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[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Just now, Shannoncvpi said:

But they look nice

Yep I agree with you . Are they just doing it in blue wrap or they are doing different wrap colors 

[Shannoncvpi]

1 minute ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Yep I agree with you . Are they just doing it in blue wrap or they are doing different wrap colors 

Yea who knows which 605 was still in white when I last seen 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Just now, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea who knows which 605 was still in white when I last seen 

oh that was pre-wrap unless it had the electric decals on them

[Shannoncvpi]

1 minute ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

oh that was pre-wrap unless it had the electric decals on them

I just seen it in wight with blue tape on it with 605

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Just now, Shannoncvpi said:

I just seen it in wight with blue tape on it with 605

Oh yeah that means they weren't wrapped yet if they have the small tape

[Shannoncvpi]

4 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Oh yeah that means they weren't wrapped yet if they have the small tape

Yea I see

[YoungBusLover]

Welp time for another game of Russian roulette in regards to pulling a bus out. Right now there's at least 15 operators waiting to receive a bus to pullout for the PM shift and a lot artics weren't being put out for obvious reasons. I had to pull in #4033 after the kneeling function started having issues along with not having an operable horn.

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said:

Welp time for another game of Russian roulette in regards to pulling a bus out. Right now there's at least 15 operators waiting to receive a bus to pullout for the PM shift and a lot artics weren't being put out for obvious reasons. I had to pull in #4033 after the kneeling function started having issues along with not having an operable horn.

Dam

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

700 on the 8A ?

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

700 on the 8A ?

Cool

[geneking7320]

This afternoon close to 4:30pm I think I saw 700 working #79 westbound at Cheltenham MED station.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

9 hours ago, geneking7320 said:

This afternoon close to 4:30pm I think I saw 700 working #79 westbound at Cheltenham MED station.

Yes that's the green XE40 and those mainly run on the 79 now but there was one time 701 ran the 4 and now they are starting to pop up on the 8A too block 704.

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Yes that's the green XE40 and those mainly run on the 79 now but there was one time 701 ran the 4 and now they are starting to pop up on the 8A too block 704.

Yes they are mostly doing short routes 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

1 hour ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yes they are mostly doing short routes 

?

[Shannoncvpi]

45 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

?

Yea guess they feel they arent ready to do long runs 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

10 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea guess they feel they arent ready to do long runs 

Yes until there is charging stations en-route at a major stop or terminal then they can do long routes

[Shannoncvpi]

2 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Yes until there is charging stations en-route at a major stop or terminal then they can do long routes

I say at the end of the line cuz stopping & charging in the middle of the route its gone make cta even slower

[artthouwill]

3 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

I say at the end of the line cuz stopping & charging in the middle of the route its gone make cta even slower

True, but depending on the route, if it has a short turn ( i.e 47th at Kedzie Orange Line or 63rd at 63rd and Kedzie. Or 79th at 79th and Western) that could be a possibility.   I'm not suggesting that a bus running the full route charge at a short turn, but short turns should have charging stations too.

[Shannoncvpi]

Just now, artthouwill said:

True, but depending on the route, if it has a short turn ( i.e 47th at Kedzie Orange Line or 63rd at 63rd and Kedzie. Or 79th at 79th and Western) that could be a possibility.   I'm not suggesting that a bus running the full route charge at a short turn, but short turns should have charging stations too.

Aw yea that a work on a full route it does short runs

[YoungBusLover]

54 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

True, but depending on the route, if it has a short turn ( i.e 47th at Kedzie Orange Line or 63rd at 63rd and Kedzie. Or 79th at 79th and Western) that could be a possibility.   I'm not suggesting that a bus running the full route charge at a short turn, but short turns should have charging stations too.

52 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Aw yea that a work on a full route it does short runs

Well the goal is to have both run longer than 4 to 5 hours a day, the wall mounted chargers we have here at the garage from what i've seen can only support one bus at a time unless there is another one located in the shops and I haven't seen #700 & #701 getting charged at the same time. If I'm being honest both can run for up to 12 hours a day if not longer because after seeing #701 on cottage for most of the day a few weeks ago shows me that the route there on doesn't matter its more so about not over working the only available electric equipment you have on deck. #700-#701 rarely get put on block runs and usually get swing runs that don't go over 4 hours in most cases, Cottage grove though was an odd ball. As more #600s have started to roll in we'll see more activity with both series hopefully across the system and perhaps give better feedback towards future endeavors.  

 

[Shannoncvpi]

5 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Yes until there is charging stations en-route at a major stop or terminal then they can do long routes

I say at the end of the line cuz stopping & charging in the middle of the route its gone make cta even slower

[Shannoncvpi]

602 is out as a training bus

[Shannoncvpi]

6 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Well the goal is to have both run longer than 4 to 5 hours a day, the wall mounted chargers we have here at the garage from what i've seen can only support one bus at a time unless there is another one located in the shops and I haven't seen #700 & #701 getting charged at the same time. If I'm being honest both can run for up to 12 hours a day if not longer because after seeing #701 on cottage for most of the day a few weeks ago shows me that the route there on doesn't matter its more so about not over working the only available electric equipment you have on deck. #700-#701 rarely get put on block runs and usually get swing runs that don't go over 4 hours in most cases, Cottage grove though was an odd ball. As more #600s have started to roll in we'll see more activity with both series hopefully across the system and perhaps give better feedback towards future endeavors.  

 

Makes sense

[Shannoncvpi]

20 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Well the goal is to have both run longer than 4 to 5 hours a day, the wall mounted chargers we have here at the garage from what i've seen can only support one bus at a time unless there is another one located in the shops and I haven't seen #700 & #701 getting charged at the same time. If I'm being honest both can run for up to 12 hours a day if not longer because after seeing #701 on cottage for most of the day a few weeks ago shows me that the route there on doesn't matter its more so about not over working the only available electric equipment you have on deck. #700-#701 rarely get put on block runs and usually get swing runs that don't go over 4 hours in most cases, Cottage grove though was an odd ball. As more #600s have started to roll in we'll see more activity with both series hopefully across the system and perhaps give better feedback towards future endeavors.  

 

Makes sense

[Shannoncvpi]

Seen 600 out on the streets training drivers guess its even closser to entering service