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[NewFlyerMCI]

Just now, Sam92 said:

 

It’s odd seeing as express routes are named after origin points 6 should be south shore express and 26 should be south deering express 

If anything, the 6 is the true Hyde Park express considering where the bulk of it's ridership comes from. I'd say the 26 is fine as is, considering that before the extension that codified the deadhead into the route, it barely entered South Deering. Maybe South Chicago express is more accurate

[NewFlyerMCI]

2 minutes ago, Sam92 said:

BUT then 6 short turns would bring up the 145 issue of “6 short turns are named for a street they don’t reach” but I guess an EXPRESS head sign fixes that 

Where does the 6 short turn? I can't find it in the schedule. Is it 63rd or 67th?

[Sam92]

1 minute ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

Where does the 6 short turn? I can't find it in the schedule. Is it 63rd or 67th?

Not now but usually every now and then 63rd

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

i just seen a 82 saying “82 Kimball/Homan To Congress Blue Line”

[NewFlyerMCI]

1 hour ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

i just seen a 82 saying “82 Kimball/Homan To Congress Blue Line”

On weekdays, about 4 evening SB trips and every day about 1-4 after midnight SB trips end at Homan/Congress. These buses immediately make two lefts onto Harrison, then Kedzie to return to K

Buses also start at Homan & Congress as well, but I'm not sure if they start at the intersection or on the bridge by the Blue Line entrance.

Edited April 14, 2021 by NewFlyerMCI
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[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

4 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

On weekdays, about 4 evening SB trips and every day about 1-4 after midnight SB trips end at Homan/Congress. These buses immediately make two lefts onto Harrison, then Kedzie to return to K

Buses also start at Homan & Congress as well, but I'm not sure if they start at the intersection or on the bridge by the Blue Line entrance.

it was heading to LWTC when i seen it at Kimball/Lawrence 

[NewFlyerMCI]

2 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

it was heading to LWTC when i seen it at Kimball/Lawrence 

The Clevver Device probably wasn't being so clever then. Regardless, 82 buses returning to K end their runs at Congress and the headsign reflects that. I believe there's also one for Cermak, but don't quote me on that.

[chicagocubs6323]

1 hour ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

The Clevver Device probably wasn't being so clever then. Regardless, 82 buses returning to K end their runs at Congress and the headsign reflects that. I believe there's also one for Cermak, but don't quote me on that.

Yes some do end at Cermak

[YoungBusLover]

Police shuttles are back so if anyone see's buses from all seven garages in peculiar areas that is why.

[Shannoncvpi]

When your bus needs gas so you pull up in the hood gas station ???

[ajay]

7 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

When your bus needs gas so you pull up in the hood gas station ???

??

[MetroShadow]

On 3/27/2021 at 9:00 AM, BrownLineTrainToTheLoop said:

Here's a hard question for all of you; would a train from Harlem/Lake to Midway or vice versa be considered as a Green Line train via the Orange line or and Orange line train via the green line?

Yes.

[NewFlyerMCI]

50 minutes ago, Shannoncvpi said:

When your bus needs gas so you pull up in the hood gas station ???

Is this the FalconFuel at 79th/Red?

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, ajay said:

??

???

[Shannoncvpi]

25 minutes ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

Is this the FalconFuel at 79th/Red?

Yea

[artthouwill]

3 hours ago, NewFlyerMCI said:

Is this the FalconFuel at 79th/Red?

Emergency Bathroom break?

[Shannoncvpi]

4 hours ago, artthouwill said:

Emergency Bathroom break?

???

[Shannoncvpi]

Just seen 6153 out by the fire Academy thought CFD was done using it 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

15 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

When your bus needs gas so you pull up in the hood gas station ???

?1778 and 1648 coming back to serve our neighborhoods as police buses 

[YoungBusLover]

3 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Just seen 6153 out by the fire Academy thought CFD was done using it 

No, they're not done just yet but with the pandemic being an issue its use was limited, @CTA5750 could elaborate on it better than I can since he operates #6163 though.

[Shannoncvpi]

49 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

No, they're not done just yet but with the pandemic being an issue its use was limited, @CTA5750 could elaborate on it better than I can since he operates #6163 though.

Yea I just hapoenf to see it I thought they had stripped the markings off it thats why I though they was done with it

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea I just hapoenf to see it I thought they had stripped the markings off it thats why I though they was done with it

Ahh I gotcha, he wants to preserve it if he can I don't know if that's still an active plan but let's hope that's the case.

[Shannoncvpi]

1 hour ago, YoungBusLover said:

Ahh I gotcha, he wants to preserve it if he can I don't know if that's still an active plan but let's hope that's the case.

Yea save it don't send it to the scrapper like 5678 heading

[geneking7320]

From time to time I will see a CTA bus parked on the 6700 block of Stony Island on the east side of the street.

The sign may something about being a cooling bus(?). It hasn't hot enough to necessitate that for some time.

Anyone have ideas what this is about?

 

Edited April 16, 2021 by geneking7320
correct spelling

[Shannoncvpi]

Giving y'all a quick look inside of K dont wanna get in the way of the buses way thats being parked ready for the AM rush