alexb320 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 On the February Board Report, Lynx announced the authorization to purchase 7 Proterra 35ft electric buses and 9 Gillig BRTPlus CNG buses. https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-reports-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=5983 Also, on the March Board Report, Lynx announced that buses 645 and 11-309 are being retired. https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-reports-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=5999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 7:05 PM, Chris.A said: Did LYNX ever had RTS's? On 2/28/2020 at 11:24 AM, alexb320 said: Sadly, no. Would have been cool to see pictures of RTS' in different colors. Yes they did. I also recall riding them. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 6:11 PM, Big CJ said: Yes they did. I also recall riding them. You are correct, my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLtransitPhotos Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Does LYNX Still Operate Phantoms Like VOTRAN Does For Training? I Know LYNX Doesn't Have Any In Revenue. On 4/11/2020 at 6:11 PM, Big CJ said: Yes they did. I also recall riding them. Those Are Nice Buses. Kinda Looks Like Greyhound's Current Scheme. Edited April 20, 2020 by CATMAN MEDIA GROUP "Does Are Nice Buses" to "Those Are Nice Buses". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 An update from the April board report now lists buses 713, 645, 3-409, & 11-309 being retired. https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-reports-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=6059 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLtransitPhotos Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 A couple things.. 1st) Are any NABI's still in service? 2nd) I'm assuming we should find out what the 2021 buses should be soon.. Which, will most likely, Be NFI, Since they are the current contract holder. That will be cool to see a LYNX XN40 being that its a change and all the colors they will be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 13 hours ago, FLtransitPhotos said: A couple things.. 1st) Are any NABI's still in service? 2nd) I'm assuming we should find out what the 2021 buses should be soon.. Which, will most likely, Be NFI, Since they are the current contract holder. That will be cool to see a LYNX XN40 being that its a change and all the colors they will be in. The Nabis are still on the active roster, but I don't know how much they are actually used since I haven't seen them on the tracker since late in 2019. Its possible they are used for training, but I'm not sure. The 25 new 2020 Gilligs are now in service. Like you said, its likely that the 2021 buses will be XN40s. Also, there should be 6 more Proterras in 2021 on top of the 8 that came earlier this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralFLTransitFan Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 15 hours ago, FLtransitPhotos said: A couple things.. 1st) Are any NABI's still in service? 2nd) I'm assuming we should find out what the 2021 buses should be soon.. Which, will most likely, Be NFI, Since they are the current contract holder. That will be cool to see a LYNX XN40 being that its a change and all the colors they will be in. I remember seeing a NABI on the tracker in May or June, which was surprising considering they had so many other vehicles to choose from and lower ridership. According to the LYNX board report, the 25 buses are to be purchased from the FDOT state contract. It doesn't specifically say NFI, but going off that "state contract" mention, I'd say they'll be NFI XN40s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.A Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 On 12/15/2020 at 2:17 PM, CentralFLTransitFan said: I remember seeing a NABI on the tracker in May or June, which was surprising considering they had so many other vehicles to choose from and lower ridership. According to the LYNX board report, the 25 buses are to be purchased from the FDOT state contract. It doesn't specifically say NFI, but going off that "state contract" mention, I'd say they'll be NFI XN40s. So how do state contracts work? Do many systems piggy back orders off of other systems? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAX Transit 2000 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 On 12/15/2020 at 2:17 PM, CentralFLTransitFan said: I remember seeing a NABI on the tracker in May or June, which was surprising considering they had so many other vehicles to choose from and lower ridership. According to the LYNX board report, the 25 buses are to be purchased from the FDOT state contract. It doesn't specifically say NFI, but going off that "state contract" mention, I'd say they'll be NFI XN40s. Are these units will likely be similar to Miami-dade Transit CNG Xcelsiors by negotiating contracts with Trillium CNG counterparts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLtransitPhotos Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 On 1/15/2021 at 6:11 PM, Chris.A said: So how do state contracts work? Do many systems piggy back orders off of other systems? Basically a Major System gets ahold of a contract for buses which can become a state contract which companies "Piggy Back" from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 New buses are hitting the streets in Orlando. These buses are numbered 323-421 to at least 331-421 per the transsee tracker. I'm guessing these are Gilligs, but cannot confirm yet. Anyone else know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralFLTransitFan Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 On 4/23/2021 at 6:41 PM, alexb320 said: New buses are hitting the streets in Orlando. These buses are numbered 323-421 to at least 331-421 per the transsee tracker. I'm guessing these are Gilligs, but cannot confirm yet. Anyone else know? Those are Gilligs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.A Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 On 5/12/2021 at 11:10 AM, CentralFLTransitFan said: Those are Gilligs. Diesels or CNGs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz2kb Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 9 hours ago, Chris.A said: Diesels or CNGs? Most likely CNG's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralFLTransitFan Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 On 5/15/2021 at 11:13 AM, Chris.A said: Diesels or CNGs? On 5/15/2021 at 8:15 PM, Buzz2kb said: Most likely CNG's. Yeah, they're CNGs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 Some info from the May Board Report. The following buses are now officially retired: 586, 588, 592, 606, 608, 611, 6116, 619, 623, 628, 633, 803, 806, 808, 814, & 815. https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-reports-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=6664 Also, on April 28th, I saw T605 running on the Transsee app. I'm pretty sure this is 605, which was already retired, running as a training bus. I'm not sure if it is a normal Lynx practice to run training buses/drivers on revenue routes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted June 15 Report Share Posted June 15 The new June Board Report is out. Lynx will vote to exercise the option for more New Flyer XN60 buses. It doesn't exactly say how many, but this likely will be for only 3 buses. One to replace 287-619(Which I guess they deemed a total loss) and to replace 26-610 & 27-610. https://www.golynx.com/corporate-info/board-reports-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=6676 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4 5600 Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 LYNX is selling various gillig buses on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=363493655819&_ssn=technologysurplusdepot&_osacat=0&hash=item54a1e9050b%3Ag%3AevoAAOSw4URhCxVq&_odkw=&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313&_nkw=bus&_sacat=0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexb320 Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 599, 613, & 49-410 were sold off late last week all in scrap condition. Going early this week are: 114-412, 606, 608, 611, 616, 619, 628, 633, 806, 808, 810, 814, & 815. 114-412 was wrecked and parted out. The rest are all in various states of disrepair. Though it seems with a little work, a good portion of them can get back on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted August 12 Author Report Share Posted August 12 Curious, are there still specific routes the artics run on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralFLTransitFan Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 On 8/12/2021 at 9:09 AM, MVTArider said: Curious, are there still specific routes the artics run on? I believe they're typically on the 8, 37, 50, 107, 301, and 302. In addition to those, artics can sometimes be found on the 300 and 303. And lastly the 108 (but only in the evenings and weekends when it interlines with the 107). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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