BusHunter Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 13 hours ago, BusHunter said: I just got some shots of #8319 in its debut today on the #90. Looks like were just looking for #8305 now, but I might try to get some shots of #8090 if I have time Heres #8319 And since it was passing by here another of #8324: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Warrant has just been issued for the apprehension of #8305. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 57 minutes ago, sw4400 said: Warrant has just been issued for the apprehension of #8305. What's the charges? Maybe the State Police should issue an Amber Destination Sign Alert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny 5 Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hey, today I took the route #70 towards my school, and for some reason, #8189 is having some technical incident, there is no front lights on, the suspension is lowered, no LED signage working and there was a long beeping problem on the inside dashboard. Pretty scary, isn't it? It was almost going to be a spooky ghost bus when that happens while night comes! But, hey, everything else was A-OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 13 hours ago, Johnny 5 said: Hey, today I took the route #70 towards my school, and for some reason, #8189 is having some technical incident, there is no front lights on, the suspension is lowered, no LED signage working and there was a long beeping problem on the inside dashboard. Pretty scary, isn't it? It was almost going to be a spooky ghost bus when that happens while night comes! But, hey, everything else was A-OK. Was the bus's engine on? About everything you described outside the suspension and the sign being out are things that would be things that occur when a bus's engine is off. But in a broader sense, what you described sounds like that might have been an electrical issue occurring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 No #8305 at fg yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 2 hours ago, BusHunter said: No #8305 at fg yet!! Time to get Shatner & Co. involved in the search for #8305.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudgym29 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Maybe #8305 is on loan to a transit conference elsewhere in the U.S.A. so (New) Nova can display its newest output? Some {bleep} stole my entire satchel, including my camera, from Berlin nightclub on 15 Sep., so that did me in for getting exteriors of #8324. But I pressed into service another camera and got interiors of 8324 on Belmont one afternoon. Should I post those images here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Pate Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hello everyone, I am Rhys Pate. I have found out through this topic that #8305 is not in service yet. Does anyone know the status of #8305? I have a YouTube channel featuring videos of the 7900 Series Nova Bus LFS buses, including one of #8324 on September 16. I am curious about the status of #8305 if it is the last 7900 Series bus that has not been in service yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Rhys Pate said: Does anyone know the status of #8305? If they knew, someone would have posted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Time to step up our search for #8305..... @BusHunter "Chicago........ The Windy City These Are The Voyages Of The Search Group Busterprise Their Ongoing Mission: To Explore All Repair Shops And Terminals To Seek Out The Truth And Ask Tough Questions To Boldly Find What No One Has Found Thus Far......." CHI-TREK THE SEARCH FOR #8305 Starring @garmon757, @BusHunter, @andrethebusman, @CTA5750, @sw4400, @Johnny 5 @jajuan @Express Flyer and Mr McMahon as Kruge @garmon757 "Search Group Busterprise, Moderator's personal log... With most of our Nova Buses in service, delivery is nearly done. Yet, I feel -- uneasy. And I wonder why. ... Perhaps it is the emptiness of this group: most of our Search Group have moved onto other topics... and Busterprise feels like a Group with all the children gone... No. More empty even than that... It seems that we are still missing a single bus, still unaccounted for from it's delivery." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 5 hours ago, sw4400 said: heir Ongoing Mission: To Explore All Repair Shops And Terminals Better tell Uhura to set star coordinates to 44.6995° N, 73.4529° W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 On 9/30/2016 at 8:00 AM, Busjack said: Better tell Uhura to set star coordinates to 44.6995° N, 73.4529° W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Off of #8236. Anyone still think that these seats might be changed to cloth again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 I'll tell them what I think of the seats!! A fg operator was saying she didnt like them either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 14 hours ago, sw4400 said: Off of #8236. Anyone still think that these seats might be changed to cloth again? First time I've seen that sign. At first I didn't mind those seats but the more I sit in them the less I like them, even though they're much easier to clean. At first I didn't slide in them a lot, now I'm finding myself sliding and holding on to the seat in front during even moderately hard stops. Thanks for this info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 They seem to be on all the low #8200's. #8214 had two yesterday. One on the back ad rack as well as the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 55 minutes ago, BusHunter said: They seem to be on all the low #8200's. #8214 had two yesterday. One on the back ad rack as well as the front. Which essentially raises the issue on if anyone's opinion counts (and it probably doesn't), why should it be only those on the NW side? Put some plastic inserts on some buses on 79th and then hear what the people have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL6000 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 21 hours ago, sw4400 said: Off of #8236. Anyone still think that these seats might be changed to cloth again? I, for one, strongly dislike cloth upholstery on any public transportation vehicles' seats, especially when such upholstery gets soiled to the point that it is absolutely impossible to clean. If the (cloth-upholstered) seats are all going to get severely soiled, then the CTA might as well revert back to the old-school American Seating 6468 seats on all future bus orders. At least the 6468s are cheaper than most of the newer-design seating on the transit market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 19 minutes ago, RJL6000 said: If the (cloth-upholstered) seats are all going to get severely soiled, then the CTA might as well revert back to the old-school American Seating 6468 seats on all future bus orders. At least the 6468s are cheaper than most of the newer-design seating on the transit market. The question on those (at least raised in 2006) is whether they are suitable for current day's "wide body" passengers. However,that didn't seem to deter CTA from using them in L cars, including specifying that type for the 7000s. Of course, the problem with the original all plastic ones of that sort, such as on the 3800s. is that they collected water in the bowls, but that is supposedly now cured by having a grommet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Of course they're only a couple months too late posting those on the buses' ad racks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Yeah i had no problem with the american seating ones. It just seems to me the design of these new seats is no good for this. Yes it gets rid of the water but it gets rid of the rider in the seat as well. Probably it doesn't help that these new buses brakes are so sensitive either. They might have did better putting them on a nf type seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 55 minutes ago, BusHunter said: They might have did better putting them on a nf type seat. As I've indicated no bus has distinctive parts, it depends what the transit authority wants out of the catalog of American Seating, Freedman Seating, or some other manufacturer (see the Gallery on Chicago Bus). Around here they use American Seating 6468 or InSight, or Freedman/4One Aries or Gemini.(strangely both under Rail Seating). Recently, Aries was used in both CTA (stimulus artics) and Pace (Orion VII and Axess), Apparently, the Freedman Angel is the about same as the American Seating 6468. Note that thfe American Seating site has a plug for "Non-upholstered Onserts." So, both companies are into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Yeah just mentioning what works and what dont. The freedman seats are design to slope forward which is bad news for the rider and inertia. Maybe they would work in a doctors office but not on mobile transit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 On 10/1/2016 at 3:23 PM, sw4400 said: Off of #8236. Anyone still think that these seats might be changed to cloth again? I saw this gem of a review on dnainfo.com: "better than an unknown stain". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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