MVTArider Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I was able to spend some time in the Orlando area last week and while I was there I got some photos. Here are a few of them: A 2009 35 foot Gillig BRT leaving the airport: 2007 40 foot Gillig BRT boarding at the Florida Mall transit stop: 2005 40 foot Gillig Phantom at the Florida Mall: 2002 40 foot Gillig Phantom on link 4 at the Florida Mall: 2004 40 foot Gillig Phantom on link 51 at the Airport bus stop: A few years ago Lake County started operating their own transit service. Their fleet now consists of Bluebird Ultra LF 30 ft, Champion on Chevy chassis and EZ Trans? low floor cutaways on International chassis. They now operate four routes and connect to link 44. A Lake Xpress 2006 Bluebird Ultra LF 30' on layover: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 colourful pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid0920 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Sorry, but in my opinion the Gillig Phantom and BRT are freakin butt ugly buses. And I don't like how the tire cover is squared off. And those type of rims look retarted too, the ones on New Flyers would look a bit better on them. Great pictures though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRT Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Do they have any Orion V's left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Do they have any Orion V's left? Nope, auctioned off I think there was only one left in 2008. ---- It appears LYNX is putting white LED signs on their buses: http://www.flickr.com/photos/formerwmdriver/4805274706/ I'd love to see one in person, especially at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OC Transpo 8238 Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 There's an Ex. LYNX 05.503 on eBay right now along with a couple Phantoms. None are in operating condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC BUS FAN Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 There is a company called Private Transportation in Brooklyn, NY who used to operate an ex-LYNX Orion V. They now operate an ex-LYNX Gillig Phantom along with other Gillig Phantoms, Advantages and Orion V's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 hi everybody Sarnia transit has 2 Orion VS from Lynx i dont know the numbers but they are 30 footers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2822 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 hi everybody Sarnia transit has 2 Orion VS from Lynx i dont know the numbers but they are 30 footers York Region Transit also had one numbered 9401 and I believe Wellend also has a few still active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz2kb Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Hi! I highly recommend my Picasa gallery http://picasaweb.google.com/Buzz2kb02/Lynx...ndoMiscBusTypes to view some of the last pictures of LYNX's Orion V's ever taken in service. Here attached are a few teasers: Teal bus P437 is a 30ft. version on now-defunct Link (LYNX speak for route) 5 at the LYNX Central Station in downtown Orlando taken on December 2006. Green bus P413 is a 40ft. version of a similar vintage as P437 on Link 51, also taken on December 2006. Purple bus 465 is a 1999/2000 40ft. version on Link 38 taken on November 2008. It is one of the last Orion V's with LYNX. Bonus: Another now-departed bus-type with Canadian roots once served with LYNX. The 1997 New Flyer C35LF's used exclusively on the Lymmo circulator service. There were 10 of them: 901-910 and they were sold to CATA in State College PA (a fleet with numerous CNG buses whereas CNG' buses were never a hit in Florida, with PSTA in St. Pete also retiring their 1998 C40LF's Does the plentiful natural gas supply in the State College area comparing to the relative scarcity in Florida (partly due to a long-standing ban on off-shore oil and gas exploration in the state?) play a role in their demise? By the way, attached as a teaser is bus 910, the last of these buses taken on November 2008. Their replacement buses will be Gillig BRT 35ft. DE-hybrid buses; which delivery are believed to be imminent (I stand to be corrected though). Do you miss these Orion V's and C35LF's? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted February 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Here's a photo of a NABI 60-BRT hybrid: http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveling-aro...ol-1496492@N22/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz2kb Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 In another theme of Florida buses with Canadian connections, I'm showcasing New Flyer buses there in my mini-series. As you may know, New Flyer buses aren't that common in the Southeast outside Metro Atlanta (with MARTA and Cobb Community Transit) and at one time, Florida. And non-artic New Flyers are steadily on their way out during last two to three years. First in my series are LYNX's ten 1997 C35LF's dedicated to Orlando's downtown circulator service, know as the LYMMO. They served until early 2009 and are the only C35LF's in the state. Later in their life, they are increasingly supplemented by Gillig LF/BRT's, mostly from the under-40ft. 700 series of buses. The service was finally taken over