Busjack Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 ... While the Clever devices may be there in Plattsburg they may not be programmed, but the destination signs are usually programmed so maybe they are. ...As the pictures to which I just linked showed, at least the Luminator program is making the signs say NOT IN SERVICE. However, my impression from the various specs is that the Clever Device is installed by CTA, not the bus manufacturer, so determining that Run 5305 results in a destination sign of 53 PULASKI to PETERSON being displayed would be up to South Shops staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel bernero Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Attached are a few photos of 8100's that I have been able to photograph.Mel 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 As the pictures to which I just linked showed, at least the Luminator program is making the signs say NOT IN SERVICE. However, my impression from the various specs is that the Clever Device is installed by CTA, not the bus manufacturer, so determining that Run 5305 results in a destination sign of 53 PULASKI to PETERSON being displayed would be up to South Shops staff.I haven't seen the novas being delivered but the nf's were delivered, some of them, with actual route signs on the destination, so if it didn't have a clever device how could it display a route and run number? It might be there but it's in a trial form, perhaps the clever device guys at south shops are doing the full program. You would think the guys at Novabus would like to test their signs before the buses go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 A few shots of new #8100's including the first day in service #8126. Would you believe it was raining in the bus on #8126's first day in service!! This one was not as bad, half the amount of water was on the floor and it was dripping from the front left corner of the air conditioner. Someone had put a Mcdonald's cup in the seat it was leaking on. (At least someone is not going to have a wet behind.) I wonder if they put a faulty seal on this air conditioner, seems funny it's now two buses.#8126:#8123: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I haven't seen the novas being delivered but the nf's were delivered, some of them, with actual route signs on the destination, so if it didn't have a clever device how could it display a route and run number? It might be there but it's in a trial form, perhaps the clever device guys at south shops are doing the full program. You would think the guys at Novabus would like to test their signs before the buses go out.They use the Luminator box over the windshield (description of the Luminatior ODK). That's where the destination sign programming is. The Clever Device only tells it to put up sign 13BF already programmed into the Luminator (for instance). Apparently, there was another program for the Hanover signs in 700-701 (see their description of their HELEN programming). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 The destination signs are independent of the Clever Device. The destination signs can be set to show any programmed sign, regardless of what the Clever Device is calling for. However, the Luminator box is hidden, and most drivers don't even know it exists (and Instruction is perfectly happy to keep it that way) as the Clever Device screen now is essentially omnipotent - controls signs, communications, announcements, schedule adherence, login, everything. Clever Device pooks out, bus is for all practical purposes dead until it can be reactivated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 ... the Clever Device screen now is essentially omnipotent...Maybe there will be a Press Release that it is renamed as the Rahm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 This morning getting off the Red Line at 79th, I saw #7919 on making a left onto State, presumably to get on the Ryan, sporting a headsign for the #151 to Belmont. Emergency loan or no? Run number IIRC was 7953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 This morning getting off the Red Line at 79th, I saw #7919 on making a left onto State, presumably to get on the Ryan, sporting a headsign for the #151 to Belmont. Emergency loan or no? Run number IIRC was 7953With the Air & Water Show going on, anything is possible right now. A lot of NP New Flyer Artics are on assignment for the A & W, and the #151 usually has artics on it, so these might just be fill-in buses, nothing more.... Also with the hot weather, I anticipate CTA has some cooling buses staged along and around North Ave. Beach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redline92 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I saw several of these at North and Clark for the air and water show! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) I saw several of these at North and Clark for the air and water show! Looked like they were trying to run those exclusively after the show, mostly the extra runs which were the ones pictures above. #8075 was back on the #72 and another one from 74th. i saw #8128 but it had it's 4 way flashers on and was going back to the garage not in service, so Chicago must have it and #8127. Maybe it had leakitis. I couldn't get a shot of it. It went by too fast. I did get another shot of #8117. I took this one shot of #8120 the other day.#8117:#8120: Edited August 17, 2015 by BusHunter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 #8127 is out on the #53 today and #8129 is out on the #54B. Maybe something was up with #8128, I haven't seen it in service yet, just driving around at the Air Show. Seems funny we haven't seen much of #8125, but with it sandwiched in between #8124 and #8126 and they both rain in the bus, it probably has that problem too. Hopefully they caught that on the assembly line or CTA's going to have some raining buses!! #8118 was out on the #20 and it was missing a good 10 days. Don't know where #8109 is. It's been gone now 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) #8127 is out on the #53 today and #8129 is out on the #54B. Maybe something was up with #8128, I haven't seen it in service yet, just driving around at the Air Show. Seems funny we haven't seen much of #8125, but with it sandwiched in between #8124 and #8126 and they both rain in the bus, it probably has that problem too. Hopefully they caught that on the assembly line or CTA's going to have some raining buses!! #8118 was out on the #20 and it was missing a good 10 days. Don't know where #8109 is. It's been gone now 3 weeks.Here's #8128. Edited August 18, 2015 by garmon757 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 A fresh nova juxtaposed against the last of a dying age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Here's some photos of the not so often run #8118 and #8127. I got lucky with #8127, I boarded at Lawrence and at Montrose the operator called the bus in, I don't know why, it wasn't leaking. I was laughing, I don't know if he called it in at Lawrence or what but the control center came on and said that's not an emergency. That's the only bad thing now everyone can hear your conversation. He called in on a phone at montrose. Privacy is golden!! #8127: #8118: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redline92 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I saw several of these at North and Clark for the air and water show! Looked like they were trying to run those exclusively after the show, mostly the extra runs which were the ones pictures above. #8075 was back on the #72 and another one from 74th. i saw #8128 but it had it's 4 way flashers on and was going back to the garage not in service, so Chicago must have it and #8127. Maybe it had leakitis. I couldn't get a shot of it. It went by too fast. I did get another shot of #8117. I took this one shot of #8120 the other day.#8117:#8120:True, most of them were loans from the 74th Garage!! No New Fylers in sight of this picture! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 #8121's finally been put into service on the #66 and #8130 is on the #65 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Rode #8037 and #8057 last evening on the #75. One thing I will definitely say is the novas are good on legroom. #7957 was good for heat, but not enough to make one sweat bullets. #7937 however, decided that we the people needed a reminder of what the artic tundra feels like. Both of them had the sneeze guard blocking the driver off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Here's a shot of #8121 on the #66.#8121: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Anyone know what #7900's south shops got last weekend? #8124 was back out on the #66 today, no more leaks. i got some shots of #8129 - #8131. Here they are#8129:#8130:#8131: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 #8132 #8133 and #8134 are in service while on #74 #54 and #53 in respective order, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 #8132 #8133 and #8134 are in service while on #74 #54 and #53 in respective order,#8109 is back on the #72 after 3 weeks out of service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 #8109 is back on the #72 after 3 weeks out of service.Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ever since #8127 was called in the other day, it hasn't been in service. Maybe it did have something wrong with it but it wasn't apparent to me. I guess #8126 is getting it's leak fixed. I haven't really seen that one either. #8125 is also out there on #72. It hasn't ran since the first day in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ever since #8127 was called in the other day, it hasn't been in service. Maybe it did have something wrong with it but it wasn't apparent to me. I guess #8126 is getting it's leak fixed. I haven't really seen that one either. #8125 is also out there on #72. It hasn't ran since the first day in service.Or they were hiding away from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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