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I saw 1769 on #11 yesterday. Also last night while riding my bike, I almost was sure I saw a NF on Addison. It's back was all white and I saw the two led lights on the top near the darkened route number display in the back as it stopped near Addison and Lincoln WB. As it passed me, the engine sounded just like a 1000-Series NF. Anyone else see a NF on Addison last night after 9p?

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I saw 1769 on #11 yesterday. Also last night while riding my bike, I almost was sure I saw a NF on Addison. It's back was all white and I saw the two led lights on the top near the darkened route number display in the back as it stopped near Addison and Lincoln WB. As it passed me, the engine sounded just like a 1000-Series NF. Anyone else see a NF on Addison last night after 9p?

I remember when the Americanas were still around, I would see NP Americanas running on Addison during the summer time on weekdays during rush hour and early evening in the mid 90s. They weren't school trips for Lane Tech or any of the other high schools because as stated this was summertime. They were regular FG runs operated by Americanas from NP and sometimes from Kedzie. And because this was during the 90s, Flyer D901s were still around too. So this wasn't that period when former 74th and NP Americanas replaced the Flyers at FG. Perhaps this was something similar.

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I just drove past FG, theyre doing roadeo preliminiaries in the north yard. New Flyer #1773 is one of buses theyre using. I tried to get some pics but the weather just dosent want to cooperate today, couldnt get a good shot.

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#1765 was on the #147 yesterday at Michigan/Lake and across the street was #1768 on the #26 heading south. I also manage to finally spot #1631 on the #157. It looks pretty new like buses in the #1720's. No Byk rac advertizing yet. It must have been in the shop for warranty work all this time.

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you all wouldn't believe this, but on the #111 Pullman, I saw Bus 1814, riding thru 115th St. It was amazon

Wow #1814!, that is certainly noteworthy. By the way say hi to Norena, badge #36714 for me.

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My question would be what garage would get the new BRTs first? My guess would be 103rd, considering it has the oldest NABIs. with 77th getting the next bunch.

Which reminds me of a beef I have. BRT. BRT stands for Bus Rapid Transit, correct? By its definition, it should be fast with limited stops. To me, this requires a dedicated bus lane. Thus the new New Flyer artics are just that, artics. A so called bus lane on 79th or Halsted won't do a lot of good, especially in rush hour. There is this thing called right turn lanes. Who gets priority at Chicago and Halsted where 2 of the "BRT " routes cross each other? Besides, if these routes are local routes, how is this rapid? Metro Transit in Minneapolis has a better concept with its express routes operating on the shoulder or HOV lane and there is a stop on the expressway (I-35W) at about Lake Street. You have towalk upstairs to the expressway, and the bus pulls over to a dedicated bus stop to load/unload.

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My question would be what garage would get the new BRTs first? My guess would be 103rd, considering it has the oldest NABIs. with 77th getting the next bunch.

Which reminds me of a beef I have. BRT. BRT stands for Bus Rapid Transit, correct? By its definition, it should be fast with limited stops. To me, this requires a dedicated bus lane. Thus the new New Flyer artics are just that, artics. A so called bus lane on 79th or Halsted won't do a lot of good, especially in rush hour. There is this thing called right turn lanes. Who gets priority at Chicago and Halsted where 2 of the "BRT " routes cross each other? Besides, if these routes are local routes, how is this rapid? Metro Transit in Minneapolis has a better concept with its express routes operating on the shoulder or HOV lane and there is a stop on the expressway (I-35W) at about Lake Street. You have towalk upstairs to the expressway, and the bus pulls over to a dedicated bus stop to load/unload.

Unless one is in the inside at the CTA, one can't really tell if the 150 leased hybrid articulateds are part of the BRT project, or that is covered by the RFP for the up to 900 more. Or even whether the first 150 will have the series numbers indicated, as a bigger series would be needed to accommodate any ordered under the RFP. Not to mention the status of the buses under the Durbin grant.

As far as who gets priority at a crossing, it would be the bus that is behind schedule (if the Pace TSP experiment means anything). Of course, both CTA buses are probably behind schedule.

Finally, this project was a way to capture $150 million forfeited by New York. I don't read too much more into it.

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Wait a minute, what style of bus are we talking about anyways? LFR's, LF BRT's or standard LF's ? I realize the RFP is still up for grabs so it may not be New Flyer. I'm just not sure what you guys mean when you refer to New Flyer artics for the BRT and those that are coming in August. You already have the D40LF's coming in which is what this thread was originally for. It wouldn't make sense to run real BRT buses on routes where they originally had Flx's and TMC's, especially on routes with heavy stop and go.

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Yesterday I spotted a few (new) New Flyer's in service. #1777 was on the #36. #1775 was on the #151. Also #1767 was on the #151 too. Wow that was quick. I think #1777 just arrived last saturday and it's already in service. :) Another thing I noticed lately #1762's rear shocks were already failing on the #29 the other day. The bus was leaning on rear right side. It's only 2 -3 weeks old. Time to get in on some warranty coverage!!

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Wait a minute, what style of bus are we talking about anyways? LFR's, LF BRT's or standard LF's ? I realize the RFP is still up for grabs so it may not be New Flyer. I'm just not sure what you guys mean when you refer to New Flyer artics for the BRT and those that are coming in August. You already have the D40LF's coming in which is what this thread was originally for. It wouldn't make sense to run real BRT buses on routes where they originally had Flx's and TMC's, especially on routes with heavy stop and go.
All pictures of those shown in connection with the pickup of the Seattle option and the announcement of the BRT grants are conventional, flat faced, DE60LFs. Again, while the RFP is competitive, there is nothing in the specs that something other than a conventional bus is wanted.
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Yesterday I spotted a few (new) New Flyer's in service. #1777 was on the #36. #1775 was on the #151. Also #1767 was on the #151 too. Wow that was quick. I think #1777 just arrived last saturday and it's already in service. :) Another thing I noticed lately #1762's rear shocks were already failing on the #29 the other day. The bus was leaning on rear right side. It's only 2 -3 weeks old. Time to get in on some warranty coverage!!

Buses 1771, 1773, and 1777 were all on the #22 today.

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1324 and 1461 are in service on the 146. Looks like NP still hasn't returned Chicago's and 77th's buses that it borrowed yet even though the O'Hare shuttle service is over. It'll probably happen though over the weekend since the shuttle service did end four days early.

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1324 and 1461 are in service on the 146. Looks like NP still hasn't returned Chicago's and 77th's buses that it borrowed yet even though the O'Hare shuttle service is over. It'll probably happen though over the weekend since the shuttle service did end four days early.

#1461 is a NP bus :P I haven't seen any of the extra buses myself since the O'hare shuttle quit running. There might be a hold placed on them. You can't transfer a bus if it's driving around. :lol:

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#1461 is a NP bus :P I haven't seen any of the extra buses myself since the O'hare shuttle quit running. There might be a hold placed on them. You can't transfer a bus if it's driving around. :lol:

I was thinking about when I saw a couple of buses from 77th and Chicago on Clark when I made that post. Sorry about the mixup. If you'll note what I said after observing buses from 77th and Chicago haven't been returned, I already did take into account that they may get transferred back over the weekend since the shuttle service ended four days earlier than expected, and transfers seem to mostly happen during the weekends anyway with service being lighter then.

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