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I found this old RTS bus laid up near Paddy's Pond outside St. John's, Newfoundland, I was wondering what company it used to belong to.

This content additions page is for all information that is yet to be added into Omnitrans wiki articles as well as information relevant to that bus system. The following information that needs to be added is: Units 131-141 are retired since one of those units didn't appear on the Transsee bus tracker website for Omnitrans, and I didn't see them in service as of last year. The order of 2016 New Flyer XN40s likely caused the retirement of these 2001 model New Flyer C40LFs. 2012 and 2014 New Flyer XN40s from Omnitrans have Voith D864.5 transmissions instead of Allison Transmission, as seen in the wiki article, which is inaccurate. I found out that these buses' dashboards have Voith shift selectors, apart from the fact some of the Omnitrans XN40s sound differently from the OCTA XN40s. Units 1321-1333 have 6 speed Allison Transmission B400Rs Units 153-154 are built in October 2003; units 158-172 are built in November 2003 Units 101-103, and 105-121 are built in January 2001 Units 175-187 and 198 are built in May 2005; units 193-197 are built in June 2005 Units 1201-1210 are built in June 2009; units 1220-1227 are built in July 2009 Some of the 2011 New Flyer C40LFRs have 6-speed Allison Transmission B400Rs; 1233 is one of these buses with an Allison Transmission The 2001, 2003, 2005 New Flyer C40LFs, and 2009 New Flyer C40LFRs have TwinVision/Digital Recorders Amber LED signs. Note that the TwinVision brand destination sign controllers may either have the Digital Recorders logo or the Twinvision logo on buses made before 2007. Units 171 and 175-198 have 39 American Seating Innovator 850 padded fabric seats Some of the 2003 New Flyer C40LFs have 33 American Seating Innovator 850 padded fabric seats and 3 American Seating Vision padded fabric seats in order to accommodate the Q-Pods wheelchair securement system and one wheelchair securement station. These buses originally had 39 seats. Omnitrans' New Flyer XN40s have 34 American Seating Vision padded fabric seats. Some of these buses' VINs are missing, which can be confirmed if you use AutoCheck.com by using one of the VINs closest to that particular bus and entering the next VIN for that unit. Add Omnitrans route 208, 215, and 290. The rest of the routes that need to be changed are found in the latest Omnitrans bus book for January 2018 by downloading a PDF copy from their website or obtaining a physical copy by riding on Omnitrans buses. Unit 640/1640 was built in November 1992 1997 Neoplan AN440A CNG buses were built from May to August 1997 Omnitrans' 1996 Orion Vs were built from December 1996 to January 1997. These buses had Cummins L10G engines and ZF 4HP590 transmissions instead of the Cummins C8.3G and ZF 4HP592 powertrain as listed in the wiki articles.

