8350-series Nova LFS - Updates

[YoungBusLover]

Ahh yes right on cue, #8822, #8825 and #8841 have entered service out of K this evening.

[garmon757]

#8831 and #8834 have entered service out of Kedzie this morning. 

[Chammon Moore]

8804,8826-27,8833,8850 entered service out of North Park

[garmon757]

Just spotted #8853 on #155 about 4 hours ago.

[garmon757]

#8829, #8836, #8838, #8851, #8852, and #8855 are now in service out of North Park. 

[garmon757]

#8828 and #8832 are now in service out of North Park this morning. 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Here’s what else entered service this morning on the 22

[YoungBusLover]

#8862 has entered service out of 77th this afternoon and I'll assume it's only for the PM rush.

[Ghoul]

8866 has entered service on the 2 

[garmon757]

#8859 is now in service out of North Park and an interesting move #8866 is now at North Park from 77th.

[garmon757]

#8830 and #8845 are in service out of North Park. Spotted #8845 with advertising wrapping last night, in which I think that's the very first 8350s being wrapped on the first day of service.

[Ghoul]

8765 has entered service on the 120 but out of Kedzie…. 🗿🗿 

[garmon757]

14 hours ago, Ghoul said:

8765 has entered service on the 120 but out of Kedzie…. 🗿🗿 

That's really beyond comprehension as this point.

[garmon757]

#8856 and #8860 were in service yesterday out of North Park.

[YoungBusLover]

8 hours ago, garmon757 said:

That's really beyond comprehension as this point.

Not entirely, there's enough #8350s left to retire whatever 3rd/4th option #1000s at C,K and NP which currently is 125 combined between those 3 garages.

[Sam92]

11 hours ago, garmon757 said:

That's really beyond comprehension as this point.

 

On 4/16/2025 at 4:28 PM, Ghoul said:

8765 has entered service on the 120 but out of Kedzie…. 🗿🗿 

 

2 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Not entirely, there's enough #8350s left to retire whatever 3rd/4th option #1000s at C,K and NP which currently is 125 combined between those 3 garages.

I gave up the bus assignment game once they stopped grouping fleet numers together 😅.  Hopefully it's easier to put stuff in service, get heavy maintenance and milage trades done without having to make sure the fleet numbers stay consolidated in blocks. 

[garmon757]

#8837 and #8857 are now in service out of Norh Park.

[artthouwill]

17 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Not entirely, there's enough #8350s left to retire whatever 3rd/4th option #1000s at C,K and NP which currently is 125 combined between those 3 garages.

In essence,  the remaining deliveries will primarily go to North Park,  C, and K. 

[YoungBusLover]

58 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

In essence,  the remaining deliveries will primarily go to North Park,  C, and K. 

Indeed which is where the retirement process will be focused on until the first 430 #1000s out the 520 left get selected for a 2nd rebuild. 

[garmon757]

#8876 is now in service out of North Park this morning. 

[Busjack]

20 hours ago, Sam92 said:

 

 

I gave up the bus assignment game once they stopped grouping fleet numers together 😅.  Hopefully it's easier to put stuff in service, get heavy maintenance and milage trades done without having to make sure the fleet numbers stay consolidated in blocks. 

IRRC @andrethebusman99 addressed this earlier. There will be 600 identical buses. plus 25 buses that look about the same, plus 425 buses that probably aren't much different. By comparison, the 1000s, although scattered at various times, had differing Cummins engines, transmissions, etc.

The only time I remember CTA having so many of the same kind was the 1970s 1000s/7400s/9000s, but I'm sure in those days the records were in a card file, not on a computer server. What seemed to dictate allocations this time were training and fareboxes.

[garmon757]

#8847 and #8858 are now in service. #8847 is not on the tracker yet while spotted at Howard. Also, spotted #8880 on the Dan Ryan heading south.