1000-series D40LF - Updates & Retirements

[alphabetlore1044]

9 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

I saw that bus recently at SS.

Is 1046 is Retired or Something?

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

2 hours ago, alphabetlore1044 said:

Is 1046 is Retired or Something?

no it’s not 

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

12 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

I saw that bus recently at SS.

i took a pic above on friday so it prob came back after u saw it

[YoungBusLover]

I've made a secondary list of buses that have been OOS in the last several weeks or they have broken trackers on them. They're not retired by any means. However, they're OOS. I have seen #1160, #1179, #1787 receiving maintenance in the last several days so that's a positive sign. I did notice #1293 and #1338  were moved to boneyard to accommodate space so I'm not sure how major there issues are. If anyone has seen any of these buses in service feel free to let me know.  I guess making separate topics was a no go for the admins, thanks the for no warning heads up by the way.....

1. #1003 back in serivce.
2. #1026
3. #1028
4. #1043
5. #1062
6. #1079
7. #1084
8. #1117
9. #1127
10. #1154
11. #1156
12. #1160
13. #1162
14. #1178
15. #1179
16. #1183
17. #1190
18. #1208
19. #1234
20. #1239
21. #1244
22. #1255
23. #1293
24. #1302
25. #1338
26. #1372
27. #1411
28. #1414
29. #1446
30. #1453
31. #1454
32. #1462
33. #1472
34. #1473
35. #1476
36. #1479
37. #1490
38. #1498
39. #1502
40. #1564
41. #1579
42. #1624
43. #1707
44. #1737
45. #1755
46. #1764
47. #1778
48. #1787
49. #1809
50. #1910
51. #1931
52. #1943
53. #1999

[alphabetlore1044]

47 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

I've made a secondary list of buses that have been OOS in the last several weeks or they have broken trackers on them. They're not retired by any means. However, they're OOS. I have seen #1160, #1179, #1787 receiving maintenance in the last several days so that's a positive sign. I did notice #1293 and #1338  were moved to boneyard to accommodate space so I'm not sure how major there issues are. If anyone has seen any of these buses in service feel free to let me know.  I guess making separate topics was a no go for the admins, thanks the for no warning heads up by the way.....

1. #1003 back in serivce.
2. #1026
3. #1028
4. #1043
5. #1062
6. #1079
7. #1084
8. #1117
9. #1127
10. #1154
11. #1156
12. #1160
13. #1162
14. #1178
15. #1179
16. #1183
17. #1190
18. #1208
19. #1234
20. #1239
21. #1244
22. #1255
23. #1293
24. #1302
25. #1338
26. #1372
27. #1411
28. #1414
29. #1446
30. #1453
31. #1454
32. #1462
33. #1472
34. #1473
35. #1476
36. #1479
37. #1490
38. #1498
39. #1502
40. #1564
41. #1579
42. #1624
43. #1707
44. #1737
45. #1755
46. #1764
47. #1778
48. #1787
49. #1809
50. #1910
51. #1931
52. #1943
53. #1999

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[andrethebusman99]

A bus is not "retired" until an "Authorization for Retirement" is processed. This can take years these days. Some of the 6000 Flxibles at SS have been there since before 2009 (15 years), were AFR's about 2019, still there with no indication they are leaving any time soon. Nothing was scrapped 2022. CTA has become truly a packrat. As bad as New York Transit circa 1982-83 when they had 1500 buses awaiting scrap sale, but were holding out for better prices. Finally sold the whole bunch for $20 a piece after neighbors started complaining about derelict buses in the streets around every garage.

[YoungBusLover]

On 6/6/2023 at 4:14 PM, andrethebusman99 said:

A bus is not "retired" until an "Authorization for Retirement" is processed. This can take years these days. Some of the 6000 Flxibles at SS have been there since before 2009 (15 years), were AFR's about 2019, still there with no indication they are leaving any time soon. Nothing was scrapped 2022. CTA has become truly a packrat. As bad as New York Transit circa 1982-83 when they had 1500 buses awaiting scrap sale, but were holding out for better prices. Finally sold the whole bunch for $20 a piece after neighbors started complaining about derelict buses in the streets around every garage.