This content additions page includes the following info that is to be added to Los Angeles Metro Bus and Rail articles, the LACMTA diesel Orions, as well as the former SCRTD. The LACMTA articles are in need for a serious update as it lacks the Metro Rail fleet roster. The following info that needs to be added are: LACMTA units 5300-5414 VINs are to be linked to New Flyer's 2000 model C40LF 'Y' VINs article LACMTA units 5415-5522 VINs are to be linked to New Flyer's 2001 model C40LF '1' VINs article LACMTA units 7980-7999 have been retired as of September 2017, but they still remain in LACMTA's property Units 5312, 5314-5315, 5318, 5335, 5342, 5349, 5379, 5385, 5389-5390, 5404, 5407, 5414, 5425, 5453, 5457, 5476, 5487, 5502, 5513-5514, 5517, and 5520-5522 retain Detroit Diesel Series 50G engines Division 18 has units 5342, 5349, and 5521 Division 9 has units 5382, 5452, 7342, 7350, 7376, 7483, and 7930 Active units from LACMTA's current fleet roster can be used by putting the fleet numbers (3100-3149, 3850-4199, 5300-5522, 5600-6149, 7000-8099, 8100-8400, 8401-8491, 8500-8649, 9200-9594, or 11001-11067) into the LACMTA vehicles search bar at the bottom of this page: https://www.transsee.ca/routelist?a=lametro A new page for LACMTA units 3300-3714 and 1100-1189 should be created by taking the VINs from Neoplan's AN440 'D' (1983), 'E' (1984), and 'H' (1987) VIN articles, which list these units as SCRTD 3300-3714 and SCRTD 1100-1189 LACMTA units 3000-3019 are built in June 1998 The article for LACMTA units 7525-7599 should have their VINs added and linked to NABI's 2005 model 40-LFW '5' VINs article The article for LACMTA units 7300-7514 and 7600-7949 should have their VINs added and linked to NABI's 2001 model 40-LFW '1' VINs article The article for LACMTA units 7000-7214 should have their VINs added and linked to NABI's 1999 and 2000 model 40-LFW 'X' and 'Y' VINs article, respectively The article for LACMTA units 8000-8099 should have their VINs added and linked to NABI's 2003 and 2004 model 45C-LFW '3' and '4' VINs article, respectively http://www.rapidtransit-press.com/transitsystems.html: Info from this link must be sent to articles relating to SCRTD and LACMTA, especially the ex-SCRTD GMC and TMC RTS buses that went to Transit Systems Unlimited. http://www.rapidtransit-press.com/mta.html: Info from this link must be sent to articles related to the LACMTA. http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=001bus;id=150;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oocities.org%2F~buslist%2Findex.html: VINs for LACMTA's 1980-1981 GMC T8J-204s, 1982 T7J-204s, TMC 1988-1989, 1992 RTS-06s, 1988-1990, and 1992 Flxible Metros are found in this link. The Metro Rail roster composes of: 1989 Nippon Sharyo P865: Rail cars 100-138 1990 Nippon Sharyo P865: 139-153 1994 Nippon Sharyo P2020: 154-168 1991-1992 Breda A650 with DC motors: 501-530 1996-2000 Breda A650 with AC motors: 531-604 1996-1999 Siemens P2000: 201-226, 227-250, 301-302 2006-2011 Ansaldo Breda P2550: 701-750 2014-2020s KinkiSharyo P3010: 1000-1235

