7900-series Nova LFS - Updates

[BusHunter]

7 hours ago, Busjack said:

One thing illustrated here is the cost of waiting, due to the price escalator in the contract. The Novas were originally $488K each. Taking the number in the press release ($14 million), these come to $560K/bus.

Hopefully they can do something with the A.C. on these buses.  Its terrible. I would expect better from thermoking. The operators I asked that was the A.C. any better in the drivers seat said it was crap and they used the other word that begins with an S.  I told them where the best a.c. is on the bus not that they'll benefit from it. I don't get why the 6400s a.c. is so good and these new buses are so poor. It has to be the interior design. 

[rotjohns]

Is #8077 a goner after this:

http://abc7chicago.com/boy-15-struck-by-bullet-on-cta-bus-in-chicago-lawn/3419909/

[mel bernero]

1 hour ago, rotjohns said:

Is #8077 a goner after this:

http://abc7chicago.com/boy-15-struck-by-bullet-on-cta-bus-in-chicago-lawn/3419909/

Why would you think that.

[Busjack]

10 hours ago, rotjohns said:

Is #8077 a goner after this:

http://abc7chicago.com/boy-15-struck-by-bullet-on-cta-bus-in-chicago-lawn/3419909/

 

8 hours ago, mel bernero said:

Why would you think that.

Exactly. Ricon makes replacement windows. May be on a police hold for a while.

[jajuan]

Right. There is no major damage that effects operation. So the window damage will be fixed and in all likelihood the bus held on hold long enough for police to do needed investigations. Beyond that the bus will be back in service. We already saw similar when the TMC on which Blair Holt was murdered was placed back in service some months later and if I remember correctly turned out to survive long enough to be one of those few TMCs that survived long enough to be among those seeing their final CTA service time at 77th St Garage.

[ethan2226]

On 5/5/2018 at 7:41 PM, jajuan said:

Right. There is no major damage that effects operation. So the window damage will be fixed and in all likelihood the bus held on hold long enough for police to do needed investigations. Beyond that the bus will be back in service. We already saw similar when the TMC on which Blair Holt was murdered was placed back in service some months later and if I remember correctly turned out to survive long enough to be one of those few TMCs that survived long enough to be among those seeing their final CTA service time at 77th St Garage.

6713 was involved in a shooting. The bus is still in service at Forest Glen.

 

[Aiden Tabucic]

3 hours ago, ethan2226 said:

6713 was involved in a shooting. The bus is still in service at Forest Glen.

 

That was couple years ago 

[Busjack]

57 minutes ago, Aiden Tabucic said:

That was couple years ago 

Can you give us the year when Joel Daly was still on ABC7 News?

Rhetorical, as it was 2005.

[Aiden Tabucic]

8 hours ago, Busjack said:

Can you give us the year when Joel Daly was still on ABC7 News?

Rhetorical, as it was 2005.

Yea honestly 

[Johnny 5]

I saw #8184 at the AccessChicago convention inside the Navy Pier Festival Hall. Looks like a brand new bus again!??

[andrethebusman]

Has 7900 ever reappeared anywhere? 

[Aiden Tabucic]

On 7/19/2018 at 6:58 PM, Johnny 5 said:

I saw #8184 at the AccessChicago convention inside the Navy Pier Festival Hall. Looks like a brand new bus again!??

It is brand new they re did it 

[Aiden Tabucic]

Where is 7900

[Busjack]

3 hours ago, Aiden Tabucic said:

Where is 7900

All reports are serving as a mechanic's sample. CTA has plenty of surplus capital.

[BusHunter]

On 9/6/2018 at 9:14 AM, Aiden Tabucic said:

Where is 7900

Just saw it sitting outside south shops. Its sitting beside the building on the vincennes side. 

[Aiden Tabucic]

10 minutes ago, BusHunter said:

Just saw it sitting outside south shops. Its sitting beside the building on the vincennes side. 

I need to take a trip to south shops what else is there that’s good any of the 900’s flyers 

[ajay]

On 9/5/2018 at 10:33 PM, Aiden Tabucic said:

It is brand new they re did it 

I dont like these buses(only the 7900s) but 8184 looks great. Need to look for it

[Aiden Tabucic]

2 hours ago, ajay said:

I dont like these buses(only the 7900s) but 8184 looks great. Need to look for it

Was working 66 today I don’t know about right now 

[Tcmetro]

Steven Vance shared this image of #8011 with an new interior sign that shows alerts and next stops. 

 

[Johnny 5]

Wow! Will these new digital information boards be found on every bus fleet in the city?

[Busjack]

1 hour ago, Johnny 5 said:

Wow! Will these new digital information boards be found on every bus fleet in the city?

They were announced as being on the J14, but obviously this is elsewhere. Looks neat.

I'm not sure of the context here, as 8011 would be a 74th bus, not FG as depicted, although @maths22 tracker shows it on 20 (C) Monday afternoon. Maybe it's on a trial.

[Johnny 5]

28 minutes ago, Busjack said:

They were announced as being on the J14, but obviously this is elsewhere. Looks neat.

I'm not sure of the context here, as 8011 would be a 74th bus, not FG as depicted, although @maths22 tracker shows it on 20 (C) Monday afternoon. Maybe it's on a trial.

Mmm, interesting. So, when the testing is finished, then ithey will place them on all fleets, 700-series, 1000-series, 4000-series, 4300-series and rest of the 7900's (except 6400s) around next year or so?

[busfan2847]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-cta-buses-digital-screens-20181024-story.html

"The new screens will be installed in the front and middle of a small number of CTA buses later this year for public testing, CTA President Dorval Carter announced Wednesday while speaking at the City Club of Chicago. The screens will include estimated arrival times for upcoming stops and transfer information, along with ads and public service announcements, such as reminders to riders to keep their bags off the seats.

The test screens are being installed at no cost to the CTA by four different vendors, CTA spokesman Brian Steele said. The CTA does not have a budget for the screens at this point, and it does not know how many buses will get the screens during the pilot period. Steele said the pilot program will allow the agency to get customer feedback on how well the screens work."

[NewFlyerMCI]

55 minutes ago, busfan2847 said:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-cta-buses-digital-screens-20181024-story.html

"The new screens will be installed in the front and middle of a small number of CTA buses later this year for public testing, CTA President Dorval Carter announced Wednesday while speaking at the City Club of Chicago. The screens will include estimated arrival times for upcoming stops and transfer information, along with ads and public service announcements, such as reminders to riders to keep their bags off the seats.

The test screens are being installed at no cost to the CTA by four different vendors, CTA spokesman Brian Steele said. The CTA does not have a budget for the screens at this point, and it does not know how many buses will get the screens during the pilot period. Steele said the pilot program will allow the agency to get customer feedback on how well the screens work."

Slightly unrelated, it was funny that paying fare by cellphone was a "new innovation" when it's been available for almost as long as Ventra has been a thing.

[andrethebusman]

There was at least one artic with these at 103rd 2 years ago...