buses. All of the buses under the second order were received, with the final bus delivered in February 2023. The buses service the areas currently serviced by Fox Valley and Batavia. Last Updated 06.22.2023 Since Batavia itself isn't served, this must refer to MV Batavia, meaning that the 44 22300s were originally intended to replace roughly 2702-2741, give or take a couple. However, the first 22 went to Heritage, apparently so that Plainfield would get a new local fleet. That should have been enough, but wasn't (by 4 by this count). In the meantime,, this left River with 11 older 30-ft buses, which probably will stay that way until the garage work is done, as previously mentioned, maybe in 2028. As North is starting slowly with an electric fleet, maybe the intent at River is also to start slowly, with replacing these 11 buses, before touching the highway buses. I never believed that MV would get new buses, but 2745 2747 2750 must have been better maintained at H than the buses that were assigned to Naperville that were just sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Busjack said: What I find interesting about this: RTAMS said with reference to the 30=foot bus order: Since Batavia itself isn't served, this must refer to MV Batavia, meaning that the 44 22300s were originally intended to replace roughly 2702-2741, give or take a couple. However, the first 22 went to Heritage, apparently so that Plainfield would get a new local fleet. That should have been enough, but wasn't (by 4 by this count). In the meantime,, this left River with 11 older 30-ft buses, which probably will stay that way until the garage work is done, as previously mentioned, maybe in 2028. As North is starting slowly with an electric fleet, maybe the intent at River is also to start slowly, with replacing these 11 buses, before touching the highway buses. I never believed that MV would get new buses, but 2745 2747 2750 must have been better maintained at H than the buses that were assigned to Naperville that were just sold. yeah, 2725 2739 2710 have went OOS recently from River too so they got some buses active Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 On 11/8/2023 at 5:04 PM, andrethebusman99 said: What do we know about Gillig 20700? From.November 2022. Demo? 20700 is now in Active service. its only In service Monday - Friday from about 3 - 6:30 PM ONLY ON ROUTE 381 95th Steet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Just now, Hello said: 20700 is now in Active service. its only In service Monday - Friday from about 3 - 6:30 PM ONLY ON ROUTE 381 95th Steet It was moved from North Division to SW division SW - Southwest Division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 8 hours ago, Hello said: It was moved from North Division to SW division SW - Southwest Division If you had read the correct topic, it being at SW on 381 is not news, although it probably was never assigned to N. @andrethebusman99's question was answered in the right place two months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railguy Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Wasnt the bus on a show and tell tour I believe it was in Lake county now was it ever permanently assigned to North or only temp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 26 minutes ago, Railguy said: Wasnt the bus on a show and tell tour I believe it was in Lake county now was it ever permanently assigned to North or only temp I think it spent time as a Demo around Pace HQ which was before the purchase. I also think it spent a little time at Plainfield, but I don't remember them using it for revenue service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 6388 is now a northwest bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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