YoungBusLover Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said: Didn't MTA Maryland get some D40LF's off a piggyback order on CTA's? I know that's how they got the D60LF's. MTA Maryland retired their shoeboxes, so many Johns Hopkins bought them? I want to take the MTA Baltimore employees word for it but unless he can send some visual evidence I wouldn't hang my hat to high on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 10 hours ago, ajay said: This man has no clue of what he is talking about, there are no photos or videos to confirm that. Why would CTA ever send buses out that far? he probably mistaken ours with Marylands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said: This man has no clue of what he is talking about, there are no photos or videos to confirm that. Why would CTA ever send buses out that far? he probably mistaken ours with Marylands. Which have all been retired at least a year now, so *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 hours ago, NovaBusFan said: This man has no clue of what he is talking about, there are no photos or videos to confirm that. Why would CTA ever send buses out that far? he probably mistaken ours with Marylands. I wouldn't say all that now, he wouldn't mistake MTAs for ours without a reason to, MTA retired all of theres last year and scrapped a majority of them already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Video link??? I don't know if this is true or not. I would like to see evidence. Is it possible? Absolutely. Is it likely? I doubt it. There are several TAs closer to Baltimore than Chicago that could loan equipment. What I think is the poster mistook the livery for being CTA. A lot of TAs have a similar color scheme, so it could be an innocent mistake. However, as unlikely as it is, it's very possible CTA COULD send 5 to 10 buses that way to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, artthouwill said: I don't know if this is true or not. I would like to see evidence. Is it possible? Absolutely. Is it likely? I doubt it. There are several TAs closer to Baltimore than Chicago that could loan equipment. What I think is the poster mistook the livery for being CTA. A lot of TAs have a similar color scheme, so it could be an innocent mistake. However, as unlikely as it is, it's very possible CTA COULD send 5 to 10 buses that way to help out. Yeah, but if they're D40LF's specifically, I can't think of many still running around the mid-atlantic/east coast. In fact, MTA Maryland was the last holdout from about Richmond to Boston that I can think of off top, and those have been retired at least a year (which doesn't preclude them going to Johns Hopkins, but they have a very, let's say distinctive livery, considering that they're in the state of Maryland). What's more likely, as I spent a summer living in Baltimore and ~2 years going back and forth from there to DC on a irregular basis and I've seen the JHU shuttles, is that the person got a Gillig confused for a shoebox. The standard diesel variations look very similar, especially from a distance, and Johns Hopkins has only ever used Gilligs for their shuttle service. A quick inspection of CPTDB shows they get them all second-hand, almost all from the same supplier, and in the last ~20 years, almost all the same model. I don't think CTA has sold off or retired enough shoeboxes that they'd end up for purchase, and it does seem farfetched to loan out buses halfway across the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 5, 2021 Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 7 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: I wouldn't say all that now, he wouldn't mistake MTAs for ours without a reason to, MTA retired all of theres last year and scrapped a majority of them already. Ye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 Never reported but 1203 has some sort of door problem (Front door) where sometimes, it wouldn't close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Policeman said: Never reported but 1203 has some sort of door problem (Front door) where sometimes, it wouldn't close ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Policeman said: Never reported but 1203 has some sort of door problem (Front door) where sometimes, it wouldn't close still in service…..103 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: still in service…..103 Probably still broken. Never went oos since i saw the bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 1062 has slow closing doors (Just the back doors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 1305,1805,1821,1925,1993 off list as of 10/9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Just now, andrethebusman said: 1305,1805,1821,1925,1993 off list as of 10/9 so it looks like that means these buses are officially never ever coming back into service ever, while 1245 is actually getting fixed and coming back from the dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: so it looks like that means these buses are officially never ever coming back into service ever, while 1245 is actually getting fixed and coming back from the dead if i remember correctly 1321 was also involved in something that bus also came back with 1342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: if i remember correctly 1321 was also involved in something that bus also came back with 1342 1321 had a mechanical problem and 1342 had a fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 3 hours ago, andrethebusman said: 1305,1805,1821,1925,1993 off list as of 10/9 Your forgot #1150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 1 hour ago, NovaBusFan said: Your forgot #1150 Yea those are done with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP01 Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 1022 is missing most of it's decals from the right side of the bus (Fleet #, Kneeling sticker, Battery disconnect sticker, exit through rear door). And 1691 had broken or severely worn down struts, it was bouncing and leaning crazy. 1691 also smelled STRONGLY like gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, TGP01 said: 1022 is missing most of it's decals from the right side of the bus (Fleet #, Kneeling sticker, Battery disconnect sticker, exit through rear door). And 1691 had broken or severely worn down struts, it was bouncing and leaning crazy. 1691 also smelled STRONGLY like gas. visit to SS would be really great for #1691 1022 FG can take care of with stickers they just lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 on #1342 right now these seats are completely new and different i’m really shocked this the only bus that came back from a fire rest are retired @YoungBusLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 Not gonna lie. 1248 sounds different from the other buses but it might just be me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: on #1342 right now these seats are completely new and different i’m really shocked this the only bus that came back from a fire rest are retired @YoungBusLover Ye I was able to get 1342 as well recently that bus has cooler seats it’s not fabric but I like em still I need to record this one I didn’t record it last time tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 5 hours ago, TGP01 said: 1022 is missing most of it's decals from the right side of the bus (Fleet #, Kneeling sticker, Battery disconnect sticker, exit through rear door). And 1691 had broken or severely worn down struts, it was bouncing and leaning crazy. 1691 also smelled STRONGLY like gas. Yeah #1022 is half way naked on the right side lol. They should take it OOS and fix that side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 9 hours ago, NovaBusFan said: Yeah #1022 is half way naked on the right side lol. They should take it OOS and fix that side. It’s white on the side or it’s got the colors on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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