MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet

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MTA Regional Bus Operations operates (as of 2007; the organization was formed in spring 2008) 6,251 buses in fixed-route service under three different brands: MTA New York City Bus (New York City Transit) (including Select Bus Service, a sub-brand under the New York City Bus brand), MTA Bus, and Long Island Bus, within New York City and Nassau County.

A roster of the fleet is shown below. Not included below are buses and vans not open to the general public (ADA Access-A-Ride or Able-Ride vans and taxicabs, and employee shuttle buses), or demonstration buses.

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[edit] Current active fleet

All buses are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Unless indicated otherwise, all buses are 102 inches (2.59 meters) wide.

[edit] Built from 1990-1995

These buses are all 40 feet (12.19 meters) long and are used in local service.

Year Builder and
model name		 Photo Powertrain
(Engine and transmission)		 Numbers Total Notes [1]
1990-
1991		 Transportation
Manufacturing
Corporation
RTS-06 (T8O-206)
Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR
and Allison V-731 ATEC		 8000-8396,
8400		 398
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus. Buses were originally operated by New York City Transit.
  • All units originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines. All non-repowered units retired as of 2006.
  • Most units are retired and they are currently being replaced.
  • 8319 converted to the MetroCard sales bus. 8400 transferred to the New York City Police Department shortly after delivery, and now numbered 9598 there.
1993 Bus Industries of America
Orion V (05.501)
Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR and Allison B-400R WTEC 101-316 216
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus. Buses were originally operated by New York City Transit.
  • Currently being replaced.
  • The first 96 buses in this series were originally 93001-93096.
  • 101-172 originally equipped with coach seats for express bus service; many now have fiberglass seats.
  • 101-290, 298 originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines. 291-294 originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA then Detroit Diesel 50 EGR,now they have only Detroit Diesel 50. 295-297, 299-316 originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines then Cummins C8.3 engines.
  • All originally had Allison HT-747 ATEC transmission.
1993-
1994		 Transportation
Manufacturing
Corporation
RTS-06 (T8O-206)
Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR and Allison V-731 ATEC 8401-8566 166
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus. Buses were originally operated by New York City Transit.
  • 8401-8402 renumbered from 93502 and 93503.
  • 8401-8564 originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines.
  • 8565 and 8566 are 1994 units.
1993-
1994		 Transportation
Manufacturing
Corporation
RTS-06 (T8O-206)


Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison V-731 ATEC		 1172-1190,
1192-1196,
5898-5937,
5988-5999,
7148-7149,
7174-7213,
9700-9795		 215
  • Operated under MTA Bus.
  • Originally purchased for four operators by New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT):[2]
    • 1172-1190, 1192-1196, 5988-5999: Jamaica Buses
      (1192-1196 originally Green Lines, 5988-5999 originally Queens Surface)
    • 5898-5937: Green Lines; (5898-5904 originally Queens Surface)
    • 7148-7149, 7174-7213: Triboro Coach; (7148-7149 originally Green Lines)
    • 9700-9795: Queens Surface
  • 7174-7184 were originally powered by methanol fuel.
  • All active units have a blue stripe. Most units are retired and they are currently being replaced.
  • One unit was lost to a fire well before MTA Bus takeover in 2005-2006 and was excluded from renumbering lists.
  • 5904 is preserved under its original number, Queens Surface 275; 5999 is preserved under its original number, Jamaica Buses 3865.
1994 Transportation
Manufacturing
Corporation
RTS-06 (T8O-206)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison V-731 ATEC		 8600-8703 104
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • Currently being replaced.
1994-
1995		 Bus Industries of America
Orion V (05.501 CNG)		 Detroit Diesel series 50G EGR
(CNG fuel) and Allison
World B-400R		 317, 581-610 31
  • Operated under New York City Bus from the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot in Brooklyn.
  • 317 is a 1994 unit; the rest are from 1995.
  • These buses originally had Cummins L10G engines.
  • Pilot compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel fleet along with three retried Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS buses.
1995 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison World B-400R		 400-580, 611-630 201
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus. Buses were originally operated by New York City Transit.
  • 611-630 have coach seating.
  • 400 and 401 are 1994 units.

