My ideas for new paint schemes for CTA buses

[Tamir4317]

Hello, I'm a newbie here.

I would like to share some ideas that I have for new paint schemes for CTA buses.

One is painted in a dark ocean/navy blue, with white & red stripes around it. The "cta" logo would be on the white portion. I call this idea "The future of CTA". Since those Articulated buses from New Flyer are coming soon, maybe this paint could be used on them.

Another paint idea is a sea green bus with white around the windows. And maybe one with a two tone orange with "cta" written in a fire orange/red color. This is crazy I know, but I just wanted to share this with fellow bus enthusiasts.

[Busjack]

Another paint idea is a sea green bus with white around the windows. And maybe one with a two tone orange with "cta" written in a fire orange/red color. This is crazy I know, but I just wanted to share this with fellow bus enthusiasts.

The latter is in fact similar to the original CTA scheme of 1947-1960: mercury green body, cream above the belt, and an orange belt rail. However, on L cars on which that paint scheme lasted until about 1970, it faded to turquoise and coral.

See chicago-l.org, 6000 Picture Gallery, especially the first picture of the cream and green scheme, and the second showing a high speed scheme with maroon and orange.

Any reason, other than imagination, for posting this?

Do you have a drawing program and are you able to post images as attachments?

[Tamir4317]

The latter is in fact similar to the original CTA scheme of 1947-1960: mercury green body, cream above the belt, and an orange belt rail. However, on L cars on which that paint scheme lasted until about 1970, it faded to turquoise and coral.

See chicago-l.org, 6000 Picture Gallery, especially the first picture of the cream and green scheme, and the second showing a high speed scheme with maroon and orange.

Any reason, other than imagination, for posting this?

Do you have a drawing program and are you able to post images as attachments?

I don't have a drawing program yet, but when I get one, I will post a rendering for people to see. I might send a rendering to CTA, who knows. Other than imagination, not really. Me, I've had this idea for a while now, and wanted to hear other people's thoughts.

[Guest]

The first thing that needs to be done is do away with that ridiculous logo that now are displayed on CTA buses. I cant believe CTA would replace the previous logo with the current one. CTA could do a better job of choosing a new design. It seems they went back 20 years instead of moving forward like they should be doing, I think the new logo is degrading. In my opinion not much thought and time was put into it, it is a lazy design.

A few years ago a CTA Flxible #6128 was painted in an updated paint scheme which I thought was a nice change. It was a cleaner look that I think they could had adapted and retain the current logo.

[jajuan]

The first thing that needs to be done is do away with that ridiculous logo that now are displayed on CTA buses. I cant believe CTA would replace the previous logo with the current one. CTA could do a better job of choosing a new design. It seems they went back 20 years instead of moving forward like they should be doing, I think the new logo is degrading. In my opinion not much thought and time was put into it, it is a lazy design.

A few years ago a CTA Flxible #6128 was painted in an updated paint scheme which I thought was a nice change. It was a cleaner look that I think they could had adapted and retain the current logo.

Yes. I remember that design. I was hopping it would have gone further because it was an exciting change of pace as far as paint schemes go. I don't like the new logo either. It's just too dull and boring looking.