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[Shannon tahoeppv]

On 10/30/2026 at 1:45 PM, dailycommuter62 said:

With changing clocks time of the year how do ctas overnight schedules compensate for going back or forward a hour or essentially a 23 or 25 hour day?

I had to work shit I had the same run but we only do 2 trips on the blue line me from OH to FP & then back to OH & im done 

[Bus1807]

#1423 is ghosting on the 97 if anyone wants to catch it. It’s in front of #8777 by 18 minutes

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

8 hours ago, Bus1807 said:

#1423 is ghosting on the 97 if anyone wants to catch it. It’s in front of #8777 by 18 minutes

Is mentioning that really worth it? Flyers can be on nova-dominant routes at any time and it happens more often than you think.

Keep in mind this is a Damen run that starts the day on the 50 and then does a round trip on 97 before it pulls in. #1494 is also on 97 right now.

[Bus1807]

9 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Is mentioning that really worth it? Flyers can be on nova-dominant routes at any time and it happens more often than you think.

Keep in mind this is a Damen run that starts the day on the 50 and then does a round trip on 97 before it pulls in. #1494 is also on 97 right now.

Yeah I figured it was a 50 run. There was also an 8350 with a 22 block id in which they do 2 round trips on the 97 before going to the garage. You mentioned #1494 which was on the 97 for a few trips because it came from a 201 shift. I get why you’re saying it wasn’t really necessary to post because of the block patterns for specifically the 97. I only mentioned #1423 because it was a ghost bus and it was involved in a accident and on a route with mainly 8350’s.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

1 hour ago, Bus1807 said:

Yeah I figured it was a 50 run. There was also an 8350 with a 22 block id in which they do 2 round trips on the 97 before going to the garage. You mentioned #1494 which was on the 97 for a few trips because it came from a 201 shift. I get why you’re saying it wasn’t really necessary to post because of the block patterns for specifically the 97. I only mentioned #1423 because it was a ghost bus and it was involved in a accident and on a route with mainly 8350’s.

#1423 been back since mid-July and even #1427 was back early this year. We're still waiting on #1331 to return as its repairs have been taking a lot longer than expected.

[Bus1807]

20 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

#1423 been back since mid-July and even #1427 was back early this year. We're still waiting on #1331 to return as its repairs have been taking a lot longer than expected.

Yeah because according to @Mr.NewFlyer1279 , SS is on a backlog. I am assuming it might be back in late November, December, or 2027.

[Bus1807]

this is probably one of the most interesting catches ive ever had. i decided to go bus watching by howard and i see #1793 on the 97 with a 50 sign. the bus just finished its trips on the 50 and deadheaded to howard for the 97. the sign never changed.

[Bus1807]

Just checked maths22 and #1793 changed its block pattern to 97-506. Is this a programming glitch or human error?

[Bus1807]

#1780 is also running on the 97 with a 155 dest sign.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

2 hours ago, Bus1807 said:

Just checked maths22 and #1793 changed its block pattern to 97-506. Is this a programming glitch or human error?

From what I’m seeing, the bus was logged in as P999 and the tracker noted it was a unscheduled extra trip, but the operator logged back onto their P400 run at the Oakton yellow line

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

2 hours ago, Bus1807 said:

this is probably one of the most interesting catches ive ever had. i decided to go bus watching by howard and i see #1793 on the 97 with a 50 sign. the bus just finished its trips on the 50 and deadheaded to howard for the 97. the sign never changed.

 

1 hour ago, Bus1807 said:

#1780 is also running on the 97 with a 155 dest sign.

Signage errors . 1793 has malfunctioning signs I’m surprised it didnt get retired because I saw it in August it looked like it was its last day on the road in this picture I took in August.

[Bus1807]

6 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

 

Signage errors . 1793 has malfunctioning signs I’m surprised it didnt get retired because I saw it in August it looked like it was its last day on the road in this picture I took in August.

#1793 needs to get checked because I saw it on its return trip to howard with the broken sign still.

[Bus1807]

heres both buses with signage errors.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

1 hour ago, Bus1807 said:

heres both buses with signage errors.

Just curious as to why you are editing the pictures to be full zoom of bus only?

[Bus1807]

27 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Just curious as to why you are editing the pictures to be full zoom of bus only?

to not show my exact location for safety. i posted those as soon as i took pics of them

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

42 minutes ago, Bus1807 said:

to not show my exact location for safety. i posted those as soon as i took pics of them

Oh okay that makes sense now

[Bus1807]

26 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Oh okay that makes sense now

yup.

[Busjack]

NBC5 (but seen elsewhere): Man armed with gun holds bus driver hostage in Chicago

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Police said that around 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, [suspect] allegedly boarded a CTA bus on the 2800 block of South Pulaski when he pulled out a gun and pointed it toward the front and the back of the bus. He then demanded the bus not stop, including through at least four red lights, prosecutors said. ...

After traveling several blocks while held hostage, the bus driver was able to come to a stop on the 5400 block of South Pulaski where she pulled the emergency lever inside the bus that would prevent [suspect] from being able to drive if he took the wheel, prosecutors said. ...

... she managed to escape through one of the bus windows and run to another nearby CTA bus for safety...

And, as an operator recently posted, there is an emergency "kill" on the bus.