Buzz2kb Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Columbia is South Carolina 's state capital, and Central Midlands RTA (CMRTA) is its transit agency. It has a long-standing fleet of Blue Bird CSRE's in three sizes (40ft. in the 400-series, 35ft. in the 300-series and 32ft. in the 200-series), as illustrated by buses 409, 312 and 205 respectively. Their latest purchases, however, represents a sharp break in their fleet policy, as the latest 300-series buses are their first-ever low-floor buses. These New Flyer D35LFR's, as represented by bus 325, carries a roof (HVAC?) pod towards the front of the bus. Can anyone explain if this is a EPA-2010 related feature or just a customer option? Thanks! All pictures were taken on December 2011 near the downtown transit center. Hope you'll enjoy my shots in my CMRTA gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Those are EPA 2010.The massive hum on top is the Air Conditioning unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 CMRTA was officially re-branded to The COMET - Central Midlands Transit in early 2013. With the name change came more service, better frequency on routes, and more hours of available transit. Fleet wise the system is currently comprised of 2002 Bluebird CSRE in 30', 35' and 40' lengths, 2010 New Flyer D30LFR, and various cutaways. Unfortunately there are no fleet numbers in the fleet list attached. Basically though it appears to be 2xx (201-207?) 2002 Bluebird CSRE 3204 3xx (301-314?) 2002 Bluebird CSRE 3408 3xx (318-325?) 2010 New Flyer D35LFR 4xx (401-410?) 2002 Bluebird CSRE 3904 I have observed #'s 315 and 412 on the tracker, so I'm not sure how accurate my guess is on the numerical roster. (Although those could be cutaway units) Differences in the fleet from when Buzz visited in 2011 are mainly the addition of The Comet wraps to the D35LFR. I also observed a few cutaways in wraps as well. I suspect that is simply the new livery going forward. Note, on 503 I'm assuming it's one of the 2014 Starcraft/Ford units, if it's actually a different manufacturer though let me know. EDIT: The picture links weren't working, thumbnails were reposted. Also here is a link to the photo set: Central Midlands RTA: Vehicles Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 2002 Bluebird CSRE in 30', 35' and 40' lengths Rare buses, and lookin' good! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoFan623 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just saw this: https://youtu.be/W3zSJB0tCQQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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