rmadisonwi Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 It might have been a bus coming off the X98, heading over to Lake Shore drive to operate down the corridor. If the bus driver was picking people up along Irving Park, then he certainly wasn't just out there "for the hell of it." Most operators with that sort of attitude towards their jobs would find any excuse not to pick anyone up at all. The X98 is the only North Park route that would be on Irving Park west of Clarendon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buslover88 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 It might have been a bus coming off the X98, heading over to Lake Shore drive to operate down the corridor. If the bus driver was picking people up along Irving Park, then he certainly wasn't just out there "for the hell of it." Most operators with that sort of attitude towards their jobs would find any excuse not to pick anyone up at all. The X98 is the only North Park route that would be on Irving Park west of Clarendon. Last time I checked, #X98 started at Irving Park and Pulaski, not at Clarendon. Why would #X98 be on Irving Park east of Pulaski?? Highly, highly unlikely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmadisonwi Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Last time I checked, Pulaski was west of Clarendon, therefore my statement that the X98 is the only North Park route that would be on Irving Park west of Clarendon is correct. The route ends at the Blue Line. If you read the message, you would note that I said it might be "coming off the X98, heading over to Lake Shore Drive." If you can think of a better way to get from Irving/Pulaski to Lake Shore Drive that doesn't involve traveling along streets in between those two points, please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 The bus could actually be coming from the garage to start at Irving and the Blue Line, or off another route as an interline. In any event, I often see a NABI turning off Dempster full onto Waukegan between 1:35pm and 1:40pm. That in itself is odd, since the schedule shows the bus scheduled to leave the Blue Line station at 1:35pm. I guess that would mean either it is leaving early or it has one of those load and go schedules when it meets up with something loads and takes off when all are accounted for. But the real question I have to ask is this...is why does the bus operate without a destination sign. There is a run number displayed out of North Park (obviously), but I have never seen any destination displayed, either on the front or side...they are always dark. Now, I know how reliable CTA destination signs are, but in this case, the route definitely runs without a destination illuminated. There is not even one of those famous paper route signs in the window. Just Curious !!!! :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cta5658 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 While i was at the 103rd Garage yesterday i saw NovaLFS #6609 come out with the sign "100 EXPRESS". is 103rd getting NovaLFS Buses or did archer do a fill in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusExpert32 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 While i was at the 103rd Garage yesterday i saw NovaLFS #6609 come out with the sign "100 EXPRESS". is 103rd getting NovaLFS Buses or did archer do a fill in? The only comment I can make here is that that is a Archer Nova doing a fill in, because103rd definitely does not have any 6400s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfan4022 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 If I am correct 77th now has the route 95E or was it 95W? Well they have one of them. Probably something to do with that route? I don't know. ._. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 The only comment I can make here is that that is a Archer Nova doing a fill in, because103rd definitely does not have any 6400s. That would probably explain why I've been seeing various Archer Novas operating morning trips on various 103rd garage Lake Shore Drive corridor routes since about mid-August. Usually as a 26 or X28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operateall94 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 That would probably explain why I've been seeing various Archer Novas operating morning trips on various 103rd garage Lake Shore Drive corridor routes since about mid-August. Usually as a 26 or X28. No actually, they are bus transfers. 103rd is short on buses and Archer allows them to "borrow" equipment so 103rd can maintain schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cta5658 Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 If I am correct 77th now has the route 95E or was it 95W? Well they have one of them. Probably something to do with that route? I don't know. ._. 77th has the #95W and 103rd has the #95E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwantae Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 No actually, they are bus transfers. 103rd is short on buses and Archer allows them to "borrow" equipment so 103rd can maintain schedule. Why 103rd cant just keep the Archer Novas for good so that 103rd can have Novas to operate?, instead of keep on borrowing them everyday. Archer doesnt really need extra buses because they dont even have old buses anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobuadantoq Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Recently I saw #156 was running with NOVA which is from Chicago Garage while I was going to Columbia College. and Have you ever seen that either #147 or #148 is running with NOVA which is from Forest Glen? Is NOVA from Forest Glen still running for either #147 or #148? