The Back Story * USA - On NABI articulated buses pulled off CTA routes
The 7500 series articulated buses from North American Bus Industries have had a checkered "career" at the CTA
Chicago,ILL,USA -CTA Tattler -22 Feb 2009: -- ...And now all 226 of the 60-foot buses first introduced in 2003 to serve high-volume express routes have been pulled from service pending inspection for cracks in the articulation joints and bus axles... Mayor Daley and other CTA officials in a 2003 press release heaped much praise on these NABI buses, remarking on their "increased reliability and comfort"... But as ChicagoBus.org reports, it didn't take long to see signs of trouble in the buses: "Shortly after the 7500-series went into service, the CTA noticed several manufactural defects in the buses. Poor suspension systems often caused bumpy rides, the rear doors often malfunctioned, and cracks appeared in the articulation joint. This led the CTA to momentarily stop payment to NABI in 2004. In May 2007, CTA Chairman Carole Brown stated on her blog that the CTA was still working with NABI to correct ongoing suspension problems, calling it a “serious issue” that “must be fixed.”... ChicagoBus.org also reminds us that the CTA has started to receive up to 150 hybrid articulated buses from New Flyer, with almost 100 in service. But that's not enough to take the pressure off losing these 226 buses... (Video from YouTube, by nikolakovic - 21 de febrero de 2007 - "Crazy bus drift" ... It will be the best fucking-eating trip ever-picnic trip or a school-educational trip-. In the bus is the PARTY!!!)
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