Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 41 minutes ago, jtrussel said: That looks repairable from the angle that pic was taken. I guess pace didn't want to put up the expense to fix If you are able to zoom in, the fire damage has made a mark on the top of the rear end and appears to have destroyed the right side of the bus which appears to have been more severe than the angle of the bus seen in the picture. There’s also a burn scar next to the rear fleet number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtrussel Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 11 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: If you are able to zoom in, the fire damage has made a mark on the top of the rear end and appears to have destroyed the right side of the bus which appears to have been more severe than the angle of the bus seen in the picture. There’s also a burn scar next to the rear fleet number. Yeah you are right. I just glanced and thought all it would take is a end cap replacement along with whatever was damaged. So total loss it is to pace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 48 minutes ago, jtrussel said: Yeah you are right. I just glanced and thought all it would take is a end cap replacement along with whatever was damaged. So total loss it is to pace Yep and unfortunately that bus didn’t make it to 6 years in service if it burnt in 2021. This was the first photo where I actually saw what the fire damage did to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 6368 often don’t show up on the map and is a frequent ghost bus. This bus was running ahead of schedule and now I have to wait thirty minutes for the next bus. The bus tracker is an essential tool especially for when it gets super cold just like tonight when it’s below zero. It sure is a problem that needs to be addressed that pace does not want to spend their time doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 On 2/12/2025 at 6:52 AM, rotjohns said: So either 2611 was a loaner or if it is permanent, that makes 9 buses at MV Batavia. Currently, only 711 and 715 run routes from there. 715 runs 3 buses/day while 711 runs anywhere from 1-3 buses depending on time of day. Seems odd to ultimately have 3 spares there unless either there's a bus in worse shape than realized or something bigger is brewing that requires more buses. Looks like 2611 appears to be permanent for now, MV Batavia has only 6 active buses right now, and 3 more are OOS, so when they are not using one of the five regular buses they will use 2611 to make up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjohns Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 16 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Looks like 2611 appears to be permanent for now, MV Batavia has only 6 active buses right now, and 3 more are OOS, so when they are not using one of the five regular buses they will use 2611 to make up for it. Funny thing is, I physically saw 2812 the other day. Hadn't seen that bus in months, at least not on 715. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 13 minutes ago, rotjohns said: Funny thing is, I physically saw 2812 the other day. Hadn't seen that bus in months, at least not on 715. 2812 has been OOS since the middle of last year up until a couple weeks ago. I wonder if the 12401-12402 buses are still at MV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 6378 is now back in service . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted Friday at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:29 PM On 11/22/2024 at 11:39 AM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 2659 is tracking as 2651 out of River. As of now, 2659 does not show up on the map and 2651 is tracking as the correct number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Hubbard Posted yesterday at 10:10 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:10 PM When Will Pace will completely retire the ENTIRE ENC EZ-Rider II 2600-2829 fleet roster? 2030 or beyond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 1 hour ago, Adam Hubbard said: When Will Pace will completely retire the ENTIRE ENC EZ-Rider II 2600-2829 fleet roster? 2030 or beyond? No one has any means of knowing. The obvious issue is that while the R ones will be replaced by the 35' Gilligs probably in a year, and they probably aren't necessary at NW and SW, what does Pace intend to do about places like Niles, Highland Park, and Central Du Page (711 and 715; MV)? Not to mention the few leftovers at FV and H, and the Schaumburg trolleys, which, at the rate they are being used, should be good until 2050 🤭. I'm sure this all got confounded by the messes in the electric bus manufacturing business, as well as the decline of the 30' bus business, not to mention the disappearance of 30' electric buses. Well, there's still ARBOC (but its website no longer mentions the Equess CHARGE). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted 6 minutes ago Report Share Posted 6 minutes ago I didn't realize the OTR coaches are up high on the roster list. 6981 was on 855 yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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