Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 West has just earned another Eldorado from the North side, 6477. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 11:18 AM, trainman8119 said: Been seeing some 6300s in the yard at NW This is interesting considering NW has never had NABIs. Perhaps they will use them on school tripper service. At W, NABIs make up half the fleet so they run all day every day. W still has a handful of 2003s running. Those NFs due next spring/summer can't get here fast enough. I don't know when the new EZ Riders will come, but if they arrive before the NFs, you might see some at W until the NFs show up. I don't know how much longer the NABIS will hold on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Probably just stored especially if in the back yard at NW along the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 3:31 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Now the 6730's are starting to move back, the higher ones are right now at West and the lower ones are now at North. 6730 is on 568. For some reason, 6735 is still at West while the rest of them went to North. 6734 is probably a ghost bus, I did not see it at all this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocubs6323 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/19/2019 at 4:20 PM, artthouwill said: I don't know when the new EZ Riders will come, but if they arrive before the NFs, you might see some at W until the NFs show up. I don't know how much longer the NABIS will hold on. I don't see why West would get EZ Riders if they are 30'. Unless they use them on routes like #302, 314, 315, 316, 305, 327 that mostly never get packed. And El Dorados can be used on the heavier routes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said: I don't see why West would get EZ Riders if they are 30'. Unless they use them on routes like #302, 314, 315, 316, 305, 327 that mostly never get packed. And El Dorados can be used on the heavier routes I wouldn't expect those EZ Riders to be permanently be assigned to W. But if NABIs start to crap out at a higher rate where extra buses are necessary, if the new EZRiders arrive first, some of either the new or old EZ Riders could act as a stopgap until the NFs arrive. Remember, the EZ Riders and the 6600s have the same seating capacity and W used to have a large inventory of 6600s. Hopefully the 6162s and 6262s can survive another 12 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocubs6323 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 If I see an EZ Rider on 307 or 311 when these Morton HS kids in Berwyn leave school for the day imma laugh. I hated how the 35' NABIs out of the poor choice of the driver to use this bus for his run, would even use it knowing there's less space for standing. The bus would get packed full of immature Morton kids. I can tell you this cause I just graduated out of there lol On 311 it's pretty bad cause lots of them get left behind as well. Before I started taking 307, which was faster and less packed, I would leave school as soon as the bell rang and try to walk as much north past Cermak as possible before everyone else goes 1st than me so I can get a good seat. It was so bad freshman year that one time on a half day (and I don't even know why i did this) but the bus was really late and I ended up walking from Cermak & Oak Park ALL THE WAY TO I-290! That's when I realized that I need an alternate route LOL 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said: If I see an EZ Rider on 307 or 311 when these Morton HS kids in Berwyn leave school for the day imma laugh. I hated how the 35' NABIs out of the poor choice of the driver to use this bus for his run, would even use it knowing there's less space for standing. The bus would get packed full of immature Morton kids. I can tell you this cause I just graduated out of there lol Drivers don’t choose there buses it’s assigned by the manager and after the break the bus is assigned to the driver by the other drivers before his/hers run just like CTA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocubs6323 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: Drivers don’t choose there buses it’s assigned by the manager and after the break the bus is assigned to the driver by the other drivers before his/hers run just like CTA I've asked drivers before. They can choose from what is available. But yes, ONLY when leaving the garage. After breaks, they don't choose. They get a "hand me down" from a previous run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, chicagocubs6323 said: I've asked drivers before. They can choose from what is available. But yes, ONLY when leaving the garage. After breaks, they don't choose. They get a "hand me down" from a previous run. Yessir similar to CTA bus just on CTA the manager at each garage assigns them the bus that’s what I heard from drivers because every driver knows me from FG so I asked one time this driver he has a 6400 series bus and he knew me and I asked him why you driving a old ragidy bus and he said that’s what the manager assigned me when I got to the garage but I get a hand me down after my break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocubs6323 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: why you driving a old ragidy bus Quit bullying the Novas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said: Quit bullying the Novas ?? idk why I keep bullying em I like em but at the same time I don’t do it’s 50/50 for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 11 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said: Drivers don’t choose there buses it’s assigned by the manager and after the break the bus is assigned to the driver by the other drivers before his/hers run just like CTA 11 hours ago, chicagocubs6323 said: I've asked drivers before. They can choose from what is available. But yes, ONLY when leaving the garage. After breaks, they don't choose. They get a "hand me down" from a previous run. At Pace West, it seems like a combination of both. The earliest starting drivers seem to be able to pick from what's available. Those drivers also tend to be senior drivers.. Any rookies who wind up with early starts don't get to choose. Later starting drivers get what's left over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocubs6323 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 5 hours ago, artthouwill said: At Pace West, it seems like a combination of both. The earliest starting drivers seem to be able to pick from what's available. Those drivers also tend to be senior drivers.. Any rookies who wind up with early starts don't get to choose. Later starting drivers get what's left over. I've talked mostly with drivers that start in the morning. But with those from the evenings, they tell me it's a hand me down. But that seems about right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 7:23 PM, chicagocubs6323 said: NABIs at Northwest? I should stand corrected and say 6350 Axess buses from West. No NABIs at NW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 6519 finally came back in service idk where it was it’s not even wrapped in pulse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 6:45 AM, artthouwill said: At Pace West, it seems like a combination of both. The earliest starting drivers seem to be able to pick from what's available. Those drivers also tend to be senior drivers.. Any rookies who wind up with early starts don't get to choose. Later starting drivers get what's left over. Correct. One thing of note: some routes are blocked to assign ONLY a certain bus. Each run may be assigned a certain size (example: west could assign a 35’ on the driver sheet and that’s what would be sent out - or somehow you’d get a 40’). I know of at least four other divisions that does this too. Essentially if trips have higher loads than others, the larger buses (artics if Pace had any) would have priority. Same for smaller loads and a 30’ would be pushed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west towns Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 we must be in kindergarden with these 'rules' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 12 hours ago, west towns said: we must be in kindergarden with these 'rules' Breakdown sidebar has been moved to the pinned post on breakdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 6734 is at West with 6735. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 2766 moved back to Fox Valley: Route 533 has been extended to Africa. The school must have been moved there to help with social distancing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 6734 moved back to North Division and is right now on the 272. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 6734 moved back to North Division and is right now on the 272. 6558 is found on the tracker again, it is now at SW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 6734 moved back to North Division and is right now on the 272. 1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 6558 is found on the tracker again, it is now at SW. We will see if W gives up any more Axxess buses. The mystery is where are the remaining New Flyers and where will they go? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 6558 is found on the tracker again, it is now at SW. I think you mean "it's back" at southwest. it's been gone from there for like 2 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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