artthouwill Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said: Glad to see aint nobody parked here blocking buses today to go in the liquor store 0123211224.mp4 Scaring everyone with yout Vic? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, BusHunter said: Yeah but to bounce the ball back to the other end of the court, Pace has not only bought new buses (close to 300,) with a healthy dose of up to 125 plus cngs coming within 2 years, it has invested in new technology, instead of abandoning it which seems to be what cta has done with hybrids. It's going to transfer 2 garages to a completely different fuel source all with a smaller budget than cta. Can cta say that? CTA seems to be spending alot of time on electric technology, when the technology itself is rapidly evolving. Towers to charge a bus will soon be old, the future is most likely charging pads. I stand by my remarks about Pace, I really do believe they will be on an alternative fuel source by 2040. I wish they would try out hydrogen fuel cell eldorados. The 30 foot ones. This way they could have a newer tech for the smaller buses too. CTA is just too much a deer in the headlights when it comes to propane or cng type buses since they had that bad garage fire in the 60s. They just need to make sure the tanks are outside. I've fueled a propane bus myself. It seems safe to me. We have a sister garage that has half or its garage propane buses. Sometimes when we are doing a charter across town you end up at the other facility. They had loaned us a few propanes for a certain charter. Sometimes customers request certain buses. Because we are a diesel garage we had to fuel at their garage. Seems to me in my experience, the fuel runs out faster but I dont know the price of propane. Propane seems to act up in the cold. Its harder to fuel in extreme heat and extreme cold. You have to make sure the O ring around the fuel hole is snug and not broken. Otherwise the propane will leak or evaporate. I also don't know the size if the propane tanks in the buses, but you will get more mileage from the diesel fuel or even regular gas than propane. It use to ne way cheaper, but I think the difference in price between propane and diesel is not very large anymore. Same goes for CNG. Fueling propane is much slower in extreme cold and extreme heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 29 minutes ago, artthouwill said: Scaring everyone with yout Vic? Lol thats they fault that they got scared not mines they idk why people are scared of the police anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said: Lol thats they fault that they got scared not mines they idk why people are scared of the police anyways Thelawbreakers. Law abiding citizens need not be afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, artthouwill said: Thelawbreakers. Law abiding citizens need not be afraid. I still don't see what the law breakers scared for he'll I dont be scared whenni do my crooked things my job is to do it & get away they job is to catch me ?? they already know what's going on so aint no use of hiding they a scoop them 1 day but today they got bigger fish to catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 My former boss was an older short (like 5 foot) black woman and she had a white car like that. You have to admit, the car makes her look more tough than she was and your less likely to mess with her. The trouble with rideshare is you have to put the company logos on your car which totally screws up the tough factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, artthouwill said: Propane seems to act up in the cold. Its harder to fuel in extreme heat and extreme cold. You have to make sure the O ring around the fuel hole is snug and not broken. Otherwise the propane will leak or evaporate. I also don't know the size if the propane tanks in the buses, but you will get more mileage from the diesel fuel or even regular gas than propane. It use to ne way cheaper, but I think the difference in price between propane and diesel is not very large anymore. Same goes for CNG. Fueling propane is much slower in extreme cold and extreme heat. It's pretty interesting. I looked up the registration on our propanes, and the buses were originally from Los Angeles. Dont know if it's a company experiment but the garage that has them is a city garage serving chicago services. It's a fleet of a good 40 -50 buses. We tend to work the south side, but we will serve most customers in the city or suburbs as long as it's on the south side. But I have worked in Winnetka. But it's rare. We have more northern garages than southern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, BusHunter said: My former boss was an older short (like 5 foot) black woman and she had a white car like that. You have to admit, the car makes her look more tough than she was and your less likely to mess with her. The trouble with rideshare is you have to put the company logos on your car which totally screws up the tough factor. Takes away what tough look bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 5 hours ago, artthouwill said: Propane seems to act up in the cold. Its harder to fuel in extreme heat and extreme cold. You have to make sure the O ring around the fuel hole is snug and not broken. Otherwise the propane will leak or evaporate. I also don't know the size if the propane tanks in the buses, but you will get more mileage from the diesel fuel or even regular gas than propane. It use to ne way cheaper, but I think the difference in price between propane and diesel is not very large anymore. Same goes for CNG. Fueling propane is much slower in extreme cold and extreme heat. My dad was a cab driver for 40 years & in the last few years in the 1980s, Checker & Yellow here went to propane Chevy V-6s. At first they had starting problems in cold weather, but within a few months, there weren't any starting problems or fueling problems, other than only the one garage that had the propane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 8 hours ago, BusHunter said: It's pretty interesting. I looked up the registration on our propanes, and the buses were originally from Los Angeles. Dont know if it's a company experiment but the garage that has them is a city garage serving chicago services. It's a fleet of a good 40 -50 buses. We tend to work the south side, but we will serve most customers in the city or suburbs as long as it's on the south side. But I have worked in Winnetka. But it's rare. We have more northern garages than southern. That makes sense, doesn't LACMTA have like an all-CNG fleet or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 19 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said: Takes away what tough look bro That your the man!! Does anybody want to mess around with cops? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, BusHunter said: That your the man!! Does anybody want to mess around with cops? ?? nemaw cuz they scared they dont stand up to their rights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 Lemme be honest. People notice you responding if you got lights and sirens. If you don't got sirens or lights then that means it a suspicious car and the cops might track you tbh. Not many cop cars are vics anymore too btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Lemme be honest. People notice you responding if you got lights and sirens. If you don't got sirens or lights then that means it a suspicious car and the cops might track you tbh. Not many cop cars are vics anymore too btw I dont have that issue its still alot of vics in CPD fleet just took the back up role but alot of officers wave at me when I drive pass so I wave back or they give me the tumbs up when they on a street stop so I give it back to em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said: I dont have that issue its still alot of vics in CPD fleet just took the back up role but alot of officers wave at me when I drive pass so I wave back or they give me the tumbs up when they on a street stop so I give it back to em Ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Ok.... Yea plus I be getting way with alot I got a parts business I run on the side & they always look pass my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 18 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said: That makes sense, doesn't LACMTA have like an all-CNG fleet or something like that? Apparently the nation’s largest clean air fleet. Also note the CNG diamond under the last window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 8091 broke down somewhere its being towed back to 6 right now 0125210738.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Shannoncvpi said: 8091 broke down somewhere its being towed back to 6 right now 0125210738.mp4 Rip I saw that unit in July on the 90 when it was at forest glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Rip I saw that unit in July on the 90 when it was at forest glen Oh yea it did go to FG for sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 C got 600 & 602 out this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Shannoncvpi said: C got 600 & 602 out this morning Ooh they be testing them in the cold ? but the wrap looks good too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Ooh they be testing them in the cold ? but the wrap looks good too ? Yea they do look good in that wrap even they I aint knoe it was a wrap thpught it was a paintjob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said: Yea they do look good in that wrap even they I aint knoe it was a wrap thpught it was a paintjob Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: Me too But they look nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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