8350-series Nova LFS - Updates

[YoungBusLover]

#8909 and #8918 are at SS.

[YoungBusLover]

#8926 is at SS.

[YoungBusLover]

#8901 and #8902 are at SS. I might have saw #8937 or 38 over there as well today.

[garmon757]

#8823 is currently in service out of North Park. 

[garmon757]

#8820 is currently in service out of Chicago. 

[YoungBusLover]

#8927, #8928 and #8940 are at SS

[artthouwill]

14 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

#8927, #8928 and #8940 are at SS

Looking like the deliveries should be finished by month's end.  It still may take another 2 to 3 months before they all enter service. 

[Javi75]

On 3/5/2025 at 6:18 PM, garmon757 said:

#8820 is currently in service out of Chicago. 

Anyone think C is going to keep all the 8350s it has long term? It makes sense for them to have the amount they have, they lost a lot of 7900s to FG, K & 6. Plus all the rusted NFs they had so that covers their net loss of 1000s & 7900s. It’s interesting to see if 6 would swap out its high mileage 7900s for 8350s somewhere like 7 did. 

[jajuan]

On 3/7/2025 at 6:08 PM, Javi75 said:

Anyone think C is going to keep all the 8350s it has long term? It makes sense for them to have the amount they have, they lost a lot of 7900s to FG, K & 6. Plus all the rusted NFs they had so that covers their net loss of 1000s & 7900s. It’s interesting to see if 6 would swap out its high mileage 7900s for 8350s somewhere like 7 did. 

How about we see if 6 gets more 8350s to replace some 1000s assigned there before a trade for 7900s comes into the picture. Remember the number of 1000s systemwide is supposed to drop down to about 430 at most, and the last count was still close to 750 or so, though it probably dropped closer to 700 since that count. And it's pretty safe to say North Park ain't getting stacked with 8350s to the point that beefing up garages with low 8350s counts isn't in the realm of possibility. The primary goal of getting 8350s is to replace D40LFs and not really to cover 7900s all that much. Lower mileage 7900s can be traded for those higher mileage ones. 

[ItzLoganTRANSIT]

On 2/18/2025 at 12:05 AM, Shannon tahoeppv said:

Well it has a chance of getting fixed see 8194 got fixed like 6510 did also I think 

What about 8594?

 

[ItzLoganTRANSIT]

8603 was on the 70 division this morning

 

[andrethebusman]

There has been mention of how long it takes between when a bus shows up at South Shops and it goes into service. Back in the days of propane Flxibles, the normal procedure was it arrived Tuesday, got signs and fare box and a "license applied for" tag and goes to garage Wednesday and out on a run Thursday. The fact it made it from Loudonville to Chicago was seen as proof it was fit for service. An era when things were simpler and less prone to "bugs".

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, andrethebusman said:

There has been mention of how long it takes between when a bus shows up at South Shops and it goes into service. Back in the days of propane Flxibles, the normal procedure was it arrived Tuesday, got signs and fare box and a "license applied for" tag and goes to garage Wednesday and out on a run Thursday. The fact it made it from Loudonville to Chicago was seen as proof it was fit for service. An era when things were simpler and less prone to "bugs".

I wish that process was still simple today 😅

[Bus1883]

1 hour ago, andrethebusman said:

There has been mention of how long it takes between when a bus shows up at South Shops and it goes into service. Back in the days of propane Flxibles, the normal procedure was it arrived Tuesday, got signs and fare box and a "license applied for" tag and goes to garage Wednesday and out on a run Thursday. The fact it made it from Loudonville to Chicago was seen as proof it was fit for service. An era when things were simpler and less prone to "bugs".

Shows u how reliable CTA used to be

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Sounds like 8765 might have a lot of bugs if it’s late for service

[Busjack]

1 hour ago, andrethebusman said:

There has been mention of how long it takes between when a bus shows up at South Shops and it goes into service. Back in the days of propane Flxibles, the normal procedure was it arrived Tuesday, got signs and fare box and a "license applied for" tag and goes to garage Wednesday and out on a run Thursday. The fact it made it from Loudonville to Chicago was seen as proof it was fit for service. An era when things were simpler and less prone to "bugs".

 

32 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

I wish that process was still simple today 😅

 

31 minutes ago, Bus1883 said:

Shows u how reliable CTA used to be

Yeah, but in those days, buses didn't include fareboxes (most just had a shelf where you laid your token), electronic signs (they just grabbed a roll sign off some other bus), farecard readers, gps, radios, emergency alarms, cameras, cell phone hotspots, powered rear doors, collision avoidance systems, wheelchair ramps, and electronic engine control.They also didn't have emission controls, although maybe propane buses didn't need them. CTA also probably had an adequate number of mechanics @ $6/hour.

[YoungBusLover]

#8885, #8941 - #8944 are at SS. 

[YoungBusLover]

#8945 is at SS.

[YoungBusLover]

#8948 & #8949 are at SS.

[Busjack]

23 minutes ago, YoungBusLover said:

#8948 & #8949 are at SS.

So, that should be it, unless there are scattered missing ones.

[YoungBusLover]

11 hours ago, Busjack said:

So, that should be it, unless there are scattered missing ones.

Yeah there's quite a few still missing, my last headcount was around 110 sitting at SS. Lowest still being #8765 and now the highest being #8949. 

[Busjack]

14 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Yeah there's quite a few still missing, my last headcount was around 110 sitting at SS. Lowest still being #8765 and now the highest being #8949. 

Depends on your definition of "still missing." Although you mention 8765 at SS, a combination of personal observation in NP territory and trackers indicates that fleet numbers up to 8824 are in service. I'm not keeping tallies, though.

Rephrased. the question is how many are still pending delivery from the factory, considering that the highest vehicle number has been delivered?

 

[YoungBusLover]

Here's the remaining list of #8350s at SS along with the remaining batch that have yet to be delivered embolden in black below. There is a total of 13 left that haven't been delivered yet. Once they arrive that will conclude the delivery process. 

#8765, #8804, #8816, #8822, #8825 - #8843, #8845 - #8853, #8856 - 8879, #8880, #8881 - #8885, #8886, #8887 - #8895, #8896, #8897 - #8909, #8910, #8911 - #8913, #8914, #8915, #8816, #8817, #8819, #8821 - 8924, #8925, #8926 - 30, #8931, #8932, #8933 - #8935, #8936, #8937, #8938, #8939 #8940 - #8945 (Total: 109) Excluding the the ones embolden. 

[renardo870]

4 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Here's the remaining list of #8350s at SS along with the remaining batch that have yet to be delivered embolden in black below. There is a total of 13 left that haven't been delivered yet. Once they arrive that will conclude the delivery process. 

#8765, #8804, #8816, #8822, #8825 - #8843, #8845 - #8853, #8856 - 8879, #8880, #8881 - #8885, #8886, #8887 - #8895, #8896, #8897 - #8909, #8910, #8911 - #8913, #8914, #8915, #8816, #8817, #8819, #8821 - 8924, #8925, #8926 - 30, #8931, #8932, #8933 - #8935, #8936, #8937, #8938, #8939 #8940 - #8945 (Total: 109) Excluding the the ones embolden. 

Will 74th get any more of the remaining buses along with North Park? 

[jtrussel]

So with this administration (trump) basically kicking the electric mandate to the curb, is cta /pace still going for the all electric by 2040 or did it open the door for some new diesel busses