Mr.NewFlyer1051 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said: You saw it on the tracker or what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said: You saw it on the tracker or what? I saw it on the tracker earlier this morning but it's not on the bus tracker now. Also Shannon took a video of it in Random CTA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova's at 103rd Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 600 is in service today on the 66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 8:37 PM, $100KBusoperator said: For those wondering how the charger works PXL_20210201_223918606.mp4 If the bus was a furby, it would be saying yum!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Was reading in the original contract that it says that they can build up to 12 or 13 towers for charging the proterras. They have the money to do that it's part of the contract. So I know of 3 towers, should be 4 at least. I wonder if they really plan on building the other 8 towers. Maybe it was meant for future expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, BusHunter said: Was reading in the original contract that it says that they can build up to 12 or 13 towers for charging the proterras. They have the money to do that it's part of the contract. So I know of 3 towers, should be 4 at least. I wonder if they really plan on building the other 8 towers. Maybe it was meant for future expansion. Hmmm 8 towers? Seems like a stretch for an unknown fleet and it's potential longevity. I could assume they would be strategically built for certain routes. 79th street comes to mind as you could eaily build 3 at each terminal. 103rd and Stony Comes to mind for the 15 and 28. Then there's Ashland and Western pick your poison with those two routes. There's 8 possible towere right there that come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patman119 Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 602 is currently on the 66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 10 hours ago, BusHunter said: Was reading in the original contract that it says that they can build up to 12 or 13 towers for charging the proterras. They have the money to do that it's part of the contract. So I know of 3 towers, should be 4 at least. I wonder if they really plan on building the other 8 towers. Maybe it was meant for future expansion. The next best places for charging stations and towers are the major bus/train terminals. Midway, Jeff Pk & 95th are the best choices, are there are a bevy of short routes to deploy electrics on via one or two chargers. A lot of other terminal spots would be good as well, such as Grand/Latrobe, Central/Harrison, Cicero/24th Pl, 74th Garage, and possibly 35th/Archer and maybe 47th Red Line as well (especially if a charger goes at 103rd Garage) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, patman119 said: 602 is currently on the 66. I see my bus up there I had this morning 1607 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Shannoncvpi said: I see my bus up there I had this morning 1607 Cool, love seeing the Kedzie buses on 66 during the rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Cool, love seeing the Kedzie buses on 66 during the rush. It lowkey be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, Shannoncvpi said: It lowkey be fun Yeah driving buses on different routes is fun. That why I like riding 82 and other buses that ain't the 90 since I ride that too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Yeah driving buses on different routes is fun. That why I like riding 82 and other buses that ain't the 90 since I ride that too much Lol yea I aint did the 66 in along ass time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Shannoncvpi said: Lol yea I aint did the 66 in along ass time Oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Oh Yea I'm mostly on the 12 7 126 18 60 21 & every now & then 151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, Shannoncvpi said: Yea I'm mostly on the 12 7 126 18 60 21 & every now & then 151 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: cool Yea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, Shannoncvpi said: Yea I need to ride those routes one day maybe they'll got proterras by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said: The next best places for charging stations and towers are the major bus/train terminals. Midway, Jeff Pk & 95th are the best choices, are there are a bevy of short routes to deploy electrics on via one or two chargers. A lot of other terminal spots would be good as well, such as Grand/Latrobe, Central/Harrison, Cicero/24th Pl, 74th Garage, and possibly 35th/Archer and maybe 47th Red Line as well (especially if a charger goes at 103rd Garage) I think Jeff Pk is a good choice you can interline so many routes with one on either side of the terminals.95th is a tough spot to build anything that won't get torn up and cause a bottleneck for other routes. The 47th Red line has to much activity that isn't suitable for something as precious as these #600s are. The Kedzie orange line seems a bit more suitable and more forgiving for possible hiccups.35th and Archer is another good spot, lots of space over there depending on the routes used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 47 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said: I think Jeff Pk is a good choice you can interline so many routes with one on either side of the terminals.95th is a tough spot to build anything that won't get torn up and cause a bottleneck for other routes. The 47th Red line has to much activity that isn't suitable for something as precious as these #600s are. The Kedzie orange line seems a bit more suitable and more forgiving for possible hiccups.35th and Archer is another good spot, lots of space over there depending on the routes used. 95th wouldn't be bad if you have charging stations in both sides of 95th. Or at least the north side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Devera Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said: The next best places for charging stations and towers are the major bus/train terminals. Midway, Jeff Pk & 95th are the best choices, are there are a bevy of short routes to deploy electrics on via one or two chargers. A lot of other terminal spots would be good as well, such as Grand/Latrobe, Central/Harrison, Cicero/24th Pl, 74th Garage, and possibly 35th/Archer and maybe 47th Red Line as well (especially if a charger goes at 103rd Garage) Other places I was thinking of were Howard Station, Devon/Kedzie, Clark/Arthur, Belmont/Halsted, Grand/Nordica, 31st/Komensky, 63rd/Kedzie, Ford City, 79th/Western, 79th/South Shore. Other possible places to put charging stations are termini of busy and frequent routes, such as the 8, 9, 20, 49, and 77. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, artthouwill said: 95th wouldn't be bad if you have charging stations in both sides of 95th. Or at least the north side Yeah it could work but knowing the landscape over there it just doesn't seem suitable yet, I'd have to see a detailed visual depiction of how that would be constructed. The northern works though especially for the 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, Anthony Devera said: Other places I was thinking of were Howard Station, Devon/Kedzie, Clark/Arthur, Belmont/Halsted, Grand/Nordica, 31st/Komensky, 63rd/Kedzie, Ford City, 79th/Western, 79th/South Shore. Other possible places to put charging stations are termini of busy and frequent routes, such as the 8, 9, 20, 49, and 77. The only routes that I see that working well with is the 63 except kedzie,65 and 79. The 53,63,82,151/156 have small terminals with little real estate to work with. The 8,9,20 and 49 are a toss up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Anthony Devera said: Other places I was thinking of were Howard Station, Devon/Kedzie, Clark/Arthur, Belmont/Halsted, Grand/Nordica, 31st/Komensky, 63rd/Kedzie, Ford City, 79th/Western, 79th/South Shore. Other possible places to put charging stations are termini of busy and frequent routes, such as the 8, 9, 20, 49, and 77. I was trying to pick routes where a round-trip could be completed on a charge (so short or maybe medium length) because otherwise, there would need to be an additional charger (or in some of these cases, electric buses, like 79th/South Shore). For example, the 65 could work, since there's a charger at Navy Pier, but probably not any route out of 31st/Komensky without a second charger somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Why not just put a charger in a centralized location like at jeff on the layover lane on the north terminal or at midway out by 59th where the layover buses hang out this way all the buses can use them and if they dont charge usually theres a another bus to take while they wait. All big terminals should have a charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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