CTA 2004 NABI Articulated LF bus(60-LFW) #7646 (RETIRED)

Here is a short ride on CTA's NABI Articulated LF bus #7646 on Michigan street at Downtown, Chicago. This bus has the Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR engine and the transmission is the ZF ECOMAT-2 6HP-602C transmission. Correct me if I'm wrong... Oh, and this is my FIRST time on an Articulated bus here in Chicago since D-dot of Detroit, Michigan had retired all of the 1989's Neoplan AN-460s Articulated buses with the 6V92TA engines. If you know what transmissions that the 1989's Neoplan AN-460 buses that D-dot used to have, then please notify me A.S.A.P.!

BRAND NEW UPDATE: All of CTA's NABI 60ft LFW Articulated buses have been withdrawn and retired from the service due to structural problems so as of April of 2009, all NABI 60-LFW buses are now permanetly retired and were either sent back to NABI or sent to a scrapyard.

And please note that this is the ONLY video of a 60-LFW ride available on YouTube.

Powertrain: Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR + ZF Ecomat-2 6HP-602C

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• CTA
• chicago
• transit
• authority
• NABI
• articulated
• 60-LFW
• Low
• Floor
• bus
• retired

[jirehmartin]

I wanted to hear the engine withut the AC. :(

[baul104]

@jirehmartin: Sorry, you're way too late for this one. This is the ONLY video footage on board that I have. ALL NABI 60-LFW units are retired.

[metroktransit]

I rode these NABI's my first time in April & Sept. 2006 & July 2007. These buses rode messed up & blew out a lot of black smoke. They broke down a lot. This is a cool video.

[baul104]

@metroktransit: Thanks! Sadly, you won't be able to see anymore NABI 60-LFWs at Chicago... 

[knightclassic1]

@suidrac Apparently, the CTA's New Flyer Artics aren't that safe buses during the winter, just like majority of New Flyers, I would refuse to drive them on express routes on a blizzard weather after what happened 1-2 years ago when one got in a accident, lose control got in a ditch while working #6 Jackson Park Express.

[knightclassic1]

@Transit159 There are still plenty of them still sitting at 77th and 103rd yard, some of them already beat up about to be ready for scrap. NABI Corporation at Alabama didn't want anything to do with these crappy buses.

[knightclassic1]

I don't miss these junks at all. They were the worst ever since they were brand new.

[qwandiddy]

@baul104 So far, most of them still sitting at few CTA garages abandoned, half of them already been scrapped.

[910364]

@qwandiddy

Canberra and Perth Stlll Have PR100 and PR180 Adelaide never had Renaults only Mercs, MAN Volvo and now shitty Scanias

[baul104]

@Transit159: Sorry, but these are the only buses available on YouTube. Plus, these buses were replaced with the 2008-2009 New Flyer DE60LF Hybrid Articulated buses.