chrissz2613 Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 What's the reasoning behind the 86 route not running on the weekends? It appears to have decent ridership during the week. https://rtams.org/services/cta/routes/23100086 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 9 minutes ago, chrissz2613 said: What's the reasoning behind the 86 route not running on the weekends? It appears to have decent ridership during the week. https://rtams.org/services/cta/routes/23100086 Decent weekday ridership doesn't translate into Decent weekend ridership. That routes generators really only generates weekdays, which is why it doesn't run on weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolensk Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 44 minutes ago, chrissz2613 said: What's the reasoning behind the 86 route not running on the weekends? It appears to have decent ridership during the week. https://rtams.org/services/cta/routes/23100086 Weekend service on the 86 was a victim of the large service cuts in 1997. To balance the budget that year, the CTA cut back and eliminated a lot of service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Just stopped WB2 on 63rd & may must be over there waiting on the workers to come p & do track work or just finished doing track work Snapchat-1122954774.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.NewFlyer1279 Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 couldn’t find a better topic then here………the past couple nights i’ve been seeing ohare bound blue line trains end and begin at rosemont it’s been happening in the 1-3am hours or it could just be operators switching trains but idk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said: couldn’t find a better topic then here………the past couple nights i’ve been seeing ohare bound blue line trains end and begin at rosemont it’s been happening in the 1-3am hours or it could just be operators switching trains but idk The question is are there shuttle buses in place? I checked the Alerts and none of the Blue Line Alerts are at O'Hare or Rosemont. I don't know if the city is trying to keep the ho.eless population out of the airport again. That's the only logical explanation I can think of. It has been chilly rgw last few nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolensk Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 20 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said: couldn’t find a better topic then here………the past couple nights i’ve been seeing ohare bound blue line trains end and begin at rosemont it’s been happening in the 1-3am hours or it could just be operators switching trains but idk O'Hare bound trains both begin and end at Rosemont? So you are saying that passengers going to O'Hare have to get off the train at Rosemont and get on another train that will take them to O'Hare? Is the wait long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 After 8188 broke down on 47th & Wentworth the other morning it's on the 63 today Snapchat-1732790662.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanguy0508 Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 CTA history question here. Prior to the completion of the Dan Ryan branch, did the Lake branch (today’s Green Line) travel the full extent of the Loop and then return back to Lake Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, urbanguy0508 said: CTA history question here. Prior to the completion of the Dan Ryan branch, did the Lake branch (today’s Green Line) travel the full extent of the Loop and then return back to Lake Street? yep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 Related to Lake trains formerly circling the Loop, I often get questions from tourists while working downtown looking for a train that just continuously circles the Loop. When the Lake Line became the Lake-Dan Ryan Line, the CTA started running a Loop shuttle train to make up for the loss of the Lake Line circling the Loop. It never had much ridership and was discontinued in 1977. Too bad for the tourists of today! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: Related to Lake trains formerly circling the Loop, I often get questions from tourists while working downtown looking for a train that just continuously circles the Loop. When the Lake Line became the Lake-Dan Ryan Line, the CTA started running a Loop shuttle train to make up for the loss of the Lake Line circling the Loop. It never had much ridership and was discontinued in 1977. Too bad for the tourists of today! It wouldn't be needed today, because the Orange Line connects Wells St. to Clark/Lake. It was packed on that short segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 Back then it was different. Once the Lake Street L was thru fouted, rhe only way to get from Lake/Wabash to Wells/Van Buren was the Evanston Express during rush hours only. Today the Pink and Orange Lines provide that opportunity in addition to rush hour Purple Line trains. 5 hours ago, MTRSP1900-CTA3200 said: Related to Lake trains formerly circling the Loop, I often get questions from tourists while working downtown looking for a train that just continuously circles the Loop. When the Lake Line became the Lake-Dan Ryan Line, the CTA started running a Loop shuttle train to make up for the loss of the Lake Line circling the Loop. It never had much ridership and was discontinued in 1977. Too bad for the tourists of today! 3 hours ago, Busjack said: It wouldn't be needed today, because the Orange Line connects Wells St. to Clark/Lake. It was packed on that short segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleC72 Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 My son found someone on YouTube basically made a multiple part series on YouTube over at SS on the retired and broken buses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Saw the 1010 or 1011 today on 63rd under the tracks Snapchat-221808190.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphabetlore1044 Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Just now, Shannoncvpi said: Saw the 1010 or 1011 today on 63rd under the tracks Snapchat-221808190.mp4 Is it WB 1 or WB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 9 hours ago, alphabetlore1044 said: Is it WB 1 or WB 2 Didn't have it on the sides or the don't wasn't able to see the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 23, 2023 Report Share Posted June 23, 2023 Work bus don't have no letters or number on it so as far as we know it's either 1010 or 1011 Snapchat-1875655428.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 Cta got 2 work buses wb 1 that was a Nova must have been retired cause wb 2 is out & the flyer that became a work bus must be wb 1 or maybe even WB 3 video_2023_06_26_12_47_04.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 3 is overloaded with buses got buses pouring out of all the the garage doors & buses double parked link to video https://youtu.be/cPtptsxu_WM 20230629_204717.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Some happened on 1564 on 63rd & halstead got the law breakers at it Snapchat-753331092.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson232 Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Has anyone realized lately that a bunch of the led signs on the outside of cta buses are supper small and in the corner of the display area. I have seen many of the busses have the signs like this. Is this supposed to be happening or is it a glitch. As you can see in this photo the higgins sign is to the corner of the display. (The photo is from the thumbnail of a Transit Enthusiast In Chicago & Beyond youtube video) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus1883 Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 12:56 PM, Shannoncvpi said: Cta got 2 work buses wb 1 that was a Nova must have been retired cause wb 2 is out & the flyer that became a work bus must be wb 1 or maybe even WB 3 video_2023_06_26_12_47_04.mp4 That is either 1010 or 1011. They’ve been retired since January. There are 2600s that have became work trains and were given work stripes and also retired in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Jackson232 said: Has anyone realized lately that a bunch of the led signs on the outside of cta buses are supper small and in the corner of the display area. I have seen many of the busses have the signs like this. Is this supposed to be happening or is it a glitch. As you can see in this photo the higgins sign is to the corner of the display. (The photo is from the thumbnail of a Transit Enthusiast In Chicago & Beyond youtube video) from Twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannoncvpi Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Bus1883 said: That is either 1010 or 1011. They’ve been retired since January. There are 2600s that have became work trains and were given work stripes and also retired in January. Yea I know it's either one of them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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