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THE GENERAL FLEET New York City Transit (NYCT), MTA Bus Company and the Manhattan And Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) together run an estimated 4,641 buses on New York City streets. The fleet is very diverse and each model has its pros and cons. There are models as old as 20 years old, while there are buses that are only months old. MTA has ordered buses from General Motors Corporation (GMC), Orion Bus Industries '''(OBI)''' or '''(BIA)''', New Flyer Industries '''(NFI)''', ''' NovaBus ''', Transportation Manufacturing Corporation '''(TMC)''' and Motor Coach Industries '''(MCI)'''. Buses are generally Governed , or mechanically limited, to a certain speed, usually around 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). However, not all are "restricted", as some are governed slightly higher to conform to the more "expressway like" flow of traffic in some areas, namely Queens , Staten Island , and parts of the Bronx , as a bus traveling 40 mph would pose a safety hazard, while other cars whiz by at over 55 mph (89 km/h). For a time in the 1990's and early 2000's, the MTA participated in the "Buy New York" program which limited their purchasing of vehicles to companies with plants in New York (namely Orion in Oriskany and NovaBus in Niskayuna ) since their large orders would theoretically stimulate the upstate economy; exemptions were in place for articulated buses and over the road coaches though. However, this program was ended in 2003. BUSES INTRODUCED IN THE 1980S ''Buses from 1980s and before are mentioned here: Buses Used By NYCTA Before 1980 '' Retired buses
:This is the first NYCT's RTS bus and it has the slope back rear bus. Testing proved successful, so the MTA proceed to order more RTS buses. This bus is most likely scrapped at the time of writing.
:The order was 1,013 buses. This is the first NYCTA bus order to have electronic display signs. Some of the buses built with high-backed seating for express bus service other buses built with transit style seats. New York City Transit Authority eventually withdrew their 851 Grumman Flxible 870s from service, claiming that the buses were dangerous, inadequate to withstand the potholes of New York streets, and suffered from cracked frames. Grumman acknowledged a potential structural weakness in some chassis components. They were returned to Flxible and Later went to NJ Transit among others- NJ Transit Buses Retired. '''NOTE:''' Flxible Grumman Bus #236 is saved and being stored at MTA Museum.
:Demonstrator test bus, sent back to the manufacturer. Note: HINO bus built to New York specifications and demonstrates for MaBSTOA 952.
:Demonstrator test bus, sent back to the manufacturer.
:These buses had Detroit Diesel 6V71 engines. Bus# 1298-1317 feature high-backed seating. All have been retired. '''Note:''' Bus #1201 is saved after it is the first revenue RTS bus order by MTA. It is stored at Jackie Gleason Bus Depot in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. This bus is kept in the museum runs only.
:These buses are ex-New York Bus Service, They featured suburban-style red and blue seats with no rear door and were built in Canada. Also, they are 96 inches wide and have Detroit Diesel 8V71 engines. All 25 buses have been retired. Ex- New York Bus Service #1502 (7307) was inducted into museum bus. The rest of the Fishbowls were sold for $9,000 each.
:These buses had Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines, except buses #1717 and #1721, which got converted to 6V92s. Bus #1734-1858 feature high-backed seating. These have first-generation fluorescent flip-dot signs. All have been retired.
:These buses have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines. Bus #3160 was the first NYCT bus ever to receive a Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine in 1992. All have been Retired.
:Demonstrator Articulate Bus sold to Bee Line Bus (Westchester, NY) Bus #661. Now retired
:These buses have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines. All have been retired.
:These buses are non-wheelchair accessible, feature suburban-style red and blue seating and has Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines. These buses purchased by New York Bus Service owner Edward Arragoni. All buses were retired and were sold off.
:Demonstrator Bus, serviced at Yukon Bus Depot. It was sent back to manufacture.
:Due to fiasco of Grumman Flxible situation, they were leased to fill in run service. It was returned to Hausman Bus Sales in New Jersey.
:Due to fiasco of Grumman Flxible situation, they were leased to fill in run service. They were returned to WMATA.
