garmon757 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 This is totally unacceptable and a disgrace that sh-- like this can cause a serious problem!!! How in the world this ADA seat (#5486) isn't secured with bolts?!?!?! This whole f'ing seat can fall completely off!!! Don't they have inspections frequently???? Like damn man...... Quote
briman94 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 5486? It looks like it has an ivory interior...is it just the lighting or is that seat possibly transplanted from another car for some strange reason? Quote
garmon757 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 5486? It looks like it has an ivory interior...is it just the lighting or is that seat possibly transplanted from another car for some strange reason?Nope it's the lighting and the way how my shot was taken. I was on the Purple Line southbound coming from work. Quote
Chicagos_D Posted April 17, 2015 Report Posted April 17, 2015 Quick question, is Midway yard the only yard that provides wheel trueing for the 5000's? 5311-5312,5199-5200 was in the yard this evening on track 4 or 5, 5311 has the T-Mobile ad wrap on it. I'm not saying that 5000's are moving to the Orange line, but the last time 5000's were sitting in Midway yard they were there to have their wheels trued. So I was just wondering. 2 Quote
sw4400 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 Quick question, is Midway yard the only yard that provides wheel trueing for the 5000's? 5311-5312,5199-5200 was in the yard this evening on track 4 or 5, 5311 has the T-Mobile ad wrap on it. I'm not saying that 5000's are moving to the Orange line, but the last time 5000's were sitting in Midway yard they were there to have their wheels trued. So I was just wondering. That might be the Shuttle Train for the Brown Line reroute over the weekend. I don't know what equipment is used for Shuttle Trains typically. Quote
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 That might be the Shuttle Train for the Brown Line reroute over the weekend. I don't know what equipment is used for Shuttle Trains typically. Historically, the Shuttle Train has used existing Orange Line equipment such as the 3200s and 2400s (seen when I rode it in 2013). Quote
BusHunter Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 A little birdie told me on Sunday we might see some #2400's on the system. There's supposed to be a charter. They will be running the yellow, brown, orange, green, pink but not the blue. Have #2400's ever been to O'Hare? I know out of service ones have been to rosemont yard and they did run them to Jeff Pk back in the day. I guess I'm the only one that remembers this. Now that would be a good charter. Quote
briman94 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 A little birdie told me on Sunday we might see some #2400's on the system. There's supposed to be a charter. They will be running the yellow, brown, orange, green, pink but not the blue. Have #2400's ever been to O'Hare? I know out of service ones have been to rosemont yard and they did run them to Jeff Pk back in the day. I guess I'm the only one that remembers this. Now that would be a good charter.What's the charter for? What time of day will they be running? Quote
BusHunter Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 What's the charter for? What time of day will they be running? It's one of those pay charters like they had some for the #2200's. It starts at Dempster/Yellow at 9AM. It sounds like an all day charter. It's going to Kimball, Midway, Harlem/Lake, Ashland/63rd, 54th/Cermak. I don't have other specific times yet, but they will be running four cars. So if the Brown line connector is closed how will they get to the loop? via Orange/Green line? They didn't say it would run the red line but it has no other way to connect. Quote
briman94 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 They didn't say it would run the red line but it has no other way to connect.It'd have to...there's literally no other way...I assume it's a private charter, or is it open to the public? Quote
garmon757 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 It'd have to...there's literally no other way...I assume it's a private charter, or is it open to the public?Nope, it's private. :( Quote
chgofan78 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 A little birdie told me on Sunday we might see some #2400's on the system. There's supposed to be a charter. They will be running the yellow, brown, orange, green, pink but not the blue. Have #2400's ever been to O'Hare? I know out of service ones have been to rosemont yard and they did run them to Jeff Pk back in the day. I guess I'm the only one that remembers this. Now that would be a good charter. That explains why I saw a set of the farewell 2400-series cars at Howard two days ago- probably undergoing an inspection. Quote
