Pace Gillig Hybrid Buses

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

i spotted 25540 not in service for my guess testing around 3:10pm, it came into jeff park and went right out signed up as “NOT IN SERVICE”

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[artthouwill]

59 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

i spotted 25540 not in service for my guess testing around 3:10pm, it came into jeff park and went right out signed up as “NOT IN SERVICE”

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Might  have been a training bus 

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

50 minutes ago, artthouwill said:

Might  have been a training bus 

very likely i don’t see any other reason it didn’t pick anyone up lol

[artthouwill]

3 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

very likely i don’t see any other reason it didn’t pick anyone up lol

Hope to see them in revenue service soon.

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

25539 has entered service on the pulse milwaukee line

[Busjack]

28 minutes ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

25539 has entered service on the pulse milwaukee line

• It wasn't tracking, but the Pace Bus Tracker isn't loading.
• It will be interesting to see if Pace goes back to the purple PULSE panel on the signs.

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

21 minutes ago, Busjack said:

It wasn't tracking, but the Pace Bus Tracker isn't loading

i thought it was only me🤣

[Mnbaco]

I just saw 25539 on the pulse Milwaukee 

[Mnbaco]

25545 is also running the pulse Milwaukee 

[Busjack]

2 hours ago, Busjack said:

It will be interesting to see if Pace goes back to the purple PULSE panel on the signs.

From the 2 above posts, no.

[Confirmed Illinois Citizen]

25542 is now operating on the Pulse Milwaukee Line. Unfortunately the interior signs don’t seem to work.

[Busjack]

Another thing I noticed: While the CTA signs give route and stop information, the Pace ones only seem to have self-promotional slides. is my impression incorrect?

[Elkmn]

1 hour ago, Busjack said:

Another thing I noticed: While the CTA signs give route and stop information, the Pace ones only seem to have self-promotional slides. is my impression incorrect?

Yep, for now at least. I guess they haven't installed the stop program yet

[Busjack]

At least, they are now tracking on Pace Bus Tracker

[Mnbaco]

25542 was just taken out of service 

18 minutes ago, Busjack said:

At least, they are now tracking on Pace Bus Tracker

[Mnbaco]

25542 with a to garage headsign

[Elkmn]

5 hours ago, Busjack said:

At least, they are now tracking on Pace Bus Tracker

if only pace maths would show them 

[Busjack]

1 hour ago, Elkmn said:

if only pace maths would show them 

It does now, but still with screwy times. You have to go to Run History for Individual Buses and put in a number. It has readings for 25540, 25541, 25542, 25545, which overlap the official maps above. Sample:

[pudgym29]

On 7/9/2026 at 8:57 AM, Busjack said:

Another thing I noticed: While the CTA signs give route and stop information, the Pace ones only seem to have self-promotional slides. is my impression incorrect?

You are accurate. The Pulse Milwaukee bus (6520) I was aboard on Wednesday not only was showing self-promotion, it displayed its time and date as July 31, 2025 at 8:00 pm. 🙄

[Busjack]

interesting that, so far, the NS ones have been on 210, 421-423 and 626. Nothing yet tracking on its 2 heavy routes--213 and 215.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

on Monday i took unit #25538 on Milwaukee pulse, that unit does not appear on the WebWatch

[Elkmn]

On 7/14/2026 at 7:34 PM, Busjack said:

interesting that, so far, the NS ones have been on 210, 421-423 and 626. Nothing yet tracking on its 2 heavy routes--213 and 215.

Do they only have 25500-10?

Guess they're trialing them out on lighter routes before they put it on a really long and busy route like the 213. Might be something to do with howard though?

[Busjack]

11 hours ago, Elkmn said:

Do they only have 25500-10?

Guess they're trialing them out on lighter routes before they put it on a really long and busy route like the 213. Might be something to do with howard though?

I'm not thinking Howard, but you did send me in a similar direction. 432 had to be rerouted for hybrids and 349 for CNG because of low clearances.  However, that doesn't seem an issue because the Evanston clearance list has the two potential chokepoints for 213 and Pulse as Church 12'7' and Davis 11'9'.  Howard (for 215) is also 11'9".

[busfan2847]

15 hours ago, Elkmn said:

Do they only have 25500-10?

Guess they're trialing them out on lighter routes before they put it on a really long and busy route like the 213. Might be something to do with howard though?

25500-25512

[Busjack]

3 hours ago, busfan2847 said:

25500-25512

That's what NS is supposed to get. But it may be like Metzger saying 24 were inaugurated at H, but from evidence in prior posts, 2 have not been delivered yet.