:Demonstrator Suburban Bus, sold to Academy Bus, NJ
:These buses have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines. All of them have high-backed seating.All have been Retired from NYC Transit service. '''NOTE:''' Bus# 3818 has been retained for training use. Bus #3888, 3938, 3979, and 4088 have retained for NYPD use. Bus #4149 is the Mobile Command Center. Some are also in MTA Bus service.
:These were GMC's last RTS's for New York City Transit. Also, These buses have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines. All have been Retired. '''NOTE:''' Bus #4329 and 4505 has been retained for NYPD Services. Bus #4560 has been retained for training use and Bus #4396 is assigned as Department of Buses Training Bus. It is lettered MTA New York City Bus. It has decals for all TA depots. It is nicknamed "The Phoenix".
:These buses were the first buses built by the Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) parent company by MCI. Buses #4873-4888 have two different suburban-style seat types: two-tone blue cushioned Pleather seats and cloth grey-and-blue seats. ''All have been Retired'''
:All retired because of breakdowns and frame rot issues.'''
:Demonstrator Bus, serviced in East New York Bus Depot then to Yukon Bus Depot. It was sold to Transit Windsor (Ontario, Canada) Bus #499. This bus also demoed with New Jersey Transit . In service
:Buses 318-328 are ex-Command buses. 1110-1136 and 1197-1199 are ex-Jamaica buses. Buses 1837-1840, 4220-4268, 4270-4283, 4297, 5835-5857, and 8582 are ex-Green Lines buses. 1848-1850, 1856-1858, and 7050-7094 are ex-Triboro Coach buses. 318-328, 1197-1199, 4266-4268, 4270-4283, and 4297 are 96 inches wide, with all others being 102 inches wide. These buses will be retired within the next year. NOTE: Buses 1837-1840, 1848-1850, and 1856-1858 are ex-NYCTA Buses.
:Buses 1137-1163 and 1191 are ex-Jamaica Buses. Buses 1841-1847, 4269, 4284-4296, 4298-4299 and 5858-5879 are ex-Green Lines buses. Buses 1851-1855, and 7095-7121 are ex-Triboro Buses. Buses 1197-1199, 4269, 4284-4296, and 4298-4299 are 96 inches wide, with all others being 102 inches wide. Like the RTS-04s, these buses will be retired within the next year.NOTE: Buses 1841-1847 and 1851-1855 are ex-NYCTA Buses.
:All of these buses are single-door buses except 1171 and 5890-5893, which have a rear door. 329-379 are ex-Command Bus buses, 1164-1171 are ex-Jamaica Bus buses, 5881 and 5890-5893 are ex-Green Lines buses, #7122-7147 are ex-Triboro Coach buses, #7314-7422 are ex-New York Bus Service buses, and #7820-7905 are ex-Liberty Lines Express units. None are wheelchair accessible except for 7407-7416 and 7896-7905.
:All are ex-Green Lines buses with transit-style seats. None are wheelchair accessible. BUSES INTRODUCED IN THE 1990S ''With the onset of the 1990s things in general became more advanced. So did the buses. New Clean air technology was introduced and buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas hit the road.'' Not in service
:Bus 8397 was the first original Methanol conversion pilot demo bus. This bus was converted into a hybrid prototype, and was then later converted to diesel before being scrapped.
:Bus 752 (ex-NYCT 8398) was the first generation Dual Fuel Diesel/Compressed Natural Gas bus prototype and Bus #753/(ex-NYCT 8399) was a Compressed Natural Gas bus ( CNG ) prototype. It has Cummins L10G engine. Both buses were transferred to Command Bus Company, and are now both buses have been scrapped.
:Demonstrator test bus, saw service at 126th Street Depot in Manhattan on the M15, returned to Neoplan.
:Demonstrator test bus, saw service at Yukon Bus Depot, returned to Neoplan.
:Demonstrator test bus, saw service at Yukon Bus Depot in Staten Island, returned to MCI.
