MAX BRT Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 CDTA credits new routes, services for boosting ridership 5 percent in 2012-13 http://www.bizjourna...rvices-for.html A lot of younger people are riding the bus and Stackrow sees those riders as lifetime users. “They like it because the favor a greener environment,” he said. (article includes a photo of a Gillig BRT hybrid running on Route 905 BusPlus service to Schenectady) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 There is a flikr album of CDTA buses here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerarddonnelly/sets/72157626639609057/with/4288139938/ I've decided that the best view of a Gillig BRT is from the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQ RIDE Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 According to a post at SubChat, CDTA has awarded a five-year contract to New Flyer for 20 articulated buses. New Flyer was the only manufacturer who submitted a bid; Nova didn't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 According to a post at SubChat, CDTA has awarded a five-year contract to New Flyer for 20 articulated buses. New Flyer was the only manufacturer who submitted a bid; Nova didn't bother. Interesting. I wonder if maybe Nova could not meet the timeline CDTA wanted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQ RIDE Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Interesting. I wonder if maybe Nova could not meet the timeline CDTA wanted? According to a recent post in the thread at SubChat, Nova declined to submit a bid since the approved equal process would take too long. CDTA staff did try to encourage Nova to participate in the process to ensure open competition, but Nova still declined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andru Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 They really must be having a severe backlog in Plattsburgh to decline to even submit a bid. I can understand that producing a small order with unique specs can be a hassle and more trouble than it's worth, if they're struggling to make up for the current delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQ RIDE Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 They really must be having a severe backlog in Plattsburgh to decline to even submit a bid. I can understand that producing a small order with unique specs can be a hassle and more trouble than it's worth, if they're struggling to make up for the current delays. Well, apparently they are interested in ABQ RIDE's next order (for 25 buses to replace the rest of the Neoplans), since they sent an LFS CNG demo over to Albuquerque for them to test, yet they declined to bid (or even participate in the RFP process at all) for Valley Metro and the City of Phoenix for over 300 buses total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andru Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I don't know, Nova did send a demo to CDTA as well. Maybe circumstances have changed since and they can't manage the growth properly. It's puzzling, because they have added a production line in Plattsburgh for Prevost coaches, yet they can't ramp up transit bus production. Or maybe it's the other way around, Prevost is now taking up the space available for expansion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 I don't know, Nova did send a demo to CDTA as well. Maybe circumstances have changed since and they can't manage the growth properly. It's puzzling, because they have added a production line in Plattsburgh for Prevost coaches, yet they can't ramp up transit bus production. Or maybe it's the other way around, Prevost is now taking up the space available for expansion? Nova still needs to catch up on the very late Philadelphia order, and have even gone through the process of contracting a outside company to provide temporary workers to help speed things up and bring the buses to spec. There seems to be issues with Nova meeting certain specs with US customers, as I recall the CyRide (Iowa) order for 2 articulated buses was delayed significantly due to Nova constantly having to do engineering modifications to meet the specifications they agreed to with CyRide. Learning pains, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrabs74 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nova still needs to catch up on the very late Philadelphia order, and have even gone through the process of contracting a outside company to provide temporary workers to help speed things up and bring the buses to spec. There seems to be issues with Nova meeting certain specs with US customers, as I recall the CyRide (Iowa) order for 2 articulated buses was delayed significantly due to Nova constantly having to do engineering modifications to meet the specifications they agreed to with CyRide. Learning pains, I guess. Not to mention Chicago's order... and an additional order for New York. FWIW, SEPTA exercised an option to bring the total order of Nova artics to 225. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Not to mention Chicago's order... and an additional order for New York. FWIW, SEPTA exercised an option to bring the total order of Nova artics to 225. 225 artics? Wow, thats a lot of work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrabs74 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 225 artics? Wow, thats a lot of work! I believe that SEPTA order will be spread out through 2015 and 2016 (not sure the exact schedule offhand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Has anyone made any videos or sound recordings of CDTA's 1984 Orion I 01.509 Suburban bus numbered 630? This bus uses a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine and Allison HT747 transmission. Thank you, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Article on new XD60s for CDTA. http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s4004893.shtml Not my favorite livery, but a beautiful bus nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Four more new articulated buses on order, plus two 'trolleys' for a new route servicing the Schenectady casino: https://dailygazette.com/article/2017/01/25/free-trolley-service-is-coming-to-schenectady 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 New Flyer press release indicates that Albany will be getting at least one XE40 within the next two years. https://www.newflyer.com/rss/825-new-flyer-electrifies-us-dot’s-earth-day-fair-with-electric-buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 The CDTA posted this photo on Facebook today: https://www.facebook.com/RideCDTA/photos/a.474715344066.247503.173703599066/10155559008999067/?type=3&theater Quote Just like roads, bridges, sewer lines and power, transit is a building block for economic development and revitalization. Keep your eyes out for our new articulated bus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Today's TBT photo courtesty of the CDTA: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 The CDTA posted this on their Facebook page yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/RideCDTA/photos/a.474715344066/10155886718954067/?type=3&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted December 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 (quote)CAPITAL REGION -- The Capital District Transportation Authority will launch a pilot electric bus program in the summer. The authority's board voted Wednesday to buy four all-electric buses, along with four high-capacity chargers and other needed equipment, for just over $3.9 million. Some of those funds will come from the 2016 Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement. The buses are expected to arrive by July and, while they will be only a small part of CDTA's 233-vehicle fleet, authority officials hope to learn about their effectiveness and drawbacks. In the meantime, they will use less diesel fuel and -- eventually -- save the CDTA some money. A successful pilot program could lead to the purchase of more electric buses.(unquote) https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/12/12/cdta-is-buying-its-first-electric-buses The four buses will be XE40s from New Flyer. Pretty quick turnaround, here by July? Unusual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 12/12/2018 at 9:09 PM, MAX BRT said: CAPITAL REGION -- The Capital District Transportation Authority will launch a pilot electric bus program in the summer. Albany Times-Union: CDTA plans an all-electric bus line New Bus Rapid Transit would connect Waterford, Troy, Albany 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 IMG_6616 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6618 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6633 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6637 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6644 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6649 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6654 by GojiMet86, on Flickr IMG_6672 by GojiMet86, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 New Flyer electric buses selected by New York’s CDTA for the Capital Region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsbuspage Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Quote ️️It’s here!!️️ The first electric bus in the Capital Region has arrived. More to come!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Ex-CDTA 1999 NABI 35-LFW's 9982 & 9978 have been found at Metropolitan Trucking & Technical Institute in Miami, FL (a truck driving school). They've been there since early 2015 and are still there as of 2019. 9978 is missing a panel or 2. At least one of them appear to run. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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