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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2016
- Well, here's the video some of you have been waiting for! That's right, we got a new route bus for this year!
1607, the 2005 Blue Bird Vision I got to ride for my first three years of high school, was pulled from service over the summer. The school district has a policy stating that buses must be pulled after they turn 10 years old. I think there's some exceptions to this policy, but sadly 1607's school bus service years were over. Since 2013, Illinois Central was dumping a lot of money into that bus, since it had many problems. It still did have periodic problems when they pulled it. They were considering keeping 1607 in the lot for use as an air brake training bus, being the only conventional air brake unit at the West Chicago yard, but they decided to just sell it. My bus driver informed me it was sold to a church, so it's getting put to great use. I will miss all the good memories I had in that bus, that's for sure.
Over the summer, the West Chicago yard of Illinois Central School Bus, which was only 3 years old, was shut down. All West Chicago buses and most of the drivers and staff were moved over to Carol Stream. While most of the West Chicago drivers kept their original buses, my driver, obviously, did not.
My driver was assigned bus 2866, a Carol Stream bus that was being used a spare. My driver was one of the few Wheaton drivers who got a Carol Stream bus. 2866 is a 2010 International CE. 2010 is on the registration, but it was actually manufactured in 2008, according to the stickers and plate in the bus. As of just recently, this bus now sports a brand new Cummins engine, which I really like. Over the summer, a mechanic blew the MaxxForce that was in it, so an engine swap was performed. This bus has a yellow roof, gray seats, hydraulic brakes, incandescent lights (except for the rear turn signals, which are LED), incandescent stop arm, a 16-lamp Doran exterior light monitor, camera system, a Panasonic radio entertainment system, and a Kenwood NEXEDGE NX-800 two-way radio.
The fact it has a Cummins definitely makes this 2010 unique.
Also, you may notice the turn signals do not flash on the light monitor. As I also mentioned, the rear turn signals on this bus are LED, and these light monitors cannot handle LED lights, since they don't have a high enough resistance. If your bus uses LED lights, you must order a special light monitor board from Doran which supports LEDs.
Finally, you know I have to get into the two-way radio. Like many of the other buses, it is a Kenwood NX-800H, mounted in a very unique way which I have seldom seen before. Because of the light monitor, the radio on this bus is mounted on the side above the driver's window, facing straight down, with the microphone clip right below, easy for the driver to reach. This company does use FleetSync PTT ID on their radios, and this is one of the few radios that actually has its own FleetSync ID, which is 1113600. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Jerry Sylvester I watch your videos I love it
Yours too 0312Pro I love it
Looks good!
awesome video
Chris is this driver
As of the 2020-2021 school year this bus has been sold
No, it has not. 😂 We still have 2866. I literally just drove it last week.
Oh my it’s 11 years old
My bus is a 2005/2006 CE 200.
YASSSSSSSS!!! That bus looks and sounds good!
It really does! I don't like it as much a 1607, but it gets the job done!
It does sound nice, but I'm more of a Thomas Built with MBE kinda guy :P
I’m more of a blue bird-ic guy
hey man my bus just went though the same process. they put the Cummins ISB 6.7L in my bus
That really is quite a unique radio placement! Interesting that the turn signal lights on the dash don't work, but the clicker seems to function normally. The only way I knew of LED turn signals throwing off the dash lights (and clicker) was speeding them up as if a bulb was burned out since LEDs have a lower resistance than incandescents.
Oh yeah, and do you know how the mechanic managed to blow the MaxxForce?
Yes, it is! I'm pretty sure all the lights on the dash work properly. You must be referring to the exterior light monitor. But thank you for explaining that. I guess these light monitors must have higher resistance bulbs connected to them in order for the LEDs on them to flash. I have one, and a small, 12-volt incandescent bulb isn't enough to get many of the LEDs on the board to turn on. And no, I don't. No specifics, but that sure is an epic fail, haha.
I love IC CE200s
I really miss a lot of the older bus models after they get pulled from service. In my area, there are 500 and 600 digit bus numbers corresponding on the buses and when they get pulled from service, they label it either a 700 or 7000 digit bus number on the bus pulled from service.
Yeah, it sucks when buses get retired, especially when there's really nothing wrong with them. I was very sad when 1607 got pulled. Was hoping to ride it all four of my high school years.
In Middletown, buses never get retired, when they get old, they renovate the buses
ElevatorExplorings by AmtrakHeritageFan184 Do you have video footage before and after renovation?
Yeah a 2010 from my district just went through the same thing. Now has a Cummins 6.7.
