8350-series Nova LFS - Updates

[Javi75]

5 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

These are the latest #8350s to hit service, 67 remain awaiting to enter service which should happen by early August. 

8930    6/2/25, 3:46 PM    6/4/25, 8:21 AM    73    73 -811    C
8870    6/2/25, 4:11 PM    6/4/25, 8:21 AM    72    72 -813    C
8889    6/2/25, 4:36 PM    6/4/25, 8:21 AM    157    157 -807    C
8873    6/2/25, 5:16 PM    6/4/25, 8:21 AM    74    74 -811    C
8874    6/3/25, 4:51 PM    6/4/25, 8:21 AM    20    20 -816    C
8878    6/4/25, 7:31 AM    6/4/25, 8:21 AM    73    73 -812    C

At this point C has 8350s from every option, what’s NPs 8350s count looking like and it’s ironic they flip from 1700s and 1800s to 8700s and 8800s. 

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, Javi75 said:

At this point C has 8350s from every option, what’s NPs 8350s count looking like and it’s ironic they flip from 1700s and 1800s to 8700s and 8800s. 

NP will phase the last few 3rd/4th options out before the year is out.

[andrethebusman]

On 5/28/2025 at 9:04 PM, YoungBusLover said:

Indeed they do and it can take years depending on the severity of said accidents/incidents that occur on buses and trains. All along with the claims that come with it in the aftermath as far as the legality is concerned. That's why the CTA has it's own Law Dept to handle these matters.  @Erin Mishkin Jr.

There have been 6000s on "legal hold" for over 15 years now. So simply "aging out" and getting scrapped years from now is not an unreasonable scenario. Plus, sitting for 10 plus years for a modern "computer on wheels" bus might make it unfeasable to restore electrically, even if the accident damage is not very severe. Railroads found that out the hard way, you can't store a microprocessor locomotive for even a couple of years and expect to return it to service. The computers are just shot and not worth replacing.