Buses used by New Jersey Transit

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New Jersey Transit Bus Operations and companies leasing buses from New Jersey Transit utilize various makes and models of buses between 25 and 60 feet in length to provide service within the state of New Jersey. As of 2007, 2,477 buses are branded for New Jersey Transit duty, while 683 other buses owned by New Jersey Transit are branded for duty by private operators such as Coach USA, a number that does not include community shuttle buses.

The roster below lists buses purchased and/or inherited by New Jersey Transit.

Contents 1 Buses in service before 1980 2 Retired buses 2.1 Demo buses 2.2 Production buses 3 Active fleet 3.1 Purchased before 1990 3.2 Purchased from 1990-1994 3.3 Purchased from 1995-1999 3.4 Purchased from 2000-2004 3.5 Purchased 2005 and later 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Buses in service before 1980

This list includes Transport of New Jersey, NJDOT-owned, and NJ Transit buses

• 1960-1973 GMC ""New Look"" The majority of these buses were inherited from Transport of New Jersey and the Maplewood Equipment Company.
• Late 1960s MCI MC-7: mostly ex-Greyhound
• 1970s GMC PD-4106 and PD-4107 ("Buffalo")
• 1973 Highway Products, Inc. TC-31: assigned to Passaic-Athenia Bus Lines, maybe others
• 1975-1978 MCI MC-8: Purchased surplus from various sources.
• 1976 Flxible 35096-8-1: 30 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers.
• 1976 Flxible 45102-8-1: 35 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers. Some were built with single doors.
• 1976 Flxible 53096-8-1: 40 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers. Some were built with single doors and Suburban-style seating.
• 1976 Flxible 53102-8-1: 40 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers. Some were built with single doors and Suburban-style seating.
• 1979 Flxible 870: purchased secondhand as replacements for destroyed ex-NYCT 870s.
• Late 1970s GMC Various "Buffalo" style buses were purchased secondhand.
• Various years Flxible "New Look" purchased secondhand.

All of these buses have been retired from NJ Transit service.

[edit] Retired buses

This section covers buses that were purchased by New Jersey Transit after 1980 and have since been retired.

[edit] Demo buses

Year	Builder	Model	Length (ft)	Width (in)	Seating		Engine	Numbers	Notes
1981	Volvo	B-10M articulated	60	102	Transit	✗	Volvo	9000	Demo articulated bus.
1981	Volvo	B-10M	40	102	Transit	✗	Volvo	9001	Demo Volvo 40-foot bus
1981	M A N	SG310-18-21L	60	102	Transit	✗	MAN D2566 MLUM	9100	Demo MAN articulated bus.
1988	Flxible	Metro-B 40096-4D	40	96	Transit	✓	Detroit Diesel series 50	8050	Demo Metro-B for the 1989 Metro-B order.
1989	OBI Orion	05.501	40	102	Transit	✓	Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	Unknown	Demo Orion. Now Transit Windsor (ON) 499.
1993	Flxible	Metro-D 40102-6C8	40	102	Transit	✓	Cummins C8.3	8083	Demo Metro-D for the 1994 Metro-D order.
1996	MCI	102-D3	40	102	Suburban	✓	Cummins M11E	8011	One of two MCI D series buses ahead of the 2001-2004 MCI order. This bus was owned by Penske, later destroyed by a fire.
1996	MCI	102-D3	40	102	Suburban	✓	Detroit Diesel series 60	8060	The other MCI D series bus ahead of the 2001-2004 MCI order, owned by Penske.
2006	MTS	RTS Legend	40	102	4101 (Transit) 4201 (Suburban)	✓	Caterpillar C9	4101 4201	These buses were received for testing ahead of a planned order, since canceled. The buses are being sold to Texas A&M University. [1]

[edit] Production buses

Year	Builder	Model	Length (ft)	Width (in)	Seating		Engine	Numbers	Retired
1980 (acquired 1986)	Grumman-Flxible	870-B 53102-6-1	40	102	Transit and Suburban	Some were lift equipped	Detroit Diesel series 6V71N	1500-1619, 2000-2518	1999
1981	Grumman-Flxible	870-A 40102-6-1	40	102	Transit		Detroit Diesel series 8V71 (later series 6V92TA)	1000-1270	1994
1982-1984	MCI	MC-9	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	6100-6799	2003
1983	Flxible	Metro-A 40102-6T	40	102	Transit		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	1300-1464	1996
1985	Volvo	B-10M articulated	60	102	Transit		Volvo	9100-9149	2003
1985	Volvo	B-10M articulated	60	96	Suburban	(9256 was not accessible)	Volvo	9200-9259	2003
1987	MCI	MC-9	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	5000-5414	2007
1987	MCI	96A3	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	5450	2003
1989	Eagle Bus	AE20	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	5500-5618	2001
1992	Flxible	Metro-C 40102-6C LNG	40	102	Transit		Cummins L10G	1722-1726 (later 0001-0005 and NGV1-NGV5)	2004
1995-1999 (leased 2006)	MCI	102-DL3	45	102	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 60	7101-7120	2007
1997-1998	Orion	06.501 Low-Floor Hybrid	40	102	Transit		Detroit Diesel series 30	4000-4003	Never ran, became NYCTA 6350-6353

