andrethebusman Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 4400-4875 retirements10 buses sold to Greater Peoria Mass Transit District as 2301-2310As of early 2013 4407, 4687 still at South Shops, no disposition noted since4400.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 4400-4875 retirements 10 buses sold to Greater Peoria Mass Transit District as 2301-2310 As of early 2013 4407, 4687 still at South Shops, no disposition noted since Wonder if one or both of those stored TMC's might end up at IRM in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Wonder if one or both of those stored TMC's might end up at IRM in the future...Both are in sad shape, apparently law dept holds (in other words something happened on them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Both are in sad shape, apparently law dept holds (in other words something happened on them) I'm surprised they didn't keep #4761 for the same reason(that was the bus where someone was shot on, video from BusHunter's collection of News Media) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I'm surprised they didn't keep #4761 for the same reason(that was the bus where someone was shot on, video from BusHunter's collection of News Media) The law reason is usually that the TA is being sued for personal injury liability (such as when someone said that a Pace bus involved in an accident was on hold to inspect its brakes). If someone was shot on a bus, there is zero possibility that the mechanical condition of the bus was a legal cause of the injury. Once they got any camera recording, that would be it. Also, since that was the Blair Holt case, there is no argument that it was not adequately documented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 #4550 should around in a collection. Thought it might of came to IRM last summer. http://forum.chicagobus.org/topic/2100-ex-cta-4550-back-home/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 #4550 should around in a collection. Thought it might of came to IRM last summer. http://forum.chicagobus.org/topic/2100-ex-cta-4550-back-home/4550 was in Peoria, last seen at Crest Hill with transmission and airride issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 CTA r# to Peoria (not sure if all actually got new #'s), 2200's later reused for new Gilligs. 2201 ex CTA 4748 2202 4550 2203 4579 2204 4415 2205 4671 2206 4732 2207 4592 2208 4711 2209 4758 2210 4781 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 CTA r# to Peoria (not sure if all actually got new #'s), 2200's later reused for new Gilligs. 2201 ex CTA 4748 2202 4550 2203 4579 2204 4415 2205 4671 2206 4732 2207 4592 2208 4711 2209 4758 2210 4781 Are you able to discern which were the operational ones and which weren't in Peoria? According to the article(I copied the text, the article doesn't exist now, but original link was on this forum) 8 or the 10 were routinely used for service while two were parts buses 4 were used for regular service, two for backup, one needed a transmission 4 were used for miscellaneous reasons/special events I know 2202(ex-4550) was being used, as T8H5307A had video of it from Peoria, but has since removed it from YouTube. I just wonder what other buses were operable in their second lives. On a personal note, I wish IRM would take 2202(4550) from CHBM to restore it. It would've been nice if they could've done that with 1606, but I'm sure that bus is in a scrapyard now since the engine was seized up courtesy of the CTA. I know you said it has transmission and air-ride issues, so it'll probably sit and rot and eventually go to the same scrapyard 1606 is most likely at. I would hope someone who owns/runs IRM visits the CHBM collection and buys it from them to restore and preserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymc77 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Does CHBM still even exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Does CHBM still even exist? After a fashion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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