Pace Bus Moves

[Busjack]

On 8/11/2025 at 4:46 PM, Policeman said:

2632 317 & 2636 308

I don't know how long it is going to take to get the hybrids in service, but now with the buses not fit for use in Highland Park being reported at West, it is now just scattering the remnants.

[Policeman]

2821 Southwest to Fox Valley

[rotjohns]

6 hours ago, Policeman said:

2821 Southwest to Fox Valley

Yep, noticed that yesterday on Bus tracker.  SW may be running out the 2800s they have in favor of bigger buses.  Ridership might be dictating that, but who knows.  

[rotjohns]

3 minutes ago, rotjohns said:

Yep, noticed that yesterday on Bus tracker.  SW may be running out the 2800s they have in favor of bigger buses.  Ridership might be dictating that, but who knows.  

And while at it, 2801 also moved to FV from NW.  So NW is prepping too.  

[artthouwill]

On 5/5/2026 at 1:22 PM, rotjohns said:

And while at it, 2801 also moved to FV from NW.  So NW is prepping too.  

Speaking of NW, I believe 6560 moved from NW to SW.  It was one of the Pulse buses (6559 - 6574).  It's not wrapped.  anymore. 

Maybe 6560 replaced 2821 at SW.

[Busjack]

Apparent moves: 20405 on 554, 6431 on 606  (R) instead of W per the tracker.

 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

18 minutes ago, Busjack said:

Apparent move: 20405 on 554 (R) instead of W per the tracker.

 

it's some 26xx or 27xx at River that has the wrong number on the tracker and they never attempted to fix it. 20405 has and will always be at West division.

[Busjack]

4 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

it's some 26xx or 27xx at River that has the wrong number on the tracker and they never attempted to fix it. 20405 has and will always be at West division.

OK. I better give up.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

1 minute ago, Busjack said:

OK. I better give up.

Every time i try reporting a broken tracker or a messed up tracker on pace website they never respond or even care about it.

#6431 is assigned to northwest and northwest shares the 606 with river division

[artthouwill]

19 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Every time i try reporting a broken tracker or a messed up tracker on pace website they never respond or even care about it.

#6431 is assigned to northwest and northwest shares the 606 with river division

Well 20700 never tracks, at least not in the Ventra App.

 

And 2815 was on the 381.

[Busjack]

3 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Well 20700 never tracks, at least not in the Ventra App.

It tracks officially and on @maths22, so I guess there is something wrong with that app.

 

[Guest]

22300

22301

22302

22303

22305

22306

Transferred from H to R

[Busjack]

1 hour ago, jade said:

22300

22301

22302

22303

22305

22306

Transferred from H to R

I said it was gonna happen!

[Guest]

39 minutes ago, Busjack said:

I said it was gonna happen!

Yep, you called it. Pretty much the only reason I was in the know is because I was one of the lucky drivers to drive one of the buses from Plainfield to Elgin haha 

[Guest]

On 5/19/2026 at 1:09 PM, jade said:

22300

22301

22302

22303

22305

22306

Transferred from H to R

6 more buses from H to R, not sure exactly which ones but i know one of them is 22312

[Busjack]

12 hours ago, jade said:

6 more buses from H to R, not sure exactly which ones but i know one of them is 22312

Only ones in the 22300-23312 range not showing on @maths22's tracker as being on R routes are 22304 and 22311. Those from 22314-22322 are last reported at H, except no listing for 22318.

[Guest]

16 hours ago, Busjack said:

Only ones in the 22300-23312 range not showing on @maths22's tracker as being on R routes are 22304 and 22311. Those from 22314-22322 are last reported at H, except no listing for 22318.

Saw 22311 yesterday coming back to garage, so can confirm that one too. Im at ED today not R so i cant check for others until Monday

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

I just caught a ride on ex-Elgin unit #2716 on the 322

[Busjack]

12 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I just caught a ride on ex-Elgin unit #2716 on the 322

Must be a "some bus is better than no bus."

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

23 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I just caught a ride on ex-Elgin unit #2716 on the 322

Look what I’m riding on the 309

[Busjack]

40 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Look what I’m riding on the 309

Next it will be 25200 series cutaways. 

One would think Pace would more actively get the hybrids into service, and, say, move some 6500s or 6700s to W.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

#2751 and #2764 got saved from retirement and ended up at MV Batavia on 711/715

#2762 may be the unlucky duck

[rotjohns]

6 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

#2751 and #2764 got saved from retirement and ended up at MV Batavia on 711/715

#2762 may be the unlucky duck

I wonder if any buses at MV Batavia give them trouble (breaks down or whatever), they simply just let them go as they may not have the equipment or personnel to fix them and doesn't want to go thru the trouble of sending them to Pace to fix.  They've been churning thru a lot of buses in the last few months.  

[Busjack]

38 minutes ago, rotjohns said:

I wonder if any buses at MV Batavia give them trouble (breaks down or whatever), they simply just let them go as they may not have the equipment or personnel to fix them and doesn't want to go thru the trouble of sending them to Pace to fix.  They've been churning thru a lot of buses in the last few months.  

If you believe old RTAMS, "Batavia" is supposed to get some 22300s. May be waiting for H to free them up and training. But, obviously, 18 to 19-year old buses are not worth fixing.

[rotjohns]

And this is way late, but I didn't see anybody reporting it and I happen to check math's website this morning:  2655 got moved from R to FV back in June.  No sign of 2653 or 2656 since then so they may be gone.  2657 is still at R.