YoungBusLover Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, andrethebusman said: 8350 expected by end of year. 8351-8449 by middle of next As far as what exactly in regards to #8350? Entering service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethebusman Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 8350 is pilot, for testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 41 minutes ago, andrethebusman said: 8350 is pilot, for testing. Well yeah I knew that already I thought you were referring to something else though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 12:54 PM, YoungBusLover said: As far as what exactly in regards to #8350? Entering service? Tbh prototype pilots never see service as much as the rest of the fleet. I guess #8350 may join the training 89th facility to be used as a trainer while the rest of the #8350s are in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 12:36 PM, andrethebusman said: 8350 expected by end of year. 8351-8449 by middle of next Hopefully the delivery of the first 100 buses will be speedy when they arrive early next year. Tbh I think Nova in Plattsburgh already has built a small fraction of them that way they can build and deliver at the same time. I can’t really confirm like I know but I’m pretty sure that they’ve already manufactured a few secretly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artthouwill Posted October 14, 2021 Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said: Hopefully the delivery of the first 100 buses will be speedy when they arrive early next year. Tbh I think Nova in Plattsburgh already has built a small fraction of them that way they can build and deliver at the same time. I can’t really confirm like I know but I’m pretty sure that they’ve already manufactured a few secretly. I don't think delivery was ever the problem with Nova. When the 7900s came, the prototypes came first, then not too long after they started rolling in. I think the first 50 were delivered before CTA put them on the street which was about 3 months after they started coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, artthouwill said: I don't think delivery was ever the problem with Nova. When the 7900s came, the prototypes came first, then not too long after they started rolling in. I think the first 50 were delivered before CTA put them on the street which was about 3 months after they started coming in. True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan2847 Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 15 hours ago, artthouwill said: I don't think delivery was ever the problem with Nova. When the 7900s came, the prototypes came first, then not too long after they started rolling in. I think the first 50 were delivered before CTA put them on the street which was about 3 months after they started coming in. 7900 & 7901 arrived in Feb 2014 and entered service in Apr 2014 (Chicago) & Jun 2014 (77th). 7904/7/8/10 arrived in June or July 2014. 7909/15 in Aug. and the rest from 7903 to 7999 between Sep and Dec 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, busfan2847 said: 7900 & 7901 arrived in Feb 2014 and entered service in Apr 2014 (Chicago) & Jun 2014 (77th). 7904/7/8/10 arrived in June or July 2014. 7909/15 in Aug. and the rest from 7903 to 7999 between Sep and Dec 2014 I thought 7900 was delivered in Dec of 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, busfan2847 said: 7900 & 7901 arrived in Feb 2014 and entered service in Apr 2014 (Chicago) & Jun 2014 (77th). 7904/7/8/10 arrived in June or July 2014. 7909/15 in Aug. and the rest from 7903 to 7999 between Sep and Dec 2014 I could of sworn #7900 got here in late 2013 u sure it arrived in February 2014? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 47 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said: I could of sworn #7900 got here in late 2013 u sure it arrived in February 2014? It came in 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: It came in 2014 Oh ok I got it both mixed in a bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 hours ago, NovaBusFan said: Oh ok I got it both mixed in a bag. the D60LFR's arrived in 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: the D60LFR's arrived in 2013 Ye DE60LFRs in 2012 and the D60s in 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 28 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said: Ye DE60LFRs in 2012 and the D60s in 2013 4334 was delivered pretty early and ended up here in service on the 6 in 2012. I remember cause a lot of 4300s were here for some months but didn’t go into service until the decrowding and ironically 4334 was my first 4300 ride. If I’m not mistaken I think 4332 or another hybrid either came late after a lot of the diesels or just ended up at 77th (who didn’t get artics till the last 40 came) randomly since they came out of sequence and were never really organized until the Dan Ryan reopened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Sam92 said: 4334 was delivered pretty early and ended up here in service on the 6 in 2012. I remember cause a lot of 4300s were here for some months but didn’t go into service until the decrowding and ironically 4334 was my first 4300 ride. If I’m not mistaken I think 4332 or another hybrid either came late after a lot of the diesels or just ended up at 77th (who didn’t get artics till the last 40 came) randomly since they came out of sequence and were never really organized until the Dan Ryan reopened. My first time ever riding a #4300 was when they ran on Cottage Grove years ago. It was a Hybrid version tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam92 Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 7 hours ago, NovaBusFan said: My first time ever riding a #4300 was when they ran on Cottage Grove years ago. It was a Hybrid version tho. So you caught them before the red line closed then. They had 2 random hybrids out of the 4300s they got till after the shutdown where they took most of the diesels and sent the hybrid to either 103rd or K. The first day 77th got them I caught 4368 on cottage lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cta5658 Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 17 hours ago, NovaBusFan said: My first time ever riding a #4300 was when they ran on Cottage Grove years ago. It was a Hybrid version tho. My first ride on a 4300 was on the 6 when they were new in January 2013, actually two of them 4310 and 4307 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 my first time was probably a de60lfr in 2014 or a d60lfr in 2013 on the 151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Policeman Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 Mine was on the red line shuttle. I forgot what bus number but it was a D60LFR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Sam92 said: So you caught them before the red line closed then. They had 2 random hybrids out of the 4300s they got till after the shutdown where they took most of the diesels and sent the hybrid to either 103rd or K. The first day 77th got them I caught 4368 on cottage lol. Yeah, this was when the Red Line was still open and slightly during the closure I believe, and the best shot of this scenario they’ve ran majority of the Hybrids on 77th routes I rode my first one on Cottage lol, my second time when it was on the R63, I remember seeing the R63 for the Red Line shuttle. The good old days lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 2 hours ago, cta5658 said: My first ride on a 4300 was on the 6 when they were new in January 2013 They were shiny new when I rode my first #4300 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 12:36 PM, andrethebusman said: 8350 expected by end of year. 8351-8449 by middle of next So they only anticipate 100 buses next year. Thats slower than I thought it would be. Nova could produce a little faster than that but its how the base order is set up. I wonder when does an option get exercised and do they have to wait for 2023 to receive those? Most likely next year one garage will get new nova buses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBusFan Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 3 hours ago, BusHunter said: So they only anticipate 100 buses next year. Thats slower than I thought it would be. Nova could produce a little faster than that but its how the base order is set up. I wonder when does an option get exercised and do they have to wait for 2023 to receive those? Most likely next year one garage will get new nova buses I was thinking that more could come in 2023 but that’s a whole year from next year after the first 100 buses is received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 #8350 has returned to SS from what I assume was the training facility on 89th and Greenwood. It's parked in the same spot on the eastern edge of the south fence wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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