The OCTA and its articles are in a serious need for updates because the fleet info is incomplete particularly because there are shuttle buses used for OCTA ACCESS Service that are not in the fleet. I have lived in Orange County, California for almost my entire life and this is the bus system where I had my first bus rides in 2015! The following details that must be added to the OCTA and its articles are: The OCTA was established in 1991 from the Orange County Transit District OCTA units 8501-8599 are 2014-2015 Glaval Buses built on a Ford F-450 Chassis OCTA units 8601-8700 series are 2017 StarCraft buses built on a Ford F-450 chassis OCTA routes 20, 51, 145, 187, 188, 191, 193, 410, 411, 430, 464, 490, 757, and 758 are discontinued Add OCTA routes 53X, 57X, 64X, 150, Bravo 543, and Bravo 560 OCTA units 8301-8364 were 1999 ElDorado National Aerotech buses built on a Ford F450 chassis. These buses were retired in 2008. OCTA units 6301-6312, 6400s, 6500s, 6600s, 6700s, and 6800s have been retired. OCTA units 6341-6345 OCTA units 5122, 5675, and 7575 have Near Zero ISL-G engines All 2007 New Flyer C40LFRs (5502-5599, 5601-5674, 7501-7528) have Cummins Westport ISL-G engines OCTA C40LFR build dates: 5501: September 2006 5502: March 2007 5505-5508: April 2007 5510-5530, 5540, 7529: May 2007 5536-5539, 5541-5542: June 2007 7501-7528: January 2008 7572: July 2008 7592: May 2008 OCTA XN40 build dates: 5702: January 2015 5753-5761: July 2016 5765-5775: August 2016 5852-5856: January 2017 5858: February 2017 OCTA NABI 40-LFW build dates: 2117: July 2000 2144-2160: August 2000 2201-2215: July 2001 2217-2270: August 2001 2277-2320: September 2001 2323-2372: October 2001 Units 2209, 2214-2215, 2217-2218, 2222, 2228, 2232-2233, 2237, 2243, 2248, 2254-2255, 2263, 2270, 2278, 2280-2281, 2287-2288, 2296, 2311, 2313, 2317, 2324, 2340-2341, 2345, 2349, and 2357 are active. All other 2200s and 2300s are retired. 1100s series Flxible New Looks have Detroit Diesel Allison V730 transmissions OCTA units 6351-6364 have Hanover Monochrome LED signs New Flyer D40LF units 5302, 5306, 5331, 5335, 5342, 5353-5354, 5362, 5376, 5387-5388, 5401, 5403, 5406, 5408-5412, and 5416 are presumed to be active. 1987 OCTD SuperBuses: 7001-7002 (White Motor Company WX42 trucks), 7501-7502 (Capre SuperBus trailers) 1993 OCTA SuperBuses: 7101-7110 (WhiteGMC WX42 trucks), 7601-7610 (SuperBus Trailers) 1997 ElDorado National Aerotech buses built on Ford Econoline chassis: units 8101-8191 1995 New Flyer D40LF units 5208 and 5241 tested two separate experimental OCTA paint schemes in 1999. 5208 had the two-stripe orange and blue 'Millennium Look' livery while 5241 had a mostly blue and white OCTA livery. OCTA unit 6031 was a 2008 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II BRT originally intended to replace the 1997-1998 E-Z Riders, but it was rejected. This bus supposedly had a Cummins Westport ISL G with an Allison Transmission B300R and Transit Sales International is presumed to have this bus on their website.

( I am not sure why the pictures are sideways. I would suggest clicking on the thumbnails). On, June 11th, 2014, my mother spotted this mysterious GMC New Look (with an interesting marquee on it) in the Hunter's Point/Naval Yard area of San Francisco. I may go to the area to see it one day. Does anyone know the model by first looks?

