busfreak99 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Per the CyRide signals newsletter CyRide will be ordering 4 more Nova Artics. They also have 6 New Gillig Low Floors on order and have purchased 15 2002 Gillig Phantoms from Minneapolis Metro Transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Per the CyRide signals newsletter CyRide will be ordering 4 more Nova Artics. They also have 6 New Gillig Low Floors on order and have purchased 15 2002 Gillig Phantoms from Minneapolis Metro Transit. Dang, it doesn't seem like other university towns the size of Ames (Iowa) buy arctics. I wonder what the reason for it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andru Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I don't know of many such examples, but Clemson SC (Clemson U) and Boulder CO (U of Colorado) have both bought LFS Artics in the recent years. There's also Durham NC (Duke U) but it's a bigger city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX BRT Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I don't know of many such examples, but Clemson SC (Clemson U) and Boulder CO (U of Colorado) have both bought LFS Artics in the recent years. There's also Durham NC (Duke U) but it's a bigger city. Did not know that, thanks! I believe Boulder is significantly bigger than Ames--but Clemson is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Has anyone here taken any videos or sound recordings of any of CyRide's old Orion I's (1982-1988)? They are all 35 feet long and are powered by Detroit Diesel 6V71 engines and Allison HT747 transmissions. The numbers are: 882-883, model 01.506, built 1982 886-887, model 01.506, built 1983 888-891, model 01.507, built 1984 898, model 01.507, built 1985 900 and 909-910, model 01.507, built 1987 908, model 01.506, built 1983 (ex-demo bus) 912, model 01.507, built 1988 ~Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Ben your in Luck, Marshalltown Iowa has 3 ex Cyride Orions one from 82, 84, and 87. I will be there in the spring and will get video for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Ben your in Luck, Marshalltown Iowa has 3 ex Cyride Orions one from 82, 84, and 87. I will be there in the spring and will get video for ya. Good luck, and Happy New Year! ~Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Ben your in Luck, Marshalltown Iowa has 3 ex Cyride Orions one from 82, 84, and 87. I will be there in the spring and will get video for ya. Could you let me know when you do so as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busfreak99 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I sure will!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Some photos from earlier this week. The regular routes appeared to be run with the Low Floors, while the ex-Metro Transit Phantoms and Orion V were on the short turn ISU trips and ISU shuttle lines. Two artics were also seen on the 23. Also of interest, CyRide or ISU has contracted some service out to CIT Signature Transportation, CIT was seen operating some of the trips on the 21. I observed 28, ex-CATS, 30, and this unknown # one that was broken down. I believe 28 is a 97 unit based on the CATS wiki and it sounding like an M11: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Nice shots! CyRide has quite the varied fleet still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 Auction #2579545 - 2003 Orion V 40 Foot Transit Bus #948 Auction #2579548 - 2002 Gillig Phantom 40 Foot Transit Bus #7129 The Phantom is one of the former Metro Transit units. I hope there'll still be some Orion V left once stuff gets back towards normal again. I was originally planning to see some on the BHA tour, but since that is delayed till 2021 at least (for very good and understandable reasons) now I'm wondering if CyRide will be all Low Floors and LFSA by the time things return to a peak school period operation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big CJ Posted June 5, 2020 Report Share Posted June 5, 2020 Bourne Transit on Youtube has some really cool videos of Cyride buses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 CyRide is purchasing 2 Nova Bus 40' electric buses using the State of Virginia contract. No indication if they are LFSe (short range) or LFSe+ (long range) https://www.cityofames.org/home/showpublisheddocument?id=60203 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLiu1596 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Current fleet as of Fall 2023: 2012 Gillig Low Floor: 105-110 2010 Gillig Low Floor: 126-128 (127 & 128 were in the overflow lot earlier this semester; 126 returned to service 10/27/23 2012 Gillig Low Floor: 180-184 2008 Gillig Low Floor: 186-189 2010 Gillig Low Floor Hybrid: 418-422, 424-425, 429-432 (423 involved in an accident) 2006 Orion VII: 502-504 (501 retired; currently in overflow lot) 2012 Nova Bus LFS Artic: 660-661 2005 Orion V: 949-952 2000 Orion V: 953-954 (955-958 retired; 953 and 954 were in the overflow lot earlier this semester but 954 was spotted at the garage 10/29/23) 2015 Gillig Low Floor: 1111-1116 2018 Gillig Low Floor: 1136-1138 2019 Gillig Low Floor: 1139 2020 Gillig Low Floor: 1142-1144 2022 Gillig Low Floor: 1145-1148 2023 Gillig Low Floor: 1163-1170 2021 Ford E-450: 3151-3156 2016 Nova Bus LFS Artic: 6101-6104 2021 Nova Bus LFS Artic: 6149 2022 Nova Bus LFS Artic: 6150 2022 Nova Bus LFSe+: 7157-7158 2002 Orion V: 9070, 9072-9076 (9071 and 9077 retired; currently in overflow lot) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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