:Buses were never delivered because Flxible went out of business. It is believed that some buses were built.
:This bus was a loaner from Minneapolis and saw service out of Michael J. Quill Depot in Manhattan. It has since been returned to Minneapolis.
NYCT Remanufactured LOCAL transit: #7000-7037, EXPRESS suburban: ::These GMC RTS-04s buses were built in 1981 and 1982 and were running in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. Buses #7000-7049 were rebuilt in-house by NYCT 207 Street Overhaul Shop (with #7038-7049 having semi-suburban seating operating on express routes); #7500-7559 were rebuilt by the Midwest Bus Corporation of Chicago, Illinois. All buses had been upgraded to modern technology and had Detroit Diesel 6V92 engines, except for 7004, which received a four-stroke Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR engine. All retired, some still on property : This probably the first hybrid bus for MTA. This bus was doing for test purposes, return to the manufactor. :These buses were New Jersey Transit and Chicago Transit Authority rejects. These buses featured soft cushion cloth seats, similar to the seats in NJ Transit RTS buses, LED tail lamps, a small diesel engine above an electric motor, and batteries stored inside the bus' ceiling. They had regenerative braking as well as standard brakes to meet safety standards. Currently in storage. : NovaBus demonstration test, return to the manufactor. :These MTA-ordered buses had the same specifications as 6350-6353. Currently in storage. :These two buses were ex-Chicago Transit Authority unit demonstration diesel buses. These two buses have been transferred to MTA Bridges and Tunnels for employee shuttles. In service :These buses use to have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 series engines. Now all remaining buses in this series have been repowered with a Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR engine, and some have been transferred to MTA Bus' Baisley Park Depot. 8400 never entered service, after delivery it was transferred to NYPD Service. :These buses use to have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 series engines except bus# 8565 and 8566 (which were delivered with Detroit Diesel series 50 engines), All have been repowered with series 50 EGR engines. :These buses use to have the old Detroit Diesel 6V92 series engines. Now all buses in this series have been repowered with a Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR engine. These were the MTA's first production Orion V's. 101 have coach-style, or suburban-style, seats. 101-145 and 147-172 feature high-backed seats on a railsed platform. 146 has been reseated with standard transit seats but has retained their raised platforms. 173-316 are standard transit buses. Some of the suburban batch of these buses have been transferred to MTA Bus for express runs. :These buses have Cummins L10G engine. The express buses are ex-Command Bus buses and feature suburban-style seating. The local buses are ex-Triboro Coach buses feature with transit-style seating. These buses are now in Spring Creek Bus Depot. :This bus was similar to 752 and 753, but with more advanced technology. It has Cummins L10G engine. It is now in Spring Creek Bus Depot. :Bus #317 is the MTA's first Orion V CNG. Originally powered by a Cummins L10G engine, it now has a Detroit Diesel series 50G engine. :These buses have Detroit Diesel series 50 engine. :These buses equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine. 1172-1190, 1192-1196, and 5988-5999 are ex-Jamaica Bus buses; 5898-5937 are ex-Green Lines buses; 7148-7149, 7174-7213 are ex-Triboro Coach buses, and 9700-9795 are ex-Queens Surface buses They feature transit-style seating. :These buses have Detroit Diesel series 50 engines. 400, 473, and 543 have been scrapped as the result of fire. 400-580 feature transit-style seats, and 611-630 feature suburban-style seats. :These buses are similar to 317, and have made up the CNG pilot fleet. :These buses have Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines, except for 9140-9149, which have Cummins M11E engines. 9250-9259 and 9273 are former suburban buses which have been reseated with transit-style seats, but still retain their platforms. :These buses equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine. :These buses are like 8750-9249, except that they contain raised platforms and feature suburban-style seats. With the arrival of MCI coaches, these buses now run almost exclusively on local routes. :These buses, NYC Transit's first production articulated buses, have Detroit Diesel series 50 engines. :These buses equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. 