briman94 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Posted April 19, 2015 Saw the 2400 charter about half an hour ago in the loop. It came through Tower 12 from the south like a green line to Harlem. Quote
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Posted April 19, 2015 ...Have #2400's ever been to O'Hare? I know out of service ones have been to rosemont yard and they did run them to Jeff Pk back in the day. I guess I'm the only one that remembers this. Now that would be a good charter.I really want to say yes, even if they have been out of service. But even on the Snowflake Specials I've been on we've only been up to Jefferson Park on 2400s. There was one Snowflake Special trip where the 2400s almost went up to O'Hare, but since they were having problems with other cars in the consist, we were late and only went to Jefferson Park. Maybe earlier Snowflake Specials went to O'Hare. Quote
BusHunter Posted April 19, 2015 Report Posted April 19, 2015 #5655-58 are already in service on run #912 approaching Sheridan nb. 2 Quote
briman94 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Posted April 19, 2015 #5655-58 are already in service on run #912 approaching Sheridan nb.Holy cow, that was fast! With all these 5000s, I really start to wonder why they still run 2600s on the red line. Quote
BusHunter Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 Holy cow, that was fast! With all these 5000s, I really start to wonder why they still run 2600s on the red line.Snapped a quick picture of #5656. 3 Quote
garmon757 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 Shots of #5657-58 @ 35th. Luckily, my train was standing momentarily due to a mechanical problem with another train ahead of me. 1 Quote
briman94 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 Shots of #5657-58 @ 35th. Luckily, my train was standing momentarily due to a mechanical problem with another train ahead of me.Nice shots! I see that the e-mail notifications include pictures now, too! 1 Quote
garmon757 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 Nice shots! I see that the e-mail notifications include pictures now, too!Well my my, I didn't know that. Quote
Juniorz Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 Email notifications we're always available, they are included in the settings Quote
briman94 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 Email notifications we're always available, they are included in the settingsI meant that the emails show pictures embedded in posts now. They used to strip images and emoticons. Quote
rvwnsd Posted April 21, 2015 Report Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Have #2400's ever been to O'Hare? I know out of service ones have been to rosemont yard and they did run them to Jeff Pk back in the day. I guess I'm the only one that remembers this. Now that would be a good charter.I believe they have, but long, long ago. I recall riding them from Harlem when I was in college and, if memory serves, the "Mr T" advertisement I swiped for an elderly co-worker came from a 2400 en route from O'Hare. Mind you, that was almost 30 years ago and my memory is a little fuzzy.Time and having consumed several Long Island Iced Teas that night have a habit of doing that. Edited April 21, 2015 by rvwnsd Quote
BusHunter Posted April 21, 2015 Report Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) I believe they have, but long, long ago. I recall riding them from Harlem when I was in college and, if memory serves, the "Mr T" advertisement I swiped for an elderly co-worker came from a 2400 en route from O'Hare. Mind you, that was almost 30 years ago and my memory is a little fuzzy.Time and having consumed several Long Island Iced Teas that night have a habit of doing that. My memory is kind of fuzzy. I was on one of the first trains to O'Hare a #2600 and I didn't really recall seeing #2400's out there. I think for me it's a question of when they were transferred off the line. Was it before the O 'Hare opening, (9/3/84 was the opening date) or after the opening? There is actually a video of a 1947-48 era #5000 at O'Hare if you watch the 90 years of Chicago traction video, but he doesn't really show any #2400's either. Edited April 21, 2015 by BusHunter Quote
andrethebusman Posted April 24, 2015 Report Posted April 24, 2015 My memory is kind of fuzzy. I was on one of the first trains to O'Hare a #2600 and I didn't really recall seeing #2400's out there. I think for me it's a question of when they were transferred off the line. Was it before the O 'Hare opening, (9/3/84 was the opening date) or after the opening? There is actually a video of a 1947-48 era #5000 at O'Hare if you watch the 90 years of Chicago traction video, but he doesn't really show any #2400's either. 2400's were taken off WNW (and RV) in early 1982 after the "Great Blizzard" when the 2000's and 2200's on West-South totally crapped out. Initially it was supposed to be "temporary" but became permanent. 1 Quote
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