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32 minutes ago, NiagaraRegionShots said:

End of a era for the Niagara Region, the entire orion series have been seen in the deadlot and confirmed retired. It's all Novas and some flyers now.

that was fast, 2191 was just out yesterday 

2513 first day out on 60A , also 2340 has returned to service after being down since February 

2513 first day out on 60A 

2505 now active on 211/213

3 hours ago, TechnicianKeith said:

2507 now in service, running 506/502. 2509 running 503/501.

2508 was running the 111/113 in NF earlier 

2505, 2507 and 2508 have been delivered and are at the NF yard awaiting service entry

2501 active on the 103, 2502 on the 106/107, 2504 out on the 50, 1396 also active again after a lengthy absence 

don't know if WEGO still applies under this topic, but it appears Niagara Parks has taken the remaining units that were operated previously by NF, 5301 is now operating as 9016 and 9017-9021 were 5201, 5205, and 5208-5210 respectively 

7 minutes ago, TechnicianKeith said:

At the minimum, it was the oldest active Orion in Ontario, and probably holds an Ontario record for the longest a bus has spent with one owner since the GM Fishbowl days.

certainly for the longest-lived Detroit-powered ones

50 minutes ago, 5242 said:

The end of an area, R.I.P NFT Orion VII OGs; 2003 - 2025.

when was 2679 last in service?

myself last saw it this past Monday at the Morrison Hub where the standby buses park

7 minutes ago, fromthe905 said:

No. Only 2679 remains in service

2368 still parked retired in NF yard, also 2506 arrived yesterday 

0805, 0902 and 1303 now in NF 

on the NF side of things, 1930, 1864, 1396, 1606 and 2124 are all out of service awaiting work 

1302 has also been temporarily loaned to NF to assist with the current fleet woes

10 hours ago, TechnicianKeith said:

What is with all the maintenance issues with transit right now? It seems like they're happening more than usual.

College express 60A/C were cancelled again this morning. Yesterday, 103 Extra had a delayed start and the 40/45A originating in Niagara Falls was cancelled in the morning.

and the new buses won't be out anytime soon once they show up as NT reportedly didn't order them with the driver shields pre-installed 

on the NF side of things, 1930, 1864, 1396, 1606 and 2124 are all out of service awaiting work 

former NF-operated WEGO 40' 5301 is now with Niagara Parks as 9016

1141 returned to service yesterday after it's incident with the school bus last month

5206 is now active in the NT wrap

1155 has returned to service, currently on 501 in Welland 

2194 back active, currently doing 106/107 in NF

On 1/28/2025 at 3:13 PM, TechnicianKeith said:

Welland as well.

1396 spotted downtown Welland with a strange destination blind typo. Anyone ever hear of route 75 to Niagara Falls?

they had the same issues with the '75 Niagara Falls ' signs when they started using NF's conventional units on WEGO routes last year

in better news, 1396 is back active in NF after being out of service for over 2 years

16 hours ago, TechnicianKeith said:

Just heard from a Welland driver that Niagara Falls/Welland division has lost another bus. One was just involved in a collision on Dorchester at Dianne Street in the falls this afternoon. I'm waiting to hear which unit it was. No word on injuries or extent of the damage.

just saw on Niagara 411, it was a Nova on the 50 vs a pickup, from the posted video the truck took the worst of it

15 hours ago, G.A said:

One of the Welland Nova's is at MTB. Unsure if it is 1159, 1162 or 1164.

would be 1164, 1159 is currently parked in the NF yard and 1162 was out in Welland this morning 

3 hours ago, TechnicianKeith said:

Lately, Welland has been running 2470, so I would assume neither of those units has left the yard (relegated to emergency backup fleet), or they're running with broken trackers in Niagara Falls.

2368 is sitting in the NF yard awaiting work, the whereabouts of 2679 is unknown 

1397 is back from refurb in the new colors and was doing the 111/113 this morning 

On 12/18/2024 at 6:17 PM, Highway of Heroes said:

Is NRT 0604 Retired from service yet?

currently sitting in the NF yard awaiting a hoist