Hothoops9000 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 METRO is demoing a Proterra ZX5 Bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothoops9000 Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 We have 14 new LRVs coming in soon. The contract was modified in august to include wifi already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothoops9000 Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Houston is ordering 20 NOVA LFSe+. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 @Hothoops9000 do you happen to know which routes the 2001 D40LF's are most active on? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Jova42R said: @Hothoops9000 do you happen to know which routes the 2001 D40LF's are most active on? Thank you! I thought they were all gone by this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 2 hours ago, New Yorker 2001 said: I thought they were all gone by this point? the wiki says not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothoops9000 Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 Unforuntately, what’s left of that order are being used for training. There are none in Revenue service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Hothoops9000 said: Unforuntately, what’s left of that order are being used for training. There are none in Revenue service. oh, so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Jova42R said: oh, so sad Hey, they had a good life. 16 hours ago, Hothoops9000 said: Unforuntately, what’s left of that order are being used for training. There are none in Revenue service. Ya'll used to have C40LFs too right? When did they retire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothoops9000 Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 We did, there was an order for 5 of them. I’m unsure of the retire date. Also, in other news, one of Sunline’s XHE40 is touring various cities, and one of the stops is Houston! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothoops9000 Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 NABI 1861 has been converted from Diesel to Diesel-Electric Hybrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 18 hours ago, Hothoops9000 said: NABI 1861 has been converted from Diesel to Diesel-Electric Hybrid Any photos? Also, any reason as to why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 2:41 PM, Hothoops9000 said: NABI 1861 has been converted from Diesel to Diesel-Electric Hybrid Are all the 2007 New Flyer DE40LFR hybrids retired now? Are any 2008-2009 Orion 7.501 NG hybrids being retired yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothoops9000 Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 The 3580s are going to be retired soon. Some of the 3600 series Orions are retiring and becoming training buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolbusfan201 Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 11/24/2021 at 2:34 PM, Hothoops9000 said: Houston is ordering 20 NOVA LFSe+. 1 LFSE has come in and is at Kashmere depot undergoing inspection from what I heard, and they are expecting more in may be due to supply issues and the whole delivery process may last until October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 2/20/2023 at 4:11 PM, Schoolbusfan201 said: 1 LFSE has come in and is at Kashmere depot undergoing inspection from what I heard, and they are expecting more in may be due to supply issues and the whole delivery process may last until October. Any photos of this bus or the Hybrid NABI 40 LFW 3G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolbusfan201 Posted April 6, 2023 Report Share Posted April 6, 2023 On 4/2/2023 at 8:22 AM, New Yorker 2001 said: Any photos of this bus or the Hybrid NABI 40 LFW 3G? Yes and the new LFSE+ is numbered 3000 and unfortunate i dont have the picture of the hybrid NABI ( not my picture btw) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border City Transit Posted April 7, 2023 Report Share Posted April 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Schoolbusfan201 said: Yes and the new LFSE+ is numbered 3000 and unfortunate i dont have the picture of the hybrid NABI Sizzling METRO has, like, the best fleet in the US and no one even seems to notice. Does that LFSe+ have a back window, per chance? Guess this means the Orion VIIs are becoming endangered. I will miss them -- I always liked those buses for Houston. Here's two of 'em blazing up San Jacinto. Interestingly, the buses will end up outlasting both routes featured in this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 On 4/6/2023 at 9:36 PM, Border City Transit said: Sizzling METRO has, like, the best fleet in the US and no one even seems to notice. Does that LFSe+ have a back window, per chance? Guess this means the Orion VIIs are becoming endangered. I will miss them -- I always liked those buses for Houston. Here's two of 'em blazing up San Jacinto. Interestingly, the buses will end up outlasting both routes featured in this photo. To some degree its true, the Orion 7s are quickly fading out of existence, especially in the NY and Toronto Metro areas where they once reigned supreme. However, there are still many agencies left with them. I can the last O7s being retired by 2028 at the latest (probably by TTC as they have 2011-12 O7 EPA10 3Gs. MTA/NICE's would all be long gone by then as would Houston Metro's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolbusfan201 Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/6/2023 at 8:36 PM, Border City Transit said: Sizzling METRO has, like, the best fleet in the US and no one even seems to notice. Does that LFSe+ have a back window, per chance? Guess this means the Orion VIIs are becoming endangered. I will miss them -- I always liked those buses for Houston. Here's two of 'em blazing up San Jacinto. Interestingly, the buses will end up outlasting both routes featured in this photo. 3000 has the rear window yes (not my pictures) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border City Transit Posted April 30, 2023 Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Schoolbusfan201 said: 3000 has the rear window yes (not my pictures) Outstanding! METRO does it again. That's a really nice bus -- so glad they're tasteful with ZEV decorations. I haven't seen any pics of METRO's hybrid or CNG Novas. Do those have the 1/3 + 2/3 front door, too? Or will the EVs be a first for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoolbusfan201 Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 2:53 PM, Border City Transit said: Outstanding! METRO does it again. That's a really nice bus -- so glad they're tasteful with ZEV decorations. I haven't seen any pics of METRO's hybrid or CNG Novas. Do those have the 1/3 + 2/3 front door, too? Or will the EVs be a first for that? i’m not sure but the nova cngs and hybrids metro has the front doors are just regular and to quote on the LFRS, i’m not sure all lfrs but most went to H ( hiram clarke) to stay at since probably W is going under construction for electric charging stations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamarmalay Posted May 27, 2023 Report Share Posted May 27, 2023 I work for CCW in California. This is one of your old units #4872 converted to an immate transport bus..... I drove it from Tucson AZ to San Diego Ca..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 From the June 29 Houston Metro Board Meeting, award of a procurement for 160 40' diesel buses to New Flyer. Three bids were received from New Flyer, Nova Bus* and ENC with New Flyer having the lowest cost. These buses will be for replacement of the 2008-2010 Orion VII hybrid buses. *Note this procurement closed prior to the announcement of Nova Bus exiting bus production in the US. Metro was also awarded funding for 40 new CNG buses and plans to procure hydrogen buses for a pilot project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 6 hours ago, MiExpress said: From the June 29 Houston Metro Board Meeting, award of a procurement for 160 40' diesel buses to New Flyer. Three bids were received from New Flyer, Nova Bus* and ENC with New Flyer having the lowest cost. These buses will be for replacement of the 2008-2010 Orion VII hybrid buses. *Note this procurement closed prior to the announcement of Nova Bus exiting bus production in the US. Metro was also awarded funding for 40 new CNG buses and plans to procure hydrogen buses for a pilot project. So Houston Metro is going to get more XD40s and presumably XN40 CNGs as well as XHE40 Hydros? I swear Houston Metro might very well have the most diverse fleet of buses in all of America! Just look at their fleet: -Orion 7.501 NG Hybrids -Orion 7.501 EPA10 3G Hybrids -MCI D4500CTHs -MCI D4500CTs - NABI 40 LFW 3G Clean Diesels -NABI 40 LFW 3G CNGs - Gillig Advantage BRT Plus CNGs -Novabus LFS's -Novabus LFSAs -Novabus LFS CNGs -Novabus LFSE+ -New Flyer XD40s -New Flyer XD60s -Proterra ZX5? -New Flyer DE40LFRs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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