9352-9525, 9656 have cloth-padded seats, and 9350-9351, 9526-9655, 9657-9699 have hard seats. 9624 has a red LED Customer Information Sign installed. :These are all ex-Green Lines buses originally built for WMATA , but were delivered to Green Lines because WMATA ran out of money to pay for buses. All of these buses have received the new orange Luminator Horizon LED destination signs and are equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. :These buses equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine also have LED destination signs. These buses are similar to 1000-1069, except that they have LED destination signs. :These are NYC Transit's first production MCI buses bought new. They feature suburban-style seating and are equipped with Detroit Diesel series 50 engines. 1998 was also part of this order, but it was destroyed at the World Trade Center site on {Link without Title} . :Originally Houston METRO #4804-4806, these buses run exclusively on the X51 line, feature TwinVision LED signs, and are equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. :These buses feature vandal-resistant cloth seats, LED destination signs (except for 6001 and 6002) and are equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. :Similar to 1997-1998 Motor Coach Industries 102DLW3SS order. :All of these buses feature vandal-resistant cloth seats, LED destination signs (with 5105-5124 and 5220-5249 containing TwinVisionm LED signs), and have Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines. 5075-5124 have ZF Ecomat transmissions. :708-751 are ex-Command Bus buses, 7214-7285 are ex-Triboro Coach buses, and 8568-8581, 9827-9899, 9901-9999 are ex-Queens Surface buses. The local buses feature transit-style seats and the express buses feature suburban-style seating. All of these buses have Detroit Diesel series 50G engines except 9835 and 9868, which have John Deer Model 6081 CNG engines. :These are ex-Green Lines suburban buses with only one door. These buses featured red and blue suburban style seats and equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine. THE PRESENT CENTURY ''Buses became more and more innovative and matched the onset of the 2000s. New cleaner air buses are still being introduced, and Articulated Bus es are being purchased.'' Not in service :This is a special RTS built in 2000, run in 2001 for about 6 months, and taken out of service in 2001 due to a number of problems and other issues including the exit of NovaBus from the United States market. This bus had a battery pack on the roof of the bus near the rear. This was one of five (#6360-6364) that were supposed to be delivered, but only #6360, which actually saw service, and #6361, which was never delivered, were actually built. This bus was a Hybrid-Electric bus with an electric motor, generator, Propulsion Control System (PCS), and roof-mounted battery storage packs, and featured regenerative braking. :This is a Demonstrator Test bus that tested the GM electric drive. It ran throughout Manattan in 2005, but has since been returned to Gillig. :NOTICE: This option order, Bus #5770-5834 will be assigned to West Farms, 100th Street, Casey Stengel, and Michael J. Quill depots, in that order most likely. These last 65 buses will be high floor and one low-floor articulated bus (Bus# 5835) for testing purposes. The MTA's contract called for high floor buses, as low floor artic wouldn't be a good option due to potholes in New York City streets and weather conditions. Latest news, New Flyer still do not want to build high floor articulates for MTA as of right now. In service :These buses have added vandal-resistant seats and, with the exception of buses #5250-5279, and #5280-5309 with vandal-resistant back walls, blue vandal-resistant walls to match the seats. They also have LED destination signs. These buses are only used on busy routes in the Bronx. Bus #5250 first came in as bus #1110 and #5251 as #1111. Bus #5407 has had its engine modified and it engine compartment shaped much like the 2003 articulates below. :These low-floor buses are powered by Compressed Natural Gas. They have the new vandal-resistant seats. These buses uses Detroit Diesel Series 50G engine. Note: these buses have interior lighting fixtures on the ceiling, unlike the 2000 order below. Bus# 857-989 have the interior lighting under the interior ad spaces, unlike #800-856 order above. :They feature suburban-style seating and are equipped with Detroit Diesel series 50 engines. These buses are used only on Staten Island and Brooklyn Express (X) routes. :This is only ONE bus out of an order for about 250 compressed natural gas Orion 7s to