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https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Red_Rose_Transit_Authority The ten auctions that began on 11/13/2015 concluded in March 2016. I purchased #124. I cannot speak authoritatively regarding the other nine buses in that same auction, but I have every reason to believe they are no longer active and now reside in private hands. Following from that, I believe that the RRTA no longer operates any Optima Opus buses, and should be removed (or re-labeled) from https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Optima_Bus_Opus

I can make a contribution to the Miami-Dade Transit roster on the CPTDB Wiki. http://cptdb.ca/wiki...mi-Dade_Transit Here are the powertrains their Flxible Metros had used: 7001-7129, 8001-8087 and 9001-9066 = Cummins L10 engine (270 hp) with Voith D863.2-W7 transmission (7001-7129 are 1987 models, 8001-8087 are 1988 models and 9001-9066 are 1990 models) 9067-9073 = 1990, Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC engine (277 hp) with Voith D863.2-W7 transmission (similar to Bee Line Transit of Westchester County, Yonkers, NY and Fresno Area Express, aka FAX, of Fresno, CA) 9074-9094 = 1990, Cummins L10 engine (270 hp) with ZF Ecomat 4HP590 transmission 9201-9205 = 1992, Cummins L10G engine (240 hp; CNG fueled) with Voith D863.2-W7 transmission 9206-9210 = 1992, Cummins L10E CELECT engine (280 hp) with ZF Ecomat 5HP590 transmission 9211-9215 = 1992, Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC engine (277 hp; methanol fueled) with ZF Ecomat 5HP590 transmission 9301-9358 (initially #93201-93258) = 1993, Cummins C8.3 engine (275 hp) with Voith D863.2-W7 transmission (1993 models) 9359-9373 and 9401-9425 = Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC engine (275 hp) with Voith D863.2-W7 transmission (9359-9373 are 1993 models and 9401-9425 are 1994 models) 9426-9430 = 1994, Cummins M11E CELECT engine (280 hp) with Voith D863.2-W7 transmission Some reviews of these buses weren't well received, especially the 1993 models #9301-9358, due to the fact the C8.3 used in them through 2000 wasn't rugged enough; in fact, after some initial tuning early in the fleet's lifespan, the engines smoked heavily. After 2000, the old C8.3s were ready to go and their electronic counterpart, the ISC (280 hp), took their place. I find it odd that on all of the rosters I see on the Internet regarding the MDT buses, that all 15 of their 1992 Flxible Metros had ZF 5HP590 transmissions; in fact, only #9206-9215 actually had them. #9201-9205 had Voith transmissions; because I remember Marcos Ruiz giving me a sound recording for #9203, and it used a Voith transmission, as did #9204. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2biXL6oelOQ ~Ben

http://www.cptdb.ca/...=Pierce_Transit In the all-time roster, among the retired units, this table fails to mention units 111-143. These were 1980 Grumman Flxible 870 model 45096-8-1s, in this case they have as the powertrain a Cummins VTB903 engine and Allison V730 transmission. They were the first new buses when Pierce Transit assumed its present name in 1979. Like all pre-1981 870s, did Pierce have these units' A-frames fixed by Grumman? ~Ben

This was the starting roster of TriMet (Portland, OR) in 1971, as taken from the Motor Coach Age magazine from that year. 501-505 - 1960 GMC TDH4517 506-520 - 1963 GMC TDH4519 521-540 - 1964 GMC TDH4519 541-555 - 1965 GMC TDH4519 556-575 - 1966 GMC TDH4519 576-600 - 1971 GMC T8H5305A 601-650 - 1971 Flxible 111DD-D5-1 On order: 300-434 - 1972 Flxible 111DC-D06-1 All buses built before 1971 were previously operated by Rose City Transit. If anyone has any information as to all the buses TriMet had acquired from the "Blue Bus Lines" collective of local transit services serving cities outside of Portland (Intercity Buses, Portland Stages, Estacada-Molalla Stages, and Tualatin Valley Buses), as well as all those former Portland Traction Company buses Rose City Transit had operated between 1956-69, please reply to this topic. Most of these acquired buses were deemed unfit for post-acquisition service after TriMet's takeover of this collective on Sept. 6, 1970. Thank you, Ben Edge