http://www.angelfire...ers/nycta3.html 1 = NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY 2 = MANHATTAN & BRONX SURFACE TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY BV811803-BV811842 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 2201-2240) (note 2) BV811843-BV811882 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 1201-1240) (note 1) BV811883-BV811922 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 2241-2280) (note 2) BV811923-BV811969 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 1241-1287) (note 1) BV811970-BV812009 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 2301-2340) (note 2) BV812010-BV812049 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 1318-1357) (note 1) BV812050-BV812089 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 2341-2380) (note 2) BV812090-BV812129 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 1358-1397) (note 1) BV812130-BV812166 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 2381-2417) (note 2) BV812167-BV812229 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 1398-1460) (note 1) BV812230-BV812249 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 2281-2300) (note 2) BV812250-BV812279 = 1981 T8W-204 (units 1288-1317) (note 1) BV812508-BV812547 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA2418-PA2457) (note 2) BV812548-BV812587 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA1461-PA1500) (note 1) BV812588-BV812627 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA2458-PA2497) (note 2) BV812628-BV812667 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA1501-PA1540) (note 1) BV812668-BV812707 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA2498-PA2537) (note 2) BV812708-BV812747 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA1541-PA1580) (note 1) BV812748-BV812789 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA2538-PA2579) (note 2) BV812790-BV812842 = 1981 T8W-204 (units PA1581-PA1633) (note 1) BV812843-BV812867 = 1981 T8J-204 (units 1634-1658) (note 1) CV820458-CV820532 = 1982 T8J-204 (units 1659-1733) (note 1) CV820533-CV820657 = 1982 T8J-204 (units 2580-2704) (note 2) CV820658-CV820782 = 1982 T8J-204 (units 1734-1858) (note 1) DV821944-DV822033 = 1983 T8W-204 (units 3001-3090) (note 1) DV822034-DV822268 = 1983 T8W-204 (units 3091-3325) (note 1) EV822555-EV822954 = 1984 T8J-204 (units 3400-3799) (note 1) FV823267-FV823685 = 1985 T8J-204 (units 3800-4218) (note 1) Some of the 1981-82 models were rebuilt and renumbered into the 7000 series (those units rebuilt directly in New York) and the 7500 series (units as rebuilt in Owosso, MI) as a way for (what was then) NYCTA to cut down on the cost of bus replacement. The program was dropped when they saw no real savings from it over buying new buses. The rebuilt RTS-04's survived through 2004, when the Orion VII hybrids showed up to replace them and the other RTS's. Links: 7000 series rebuilds: http://www.ttmg.org/...ring_(7000-7049) 7500 series rebuilds: http://www.ttmg.org/...ring_(7500-7559) ~Ben

http://www.arb.ca.go...ents_biodsl.pdf All VINs corrected from the mistypes in the original link: 1G0YT82J0BV811198 - delivered as SCRTD no. 8703 1G0YT82JXBV810754 - delivered as SCRTD no. 8259 1G0YT82JXBV810771 - delivered as SCRTD no. 8276 1G0YT82J2BV810795 - delivered as SCRTD no. 8300 All examples delivered with the Detroit Diesel 6V92TAC engine and Allison V730 transmission. ~Ben