Do the blinker indicators work on the light monitor? I didn't see them working.
What's that noise whenever the driver opens the stop sign? I've never heard our buses make it
As I said in the description, this bus has LED turn signals on the rear. They don't have high enough of a current to trip the bulbs on the light monitor. If the turns signals were removed and changed out for incandescent lights, the light monitor signals would then work.
What noise are you talking about? Like what does it sound like?
The hydraulic brakes
Our policy is a 15-17 year policy then we retire them
Our Policy Is 12 Years
It sure does sound like a Cummins engine! Sounds great!
Nice camera!
It's just my Samsung Galaxy S6! I guess I forget how nice the camera on this thing really is. The only thing I hate about it is that it does not handle well in low light. Videos like this, though, with plenty of light usually turn out great.
My bus accidentally noticed something strange last monday, so I called the district to give me a new bus, so now I have a FS Bus #2984, Blue Bird Freightliner FS-65, I don't know the GVW, it's a incandescent stop sign, incandescent lights, incandescent light monitor, manual door, Motorola XPR-4550, same radio as the FS-65 Thomas. Panasonic radio entertainment system, and Green interior.
I'm back on the carpenter as of 9/30/16
Have you been on the Collins school bus before
Probably when I was in preschool, yes.
Is that a Maxxforce 7, DT466E, Cummins 5.9, Cummins ISB, Cummins 5.9, or Maxxforce DT the engine?
It's a brand new Cummins. I have no idea if it's an ISB or 5.9.
the brand new cummins is the Cummins ISB 6.7 liter
Huh😂😂
Does this bus Roars when they drive
2866 in my county is a 2008 ce
Interesting! I guess you could say this is a 2008. The registration on it says 2010, but the information on the plate and stickers says 2008. So I guess it's a 2010 model year that was manufactured in 08.
I gave up on the FS bus, now I'm in a GST bus!
I can't believe busses in your district can't be older than ten years old. My district has busses that are as old as 1987. And no, I don't live in SC. I live in Canada.
My school district is stupid. There's usually nothing wrong with a bus that's over 10 years old as long as it has been properly cared for and maintained. But no one can control the policies except the district. They tell the bus company what to do, and the company has to do it, since the district is the paying customer.
msj191961 True. The old busses are in nice shape but some of them have dents in them because it is Canada, there are icy roads and people get in accidents.
Weird radio mounting spot... I ride the exact bus, but it's under the blue radio at 5:56
Yep, Illinois Central always mounts their radios in weird places. They can't be anywhere on the dash due to DOT regulations, so they'll be mounted in this spot, on the panel above the driver's head, or down by the driver's legs. A few buses have them in other spots. Never in the center console, though.
Bus#2 and P2 which are both 2017 IC's have there radios on the dog house under the dash
why are the doors like that if it's a new bus
I don't know what you mean by that. The doors work completely fine, and it's not a new bus. New to my driver and route, yes, but it's a 2010. It's about 7 years old.
What kind of engine does the bus have
Cummins ISB 6.7L A Repower
My new bus is #4435, 2005 Thomas fs-65, 16 lamp incandescent light monitor, pa system, led stop arm, caterpillar 3126 engine, camera system, air brakes, manual door, GVWR 29,000, panasonic radio entertainment system, and a motorola xpr-4550, This bus is brought by middletown transportation in 2005, i go to john dale middle school, in my bus company, they don't take 10 year+ buses off the market
Cool!
As of 9/19/16, I did get 74 back! 2005 IC CE 200 DT466E Engine!
VT365
Engine swap
Yes
Kind of a weird place for the radio.
Yep, as I mentioned in the description, the light monitor was in the way, so they couldn't mount it there. It's a little bit of an inconvenient location, at least for reading the screen. The other place the radios are usually mounted in these CEs are down by the driver's legs, but not on this one.
+msj191961 That's cool when I was in third grade through 5th I was on a IC CE. When ever I got on the bus she called (( Trouble ((
+Sam Buffington when ever I got on she called me (( trouble((*
+msj191961 When I go back to school September 6th do you want radio chatter?
Haha. And sure, I'd love to see a video.
i ride bus #761 in spring i.s.d in i going to go in #788 or not i don,t know yet
in my both buses they have the same engine maxxforce dt in is a 2008 model 761 in 788 i don,t know what year is it in i want it to have green high seats 788 in the maxxforce 7 in to fans for the driver too is going to be cool right guys
I really don't like those 37 FT,65 passenger buses..seems like an odd length
is it the same bus driver
Yeah
Yep, same driver I've had since freshman year. She's awesome.
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