Mountain Metropolitan Transit 1685-1694

Mountain Metropolitan Transit 1685-1694 were 1993 Gillig Phantom 35' (35102TBS50) buses.

Unlike the earlier orders of Gillig Phantoms, they were ordered with the wheelchair lift in the front door, allowing fewer delays while loading and unloading wheelchair passengers. These buses were the first ones in the fleet to have a 102 inch width. Also, these buses (except 1685) had dual headlights instead of quad headlights.

Most, but not all, had an ad-wrap covering the rear of the bus. 1690 and 1694 had full ad-wraps covering the entire bus. 1690's ad-wrap was very special, as it presented art done by an art class from Madison Elementary School.

Only the last two digits were visible on the fleet number on the buses. For example, 1689 would be numbered 89. It is unknown why the fleet numbers were done this way.

Just like the newer buses, they were painted into the new livery after the name change in 2005. However, 1690 was not repainted in the new livery since the special ad-wrap was not removed.

The massive service cuts made in 2009 meant that the buses in this fleet were parked, along with most of the 1999 Phantoms. They were retired and put up for sale by March of that year. However, most did not sell.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF 4HP590C	37 - American Seating Model 6468

Details

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	VIN	License Plate(s)	Status/Disposal	Notes
1685		12/10/1993	15GCB2013P1085098	634A15	Retired in 2009. Parts bus Put up for auction as a runner, but non-drivable on 3/20/2009. Did not sell
1686		12/14/1993	15GCB2015P1085099	605A15	Retired in 2009. Put up for auction on 3/20/2009. Did not sell
1687		12/15/1993	15GCB2018P1085100	639A15	Retired in 2009. Put up for auction on 3/20/2009. Did not sell
1688		1993	15GCB201XP1085101	637A15	Retired in 2009.
1689		12/17/1993	15GCB2011P1085102	635A15	Retired in 2009. Put up for auction on 3/20/2009. Did not sell
1690		12/21/1993	15GCB2013P1085103	636A15	Retired in 2009. Put up for auction on 3/20/2009. Did not sell
1691		1993	15GCB2015P1085104	633A15	Retired in 2009.
1692		1993	15GCB2017P1085105	597IUR (prev. 641A15)	Retired in 2009.
1693		1993	15GCB2019P1085106	640A15	Retired in 2009.
1694		1993	15GCB2010P1085107	638A15	Retired in 2009.