be assigned to Jackie Gleason (Brooklyn), the West Farms formerly Coliseum depot (the Bronx), and Manhattanville (Manhattan) depots. (These buses are supposedly to be delivered first.) Currently, the bus has run on the Bx28 since Friday, February 8, 2002. This bus has vandal-resistant seats and walls, a low-floor and high-floor area, and new technology (new to MTA New York City Transit) that announce bus stops via a prerecorded announcement system (currently not being used at this time). This bus has made a touring stop in Washington, DC, and a test stop in Austin, TX, and is believed to be at the Oriskany, NY plant. The rest of the CNG order is described below. This bus uses Detroit Diesel Series 50G engine. :These buses are only used on Staten Island and Brooklyn Express bus (X) routes. These buses were formerly buses #2805-2874 before the MTA changed the numbers prior to delivery. Bus #2185 was badly damaged in the 2001 terrorists attack in the World Trade Center collapse and has been rebuilt and restored with a brand new 9/11 United We Stand — American Flag around the bus. :This is a modified version of the D4500 Cruiser. There are a few changes, including a slide door for wheelchair access versus am open-out door on the D4500. These buses feature suburban-style seating and are equipped with Detroit Diesel series 50 engines. :These were formally New York Bus Service buses purchase by NYCDOT. The 57-seaters are built to MTA specs with blue and red seats, the blue seats being window seats, the red ones being aisle seats. Now, they are transfer to MTA Bus Company. These buses uses Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine. :These buses have the same features as the 1999-2000 articulated plus a larger engine compartment and fluorescent lighting in the midsection of the bus. :These buses will be built with the new vandal-resistant seats. They are to be assigned to Jackie Gleason and West Farms Depots. When delivered, Jackie Gleason Depot has Bus#7561-7660, West Farms Depot getting the remaining number, #7661-7819. Buses #7685-7819 will have orange LED signage and ZF transmissions; the other buses have green LED flip-dot signs and Allison transmissions. These buses uses Detroit Diesel Series 50G engine. Bus #8584 is a NYCDOT demo in NYCT colors and has been found in service on West Farms bus routes. It has now been renumbered in the 78XX series. :They have the new vandal-resistant seats and will be assigned to Mother Clara Hale depot, Queens Village depot, Fresh Pond depot and Manhattanville depot. This order has been complete. The order was increased from 125 buses to 325 buses. These buses use BAE Systems ' HybriDrive (TM) diesel-electric propulsion system in the Orion VII bus. This hybrid system has improved fuel economy by more than 30% compared to conventionally powered buses, while significantly reduced emissions around 90% of less particulate matter, 40% fewer oxides of nitrogen and 30% fewer greenhouse gases. The buses also outperform conventional counterparts, running quieter, quick acceleration and fuel consumption. These buses used the new 270 hp Cummins engine powered connecting with BAE Systems' HybriDrive (TM) propulsion system. The Cummins engine has been optimized to run at near-constant speed and dumps its power to the array of 46 batteries on the roof. The batteries provide additional power for quick starts and hill climbs. These buses have no transmissions to overhaul and have fewer brake pads to replace. The Orion VII Hybrid cost about US$ 500,000 per bus, twice as much as a regular diesel bus. :These 125 new buses featured the new Cat C13 engine paired up with an Allison B500R transmission and has suburban-style seating. These buses only served MTA Bus Company. :This is the option order of the 350 new buses. It is similar to the regular order of the 2004-2005 MCI D4500 cruisers. This order will only serve to MTA Bus Company. More information will become available. Upcoming bus orders Early Summer 2006 order: :NOTICE: A large portion of these buses are for MTA Bus as many GMC RTS buses formerly owned by Green Lines, Triboro Coach, Jamacia Bus are in desperate need of replacement. These buses will feature a restyled front end. 500 of these buses are on order with 216 units going to New York City Transit and 284 units going to MTA Bus. There is also an option order of 389 more buses. Delivery is expected as early as June 2006 till December 2007. '''''(More information to come)''''' Update: Two prototype demonstration models will hit the New York City streets sometime around in May 2006. SEE ALSO New York City Bus EXTERNAL LINKS |
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