Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, chicagocubs6323 said: Picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 10:10 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: The more the bus hits bumps the more it creeks. (Since i did post that i can confirm it) the other complaint in my post is the fact that about 90% of their buses 6323 - 6376 have no working wifi. Only a few like 6375 works since im using it right now. *edit* when 6375 was about to arrive at rosemont the wifi disconnected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 And is it safe to say that all of west's 6600 series buses is retired? If it is that means ravinia is the only division with 6600's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, John7 said: And is it safe to say that all of west's 6600 series buses is retired? If it is that means ravinia is the only division with 6600's Possibly, two have broken trackers and one didn't go out for a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 I havent seen the 6600's in a while. So it looks like west retired all of its 6600's. Ravinia is the only division with those buses. But not for long since newer buses will be coming in to retire all of the nabi buses and some of the 30ft eldorado buses. And ill bet those 30ft buses will move to Ravinia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 I got 6227 today, sounds awesome like 6237 and sounds way better than I thought! It has good AC which does not block the engine almost completely like I experienced in 6296, and last year I saw this bus with messed up turn signals, and once a few weeks ago the driver did shut the entire bus off at his layover in Oak Park on the 314 at Pete's. All I need to ride that is left is 6258. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 10:10 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: This panel has been fixed when I rode 6344 today, one of my least favorites of that fleet but another panel is starting to come loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon CVPI Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 6684 is fresh into retirement it was getting towed this morning I seen it on cermak and throop the tow truck driver was in subway & it had done spray painted on the windshield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Shannon CVPI said: 6684 is fresh into retirement it was getting towed this morning I seen it on cermak and throop the tow truck driver was in subway & it had done spray painted on the windshield 6684 has been retired for more than a year, they just stored it until recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon CVPI Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: 6684 has been retired for more than a year, they just stored it until recently. Aw ok didn't know I don't really keep up with pace just happened to see it this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Shannon CVPI said: Aw ok didn't know I don't really keep up with pace just happened to see it this morning All right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 6240 has been retired during Summer 2019, as its faded numbers from the rear of it were blue when I saw it on the rear of 6277. Similar story with 6295 blue faded numbers on 6273, and I do not have a photo of this sadly. 6477 was one of the 6 replacements at West for these buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I got to ride 6246 today (this one has the black interior number due to it having a front-end crash when it was new) and it sounds like brand new. I rode it NIS on Lake St. because the operator was so kind and she drove us on Lake back to my street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 I think we should also talk about the 2005 models in here, as they will retire around the same time as these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajay Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 21 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: I think we should also talk about the 2005 models in here, as they will retire around the same time as these. They will start retiring when the New Flyer XD40s come. So we got a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, ajay said: They will start retiring when the New Flyer XD40s come. So we got a while. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 I can't believe 16 and 17 years two of the 2002/3 models I rode today are still in great condition, like they are only one or two years old! 6227 and 6251 run great but 6227 has a light above the rear door not working and 6251 does have vandalism on the seats in the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjohns Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 11/17/2019 at 6:29 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: I can't believe 16 and 17 years two of the 2002/3 models I rode today are still in great condition, like they are only one or two years old! 6227 and 6251 run great but 6227 has a light above the rear door not working and 6251 does have vandalism on the seats in the rear. Remember, 6251 was a Joliet bus for a while so it probably didn't get the heavy use as it does now. And if I'm not mistaken, wasn't 6227 out for a while at one point of it's life before it came back? If so, then that's probably why it's still doing well. Look for both of these buses at Ravinia next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John7 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 All nabi buses are going to be retired by this summer. Catch a ride on them before they're all gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, John7 said: All nabi buses are going to be retired by this summer. Catch a ride on them before they're all gone. Why? Every NABI I rode on during the summers from the North Shore garage, had the heat on full blast while the A/C was going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 7:18 PM, John7 said: All nabi buses are going to be retired by this summer. Catch a ride on them before they're all gone. On 1/26/2020 at 8:40 PM, strictures said: Why? Every NABI I rode on during the summers from the North Shore garage, had the heat on full blast while the A/C was going! I go out a lot, and I have a lot of NABI buses I still need to catch onto my YT channel! For me, not every NABI had A/C going for me, like 6237, 6289, 6251, 6293, and 6267! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjohns Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 It's probably going to be trouble for the Nabis now as a bunch of routes will either be cut or suspended all over starting Monday, May 18th. So either they're going to run a bunch of Eldos and NFs and cut out as many Nabis as possible now OR they'll run the Nabis for as long as they can and run them to the ground so they can then retire and save the Eldos/NFs until it's time to put them in on a more consistent basis. My guess is the latter and that makes the most sense as long as most of them are running ok as it would save them from running the NFs so fast, especially if kinks need to be works out as more start service. But the minute a Nabi breaks down, it's gone from service. Since no division seems immune to cuts, I would also not be surprised if we see some kind of movement amongst other divisions to West, even if it's temporary, so that's something to keep an eye on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Well I would definitely be running shield buses if I had those to run just for the safety of the operators. Probably the cuts will transfer to a nabi retirement. Buses will transfer where more routes were cut, but only unless it affects the fleet. Like south will be keeping cngs due to incompatibility with the rest of the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotjohns Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 4:21 PM, BusHunter said: Well I would definitely be running shield buses if I had those to run just for the safety of the operators. Probably the cuts will transfer to a nabi retirement. Buses will transfer where more routes were cut, but only unless it affects the fleet. Like south will be keeping cngs due to incompatibility with the rest of the system. Pace seems eager to getting the NFs out, especially given the shields on these buses. And with Ravinia canceled for this year, no chance any NABIs are heading up there. And once the stay-at-home order is lifted, I don't expect Pace to be too quick about restoring some routes and/or times. Too many people or companies will be spooked to allow life to return to normal, ridership is likely going to stay down for a little while. My Prediction: It could be over for most (if not all) of the NABIs by the end of June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Yeah your probably right. Unless cta does a service cut its stuck with the 6400s because no order/bid has gone out. Pace has that gift of 85 buses showing up plus whatever cuts will stick so it's most likely the end of the nabis very soon. Nfs are taking over at west I'm starting to see more of them than any other west bus. They still have 50 buses to go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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