by dedicated 2010 Gillig 35ft. BRT diesel-hybrids numbered in the xx-310 series. (A primer: This is LYNX's new fleet numbering system in the form of XX-YZZ, and can be broken down in the following: XX: the unique fleet number of a particular year's new bus delivery. Y: The length of the bus. the -310 suffix means they are 35ft. buses from a 2010 order.) As for the buses themselves, they were sold in late-2009 to CATA in State College, Pa. to operate alongside its other CNG buses, mostly New Flyers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayayess1190 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Lynx Nabi artics are in service: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR SD40-2 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 WOW! You guys see that?????????Chrome wheels!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted March 28, 2011 Board Admin Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Too bad about the bland paint scheme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCAreaTransitFan Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Lynx Nabi artics are in service: what year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz2kb Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 what year? They are 2010 buses, and here's a Flickr image of one of these in a gator wrap, courtesy of Travelling Around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andru Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Scheduled for approval by the LYNX board is the purchase of up to 4 Nova LFS Artic HEV, with options for more. See p.43: http://www.golynx.com/core/file.php?loc=/Solodev/clients/solodev/Enterprise%20Main/Data%20Center/Board%20Reports/_Images/0053743-03-22-2012_LYNX_Board_Agenda_Pkg.pdf Interestingly this order would be piggybacked on a Minnesota DOT order for artics which I wasn't aware of. I know that MVTA has ordered some 40-footers, but I wonder where these artics (possibly hybrids?) will be going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 MVTA's units are also coming off a MNdot contract, possibly the same one. I have never been able to find one of these contracts on the MNdot site, but I believe they are just general contracts for X number of model A at X price, or X number of model B at Y price, or some combination. From what I know MNdot has contracts like this with all the major manufacturers. Agencies can either accept the contract prices and specs or RFP themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 According to info I got from drivers when the NovaBus artics do arrive they will be placed on the Links 4 and 50 routes. They will also debut on the Link 17 route. Speaking of that I saw one of the NABI Artics on the Link 17 route on Wednesday. Don't know when the new BRT buses will arrive from GILLIG, but until then we have these old buses still in service. These use Cummins M11 engines and have ZF 5HP-590 transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Lynx has something that I find very interesting to see. These buses are former Metro Transit units from Minnesota. These are 1998s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQ RIDE Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 FYI, LYNX's contract with Gillig expires this year. I really hope New Flyer gets the new contract; I would love to see a pink Xcelsior. However, knowing LYNX, I expect they will go with Gillig again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 FYI, LYNX's contract with Gillig expires this year. I really hope New Flyer gets the new contract; I would love to see a pink Xcelsior. However, knowing LYNX, I expect they will go with Gillig again. In 1997 New Flyer won the contract in the state, however Lynx along with SCAT and a few others still bought buses from Gillig. We have two NovaBus LFS Artics on the way. There is a NovaBus LFS Demo sitting on Lynx's property right now. It's up in the air as to who will get this contract. There is three more D60s with Lynx. They were bought in October of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 In 1997 New Flyer won the contract in the state, however Lynx along with SCAT and a few others still bought buses from Gillig. We have two NovaBus LFS Artics on the way. There is a NovaBus LFS Demo sitting on Lynx's property right now. It's up in the air as to who will get this contract. There is three more D60s with Lynx. They were bought in October of last year. Very cool CJ. Are we talking about a contract for artics? 40 foot? Both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Very cool CJ. Are we talking about a contract for artics? 40 foot? Both? Right now it's for the artics. The Nova artics are due to arrive very soon. Lynx has an order for 10 new 40 foot Gillig BRT hybrid and diesel buses for 2014, which will be used for the Sunrail expansion. I think more new diesel buses maybe ordered this year from Gillig. We may also get used artics pending what happens later on. Do you guys want me to post a link from the board report? The report confirms the 2014 bus order. The Novas will be historical. They will be the first buses Lynx has ordered with a rear window since 1973. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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