garmon757 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 What happens after 7998-8000 are delivered? Has CTA ordered anymore buses or are expecting orders to be fulfilled? Update: Found out that 8001-8199 still have to be delivered We wait. #7999 is the cut off of the first of three options (sets of orders). It's a timely process to be fulfilled after other transit agencies have their share of the new generation Novas and payments are assessed in a timely manner. Expect a few months (or more) for the second round of them to infiltrate the streets of Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Stumbled across a few manufacturing photos inside the Nova bus plant that was on Buschat. Kind of interesting but I guess they don't put the numbers on til last. http://www.subchat.com/buschat/read.asp?Id=301880 Picture 3 must be a SEPTA bus/ The two forward facing seats behind the driver wall gives that away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Picture 3 must be a SEPTA bus/ The two forward facing seats behind the driver wall gives that away. It's Santa Barbara MTD LFS Artic 1001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Found them in the snow!!! Damn then all 100 are here!! I'm wondering though what happened to #7951 and #7953. They should have been in service by now. Hopefully they don't have a problem with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Damn then all 100 are here!! I'm wondering though what happened to #7951 and #7953. They should have been in service by now. Hopefully they don't have a problem with them. According to #7949, #7968, #7992, and #7998 are the only ones parked out there, #7951 and #7953 should be in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 According to #7949, #7968, #7992, and #7998 are the only ones parked out there, #7951 and #7953 should be in service. Unless they are ghost buses, I haven't seen them. Hopefully they didn't go away on a flatbed with #1077. I haven't seen that bus since, but then I haven't seen #1730 in a couple weeks either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 In the past 2 weeks, on my way home from work, around 11:00 am, I have seen 2 new Novas on the EB Kennedy between Harlem and Nagle. The first one I believe was in the 794? range. Today I did not get the number. What gives ? Anybody ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 In the past 2 weeks, on my way home from work, around 11:00 am, I have seen 2 new Novas on the EB Kennedy between Harlem and Nagle. The first one I believe was in the 794? range. Today I did not get the number. What gives ? Anybody ? Certainly not in an area (1) served by 77th nor (2) on the way from upstate New York to 77th. Only inference I have is counter the one being fed to 5750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymc77 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 8010. Photo by David Soucia 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155072105880632&set=gm.769015279813584&type=1&theater 8010. Photo by David Soucia Page is unavailable..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155072105880632&set=gm.769015279813584&type=1&theater 8010. Photo by David Soucia Page is unavailable..... Sure is. Mikey: Maybe you could repost following the directions for Linking to Social Media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Sure is. Mikey: Maybe you could repost following the directions for Linking to Social Media. If the photo isn't public, it won't matter. Maybe ask the photographer for permission to repost here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 8010. Photo by David Soucia Before I go jumping the gun again, is this 77th/South Shops, or Plattsburgh(I'm guessing Plattsburgh as nobody reported seeing an 8000-block in Chicago yet) If the latter is true, than they got a bunch of the 8000-block built and awaiting final inspection before heading to Chicago. I count 9 CTA units in this photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Before I go jumping the gun again, is this 77th/South Shops, or Plattsburgh(I'm guessing Plattsburgh as nobody reported seeing an 8000-block in Chicago yet) .... Doesn't look like 77th, as the buildings at 77th are red brick (streetview) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.cta85 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Before I go jumping the gun again, is this 77th/South Shops, or Plattsburgh(I'm guessing Plattsburgh as nobody reported seeing an 8000-block in Chicago yet) If the latter is true, than they got a bunch of the 8000-block built and awaiting final inspection before heading to Chicago. I count 9 CTA units in this photo. Definitely not 77th I can assure you lool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymc77 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Its Plattsburgh. It was taken from the Nova facebook page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 One has to wonder if the 8000-block will begin going to 77th as well, or will they go to garage TBD once 8000+ rolls in. Highest Probability(if 8000+ goes to another garage): Kedzie 74th Chicago 103rd Lowest Probability: Forest Glen North Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well the way the fleet is set up, with 119 novas at 74th and 80 at Chicago. It looks like a high probability that #8000's will start at Chicago, as they can send over 20 #1000's to 74th. but 5750 did say 77th would get the most. So if that pans out it's probably another 50 to 77th. It all depends on whether 100 or 150 goes to fg. If fg gets nothing then they could almost equip 77th with all novas and do Chicago and 74th. Though I doubt that will happen this is 77th we're talking about!! Lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 One has to wonder if the 8000-block will begin going to 77th as well, or will they go to garage TBD once 8000+ rolls in. Highest Probability(if 8000+ goes to another garage): Kedzie 74th Chicago 103rd Lowest Probability: Forest Glen North Park Kedzie, 103rd, and NP have about 0.02% probability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Will CTA actually consider FG as a possible choice for 8000+? It seems to have the highest priority and 74th and 103rd don't seem to be in need of buses. I would like to see more of the Nova's downtown (though I have never really liked Nova), which would then mean Chicago and Kedzie would need 8000+ since they send the most buses downtown and 74th and FG get least priority (They both send only 1 bus downtown, 62 and 56 respectively and they (Archer and Milwaukee) are diagonal streets) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Kedzie, 103rd, and NP have about 0.02% probability. FG 0.00% Probability!!! 74th and Chicago are getting the next deliveries. FG will end up getting more "hand me downs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.cta85 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Speaking of 7900's lol 7950 was broke down on Michigan right before wacker.thats way too soon for brand new equipment to be breaking down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Well #8000 and #8004 has made there way to 77th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Well #8000 and #8004 has made there way to 77th. Wow already!! I thought they wouldn't get any over here until Feb at least. Although they probably won't hit the streets until then. Now we might actually see #7999 hit the streets cause south shops has something newer to hang on to. I don't know if they built 50 or 100 this time but if they did 100 they should be here then for the summer for sure. I think it took them 5-6 months to deliver the first 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Welcome #8000, #8001, #8002, #8003, and #8004!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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