[edit] Built from 1996-1999

Year Builder and
model name		 Photo Length Powertrain
(Engine and transmission)		 Numbers Total Notes [1]
1996 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501 CNG)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Cummins L10G (CNG fuel)
See notes for transmission		 1400-1404, 1806-1821
(most retired)		 35*
  • Owned by Nassau County. Operated under Long Island Bus.
  • Transmission:
    • ZF Ecomat 4HP-500: 1400-1404, 1811-1814, and 1818-1821
    • Allison World B-400R: 1806-1810 and 1815-1817
  • Original numbers were 100-105, 109-113, 115-117, and 121-141 for 35 units; 14 units were retired when renumbering occurred in March 2009 and were excluded from renumbering.
  • Currently being replaced. All units except 1400 and 1403-1404 are retired.
1996 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison B400R		 631-680 50
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • Replacement order for Flxible Metro buses after Flxible ceased operations.
1996-
1997		 Nova Bus
RTS-06 (T8O-206)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50 and
Allison V-731 ATEC
(see Note 1 below)		 8750-9349 600
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus. Buses were originally operated by New York City Transit.
  • 8750-8751 are 1995 units.
  • 9250-9349 originally equipped for express service, but many now have hard seats.
  • Still with coach seats: 9260-9271, 9274-9284, 9286-9293, 9295-9299, 9336, 9342, and 9344-9346.
1997 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501 CNG)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Cummins L10G (CNG fuel)
and Allison World B-400R		 1405-1507
(some retired)		 104*
  • Owned by Nassau County. Operated under Long Island Bus.
  • Original numbers were 142-245; 221 was lost in a fire prior to March 2009 renumbering.
  • 1456 (second picture; since retired) was the first bus to be re-striped into the new Long Island Bus livery.
  • Partial replacement in progress.
1997 New Flyer Industries
D60HF (articulated)		 60 ft
(18.29 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison World B-400R		 1000-1069 70
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • 1000-1001 are 1996 units. 1001 was previously a demo unit.
1997 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison World B-400R		 5938-5987 50
  • Operated under MTA Bus.
  • Purchased from a rejected NORTA and WMATA order by NYCDOT.
  • All units were formerly operated by Green Bus Lines; 5982-5987 were originally operated by Queens Surface before being transferred to Green Bus Lines. [2]
1997-
1998		 Nova Bus
RTS-06 (T8O-206)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison V-731 ATEC		 9350-9699
(see Note 2 below)		 350
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
1998 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501 CNG)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Cummins L10G (CNG fuel)
and Allison World B-400R		 1508-1525 18
  • Owned by Nassau County. Operated under Long Island Bus.
  • Originally 270-287.
1998 Motor Coach Industries
102DLW3SS (commuter coach)
45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60
and Allison World B-500R		 1860-2039 180
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus. Buses were originally operated by New York City Transit.
  • 1861 is a 1997 unit.
  • Express bus service only.
1998 New Flyer Industries
D60HF (articulated)		 60 ft
(18.29 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison World B-400R		 1070-1109 40
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
1998-
1999		 Nova Bus
RTS-06 (T8O-206)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison V-731 ATEC
(see Note 6 below)		 4900-5249
(see Note 3 below)		 350
(see Note 2 below)
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
1998-
1999		 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501 CNG)

