NovaBusFan Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, artthouwill said: I also wonder if any plans for extending the Orange Line to Ford City could have an effect on the bus terminal at Ford City in the future? I was thinking of that too, if this actually takes place my wild guess this could cause a bit disruption or tearing down one area of Ford city but hopefully this shouldn’t be a complete headache. Quote
NovaBusFan Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 23 minutes ago, busfan2847 said: The new terminal at Ford City on the east side used by cta 54B, 67 and 79 and Pace 382 (RH only - currently suspended) opened on 11/16/2016. Other Pace routes that formerly served the west side (379, 383, 384 & 385) stopped serving the Mall 10/23/2016. Damn only one Pace route gives access to Ford City. Service cuts for 379, 384 & 385 or something? Quote
Sam92 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said: Damn only one Pace route gives access to Ford City. Service cuts for 379, 384 & 385 or something? No moreso if it doesn't terminate at the mall the stop was moved to the street. Routes are the same except they go straight at Ford city. Quote
Sam92 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, artthouwill said: I also wonder if any plans for extending the Orange Line to Ford City could have an effect on the bus terminal at Ford City in the future? 59 minutes ago, busfan2847 said: The new terminal at Ford City on the east side used by cta 54B, 67 and 79 and Pace 382 (RH only - currently suspended) opened on 11/16/2016. Other Pace routes that formerly served the west side (379, 383, 384 & 385) stopped serving the Mall 10/23/2016. 37 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said: I was thinking of that too, if this actually takes place my wild guess this could cause a bit disruption or tearing down one area of Ford city but hopefully this shouldn’t be a complete headache. If it happens I doubt ford city would be the generator considering the decline of shopping. HOWEVER it's still a good move considering that time between midway to ford city in traffic can be brutal. It can replace 54B (extend 54 to midway or bring back X54 with weekend service.) Far south side gets a closer connection to midway (not only important for travel but job access) via 79th now terminating at an extended Orange line. Quote
NovaBusFan Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Sam92 said: No moreso if it doesn't terminate at the mall the stop was moved to the street. Routes are the same except they go straight at Ford city. Oh I figured Quote
busfan2847 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 17 hours ago, NovaBusFan said: Damn only one Pace route gives access to Ford City. Service cuts for 379, 384 & 385 or something? 382 was the only one terminating at Ford City, the others continue north on Ciceroto Midway with no cuts. 382 was only running 8 journeys a day at rush hours and has not run since 4/20/2020. Quote
YoungBusLover Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 19 hours ago, Sam92 said: If it happens I doubt ford city would be the generator considering the decline of shopping. HOWEVER it's still a good move considering that time between midway to ford city in traffic can be brutal. It can replace 54B (extend 54 to midway or bring back X54 with weekend service.) Far south side gets a closer connection to midway (not only important for travel but job access) via 79th now terminating at an extended Orange line. The return of the X54 would be a nice edition. Quote
Sam92 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 2 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: The return of the X54 would be a nice edition. I wonder if anything ever gets deleted.? I've seen an N56. I wonder if the codes for 99, 162, 164 and 61 might still be in there ? Quote
YoungBusLover Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Sam92 said: I wonder if anything ever gets deleted.? I've seen an N56. I wonder if the codes for 99, 162, 164 and 61 might still be in there ? Trust me I've tried every possible combination so far. Quote
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said: Trust me I've tried every possible combination so far. Do the outdoor speakers say that route that’s on the sign? I’d love to hear those discontinued speakers especially the 132 goose island express Quote
artthouwill Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 23 hours ago, Sam92 said: If it happens I doubt ford city would be the generator considering the decline of shopping. HOWEVER it's still a good move considering that time between midway to ford city in traffic can be brutal. It can replace 54B (extend 54 to midway or bring back X54 with weekend service.) Far south side gets a closer connection to midway (not only important for travel but job access) via 79th now terminating at an extended Orange line. This extension to Ford City would definitely save traveling time as opposed to sitting in Cicero Ave traffic. Those Pace routes could return to Ford City since there would be a rail transfer there. However I think cutting the 54B back to Midway station wouldn't be wise. There are still people along Cicero between 59th and 67rh that need to travel in both directions and there is a shopping area along the west side of Cicero in Bedford Park starting from Walmart. I don't know if CTA has picked a preferred routing along the CN tracks or above Cicero Ave. Quote
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 44 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said: Trust me I've tried every possible combination so far. did you try the X3 before? Quote
Sam92 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 54 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said: Trust me I've tried every possible combination so far. Hmm so no luck on the orange line routes? Quote
Shannoncvpi Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sam92 said: Hmm so no luck on the orange line routes? Playing with the bus signs huh Quote
YoungBusLover Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 51 minutes ago, Sam92 said: Hmm so no luck on the orange line routes? Sadly those codes got replaced. 54 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said: Playing with the bus signs huh Yessir! 1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: did you try the X3 before? Yup. Quote
Shannoncvpi Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said: Sadly those codes got replaced. Yessir! Yup. The right way bro Quote
Policeman Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 4 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: You should try the 129 and the 200 code. And there's supposedly a 290 code for cta for some odd reason Quote
Sam92 Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Policeman said: You should try the 129 and the 200 code. And there's supposedly s 290 code for cta for some odd reason Deadheads from 147 used to supplement 290 on the way to North Park. Quote
Sam92 Posted January 12, 2022 Report Posted January 12, 2022 5 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: Sadly those codes got replaced. Yessir! Yup. Hmm i guess you tried 41, 42 and 16 with the same results ??. I'm wondering if they just saved time and recycled those codes for the midway feeders since you said they were replaced. It's wild how these are still in the system but Cta decided to recycle more recently killed routes such as using 90N for 95 and using 145 codes for the grace runs. Quote
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 5:22 PM, YoungBusLover said: Trust me I've tried every possible combination so far. 27 South deering? My mother wants to know your location immediately ? Quote
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 5:39 PM, artthouwill said: This extension to Ford City would definitely save traveling time as opposed to sitting in Cicero Ave traffic. Those Pace routes could return to Ford City since there would be a rail transfer there. However I think cutting the 54B back to Midway station wouldn't be wise. There are still people along Cicero between 59th and 67rh that need to travel in both directions and there is a shopping area along the west side of Cicero in Bedford Park starting from Walmart. I don't know if CTA has picked a preferred routing along the CN tracks or above Cicero Ave. Also, 54B/79 (and to a lesser extent, 54B/67) is a solid transfer block, especially since many of those riders are probably headed north of midway. Removing the 54B from Ford City, you could probably justify sending the 67 to Midway (only 5 more blocks than the 47) but probably not the 79 (8 more blocks, and a bunch more lights). Also, Midway terminal is definitely at capacity w/o some shuffling around. 1 Quote
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 7:19 PM, YoungBusLover said: Sadly those codes got replaced. Yessir! Yup. What was the 131? Precursor to X20? I can’t remember coming across this route at all looking at any of the old system maps Quote
Tcmetro Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 53 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said: What was the 131? Precursor to X20? I can’t remember coming across this route at all looking at any of the old system maps IRM-CTA has a wealth of this kind of information! http://irm-cta.org/RouteDescriptions/W/Washington/Washington.html Quote
cta5658 Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 4:22 PM, YoungBusLover said: Trust me I've tried every possible combination so far. How about the X28, is that still in the codes even though the route was axed in the decrowding in 2012? Quote
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 13, 2022 Report Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Tcmetro said: IRM-CTA has a wealth of this kind of information! http://irm-cta.org/RouteDescriptions/W/Washington/Washington.html This is actually one of the things I was referring to and yet completely missed the Washington section Quote
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