Blake M Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 A Nova on a planned CTrain shuttle? Don't see that all the time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Look for 40 ft buses on the 111 Monday rush hour 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, vicinity said: Look for 40 ft buses on the 111 Monday rush hour Saw 7892 pulling out of West Springs just a few mins ago. It's a nice change to see 40 footers on the 111. Edited October 9, 2018 by TechSpotlight 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 8075 on the 153 tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 6071 was on the 65 this evening for one trip, since 7742 had problems and was changed off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 8163 is on the 111 this morning! First time in a long time I’ve seen a Nova in the area before! (besides the school routes). 8226 is also on the 111. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicinity Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: 8163 is on the 111 this morning! First time in a long time I’ve seen a Nova in the area before! (besides the school routes). 8226 is also on the 111. This will be a regular occurrence this sign up 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 8149 is on the 98/453/156 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 8252 is out doing shuttle runs on the 410, 84, and one trip on the 16 tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Oh my https://mobile.twitter.com/YYCCowboy/status/1073734969195823104 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 8066 is on a 32/40/46/53 block today And 8090 is on the 111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 12 hours ago, Blake M said: 8066 is on a 32/40/46/53 block today And 8090 is on the 111 8066 eventually got changed off mid-day. 1284 was its replacement. Luckily I managed to snap a photo of 8066 about an hour before the change off as I was going on a trip to a nearby bank. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 8114 was doing an all-day run on the 301 today.... uncommon in the sense that it only runs artics on weekdays (for the most part). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 8 hours ago, R. Meu said: 8114 was doing an all-day run on the 301 today.... uncommon in the sense that it only runs artics on weekdays (for the most part). Would not have wanted to be on that bus at rush hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Speaking of 8114 but also an unusual sighting, it is seen on the 156 this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 15 hours ago, R. Meu said: 8114 was doing an all-day run on the 301 today.... uncommon in the sense that it only runs artics on weekdays (for the most part). Don't the Novas have the fewest seats of all of the 40 foot buses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 49 minutes ago, Jaymaud0804 said: Don't the Novas have the fewest seats of all of the 40 foot buses? Yup! 37 seats. That info is posted on the CPTDB Wiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeWest_B35G Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 28 minutes ago, TechSpotlight said: Yup! 37 seats. That info is posted on the CPTDB Wiki. Right, yes. (Kind of) surprised they didn't put 8201 on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake M Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 4 hours ago, Jaymaud0804 said: Right, yes. (Kind of) surprised they didn't put 8201 on it I don't think 8201 could last that long of a run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsgeek540 Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 11:56 PM, R. Meu said: 8114 was doing an all-day run on the 301 today.... uncommon in the sense that it only runs artics on weekdays (for the most part) In referring to the same source (transit55) for some more information, I have discovered that this bus went into service on this block of work at 09:12am. Given that information, and given that it was not dispatched from the beginning of the service day, there are a few things, one of which likely happened, resulting in this out of the ordinary spotting. 1. The regular bus broke down or had a mechanical issue and this bus was used as a road change off to replace the bad order bus. The fact that it was an Articulated Bus for a 40 foot bus or a Spring Gardens Bus for a Victoria Park Bus is irrelevant to a Bus Controller if it means preventing or reducing loss of service. A conventional bus is a conventional bus. 2. The regular bus broke down or had a mechanical issue and for what ever reason, Victoria Park Garage was unable to change off, resulting in a Spring Gardens bus being used. 3. Something happened to the Operator, such as illness, where they were unable to carry on. Given that Spring Gardens is now the 24/7 garage, it is not uncommon for them to have a plethora of standby Operators on hand at all times of the day in the event that this happens. If this is the case, they likely sent an operator out with a new bus, as opposed to the operator finding their way to the original bus. This allows controllers to send the new operator wherever they need to get back in service ASAP. 4. Given that a number of the floater buses for the MAX line come from Spring Gardens, and given there is no strict direction that they can only be used for MAX, there is a possibility that one of these buses was used to replace service on the Route 301, for what ever reason (accident/incident, illness, breakdown, etc) Given the information above, if in fact one of those scenarios is correct, which i don't doubt for a second, that speaks to the spotting of 8114 on the Route 156 and shows the irrelevance to the question of "Why was a Nova, with the fewest seats of any 40 foot bus was used?" With that being said, There are some logistical challenges with such a change off. There are still quite a few Operators that are not trained on Nova buses, as well as quite a few operators not trained on Articulated buses. There is the risk that a relief operator may not be trained to drive the Nova. Due to the late finish, this bus would have been dispatched, the next day, strategically, out of Victoria Park Garage on a Victoria Park Run that ends early in the evening, if not after the AM rush hour, which it was. This allows the bus to be ferried to the proper facility. I would not be surprised if this bus is back in service at its prescribed facility the next time it is on a regular block of work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 7629 is running a 156 block this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 7704 was out doing an all-day key on the 303 today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 8279 on a 93 block this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechSpotlight Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 7843, an AG Bus is on a 98/453/156 block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Meu Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 7 hours ago, TechSpotlight said: 7843, an AG Bus is on a 98/453/156 block. That same bus was changed off with 7779 after doing a few trips on the 41 in the morning (which is an Anderson block). 7779 was changed-off once again, and now 7888 is running on that block for the rest of the day on a 6/36/41 block. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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