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Topic Started: Dec 14 2005, 08:58 AM (40,273 Views)
TransitChuckG
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I rode NABI's on the 104 back and forth from West Chester.
On my trip home to West Chester, the driver did everything he could to observe the time points and we still we "hot " by 4 -5 minutes at time at most points.
I guess it was because traffic was extremely light on West Chester Pike for this 2:35 PM departure.

I must have missed an early leave for the 2:05 WC trip, because it was gone by 2:04 when I ran up there. I saw a bus loading and I thought that was it, but when I got inside, it was a 112, I got off quickly. The next bus at 2:20 was a Newtown Square, signed up for West Chester by error. The guy on the platform was yelling his lungs out that this NOT a WC bus. Finally the driver changed the sign to Newtown Square. Don't those drivers have time to properly set the signs or something at 69th Street?

Chuck Greene
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Neoei3318
May 8 2007, 10:03 AM
Da Hell is This?!!

5413 On the 68?!

8042 Pulling Midvale Runs?!!!

That's what I Spotted last night.

I first rode 5413 on the 21 (9140 block) to 69th Street around 8:30 to hit up some munchies.


Later that night I see 8042 on the C at Broad & Lehigh. Nothing unusual until I saw OGONTZ - CHELTENHAM signage. On top of that, it had Midvale C block numbers of 8XX.

But the kicker was waiting for the BSO at Broad & Oregon. I hear it. Then I see it. WHAAAT! 5413 on the friggin 68 Express? Blasphemy! Complete with the block numbers of 7686.

This Morning:

3432 going somewhere west on Olney Avenue.

8042 Deadheading somewhere Southbound on Broad St and Olney Ave.

Oh Yeah, I met Bob Brady & Juan Ramos (he's Running For Council).

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But the kicker was waiting for the BSO at Broad & Oregon. I hear it. Then I see it. WHAAAT! 5413 on the friggin 68 Express? Blasphemy! Complete with the block numbers of 7686.


WHEN THE HELL WAS THAT?!!?!?!!?! :o And where did you see it? I didn't get off the clock til 4 AM and i had to catch Motormouth Bruce on the 415 108, 4372 block.
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5337 and 5506 are back in service.
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redarrow5591
May 8 2007, 05:03 PM
WHEN THE HELL WAS THAT?!!?!?!!?! :o And where did you see it? I didn't get off the clock til 4 AM and i had to catch Motormouth Bruce on the 415 108, 4372 block.

About 3:30 - 4:00 it woke me up!
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Yay - I got 3440 today, and sat in the last seat in front of the rear door - which is actually a single seat.

i spotted 5251 not in service hanging around Southern today - I guess it will be there for the time being. It acutally was driven out of the depot, then down 20th Street and into the main entrance of the depot.

Saw a hybrid 5608H on the 71! I also saw an El Dorado in South philly not far from Broad and Pattison. It actually made a U-turn back Northbound on broad - I wonder what it was doing all the way down there!
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5/10/07
5379 on the G-657

5/9/07
5831h on the G-7657
5419 on the 52-9502 blk
5298 on 75/59-2109
5238 on the 89-750 blk
5788 on the 73-2456
2326 on the 15-25blk

5/8/07
8007 on the G-7655 blk
5008 on the 52-505
5346 on the 75/59-2109 blk
5353 on the 75-2111
5772 on the J-2267 blk
656 on the BSL
5007 on the 46-457

5/7/07
5374 on the G-657 blk
5839H on the G-7811
5439 on the 30-9177
415 on the R5
5286 on the 75/59-2109 blk
5775 on the 75-2098
3399 on the 5-2271 blk
5506 on the 73-2456
5152 on the 15-x25

5/5/07
292 on the R7
3517 on the riverline
7789 on the 313(NJT)-862 blk
308 on the R1
4551 on the 305-4552 blk
121 on the 102-141 blk
4581 on the 107-4342
117 on the 102
143 on the 100
142 on the 100
5413 on the 21-9112

5/4/07

8065 on the G/657
5045 on the 46-/461
5470 on the 65-9606
5795 on the R/2746 blk
5535 on the 5/2277blk
5296 on the 75/59-2109
3482 on the 5/2271 blk
5784 on the 73/2456
2320on the 15/25blk


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There were 4 car trains on the MFL today - threw me off at 69th Street going down the stairs - I thought the tracks were empty at first!

On Thursday, a newer driver went over a speed hump at Willow Grove Mall a little too fast in 4503. It was hilarious, that bus bounced so hard I swear we caught a little air! Ah, the Dorados are certainly fun :).
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(There were 4 car trains on the MFL today - threw me off at 69th Street going down the stairs - I thought the tracks were empty at first!)

They have been doing that on weekends to save money?

(On Thursday, a newer driver went over a speed hump at Willow Grove Mall a little too fast in 4503. It was hilarious, that bus bounced so hard I swear we caught a little air! Ah, the Dorados are certainly fun )
The El Dorado is the "bouncy bus" to me anyway. I can imagine what that bump did to it!
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all man, if it was a nabi, it would have been BAMM BAMM-BAMM hahaha, those nabi's are pathethic......

5/14/07
5360 on the G/7657 blk

5/12/07
2332 on the the 15/06 blk
5430on the 52/9511
5008 on the 5058 on the 52/512 blk
5443 on the 30/9173

5/10/07
8113 in the G/7682

5/11/07

5366 on the G/657 blk
8068 on the G/7811
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i was hearing some eldorados circling around callowhill district. and on thursday and friday, i heard quite a few 8000 at callowhill as well. the last time i saw a 8000 series flyer at callowhill is when southern almost blew up... ha
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