RIPTA42 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 According to the Ohio Museum of Transportation's Flxible Metro delivery list, CTA #6000 is a 1994 40102-4D prototype. Is this the same #6000 that's running now, and if it is, is it still a 4-cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 According to the Ohio Museum of Transportation's Flxible Metro delivery list, CTA #6000 is a 1994 40102-4D prototype. Is this the same #6000 that's running now, and if it is, is it still a 4-cylinder? I believe it just may be possible because I do remember a bus numbered 6000 being tested on training runs at Kedzie garage during the summer of 1994 and through the end of that year shortly after my return to Chicago from my year living in Champaign. I remember it moving to 77th garage when the other first revenue service 6000s started arriving there so that the 5300s borrowed from Forest Glen could be returned. Not sure if the engine is still 4 cylinder or if it was converted when the first full order started arriving in January 1995. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsmusic Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I believe it just may be possible because I do remember a bus numbered 6000 being tested on training runs at Kedzie garage during the summer of 1994 and through the end of that year shortly after my return to Chicago from my year living in Champaign. Two things: 1. I've lived in Champaign numerous times. Awesome! 2. I remember when they did the NABI training runs out of North Park. I followed it one day, and it was doing the 146. I saw it a day later following the 147 route. One time, a few days later, I saw it on Montrose and thought it was a 78. Apparently, however, this was during the brief time that the 146 ran on Clarendon between Lawrence and Montrose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 If you look at the 5300 delivery lists in this roster, there is a number in the group that we never received. Is this just a goof in their entries? Last bus in series(CTA records): 5769 Last bus in series(OMOT records): 5770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 If you look at the 5300 delivery lists in this roster, there is a number in the group that we never received. Is this just a goof in their entries? Last bus in series(CTA records): 5769 Last bus in series(OMOT records): 5770 It's either a goof (most likely explanation) or the bus wasn't in service for very long. I don't remember ever having seen a 5770. I've only seen up to 5769. One other thing, I remember 5766-5769 being odd in that they didn't have the exhaust pipe at the rear top-left corner. I remember the exhaust fumes coming through the exterior rear grate covering the air conditioner fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTS Book Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Wouldn't be the only CTA-related goof on OMOT. A number of TMC T80-206s are shown as being CTA buses (errrnt), when in reality, they were serials for SMART's one-door T80-208s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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