twyztdmynd Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 You have got to be kidding!! That's a niles free bus!! A MCI on there. That's worth photographing. Lol!! I am amazed too ! I am hoping it's an error. Seems a little too much, especially for Niles fleet maintenance and a pain for wheelchair service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjohns Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 According to webwatch, 6951 is on the 411. They may be testing that bus to prep it for the long distance routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 According to webwatch, 6951 is on the 411. Whatever happened in the real or virtual world, it is now where it belongs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Whatever happened in the real or virtual world, it is now where it belongs 6951.jpg The 6951 showing up in Niles is Eldorado 2644. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 #6645 on #352 (South) from Northwest Division. Interesting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twyztdmynd Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 #6645 on #352 (South) from Northwest Division. Interesting.... Amazing since 6645 is a NABI and Northwest never had NABI's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJL6000 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 #6645 on #352 (South) from Northwest Division. Interesting.... Not Northwest Division. River Division (Elgin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Not Northwest Division. River Division (Elgin). Indeed you're correct but it went to Northwest after the Eldorados arrive. I remember seeing it on #600 and #606 at Rosemont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Indeed you're correct but it went to Northwest after the Eldorados arrive. I remember seeing it on #600 and #606 at Rosemont. 600, 606 are shared between Northwest and River. NABIs have never worked from Northwest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 600, 606 are shared between Northwest and River. NABIs have never worked from Northwest. According to Pace website, 600 and 606 are owned by Northwest. However, I have to say that you're right about the NABI's because I was looking at the TransitMaster Bus Tracker and #6648 looks like it's heading to Elgin. Why did they have some of the NABI's depart from Elgin just to serve 600 and 606 if these routes not owned by River? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 According to Pace website, 600 and 606 are owned by Northwest. However, I have to say that you're right about the NABI's because I was looking at the TransitMaster Bus Tracker and #6648 looks like it's heading to Elgin. Why did they have some of the NABI's depart from Elgin just to serve 600 and 606 if these routes not owned by River? You have to look at the schedules, as the search function does not show multiple garages. It looks like the arrangement of the route pages has changed, but at the bottom there is a link for the Full Schedule Front. In the cases of 600, 606, 610, and 616, the "Carrier Information" has both Pace Northwest and Pace River. For the history of how this happened, go back to the thread on Academy operations. Essentially, Academy defaulted on its contract, and Pace had to scramble to take it over. BTW, if you use the Route Finder, and pull down "Carrier/Division" and "Pace River Division," these routes turn up (result). Also, the same thing happened when, as a result of the North Shore restructuring, 210, 422, and 423 were split between Northwest and North Shore. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 You have to look at the schedules, as the search function does not show multiple garages. It looks like the arrangement of the route pages has changed, but at the bottom there is a link for the Full Schedule Front. In the cases of 600, 606, 610, and 616, the "Carrier Information" has both Pace Northwest and Pace River. For the history of how this happened, go back to the thread on Academy operations. Essentially, Academy defaulted on its contract, and Pace had to scramble to take it over. BTW, if you use the Route Finder, and pull down "Carrier/Division" and "Pace River Division," these routes turn up (result). Also, the same thing happened when, as a result of the North Shore restructuring, 210, 422, and 423 were split between Northwest and North Shore. I appreciate the info. You really came in handy with information when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 The 6951 showing up in Niles is Eldorado 2644. After intensive therapy, it is back to being itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 #6279 is back at West Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesi2282 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I don't think it ever left West... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I don't think it ever left West... It was at South for some time last year during the arrival of the new Eldorado Axxess busses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 It was at South for some time last year during the arrival of the new Eldorado Axxess busses. That's correct; approx. the first 15 and last 5 went to South. Don't hold me to exact numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 That's correct; approx. the first 15 and last 5 went to South. Don't hold me to exact numbers. I think so far #6268-78, #6280-85, #6303, and #6317-21 at South. #6279, #6286-6302, and #6304-16 at West. There has been a decline with the 35-foot NABI's at West. So far I know that #6604 (From North???), #6605, #6609, #6612, #6618, #6650, #6651, and #6673 are still there. Former Heritage Garage's #6247-49 and #6252 are at West while #6250 and #6254 are at South. I don't know what happened to #6251, #6253, #6255, and #6256. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 .....I don't know what happened to #6251, #6253, #6255, and #6256. Those are all at North Shore, and went there before the Axess shifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Those are all at North Shore, and went there before the Axess shifts. I had a feeling that they would be over there in which that makes sense because of the fact that North Shore also have #6257-61 (White) and #6262-67 (Blue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I had a feeling that they would be over there in which that makes sense because of the fact that North Shore also have #6257-61 (White) and #6262-67 (Blue). Also 6322 (blue NABI)--always had it. I believe that the ones you previously listed were part of a shift when Joliet got the 2742s, and their buses were split between NS and Academy. 6257-61 were part of a swap between NS and Joliet when Joliet got some of NS's 35 foot buses. NS also received 6238-40, which appears to have been a direct shift from W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Also 6322 (blue)--always had it. I believe that the ones you previously listed were part of a shift when Joliet got the 2742s, and their buses were split between NS and Academy. 6257-61 were part of a swap between NS and Joliet when Joliet got some of NS's 35 foot buses. NS also received 6238-40, which appears to have been a direct shift from W. It was a mix of 35-foot (Mid/High 6660s-6675) and 40-foot NABI's (6247-6256 or 6261) at Joliet when I first went out there in 2008 before the Eldorados came. You're correct indeed about the swaps but how did 6322 became a lone duck at North Shore? I thought it belonged to West but never existed out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 It was a mix of 35-foot (Mid/High 6660s-6675) and 40-foot NABI's (6247-6256 or 6261) at Joliet when I first went out there in 2008 before the Eldorados came. You're correct indeed about the swaps but how did 6322 became a lone duck at North Shore? I thought it belonged to West but never existed out there. Joliet first had 6249-6261 and approx. 6665-6676 (approx. 2004). Apparently too many 40 foot buses (they were a direct swap for some in the 2090s and 2100s), so some were swapped with NS 6624-28, 6680, 6681, which weren't original to NS, either (Aurora, Elgin, or Highland Park). 6676 didn't stay in Joliet long, and went to Aurora and then Westmont (when Westmont got a chunk of Aurora's buses). Like I said (from personal observation) 6322 was always at North Shore. In fact, the Pace Newsletter threw a curve ball back in 2005 when it said that the first blue NABIs were going to west, but I soon thereafter saw 6265 on route 635. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Joliet first had 6249-6261 and approx. 6665-6676 (approx. 2004). Apparently too many 40 foot buses (they were a direct swap for some in the 2090s and 2100s), so some were swapped with NS 6624-28, 6680, 6681, which weren't original to NS, either (Aurora, Elgin, or Highland Park). 6676 didn't stay in Joliet long, and went to Aurora and then Westmont (when Westmont got a chunk of Aurora's buses). Like I said (from personal observation) 6322 was always at North Shore. In fact, the Pace Newsletter threw a curve ball back in 2005 when it said that the first blue NABIs were going to west, but I soon thereafter saw 6265 on route 635. Oh wow. So you're telling me that West should've had the blue NABI's first starting at 6262 not 6268? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Oh wow. So you're telling me that West should've had the blue NABI's first starting at 6262 not 6268? No, I'm saying that the newsletter was full of beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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