Omaha today.

[Border City Transit]

13 hours ago, MVTArider said:

However, I did ride on the new ORBT rapid bus service which replaced route 2 on November 18th. Very nice service!

Great pics! Omaha and ORBT are on my shortlist for travel once things improve.

My last time there, they were still running older Gilligs:

At the time, they were practically alternating between Gillig and New Flyer with each order of new buses. The Xcelsiors look sharp -- I went hunting for a 40-footer but came up dry, so snapped this XD35 cruising Downtown:

And I did manage to catch a FrankenFlx. Those made me sad. I miss Flxibles, but I don't miss those zombies. I saw one on my first visit to Omaha in 2006; pretty amazing that the, um, rehab nearly doubled their lifespans:

 

Hopefully ORBT kicks OMetro to the next level. It's a decent little/not-so-little system -- they just need some love. Better vehicle maintenance and a few more "aesthetic" upgrades will go a long way.

[Chris W]

Three new New Flyer XE40 buses have entered service as of yesterday. They're numbered 2121-2123.

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[JLiu1596]

Went to Omaha this week. Got some photos of Omaha Metro's buses. I like that it's a diverse fleet with Gilligs, LFRs, Xcelsiors, and Alexander Dennis, but the bulk of the fleet now are 35ft diesel and CNG Xcelsiors.

XD35s:

 

 

 

 

 

 

XN35s:

 

 

XN60s:

 

XE40:

 

D40LFR:

Gillig Low Floor 40':

 

Gillig Low Floor 35':

 

Alexander Dennis:

Enjoy!