Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 29 Report Posted September 29 Bus Watch marked 1917 and 1941 as retired. Quote
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 #1243 is randomly at F maintenance currently in possession of it so it’s not a loan Quote
busfan2847 Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 21 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said: #1243 is randomly at F maintenance currently in possession of it so it’s not a loan Seems to be back on 79 from 3:30pm 9/30 so back at 7 Quote
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 1 minute ago, busfan2847 said: Seems to be back on 79 from 3:30pm 9/30 so back at 7 ok yea they took it back Quote
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 On 9/28/2025 at 11:16 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Bus Watch marked 1917 and 1941 as retired. I have now confirmed both buses are retired.1941 is pictured with an LTH sticker and appears to be running (I didn’t hear the engine) but the bus is on. Despite 1917 having a new shield, 1917 has now been officially retired due to body damage. this is the body damage presented on 1917 which prompted its retirement. I was actually able to catch 1917 on the 53 the night before its official retirement and was able to catch it pulling in to Chicago Garage for its last time ever on 9/14. It was sent to SS the next day via the 66. Besides those two I have see the following flyers around SS/boneyard from street view: Boneyard: 1879 (retired), 1734 (retired), 1170, 1966/1900 (retired), 1349 (legal hold off the 1 from 9/15). South Shops: 1862 (brake job appears to be complete), 1352, 1268, 1358, 1394, 1072, 1970 (retired), 2000 and 1735, 1822, 1589, 1551 (new farebox inside it), 1272 had its shield removed, 1718 (79th fence), 1215 (brakes work), 1419 (no bike rack), 1715, 1470, and last but not least 1061. I also spotted 1025 which has a new farebox and is on LTH and 1895 with another bus right behind 1866 and 1674. 1 Quote
Chammon Moore Posted October 2 Report Posted October 2 30 minutes ago, EasyMoney said: what does "LTH" mean ? Long Term Hold 1 Quote
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 2 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: #1902 is officially retired proof Quote
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said: proof The farebox number it had I spotted it on one of the new novas that just entered service earlier this week Quote
EasyMoney Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 7 hours ago, WCR said: 1177 is having a bad day on dearborn Enough To Get This Retired? Or they gone spend the money to fix it Quote
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 8 hours ago, EasyMoney said: Enough To Get This Retired? Or they gone spend the money to fix it It’s going to be fixed and back out on the streets in a few weeks Quote
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 10 hours ago, EasyMoney said: Enough To Get This Retired? Or they gone spend the money to fix it no frame damage to the bus, it’ll be back soon. Quote
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 Does 1159 and 1218 have a chance of returning to service? Quote
Busjack Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 Apparently the rehab is to be done by a vendor: 1 Quote
YoungBusLover Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 10 hours ago, Busjack said: Apparently the rehab is to be done by a vendor: Now that begs the question, which 500 out of the 686 left will get the go ahead for it? Quote
Elkmn Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 Looks like 1606 has one of those new fare readers Quote
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 59 minutes ago, Elkmn said: Looks like 1606 has one of those new fare readers At Forest Glen, buses 1600-1609 have the new readers. Chicago garage has a handful of buses with new readers that I’m catching one by one. One of the recently retired buses, 1917, had one of the new readers but since they retired it they removed it but the base is still there. Quote
Chammon Moore Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 10 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: At Forest Glen, buses 1600-1609 have the new readers. Chicago garage has a handful of buses with new readers that I’m catching one by one. One of the recently retired buses, 1917, had one of the new readers but since they retired it they removed it but the base is still there. What you mean by new readers? Quote
Elkmn Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 28 minutes ago, Chammon Moore said: What you mean by new readers? The new ventra readers that are being installed on buses and at some train stops Quote
Busjack Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 4 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: Now that begs the question, which 500 out of the 686 left will get the go ahead for it? You can probably approximate it yourself. First, it's "up to" 500. Could be 467 or 482. Second, it won't be 1630 and over. Third, it won't be those with significant body damage. Powertrain damage doesn't matter, because the contractor is usually required to remove the old one and install a rebuilt one. 1 Quote
Chammon Moore Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 2 hours ago, Elkmn said: The new ventra readers that are being installed on buses and at some train stops Oh ok Quote
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