NewFlyerMCI Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 #8100 = N/A#8101 = #20#8102 = #74#8103 = N/A#8104 = #57#8105 = #53 (first, I believe)#8106 = #70#8107 = N/A#8108 = #57#8109-11 = N/A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 BusFinder has 8105 on 53 at the moment.Which goes to show some just need to show patience especially when Chicago Garage up to now has only had barely 10 available and active for use. So you're not going to see them on all the garage's routes starting out right off the bat. 77th and 74th also had routes that had to wait as numbers grew on their rosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Which goes to show some just need to show patience especially when Chicago Garage up to now has only had barely 10 available and active for use. So you're not going to see them on all the garage's routes starting out right off the bat. 77th and 74th also had routes that had to wait as numbers grew on their rosters.Especially #59 and #75. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Especially #59 and #75.So true. #75 barely gets novas as it is. #8112 first sighting today on 74. #8102, #8103, #8106 are all in service as well. Isn't it a bit early for them to start running on the weekends? If I remember correctly, 77th didn't have them on weekends until about 2-3 weeks into delivery and the same for 74th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 So true. #75 barely gets novas as it is. #8112 first sighting today on 74. #8102, #8103, #8106 are all in service as well. Isn't it a bit early for them to start running on the weekends? If I remember correctly, 77th didn't have them on weekends until about 2-3 weeks into delivery and the same for 74th.I don't think there is any criterion other than whether the drivers are adequately trained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 We got the second bus on #53, #8103. Still nothing on the #54. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 So true. #75 barely gets novas as it is. #8112 first sighting today on 74. #8102, #8103, #8106 are all in service as well. Isn't it a bit early for them to start running on the weekends? If I remember correctly, 77th didn't have them on weekends until about 2-3 weeks into delivery and the same for 74th.I suppose that would be up to whoever assigns the buses at each garage. Perhaps the managers at 74th and 77th decided to initially keep those buses in for the weekends initially. The Chicago managers figured a bus is a bus. Put them out there and save the old Novas from working weekends. Pace certainly put the new Eldorados out on the weekend. My first ride on one was on a Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 If I remember correctly, 77th didn't have them on weekends until about 2-3 weeks into delivery and the same for 74th.It was about a month when they were dealing with limited operation during weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) Chicago routes yet to have seen novas:#12 (all artics today anyway)#54#121#125 (see below)#151 (probably not happening anytime soon, its rare the route isn't fully artic outside sundays and whatnot) Edited August 2, 2015 by NewFlyerMCI misinformed, artthouwill/chicagonova provided correct info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Chicago routes yet to have seen novas:#12 (all artics today anyway)#54#121#122#123#125 (see below)#151 (probably not happening anytime soon, its rare the route isn't fully artic outside sundays and whatnot)The 12 and 151 are Kedzie routes and not Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 The 12 and 151 are Kedzie routes and not Chicago.My bad, I was going by the chicagobus.org garage listing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoNova Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Chicago routes yet to have seen novas:#12 (all artics today anyway)#54#121#122#123#125 (see below)#151 (probably not happening anytime soon, its rare the route isn't fully artic outside sundays and whatnot)Routes 122 & 123 already don't exist anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 We got the second bus on #53, #8103. Still nothing on the #54.Funny, as soon as I mention nothing was on the #54, #8104 pulls out on a PM run. So I think that they have now been on all routes out of Chicago. Here's a bunch of pictures of #8100's#8112:#8104:#8102:#8110: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Funny, as soon as I mention nothing was on the #54, #8104 pulls out on a PM run. So I think that they have now been on all routes out of Chicago. Here's a bunch of pictures of #8100's#8112:#8104:#8102:#8110: Some publishing with your credentials would be nice you bus nut!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Funny, as soon as I mention nothing was on the #54, #8104 pulls out on a PM run. So I think that they have now been on all routes out of Chicago. Here's a bunch of pictures of #8100's We still have the #121 and the #125, although I don't think the latter will be seen for some time. As it stands, only #8100 is out today on #70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 We still have the #121 and the #125, although I don't think the latter will be seen for some time. As it stands, only #8100 is out today on #70They were on the #125 like on the first day, that day I took #8105's picture on the #132. I didn't pick up on it til they were pulling in though or I would have been over there. I think Garmon said they were on the #121, but it was that same morning I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 They were on the #125 like on the first day, that day I took #8105's picture on the #132. I didn't pick up on it til they were pulling in though or I would have been over there. I think Garmon said they were on the #121, but it was that same morning I believe. That solves that then.#8100: 70#8107: 20#8110: 74#8112: 54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 The 12 and 151 are Kedzie routes and not Chicago.My bad, I was going by the chicagobus.org garage listing To clarify, the Chicago listings NewFlyerMCI are from when Chicago was doing some AM rush hour runs on those two to help out Kedzie. Even if it were still the case, you wouldn't see any Chicago Garage assigned Smart buses on either on the weekend anyway given the conditions that Chicago did runs for those routes. And in the case of the 12, it still would not have been likely because Chicago ran those with artics due to the fact that after ending at Roosevelt/Kedzie WB, Chicago had those deadhead up Kedzie Avenue to become #66 buses. The artics you're seeing now are Kedzie's in the case of the #12 and both Kedzie's and NP's in the case of 151 because 151 is shared between Kedzie and NP, the Belmont short trips being Kedzie run and the full trippers to Devon being North Park run. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 They were on the #125 like on the first day, that day I took #8105's picture on the #132. I didn't pick up on it til they were pulling in though or I would have been over there. I think Garmon said they were on the #121, but it was that same morning I believe. We still have the #121 and the #125, although I don't think the latter will be seen for some time. As it stands, only #8100 is out today on #70I mentioned #8106 was on #121 on July 24th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 A couple more shots of #8100's from a few missing angles#8100:#8112; 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Well CTA took a page out of the Pace handbook, they skipped #8113. #8114 is on the #20 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Well CTA took a page out of the Pace handbook, they skipped #8113. #8114 is on the #20 this morning.Remember we were trying to find #8013 earlier this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 as of Sun 8/2 8100-8113 at Chicago, 8114-8127 at SS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoNova Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 as of Sun 8/2 8100-8113 at Chicago, 8114-8127 at SSI also saw 8136 & another 813x at SS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I also saw 8136 & another 813x at SS.I'm heading out there before I head to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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