Could anyone please verify the VINs for these C-TRAN (Vancouver, WA) 1982 GMC RTS II buses? Model: T8J-604 (40" long x 96" wide) Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA MUI Transmission: Allison V730 2001: 1G0YT86J6CV820385 2002: 1G0YT86J8CV820386 2003: 1G0YT86JXCV820387 2004: 1G0YT86J1CV820388 2005: 1G0YT86J3CV820389 2006: 1G0YT86JXCV820390 2007: 1G0YT86J1CV820391 2008: 1G0YT86J3CV820392 2009: 1G0YT86J5CV820393 2010: 1G0YT86J7CV820394 2011: 1G0YT86J9CV820395 2012: 1G0YT86J0CV820396 2013: 1G0YT86J2CV820397 2014: 1G0YT86J4CV820398 2015: 1G0YT86J6CV820399 2016: 1G0YT86J9CV820400 2017: 1G0YT86J0CV820401 2018: 1G0YT86J2CV820402 2019: 1G0YT86J4CV820403 2020: 1G0YT86J6CV820404 2021: 1G0YT86J8CV820405 2022: 1G0YT86JXCV820406 2023: 1G0YT86J1CV820407 2024: 1G0YT86J3CV820408 2025: 1G0YT86J5CV820409 2026: 1G0YT86J1CV820410 2027: 1G0YT86J3CV820411 2028: 1G0YT86J5CV820412 2029: 1G0YT86J7CV820413 2030: 1G0YT86J9CV820414 2031: 1G0YT86J0CV820415 2032: 1G0YT86J2CV820416 2033: 1G0YT86J4CV820417 2034: 1G0YT86J6CV820418 Thank you, Ben

Does anyone know whether or not the GMC RTS II Articulated Bus, model T9J204, would have been successful if it were to have materialized beyond the prototype phase? Specifications did exist: the powertrain was a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA MUI engine producing 315 hp @ 2100 rpm (#2 diesel fuel) and Allison V735 transmission. In Canada, though, a GM articulated bus did exist, but only for that market (and delivered to just four cities there, all in the province of Ontario: Mississauga; Ottawa; Hamilton and Toronto), only for the 1982 model year and just 53 units made. Essentially it had the GM Classic front end fused to the "New Look" body. The powertrain was a Detroit Diesel 8V71N engine producing 255 hp, mated to the Allison V735 transmission. 10 years later, MCI (which took over bus production from GMC in 1986) dusted off this model as the TC60102N, which now shared its entire body with the Classic and used the Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC engine (making roughly over 300 hp) and Allison VR736 ATEC transmission, but again this wasn't anything to write home about: equally as short-lived, it was (as before) never ordered outside of Canada, and this time only being delivered in Quebec City, QC and Halifax, NS (the latter of which got most of these). ~Ben

Here is a complete listing of the VIN numbers for the GMDD model TA60102N articulated buses. All were built in 1982 ("C" model year code). How to read this VIN style: 2GH = made by General Motors Diesel Division of Canada, Ltd. Y = air brakes R = transit coach 9 = 60 foot (articulated) length 2 = 102 inch width H = Detroit Diesel 8V71N (255 hp) engine C = 1982 model year 5 = assembled in London, ON (rare occasion - these buses only existed because of the Ontario Ministry of Public Transit's handshake deal) 200001 = sequence number MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT (MT) 5001: 2GHYR92H9C5200001 5002: 2GHYR92H0C5200002 5003: 2GHYR92H2C5200003 5004: 2GHYR92H4C5200004 5005: 2GHYR92H6C5200005 5006: 2GHYR92H8C5200006 5007: 2GHYR92HXC5200007 5008: 2GHYR92H1C5200008 5009: 2GHYR92H3C5200009 5010: 2GHYR92HXC5200010 5011: 2GHYR92H1C5200011 5012: 2GHYR92H3C5200012 5013: 2GHYR92H5C5200013 5014: 2GHYR92H7C5200014 OC TRANSPO (OCT) 8201 (later MT 5027): 2GHYR92H9C5200015 8202 (later MT 5028): 2GHYR92H0C5200016 8203 (later MT 5029): 2GHYR92H2C5200017 8204 (later MT 5030): 2GHYR92H4C5200018 8205 (later MT 5031): 2GHYR92H6C5200019 8206 (later MT 5032): 2GHYR92H2C5200020 8207 (later MT 5033): 2GHYR92H4C5200021 8208 (later MT 5034): 2GHYR92H6C5200022 8209 (later MT 5035): 2GHYR92H8C5200023 8210 (later MT 5036): 2GHYR92HXC5200024 8211 (later MT 5037): 2GHYR92H1C5200025 8212 (later MT 5038): 2GHYR92H3C5200026 8213 (later HSR 8215): 2GHYR92H5C5200027 8214 (later HSR 8207): 2GHYR92H7C5200028 8215 (later HSR 8208): 2GHYR92H9C5200029 8216 (later HSR 8209): 