Metro Transit (Minnesota) 3200-3214 were 2006 New Flyer D60 buses.
History
3200-3214 were the last D60s ever manufactured by New Flyer, and are the last high floor articulated buses ever built in the United States and Canada.
The final units, including 3214, last operated in revenue service on May 21, 2021.
Details
- Metropolitan Council System units are not issued license plates. Units with a plate holder typically have the fleet number placed in that location.
| Fleet Number
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Thumbnail
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Build Date
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VIN
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License plate(s)
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Garage
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Status/Disposal
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Notes
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| 3200
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2006
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5FYD6YU0X6B029947
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
- Auctioned off on May 17, 2022
- Bought by a private owner in New York City.[1] It sold for $5,225.
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- Pulled from service in 2020. It returned to service in April 2021
- Last in service on Route 768 on 5/21/2021
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| 3201
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2006
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5FYD6YU016B029948
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in late 2019
- Auctioned off as a non-runner on January 15, 2020
- Bought by Jones Auto Sales in Hollandale, MN
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| 3202
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2006
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5FYD6YU036B029949
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired by February 2021
- Auctioned off on March 4, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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- Last spotted in service on Route 763 on October 16, 2020
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| 3203
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2006
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5FYD6YU0X6B029950
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired by February 2021
- Auctioned off on March 4, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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| 3204
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2006
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5FYD6YU016B029951
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last in service on Route 22 on May 21, 2021
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| 3205
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2006
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5FYD6YU036B029952
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired by June 2021
- Auctioned off on June 30, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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| 3206
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2006
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5FYD6YU056B029953
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired by February 2021
- Auctioned off as a non-runner on March 4, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
- Scrapped at Omnisource in Toledo, OH in August 2021; a junk record was noted
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| 3207
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2006
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5FYD6YU076B029954
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired by June 2021
- Auctioned off on June 30, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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- Last spotted in service on Route 5 on March 25, 2021
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| 3208
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2006
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5FYD6YU096B029955
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last spotted in service on Route 22 on May 17, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics
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| 3209
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2006
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5FYD6YU006B029956
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last spotted in service on Route 22 on April 5, 2021
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| 3210
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2006
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5FYD6YU026B029957
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last spotted in service on Route 5 on May 21, 2021
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| 3211
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2006
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5FYD6YU046B029958
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired by June 2021
- Auctioned off on June 30, 2021
- Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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| 3212
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2006
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5FYD6YU066B029959
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last spotted in service on Route 763 on April 21, 2021
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| 3213
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2006
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5FYD6YU026B029960
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last spotted in service on Route 850 on May 21, 2021
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| 3214
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6/2006
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5FYD6YU046B029961
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None
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MJ Ruter
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Retired in October 2021
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- Last D60 ever built
- Last high floor articulated bus ever built in the United States
- Pulled from service in late January 2021. It returned to service on April 19, 2021.
- Last spotted in service on Route 22 on May 21, 2021
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