jesi2282 Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yesterday I saw a PACE MCI on #355. while riding #148. Does PACE normally run MCI buses on route #355? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Usually the first two p.m. rush hour runs (around 4:30). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Theres Two Mcis that we dont used on the 877/888.There cut the two run so.Now we used them on the 355.Thats if there not in the shop.And there are used o the ups routes to.Because the some just about all the am 877/888s do ups after or before doing 877/888.We did have mcis on 352 370 ect but thats only if someone mess up gaving the bus out.like 3 weeks ago on a Saturday there gave me 6902.But there saw i was going in iit and came runing to the bus.And told me oh sorry u have 6202 i was like nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 6901 Is a bad bus.It was like being in a nabi just about rideing bad and no heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesi2282 Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Does the #355 run through good areas near the end of the route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Does the #355 run through good areas near the end of the route?Lansing and Calumet City are fine working and middle class suburbs. I grew up across the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesi2282 Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Are there any bad parts of the route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Are there any bad parts of the route?Sitting in a Dan Ryan construction zone might be a bad part. Depending on whether it is via 130th or Sibley, the first stop is in Hegewisch (part of Chicago that is essentially an industrial town, with lot of ethnic taverns and the like) or Calumet City. Basically not gang territory, and the mob was forced out of Calumet City decades ago. For demographics, see the wikipedia articles on Calumet City, Lansing and Hegewisch. "How is arthritis similar to Calumet City? The joints are closed." Rush hour trips don't go into Hammond. There was once a downtown Hammond, but it really isn't there anymore. There are basically vacant lots, The First Baptist Church, and St. Margaret's Hospital, although some renewal is occurring. The missing landmark is Goldblatt's (now a park). "What do the birds say when they fly over Goldblatt's? Cheap, Cheap." Since it is primarily designed to serve customers in the south surburbs, you would have to take a midday bus to be assured of a ride back (see schedule). That probably precludes getting an MCI. The fare is double. Question for those with any knowledge of Pace history: When and how did Pace get the rights to extend routes into Indiana (350, 355, and 364)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTA42 Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Since it is primarily designed to serve customers in the south surburbs, you would have to take a midday bus to be assured of a ride back (see schedule). That probably precludes getting an MCI. Simple, just hop off at Hegewisch for the South Shore. If one feels the need to ride all the way to Ridge & Torrence, there's a chance of catching the last northbound 358. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Just becasue u see a run with a mci doesnt mean it will have it all the time on the 355. Somedays there can be alot of mcis in the shop. Just about two weeks ago 102 what is a mci run had 6210. So that being said u just have to go to downtown and hope u get one. Also some drives wont take the mcis if the run calls for one there will take a 6100/6200 nabi so. Most drives dont like them lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Simple, just hop off at Hegewisch for the South Shore. If one feels the need to ride all the way to Ridge & Torrence, there's a chance of catching the last northbound 358.That assumes that it is a via 130th run, not via Sibley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 All i have to say it that u better go ride them why u can. Coming soon there will just be 7 am buses and 7 pm buses. And alot more bad stuff to happing on the 355. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Did they officially publish or leak the results of the South restructuring? There was a newspaper article about it, but the only thing on the Pace site as of yet is the announcement of the public forums. From my experience having attended a forum on the North Shore restructuring, Pace does change the consultant's recommendation based on public reaction, and then holds a round of hearings. However, 355 might be like 210 in that Pace doesn't want the dead mileage anymore (remember that 210 was cut back from Michigan Ave. to Berwyn CTA, and the consultants wanted to eliminate it altogether), even though it is a double fare. P.S. Do you like the current picture on the Pace home page of 2 NABIs at the Harvey TC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Yea and if u look at the pic the one nabi has half the body side modeling ripe of of it. Thats nothing new at south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Yea and if u look at the pic the one nabi has half the body side modeling ripe of of it. Thats nothing new at south.You mean the rubber rub strip is missing under the Pace yellow stripe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Umm yes if thats what u call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest metralink Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 The MCI's are cool buses, they should use these on all their express routes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 The MCI's are cool buses, they should use these on all their express routes It appears that they do. A couple of years ago, I rode a few on the 877/888 combo runs from Oakbrook Mall to Harvey. There is a strong need for those on the 355 especially their last bus leaving downtown which I rode that too. And I can say personally that bus is a standard load. They should put that on the 352 Halsted as well since it's the highest ridership route in the Pace System. And it wouldn't hurt if Pace would buy some NABI Artics as well in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Yea that will work great on the 352 to have bus with no back door and narrow aise. Also the lift takes about 15 mins to used. The mci are great buses for the routes there used them on now. Its bad when u get a nabi on the 352 becasue there so slow u are 20+ late on it. There need to send more 2300s down here thats what there need to do. Pace buying Artics thats a joke there said theres no need for them. U are more likeing to see a 2600 on the 352 before we get any artics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest metralink Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Remember seeing last fall in the papers, I believe it was the NABI BRT 60ft artic. The article mentioned the bus was passing through town and Pace was interested in looking at it. Who knows, with the ART perhaps they may get artics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Remember seeing last fall in the papers, I believe it was the NABI BRT 60ft artic. The article mentioned the bus was passing through town and Pace was interested in looking at it. Who knows, with the ART perhaps they may get artics.No, I think it was just NABI trying to drum up some business with an old customer, that at the moment claims not to have capital funds. There was also a 42BRT. There is no route on the Pace system that would justify an articulated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 If u had to do the 352 for 10 hours u wolud know were need articulated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Do you have a trip with 80-90 passengers (the usual standard for an articulated) or the room at the Harvey TC to berth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pace2322 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 90% of the trips u get 80 to 90 people at once. Most of the time u have to do pass ups in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 90% of the trips u get 80 to 90 people at once. Most of the time u have to do pass ups in the city. I don't think you have 40 standees on those buses, pass ups or not. I just don't think it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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