andrethebusman Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 12:15 AM, mel bernero said: Two of my friends happened to photograph two of the Pace Heritage wraps. Don Ellison photographed Pace 6770 in Waukegan. Joe Goryl photographed Pace 2825 at Midway. 2825 look the best so far, though interesting it is modeling an OLD LOOK paint job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 2:15 AM, mel bernero said: Two of my friends happened to photograph two of the Pace Heritage wraps. Don Ellison photographed Pace 6770 in Waukegan. Joe Goryl photographed Pace 2825 at Midway. Is Joe any relation to Vince Goryl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel bernero Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Tracked down two more Pace Heritage wraps today. First is Pace 6567 (Nortran) not 6571 as originally stated. Then drove down to Oak Park and photographed Pace 6360 (West Towns). Very productive day to say the least. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel bernero Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 8 hours ago, artthouwill said: Is Joe any relation to Vince Goryl? Father/son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I like the West Towns bus the best so far. After seeing the picture, I tend to agree with @NewFlyerMCI that the "windows" look better matched to the contours of the bus (unlike 2825). It's interesting that the position of the fleet number was changer to fit the design of the Nortran bus, although the real thing had it on the darker blue stripe below. It actually looks like they just left that part in standard Pace blue, which probably explains the "discrepancy". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 10 hours ago, mel bernero said: Tracked down two more Pace Heritage wraps today. First is Pace 6567 (Nortran) not 6571 as originally stated. Then drove down to Oak Park and photographed Pace 6360 (West Towns). Very productive day to say the least. West Towns Bus is officially my favorite out of all of these. Excellent pictures as always! Interesting that the bus still say Toyota Park Transit Center instead Bridgeview Transit Center or Seatgeek Stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocubs6323 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 36 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said: West Towns Bus is officially my favorite out of all of these. Excellent pictures as always! Interesting that the bus still say Toyota Park Transit Center instead Bridgeview Transit Center or Seatgeek Stadium I noticed that only buses 6730-6739 say Bridgeview Transit Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 11 hours ago, mel bernero said: Father/son Small world. Haven't seen Vince in years. Met him 31 yrs ago. I remember that he worked at Pace NW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneking7320 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) I saw 2 "Nortran wrapped" buses working #290 yesterday (6/26/19). My mom worked for Nortran in the office so I appreciate seeing the livery. I think the "West Towns" wrap looks better, though. Can anyone here P-shop a 40 footer to have a white band above the window, powder blue in the middle and deep blue at the bottom? By this I mean to eliminate the pseudo fishbowl windows. Edited June 28, 2019 by geneking7320 Add clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Suburban Transit one is by far the best do far. Safeway the worst, should have been Red/Cream like 600's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 I am not impressed too much by how they are actually doing this. They should have just wrapped these buses in the old colors instead of hurting your eyes looking at windows inside windows that aren't there. The pic of 6360 above may be the best looking of any done. Also, the most obvious wrap missing ???...the original Pace white livery !! Each garage should have one of those too !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Saw this on the 722 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, artthouwill said: Saw this on the 722 Great taste, but awful execution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 That is supposed to represent a Tomahawk Transit (Aurora) Flxette I guess??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 This could have been done so much better. Like when NS did their historic units. Original colors but adapted to the lines of a current locomotive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I hope someone posts the pumpkin bus. That's like the coolest wrap of all. Was out at McHenry courthouse was tempted to look for the garage but I dont know Woodstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, BusHunter said: I hope someone posts the pumpkin bus. That's like the coolest wrap of all. Was out at McHenry courthouse was tempted to look for the garage but I dont know Woodstock. Being in Woodstock wouldn't have helped, as the garage is in McHenry. (Map) Since no one ever figured out what exactly the "blue" buses are used for, I'm not sure where other than the garage would be a good place to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 22 minutes ago, Pace831 said: Being in Woodstock wouldn't have helped, as the garage is in McHenry. (Map) Since no one ever figured out what exactly the "blue" buses are used for, I'm not sure where other than the garage would be a good place to look. Dont they run on the #807 and #806. #807 goes to McHenry courthouse. They only have 3 buses probably one spare. Those routes only run in the rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pace831 Posted July 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Just now, BusHunter said: Dont they run on the #807 and #806. #807 goes to McHenry courthouse. They only have 3 buses probably one spare. Those routes only run in the rush. There was a photo of one on 807, but they apparently do not run there regularly. All the times I have been to McHenry County, I saw and rode nothing but paratransits on 806, 807, and 808. Busjack reported that he saw one in Cary which was apparently being used for Dial-a-Ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesi2282 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Pace has updated its legacy fleet page with photos of all of the heritage buses, including the RTA Pumpkin. I think the Pumpkin might be the best one. United Motor Coach disappeared from the page, I wonder if they decided not to do it... http://www.pacebus.com/sub/news_events/anniversary.asp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 6 hours ago, jesi2282 said: Pace has updated its legacy fleet page with photos of all of the heritage buses, including the RTA Pumpkin. I think the Pumpkin might be the best one. United Motor Coach disappeared from the page, I wonder if they decided not to do it... http://www.pacebus.com/sub/news_events/anniversary.asp Safeway & West Towns are the only good ones, imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I like Suburban Transit. Good representation of an old look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel bernero Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 This was posted on Pace's Facebook page on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 That pumpkin bus does look pretty cool. Too bad it's stuck in the boondocks. What's with the yellow and green bus. It looks like a Green Bay Packers bus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, BusHunter said: That pumpkin bus does look pretty cool. Too bad it's stuck in the boondocks. What's with the yellow and green bus. It looks like a Green Bay Packers bus. United Motor Coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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