[edit] Active fleet

[edit] Purchased before 1990

All active buses purchased before 1995 currently on the roster were manufactured by Flxible in 1989 (except for 3000 which is a 1988 unit) and are branded New Jersey Transit (units in private operator livery, where pictured, have been returned to NJ Transit or have been retired) of various seating patterns and widths as noted in the table.

All of the buses below are of the 1989 Flxible Metro-B type, with Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC engines and Allison V731 transmissions, and are 40 feet long, but of different widths.

Type of 1989 Flxible Metro-B	Width (All buses are 40 ft (12.19 m) long)		Example	Numbers
40102-6T	102 in (2.59 m)			1700-1721
40096-6T suburban	96 in (2.44 m)			3000-3076, 3102-3150, 3160-3198, 3201-3204, 3207-3216, 3219-3253, 3256-3259 (many retired)
40096-6T suburban	96 in (2.44 m)			3077-3101, 3151-3159, 3199-3200, 3205-3206, 3217-3218, 3254-3255, 3260-3280 (many retired)
40102-6T suburban	102 in (2.59 m)			3500-3605 (many retired)

[edit] Purchased from 1990-1994

These buses are all of the Flxible Metro-D model built in 1994 (except for 3700 built in 1993), and are all 40 ft (12.19 m) long, 102 in (2.59 m) wide, and are fully ADA compliant.

Type of 1994 Flxible Metro-D	Example	Powertrain (Engine & Transmission)	Numbers	Branding
40102-6C8 single door suburban (3700 is a 40102-6C)		Cummins C8.3 (3700 has a Cummins L10 engine)/ ZF Ecomat HP590	3700-3791	New Jersey Transit
40102-6C8		Cummins C8.3/ ZF Ecomat HP590	1750-1965, 1976	New Jersey Transit A&C Bus Broadway Bus Coach USA Olympia Trails (Red & Tan in Hudson County)
40102-4D		Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC/ ZF Ecomat HP590	1966-1975	New Jersey Transit

[edit] Purchased from 1995-1999

All buses here are fully ADA compliant.

Year	Make & Model	Length (All buses are 102 in (2.59 m) wide)	Example	Powertrain (Engine & Transmission)	Numbers	Branding
1995- 1996	Nova Bus RTS T8O206	40 ft (12.19 m)		Cummins C8.3/ ZF Ecomat HP590	2601-2775	New Jersey Transit
1998- 2000	MCI 102-DWA3 CNG	40 ft (12.19 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60G DDEC/ Allison B500R ATEC	7001-7077	New Jersey Transit
1999- 2000	Nova Bus RTS RT8O-2N (1001 is a T8O-2N)	40 ft (12.19 m)		Cummins ISC/ ZF Ecomat-2 HP592C	1000-1254, 1262-1576	New Jersey Transit A&C Bus Academy Bus Lines Bergen Avenue IBOA Broadway Bus Coach USA Olympia Trails (Orange Newark Elizabeth Bus/ Red & Tan in Hudson County) New Jersey State Police Rutgers-New Brunswick
1999- 2000	Nova Bus RTS RT6O-2N	30 ft (9.14 m)		Cummins ISC/ ZF Ecomat-2 HP592C	2501-2580	New Jersey Transit Broadway Bus

[edit] Purchased from 2000-2004

All buses here are fully ADA compliant.