Time will, something will have to get moved eventually from back there. 

[alphabetlore1044]

1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said:

Time will, something will have to get moved eventually from back there. 

Ah Ok

[Bus1883]

2 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Time will, something will have to get moved eventually from back there. 

Boneyard is going to soon look like the crowds at lala palooza.

[Shannoncvpi]

On 6/6/2023 at 4:14 PM, andrethebusman99 said:

A bus is not "retired" until an "Authorization for Retirement" is processed. This can take years these days. Some of the 6000 Flxibles at SS have been there since before 2009 (15 years), were AFR's about 2019, still there with no indication they are leaving any time soon. Nothing was scrapped 2022. CTA has become truly a packrat. As bad as New York Transit circa 1982-83 when they had 1500 buses awaiting scrap sale, but were holding out for better prices. Finally sold the whole bunch for $20 a piece after neighbors started complaining about derelict buses in the streets around every garage.

Also alot of these flex like 6031 Is on LTH 

[alphabetlore1044]

20 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Also alot of these flex like 6031 Is on LTH 

Must be 6095/6031 are still at Boneyard 

[Shannoncvpi]

4 hours ago, alphabetlore1044 said:

Must be 6095/6031 are still at Boneyard 

Yea it's a few of them that are still there 

[Bus1883]

4 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea it's a few of them that are still there 

5454 and another 5300 is there. A few others were hauled off a few years ago. 

[Shannoncvpi]

10 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

5454 and another 5300 is there. A few others were hauled off a few years ago. 

Yea I seen that one still there I remember riding it in growing up all the way until it retired in 2010

[YoungBusLover]

I saw some new editons added to the boneyard recently being #1338, #1706, 1741, & #1894. Notably #1706 was sitting amongst a pile of #6700s which I found to to be a bit odd. 

[YoungBusLover]

I've recently seen #1178 and #2018 in the boneyard, notably on #1178 its been OOS since the early part of March. #1624 and #1730 may see some service soon as they was moved towards the western edge of the boneyard. #1338 is gone but #1298 has taken its place alongside #6755. 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

About 1/3 of 103rd’s flyers have not run since before noon on July 1st, and only 1179 has showed up on a P route, which led it to south shops. Are any of those 103rd flyers that haven’t run since last week anywhere at south shops?

[YoungBusLover]

22 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

About 1/3 of 103rd’s flyers have not run since before noon on July 1st, and only 1179 has showed up on a P route, which led it to south shops. Are any of those 103rd flyers that haven’t run since last week anywhere at south shops?

I haven't seen to many of them at SS other than #1092 and #1178. The rest might be at 103rd still and just haven't run for a multitude of reasons. One thing you have to remember that 103rd has a surplus of buses right now. They can afford to run newer equipment and have a larger spare ratio of elderly buses. Sorta similar to what FG did with there remaining #6800s.

[pudgym29]

On 7/5/2023 at 9:16 AM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

About 1/3 of 103rd’s flyers have not run since before noon on July 1st, and only 1179 has showed up on a P route, which led it to south shops. Are any of those 103rd flyers that haven’t run since last week anywhere at south shops?

Seemingly, 1144 is now at North Park. Here it is on N. Dearborn St. on route #36 Broadway. Notice it still has its '3' decal.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

On 7/6/2023 at 2:41 PM, pudgym29 said:

Seemingly, 1144 is now at North Park. Here it is on N. Dearborn St. on route #36 Broadway. Notice it still has its '3' decal.

1144 has been there since May, the first bus that was spotted at a garage that wasn’t 103rd

[YoungBusLover]

#1738 has been added deep into the boneyard next to #2013.

[YoungBusLover]

#1113,#1850 and #1888 are in the boneyard.

[YoungBusLover]

Still no change among these 44.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

18 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Still no change among these 44.

Actually now 1100 is at c

[jajuan]

On 7/17/2023 at 2:11 PM, YoungBusLover said:

Still no change among these 44.

1175, 1177, 1182, 1184, 1186, 1187, and 1193 are now up at North Park.