2GHYR92H5C5200030 8217 (later HSR 8213): 2GHYR92H7C5200031 8218 (later HSR 8214): 2GHYR92H9C5200032 8219 (later HSR 8210): 2GHYR92H0C5200033 8220 (later HSR 8211): 2GHYR92H2C5200034 8221 (later HSR 8212): 2GHYR92H4C5200035 HAMILTON STREET RAILWAY (HSR) 8201: 2GHYR92H6C5200036 8202: 2GHYR92H8C5200037 8203 (later 518203): 2GHYR92HXC5200038 8204: 2GHYR92H1C5200039 8205: 2GHYR92H8C5200040 8206 (later 518206): 2GHYR92HXC5200041 TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION (TTC) 8500 (later MT 5015): 2GHYR92H1C5200042 8501 (later MT 5016): 2GHYR92H3C5200043 8502 (later MT 5017): 2GHYR92H5C5200044 8503 (later MT 5018): 2GHYR92H7C5200045 8504 (later MT 5019): 2GHYR92H9C5200046 8505 (later MT 5020): 2GHYR92H0C5200047 8506 (later MT 5021): 2GHYR92H2C5200048 8507 (later MT 5022): 2GHYR92H4C5200049 8508 (later MT 5023): 2GHYR92H0C5200050 8509 (later MT 5024): 2GHYR92H2C5200051 8510 (later MT 5025): 2GHYR92H4C5200052 8511 (later MT 5026): 2GHYR92H6C5200053 ~Ben

Could anyone please verify (meaning, double check) these GMC RTS II VIN numbers for TriMet (numbers 900-974)? 1982 GMC RTS II T8J204 Powertrain: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine / Allison V730 transmission 900: 1G0YT82J9CV820872 901: 1G0YT82J0CV820873 902: 1G0YT82J2CV820874 903: 1G0YT82J4CV820875 904: 1G0YT82J6CV820876 905: 1G0YT82J8CV820877 906: 1G0YT82JXCV820878 907: 1G0YT82J1CV820879 908: 1G0YT82J8CV820880 909: 1G0YT82JXCV820881 910: 1G0YT82J1CV820882 911: 1G0YT82J3CV820883 912: 1G0YT82J5CV820884 913: 1G0YT82J7CV820885 914: 1G0YT82J9CV820886 915: 1G0YT82J0CV820887 916: 1G0YT82J2CV820888 917: 1G0YT82J4CV820889 918: 1G0YT82J0CV820890 919: 1G0YT82J2CV820891 920: 1G0YT82J4CV820892 921: 1G0YT82J6CV820893 922: 1G0YT82J8CV820894 923: 1G0YT82JXCV820895 924: 1G0YT82J1CV820896 925: 1G0YT82J3CV820897 926: 1G0YT82J5CV820898 927: 1G0YT82J7CV820899 928: 1G0YT82JXCV820900 929: 1G0YT82J1CV820901 930: 1G0YT82J3CV820902 931: 1G0YT82J5CV820903 932: 1G0YT82J7CV820904 933: 1G0YT82J9CV820905 934: 1G0YT82J0CV820906 935: 1G0YT82J2CV820907 936: 1G0YT82J4CV820908 937: 1G0YT82J6CV820909 938: 1G0YT82J2CV820910 939: 1G0YT82J4CV820911 940: 1G0YT82J6CV820912 941: 1G0YT82J8CV820913 942: 1G0YT82JXCV820914 943: 1G0YT82J1CV820915 944: 1G0YT82J3CV820916 945: 1G0YT82J5CV820917 946: 1G0YT82J7CV820918 947: 1G0YT82J9CV820919 948: 1G0YT82J5CV820920 949: 1G0YT82J7CV820921 950: 1G0YT82J9CV820922 951: 1G0YT82J0CV820923 952: 1G0YT82J2CV820924 953: 1G0YT82J4CV820925 954: 1G0YT82J6CV820926 955: 1G0YT82J8CV820927 956: 1G0YT82JXCV820928 957: 1G0YT82J1CV820929 958: 1G0YT82J8CV820930 959: 1G0YT82JXCV820931 960: 1G0YT82J1CV820932 961: 1G0YT82J3CV820933 962: 1G0YT82J5CV820934 963: 1G0YT82J7CV820935 964: 1G0YT82J9CV820936 965: 1G0YT82J0CV820937 966: 1G0YT82J2CV820938 967: 1G0YT82J4CV820939 968: 1G0YT82J0CV820940 969: 1G0YT82J2CV820941 970: 1G0YT82J4CV820942 971: 1G0YT82J6CV820943 972: 1G0YT82J8CV820944 973: 1G0YT82JXCV820945 974: 1G0YT82J1CV820946 And here are the VIN numbers for the Lane Transit District rejected 1980 GM Canada "New Look" T6H4523N buses (LTD unit numbers in parentheses) Powertrain: Detroit Diesel 6V71N engine / Allison V730 transmission 200 (719): 2GHYT76W7A3500028 201 (720): 2GHYT76W9A3500029 202 (721): 2GHYT76W5A3500030 203 (722): 2GHYT76W7A3500031 204 (723): 2GHYT76W9A3500032 205 (724): 2GHYT76W0A3500033 206 (725): 2GHYT76W2A3500034 207 (726): 2GHYT76W4A3500035 208 (727): 2GHYT76W6A3500036 209 (728): 2GHYT76W8A3500037 210 (729): 2GHYT76WXA3500038 ~Ben