40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series
50G (CNG fuel) and
Allison B-400R WTEC
(see Note 4 below)		 708-751,
7214-7285,
8568-8581,
9827-9899,
9901-9999		 302
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus.
  • Originally bought by NYCDOT and operated by: [2]
    • 708-751: Command Bus
      (708 originally Queens Surface and Green Lines)
    • 7214-7285: Triboro Coach
    • 8568-8581, 9827-9999: Queens Surface
  • 708 is a 1997 ex-demo unit equipped with overhead luggage racks.
  • All units except units between 9827 and 9931 originally equipped with coach seating.
    • Currently with transit seats: 709-715, 748-751, 7226-7237, 9827-9899, and 9901-9995.
1999 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison B-400R WTEC		 6000-6349 350
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus.
  • 6000-6002 are 1998 units.
1999 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)
(single-door, commuter coach)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison B-400R WTEC		 5894-5897 4
  • Operated under MTA Bus.
  • Originally operated by New York Bus Service; when inherited, buses were under Green Bus Lines.[2]
  • Express bus service only.
  • Only single-door non-MCI buses on the roster.
1999 Motor Coach Industries
102DLW3SS (commuter coach)		 45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 2040-2139 100
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • Express bus service only.
1999 New Flyer Industries
D45S ITV (commuter coach)		 44.5 ft
(13.56 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 996-998 3
  • Operated under New York City Bus on the X51 express route only.
  • Buses diverted from a Houston METRO order.
1999-
2000		 New Flyer Industries
D60HF (articulated)		 60 ft
(18.29 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 5250-5509 260
  • Operated under New York City Bus; 5347-5351 are marked for MTA Bus after a previous assignment there.
  • 5250-5251 are 1998 units originally numbered 1110-1111.
1999-
2000		 New Flyer Industries
C40LF (semi-low floor CNG)		 40.5 ft
(12.34 m)		 Detroit Diesel series
50G (CNG fuel) and
Allison B-400R WTEC		 800-989 190
  • Operated under New York City Bus from the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot in Brooklyn.
  • 801 is a 1998 unit.
Notes:
  1. 9140 and 9142-9149 have Cummins M11E engines.
  2. From the 1997-1998 Nova Bus RTS order, bus #9656 caught fire shortly after delivery and was scrapped. The 1998-1999 Nova Bus RTS order would include another bus numbered 9656 in addition to the 350 RTS buses ordered that year. The replacement #9656 has also been written off following a major accident in 2008 and was scrapped in 2009.
  3. 5075-5124 have ZF HP592C transmissions.
  4. 9835 and 9868 have Deere 6081 CNG engines.

*: Totals here indicate the number of units originally ordered. Some units were off the roster when renumbering occurred in March 2009.

[edit] Built from 2000-2004

Year Builder and
model name		 Photo Length Powertrain
(Engine and transmission
or propulsion system; see bottom of table for exceptions where noted)		 Numbers Total Notes
[1][2]
2000 Motor Coach Industries
D4500 (commuter coach)		 45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 2705-2804 100
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • Express bus service only.
2000 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501 CNG)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series
50G (CNG fuel) and
Allison B-400R WTEC		 1526-1632 108
  • Owned by Nassau County. Operated under Long Island Bus.
  • Original numbers were 288-395; 303 was written off prior to March 2009 renumbering.
2001 Motor Coach Industries
D4500 (commuter coach)		 45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 2140-2209,
2805-2824		 90
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • Express bus service only.
  • 2185 (pictured) is painted in a special 9/11 memorial livery. In addition, 2185 is the only bus on the active roster without a stripe.
2002 Motor Coach Industries
D4500 (commuter coach)		 45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60 EGR
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 2825-2924 100
  • Operated under New York City Bus
  • Express bus service only.
2002 Motor Coach Industries
D4500 (commuter coach)		 45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 60 EGR
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 7423-7428 6
2002 Coach & Equipment
Phoenix (Ford chassis)		 25 ft
(7.62 m)†		 Navistar T444E and
Allison 2000		 1800-1801 2
  • Operated under Long Island Bus on the N53 Merrick Shuttle only.
  • Originally Able-Ride 2132-2133.
2003-
2004		 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.501)
(semi-low floor, CNG)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series
50G EGR (CNG fuel)
See notes for transmission		 7560-7819 260
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • 7560 is a 2002 unit.
  • Transmission:
    • 7560-7684: Allison B-400R WTEC
    • 7685-7819: ZF HP592C
2002-
2003		 New Flyer Industries
D60HF (articulated)
60 ft
(18.29 m)		 Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 5510-5769 260
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • 5734-5766 are wrapped for Select Bus Service on the Bx12.
2004 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion V (05.501 CNG)		 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Detroit Diesel series
50G EGR (CNG fuel) and
Allison B-400R WTEC§		 1633-1699 67
  • Owned by Nassau County. Operated under Long Island Bus.
  • Originally 396-462.
2004-
2005		 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.501)
(semi-low floor, hybrid electric)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Cummins ISB 5.9L
and BAE Systems HybriDrive		 6365-6689 325
  • Operated under New York City Bus.
  • 6365 is a 2003 unit.
  • Buses were delivered with lead-acid battery packs; 6401, 6402, 6468, and 6485 have been retrofitted with lithium-ion battery packs.
Notes:

†: These buses are 91 in (2.31 m) wide.
§: #1636 has been retrofitted with a Deere 6081 CNG engine similar to 9835 and 9868 at MTA Bus.

