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Academy Express has purchased a great many buses second hand (or even third hand) from buying out companies or buying the equipment of transit agencies. Current Year Make Model Former License Plate VIN 808 2000 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7871 OYB1026 1VH5H3N26Y6501451 809 2000 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7874 OYB1024 1VH5H3N21Y6501454 810 2000 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7875 OYB1019 1VH5H3N23Y6501455 811 2001 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7877 OYB1020 1VH5H3N27Y6501457 812 2002 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7878 OYB1018 1VH5H3N29Y6501458 813 2003 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7879 OYB1025 1VH5H3N20Y6501459 814 2004 Orion 5.501 Ex-Fairfax Connector #7869 OYB1027 1VH5H3N27Y6501460 2151 2002 New Flyer D40LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #5211 OYA9972 5FYD2LU172U023769 2152 2002 New Flyer D40LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #5216 OYA9973 5FYD2LU102U023774 2201 2001 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3101 5FYD2GL021U023564 2202 2001 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3102 5FYD2GL041U023565 2203 2001 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3103 OYA9992 5FYD2GL061U023566 2204 2001 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3104 5FYD2GL081U023567 2205 2001 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3105 5FYD2GL0X1U023568 2206 2001 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3106 5FYD2GL011U023569 2207 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3107 5FYD2SL04WU018182 2208 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3108 5FYD2SL06WU018183 2209 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Blacksburg Transit #3109 5FYD2SL01WU018186 2210 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Capital Metro #7401 5FYD2SL07WU018208 2211 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Capital Metro #7431 DA27759 5FYD2SL09WU018212 2212 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Capital Metro #7441 DA27770 5FYD2SL01WU018222 2213 1998 New Flyer D35LF Ex-Capital Metro #7446 DA27771 5FYD2SL00WU018227 2301 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7044 5FYD2TN02VU017792 2302 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7065 5FYD2TN06VU017813 2303 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7070 5FYD2TN05VU017818 2304 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7064 5FYD2TN08VU017814 2305 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7045 28590BB 5FYD2TN04VU017793 2306 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7057 28591BB 5FYD2TN07VU017805 2307 1998 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7058 28592BB 5FYD2TN09VU017806 2308 1998 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7062 30267BB 5FYD2TN00VU017810 2309 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7069 30268BB 5FYD2TN03VU017817 2310 1997 New Flyer D30LF Ex-Capital Metro #7073 28597BB 5FYD2TN05VU017821

Did any of the Fairfax Connector 1985 Orion I's (the agency's first buses ever) get saved in the years past 2007? These are units 7700-7732, with a 36-foot length. The powertrain on these 33 buses is a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC engine (they originally came with 6V71N engines) mated to the Allison MT644 transmission. The last of these buses to have an audio recording was of 7703 (inside) and 7732 (outside), both recorded by Trevor Logan, Jr. in 2007 on the eve of these buses being retired. But did anyone record and/or film videos of these buses besides unit 7701 (which Chris Der made an audio of ca. 2004 that I don't want) and the two other units I mentioned earlier? Thank you, Ben Edge (ClassicBusFan81)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR ORION I VINs LIST 7700-7732 Delivered: 7/1985 Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V71N (later changed to 6V92TA DDEC) Transmission: Allison MT644 7700: 2B1139270F6001167 7701: 2B1139272F6001168 7702: 2B1139274F6001169 7703: 2B1139270F6001170 7704: 2B1139272F6001171 7705: 2B1139274F6001172 7706: 2B1139276F6001173 7707: 2B1139278F6001174 7708: 2B113927XF6001175 7709: 2B1139271F6001176 7710: 2B1139273F6001177 7711: 2B1139275F6001178 7712: 2B1139277F6001179 7713: 2B1139273F6001180 7714: 2B1139275F6001181 7715: 2B1139277F6001182 7716: 2B1139279F6001183 7717: 2B1139270F6001184 7718: 2B1139279F6001197 7719: 2B1139272F6001199 7720: 2B1139275F6001200 7721: 2B1139277F6001201 7722: 2B1139279F6001202 7723: 2B1139270F6001203 7724: 2B1139274F6001205 7725: 2B1139276F6001206 7726: 2B1139278F6001207 7727: 2B113927XF6001208 7728: 2B1139271F6001209 7729: 2B113927XF6001211 7730: 2B1139271F6001212 7731: 2B1139273F6001213 7732: 2B1139275F6001214 For page: http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27F_VINs%27 7733-7739 Delivered: 1/1988 Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA MUI Transmission: Allison HT747 7735: 2B1139778H6001770 7736: 2B113977XH6001771 7737: 2B1139774J6001772 7738: 2B1139776J6001773 7739: 2B1139778J6001774 7733: 2B113977XJ6001775 7734: 2B1139771J6001776 For pages: http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27H_VINs%27'>http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27H_VINs%27 (7735-7736) http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27J_VINs%27 (7733-7734, 7737-7739) 7800-7809 Delivered: 12/1987-1/1988 Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V71N (later changed to 6V92TA DDEC) Transmission: Allison MT647 7800: 2B1119279H6001760 7801: 2B1119270H6001761 7802: 2B1119272H6001762 7803: 2B1119274H6001763 7804: 2B1119276H6001764 7805: 2B1119278H6001765 7806: 2B111927XH6001766 7807: 2B1119271H6001767 7808: 2B1119273H6001768 7809: 2B1119275H6001769 For page: http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27H_VINs%27 7740-7744 Delivered: 3/1989 Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC Transmission: Allison HT748 ATEC 7740: 2B1139770K6002130 7741: 2B1139772K6002131 7742: 2B1139774K6002132 7743: 2B1139776K6002133 7744: 2B1139778K6002134 For page: http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27K_VINs%27 7745-7754 Delivered: 12/1990 Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC Transmission: Allison HT748 ATEC 7750: 2B1139775L6002691 7751: 2B1139777L6002692 7752: 2B1139779L6002693 7753: 2B1139770L6002694 7754: 2B1139772L6002695 7745: 2B1139774L6002696 7746: 2B1139776L6002697 7747: 2B1139778L6002698 7748: 2B113977XL6002699 7749: 2B1139772L6002700 For page: http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27L_VINs%27 7755-7761 Delivered: 5/1991 Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC Transmission: Allison HT748 ATEC 7755: 2B1139773M6002819 7756: 2B113977XM6002820 7757: 2B1139771M6002821 7758: 2B1139773M6002822 7759: 2B1139775M6002823 7760: 2B1139777M6002824 7761: 2B1139779M6002825 For page: http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Orion_Bus_Industries_I_%27M_VINs%27 Please verify all of these. Thank you, Ben Edge (ClassicBusFan81)