Year	Make & Model	Length & Width (ft x in)	Example	Powertrain (Engine & transmission or propulsion)	Numbers	Branding
2000	MCI 102-DW3SS	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC/ Allison B500R WTEC	7501-7503	New Jersey Transit
2001	MCI D4000 (lavatory-equipped)	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC/ Allison B500R WTEC	7531-7541, 7783-7800, 8451-8453, 8556-8557, 8703	New Jersey Transit Carefree Bus Service Trans-Bridge Lines
2001- 2003	MCI D4000	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC/ Allison B-500 WTEC (7618 has a ZF ASTronic)	7401-7418, 7484-7493, 7504-7530, 7542-7683, 7686-7782, 7801, 7810-8112, 8269-8291, 8401-8435, 8454-8523, 8554-8555, 8558-8559, 8563-8626, 8632-8686, 8704-8746, 8755-8759, 8775-8787, 8836-8889, 8916-8920, 8971-8990	New Jersey Transit Academy Bus Lines Coach USA Community Coach Olympia Trails Rockland Coaches Suburban Trails DeCamp Bus Lines Lakeland Bus Lines
2002- 2003	MCI D4500	45 ft (13.72 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC/ Allison B500R WTEC	7419-7483, 8200-8268, 8292-8322, 8436-8450, 8524-8553, 8760-8774, 8788-8835, 8890-8915, 8961-8968	New Jersey Transit Academy Bus Lines Coach USA Community Coach Rockland Coaches Short Line Bus Suburban Trails DeCamp Bus Lines Lakeland Bus Lines
2002	Blue Bird CSFE3000	30 ft (9.14 m) x 96 in (2.44 m)		Cummins ISB/ Allison 2000	600-617	New Jersey Transit
2002	Nova Bus RTS 82VN hybrid	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Cummins ISB/ ISE Thundervolt TB-40 hybrid drive	4001-4003	New Jersey Transit
2003	MCI D4000H hybrid	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Cummins ISL/ Allison EP-50 HybriDrive	4004-4007	New Jersey Transit
2003	MCI D4500 (lavatory-equipped)	45 ft (13.72 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC/ Allison B-500 WTEC	8560-8562, 8627-8631, 8921-8950	Academy Bus Lines Trans-Bridge Lines
2004	Neoplan AN-459	59 ft (17.98 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Caterpillar C9 ACERT/ Allison B500R WTEC	9501-9549 (9501 is a 2003 unit)	New Jersey Transit
2004	Neoplan AN-459 suburban	59 ft (17.98 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Caterpillar C9 ACERT/ Allison B500R WTEC	9601-9636 (9601 is a 2003 unit)	New Jersey Transit
2004	MCI D4000N	40 ft (12.19 m) x 96 in (2.44 m)		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC/ Allison B500R WTEC	7802-7805	New Jersey Transit

[edit] Purchased 2005 and later

All buses here are branded in New Jersey Transit livery and are fully ADA compliant. 1583-1587 are also wrapped for gobus service.

Year	Make & Model	Length & Width (ft x in)	Example	Powertrain (Engine & Transmission)	Numbers
2001 (purchased 2006)	Nova Bus RTS 82VN	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Cummins ISC/ ZF Ecomat-2 HP592C	1577-1582
2001 (purchased 2006)	Nova Bus RTS 82VN suburban	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Cummins ISC/ ZF Ecomat-2 HP592C	1583-1589
2006	MCI D4500CL	45 ft (13.72 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Caterpillar C13 ACERT/ Allison B500R WTEC	9001-9053
2007	Goshen GC-II	25 ft (7.62 m) x 98 in (2.49 m)		Navistar VT365/ Ford automatic	700-714
2007	MCI D4500CL	45 ft (13.72 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Caterpillar C13 ACERT/ Allison B500R WTEC	7121-7166
2007	MCI D4500CL (lavatory-equipped)	45 ft (13.72 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Caterpillar C13 ACERT/ Allison B500R WTEC	7167-7187
Upcoming delivery
2008- 2013	NABI 416.15	40 ft (12.19 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)		Caterpillar C9 ACERT/ ZF Ecomat-2 HP602C	4101-5170, 5201-5495* (see note below)
2009	NABI Metro 45C semi- low floor* (see note below)	45 ft (13.72 m) x 102 in (2.59 m)	Transit	Engine: Cummins ISM No other details at this time
* - Bus 5201, a suburban was delivered on January 29, 2008, and is currently in service. Delivery of the rest of the order will begin in summer 2008, with numbers as noted in the table. This delivery will occur over six to seven years.[1][2] In addition, New Jersey Transit will take delivery of 15 low floor CompoBuses, which will be NJT's first low-floor buses and first 45' transit buses, to be used in goBus service.

[edit] See also

• New Jersey Transit
• New Jersey Transit Bus Operations

[edit] References

1. ^ NJ Transit approves order for 1145 buses
2. ^ Add-on to the NABI order

[edit] External links

• NJ Transit Bus GIFs
• Unofficial NJ Transit roster and blog

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