[edit] Built 2005 and later

Year Builder and
model name		 Photo Length Powertrain
(Engine and transmission
or propulsion system)		 Numbers Total Notes[1]
2005-
2007		 Motor Coach Industries
D4500 (commuter coach)
45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Caterpillar C13 ACERT
and Allison B-500R WTEC		 3000-3474, 4300-4329 505
  • Operated under MTA Bus and New York City Bus.
  • Express bus service only.
  • As delivered, 3000s were under MTA Bus and 4300s were under New York City Bus. 50 units in the 3200 series are now operated under New York City Bus.
  • 3000-3009 are 2004 units.
2006-
2007		 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.501)
(semi-low floor, hybrid electric)
40 ft
(12.19 m)		 Cummins ISB 5.9L and
BAE Systems HybriDrive		 3500-3783,
6690-6905		 500
  • Operated under MTA Bus and New York City Bus.
  • 3xxx units are under MTA Bus, and 6xxx units are under New York City Bus.
  • Buses have lead-acid battery packs.
  • Production of this model ceased after this order.
2009 Daimler Commercial Buses
Orion VII Next Generation (07.501)
(semi-low floor, CNG)[3]		 41.2 ft
(12.55 m)		 Cummins Westport ISL G
(CNG fuel) and Allison B-400R WTEC		 1700-1799 100
  • Operated under Long Island Bus.
  • 1700 is a 2008 unit.
  • Buses feature the new Long Island Bus livery.
Delivery in progress
2008 Motor Coach Industries
D4500CT (commuter coach)		 45 ft
(13.72 m)		 Cummins ISM-410 10.8L engine and
Allison B500R		 2210-2268 59
  • Operated under New York City Bus. Some future units will be operated under MTA Bus.
  • Most units have been delivered. Only 2211 (pictured) is in service.
  • This order was originally for 126 buses, later reduced to 59. 18 buses were diverted to New Jersey Transit.
2008-
2010		 Daimler Commercial Buses
Orion VII Next Generation (07.501)
(semi-low floor, hybrid electric)

41.2 ft
(12.55 m)		 Cummins ISB-280 6.7L engine and
BAE Systems HybriDrive[4]		 3800-4278,
4330-4700		 850
  • Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus.
    • 3800-4019 and 4040 and higher are operated under New York City Bus.
    • 4020-4039 are operated under MTA Bus; 85 more units will be for MTA Bus.
  • 3800-3959 have lead-acid battery packs, 3960 and higher (will) have lithium ion battery packs.

[edit] Future fleet

Year Builder and
model name		 Photo Length Total Notes
2009 DesignLine
EcoSaver IV Hybrid Electric
(semi-low floor, electric hybrid)		 N/A 40 ft
(12.19 m)		 90
  • Units will be under New York City Bus
  • The powertrain system is Designline proprietary diesel turbine engine and hybrid drive system. [5]
  • Delivery is scheduled for late 2009.
2009-
2010		 Nova Bus
LFSA (semi-low floor articulated)		 62 ft
(18.90 m)		 90
  • 90 buses will be under New York City Bus for Select Bus Service duty.
  • Delivery for 2010. The demo unit that tested in winter 2009 is shown.
  • Buses will be equipped with Cummins ISL engines. The transmission is not known at this time.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d New York City transit bus production list from 1980-2001
  2. ^ a b c d e MTA Bus renumbering list
  3. ^ MTA Long Island Bus orders Orion VII NG (CNG) buses
  4. ^ http://www.baesystems.com/BAEProd/groups/public/documents/bae_publication/bae_pdf_eis_hybridrive_diamler.pdf
  5. ^ [1] MTA buying 40 foot DesginLine hybrid buses

[edit] See also

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