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmadisonwi Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Forest Glen is no longer operating any extra service for three-track. Chicago Garage is, but that service is generally limited to routes 11 and 22 in the PM, and 22, 135, and 156 in the AM. Only a couple of trips on the LaSalle routes, at that. As for Archer Novas at 103rd, those buses are used by Archer Garage in the PM, but Archer has more service in the PM than in the AM. Therefore, those buses are available for service elsewhere in the morning. Lending them to 103rd in the morning is a stop-gap solution to 103rd's equipment problems until more new buses can be delivered and the older, more unreliable buses can be retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Forest Glen is no longer operating any extra service for three-track. Chicago Garage is, but that service is generally limited to routes 11 and 22 in the PM, and 22, 135, and 156 in the AM. Only a couple of trips on the LaSalle routes, at that. As for Archer Novas at 103rd, those buses are used by Archer Garage in the PM, but Archer has more service in the PM than in the AM. Therefore, those buses are available for service elsewhere in the morning. Lending them to 103rd in the morning is a stop-gap solution to 103rd's equipment problems until more new buses can be delivered and the older, more unreliable buses can be retired. Thanks to you and operateall94 for explaining that situation with Archer Novas operating on 103rd routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nflyer22 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Today, I saw Nova 6552 (pretty sure!) working as 2 Hyde Park Express southbound at State and Congress. I forgot to check the time, but it was around 9:20 - 9:55 AM. Isn't 6552 an Archer Nova? Is Archer lending/swapping buses with 77th/103rd? (Unless the above explains it all =] ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsmusic Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Today, I saw Nova 6552 (pretty sure!) working as 2 Hyde Park Express southbound at State and Congress. I forgot to check the time, but it was around 9:20 - 9:55 AM. Isn't 6552 an Archer Nova? Is Archer lending/swapping buses with 77th/103rd? (Unless the above explains it all =] ) The above posts explain this completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobuadantoq Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Today, I observed at Union Station that 156 is operating with 7553 while I observed 147 is operating with 7641 and 7646 on Michigan Avenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Today, I observed at Union Station that 156 is operating with 7553 while I observed 147 is operating with 7641 and 7646 on Michigan Avenue. What's unusual about that? Let us know when a U of C route is being run with an articulated. That would be unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmadisonwi Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 What's unusual about that? Let us know when a U of C route is being run with an articulated. That would be unusual. The 192 runs with artics all the time. The old 173 used to, before it was restructured into a northbound-only, PM rush-only route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 The 192 runs with artics all the time. The old 173 used to, before it was restructured into a northbound-only, PM rush-only route. OK, let me rephrase it to 170, 171, and 172. Let us know when they are run with artics. Otherwise tell us what is so unusual about 147 and 156. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman8119 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 OK, let me rephrase it to 170, 171, and 172. Let us know when they are run with artics. Otherwise tell us what is so unusual about 147 and 156. I think the unusual part of it is that the 156 was with 7553, which should be a North Park bus (not Kedzie) and 147 with 7641 (which should not be unusual, since 7641 I think is a North Park artic that went there in the 3-track high intensity bus transfer) and 7646, which should be a Kedzie bus. Other than that, not unusual to see artics on these routes, in fact quite normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I think the unusual part of it is that the 156 was with 7553, which should be a North Park bus (not Kedzie) and 147 with 7641 (which should not be unusual, since 7641 I think is a North Park artic that went there in the 3-track high intensity bus transfer) and 7646, which should be a Kedzie bus. Other than that, not unusual to see artics on these routes, in fact quite normal. From what I saw in the original post that's exactly what's unusual about the sighting. That should have been obvious if we've been noticing bus garage assignments as closely as we all like to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nflyer22 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Today, I saw Nova 6779 on 29 State going northbound at State and 11th. Does anyone know why a FG Nova is working for a 77th route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Today, I saw Nova 6779 on 29 State going northbound at State and 11th. Does anyone know why a FG Nova is working for a 77th route? It might be a loaner from Forest Glen. If it's the only sighting so far of an FG bus at 77th, then most likely that's what it is. If there are blocks of any size on a more regular basis, that's when you can consider the possibility of a complete swap. There are bound to be some reassignments soon anyway as more of the Flyers come in. There has to be room made for a total of 1030 new buses after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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