Foothill Transit F250-F263: Difference between revisions

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Foothill Transit F250-F263 were 1991 Gillig Phantom Suburban 40' (40/96TB/6V92T) buses. They were delivered with dual headlights (quads), later changed to single headlights (duals) due to CHP regulations regarding bike racks blocking the view of the headlights. They were later retrofitted with exhaust catalysts.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	43

Details

^[1]^[2]
Some units were bought by Transit Sales International.
- At least 2 units were leased to SFO Airporter Inc, (DBA Compass Transportation) as 424 & 425 for Amtrak California shuttle contract runs in 2007.^[3]^[4] They were likely sold to operators out of state afterward.

Fleet Number	Build Date	VIN	License Plate	Status/Disposal	Notes
F250	1991	15GDD0913M1084227	1059787 (Prev. ?)	Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. It was registered on 12/15/2005. Sold to an unknown owner/operator in Virginia. It was registered on 1/19/2006. Sold to Word of God Church & Ministries International in Columbia, SC. It was spotted in 2013.^[5] It remains in the same location as of 2018.^[6]
F251	1991	15GDD0915M1084228		Retired in 2004. Auctioned off via Ken Porter Auction on 4/20/2005. Bought by Transit Sales International. It was registered on 7/8/2007, 12/17/2009 & 12/25/2009. Scrapped at SA Recycling in Anaheim, CA on 4/19/2011. A junk record was noted on 6/30/2011.
F252	1991	15GDD091_M1084229		Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off.	No CA record
F253	1991	15GDD0913M1084230	{E}376300	Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International; a new license plate was issued. Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 7/1/2006. Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 2/19/2013.	Image
F254	1991	15GDD0915M1084231	1059792 (Prev. ?)	Retired circa 2004. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 3/5/2004. Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 1/26/2005. Leased to Valley Metro as 254. It was registered on 2/7/2005. Leased to MV Transportation as 808. It was registered on 8/3/2006. It temporarily operated as 9101 for Elk Grove Transit in 2007. Leased to an unknown owner/operator in California. It was registered on 10/19/2012. Sold to a scrapper. Scrapped; a salvage record was noted on 7/16/2013.	A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
F255	10/7/1991	15GDD0917M1084232	1059791 (Prev. ?)	Retired circa 2004. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. Sold to New Castle Area Transit Authority as 3041 in 2004.	A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
F256	1991	15GDD0919M1084233		Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off. Bought by an unknown owner/operator in California. A new license plate was issued on 7/17/2005.
F257	1991	15GDD0910M1084234		Retired circa 2004. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 3/5/2004. Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 1/26/2005. Leased to Valley Metro as 257. It was registered on 2/7/2005. Leased to MV Transportation as 811. It was registered on 8/30/2006. It temporarily operated as 9102 for Elk Grove Transit in 2007. Leased to an unknown owner/operator in California. It was registered on 10/19/2012. Sold to a scrapper. Scrapped; a salvage record was noted on 3/22/2013.	A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
F258	1991	15GDD0912M1084235		Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. It was registered on 7/8/2007. Sold to an unknown owner/operator in California. It was registered on 12/17/2009.
F259	1991	15GDD0914M1084236	1059798 (Prev. ?)	Retired circa 2004. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. Sold to New Castle Area Transit Authority as 3042 in 2004.	A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
F260	1991	15GDD0916M1084237	1053756 (Prev. ?)	Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off.	A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
F261	1991	15GDD0918M1084238		Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off. Bought by Transit Sales International. A new license plate was issued. Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 7/1/2006. Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 11/28/2012.
F262	1991	15GDD091XM1084239		Retired circa 2004-2005. Auctioned off. Bought by an unknown owner/operator in California. A new license plate was issued on 7/17/2005.
F263	1991	15GDD0916M1084240		Retired in 2005. Auctioned off in January 2005. Not sold. Auctioned off via Ken Porter Auction on 4/20/2005. Bought by an unknown owner/operator in California. A new license plate was issued on 7/17/2005. Sold to a scrapper. Scrapped; a salvage record was noted on 10/21/2008.	Used as a supplemental bus for South Coast Area Transit (SCAT) during the SCAT CNG Crisis in March 2005.

References

NMVTIS

[1] www.dmv.ca.gov

[2] Rapid Transit Press - 2005-2006 Bus Auction and Sales Report Book

[3] rcalbusfans.jalbum.net photo 1 & norcalbusfans.jalbum.net photo 2

[4] www.flickr.com photo 1 & www.flickr.com photo 2

[5] www.youtube.com

[6] Google Maps Satellite & Google Maps Street View Oct. 2018

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-'''[[Foothill Transit F250-F263''' were [[Gillig]] [[Gillig Phantom|Phantom Suburban 40' (4096TB6V92TAC)]] buses built in 1991.
+'''[[Foothill Transit]] F250-F263''' were 1991 [[Gillig]] [[Gillig Phantom|Phantom Suburban 40' (40/96TB/6V92T)]] buses. They were delivered with dual headlights (quads), later changed to single headlights (duals) due to CHP regulations regarding bike racks blocking the view of the headlights. They were later retrofitted with exhaust catalysts.
-All units were delivered with dual headlights and exhaust catalysts from the factory. The headlights were later swapped out for single headlights, due to CHP regulations regarding bike racks blocking the view of the headlights.
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 |[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
 |[[Allison]] [[Allison HT Series|HTB-748]]
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+|43
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 ==Details==
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+*<ref>[https://www.dmv.ca.gov/wasapp/FeeCalculatorWeb/usedVehicleForm.do www.dmv.ca.gov]</ref><ref>[http://www.rapidtransit-press.com/bookauc.html Rapid Transit Press - 2005-2006 Bus Auction and Sales Report Book]</ref>
+*Some units were bought by Transit Sales International.
+**At least 2 units were leased to [[SFO Airporter]] Inc, (DBA [[Compass Transportation]]) as 424 & 425 for [[Amtrak|Amtrak California]] shuttle contract runs in 2007.<ref>[http://norcalbusfans.jalbum.net/NorCal%20Bus%20Fans%20Photo%20Archives/Amtrak%20California/SFOAirporter424b.jpg norcalbusfans.jalbum.net photo 1] & [http://norcalbusfans.jalbum.net/NorCal%20Bus%20Fans%20Photo%20Archives/Amtrak%20California/SFOAirporter424.jpg norcalbusfans.jalbum.net photo 2]</ref><ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/krislonga/1539502314/ www.flickr.com photo 1] & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/krislonga/1538632207/ www.flickr.com photo 2]</ref> They were likely sold to operators out of state afterward.
+{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
 !Fleet<br>Number
 !Thumbnail
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 |1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084227|15GDD0913M1084227]]
-|
+|1059787<hr>(Prev. ?)
-| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font></center><hr>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr></center>
-*Leased to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (Columbia, SC).
+*Auctioned off.
-*Later purchased by Word of God Church & Ministries International in Columbia, SC and was spotted in 2013.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQAXRtV7cH8 www.youtube.com]</ref> It remains in the same location as of 2018.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/7355+Garners+Ferry+Rd,+Columbia,+SC+29209/@33.9688838,-80.9499702,37m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x88f8b04ea375d483:0x7b341dc31e458869!8m2!3d33.9685273!4d-80.9487008 Google Maps Satellite] & [https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9695256,-80.9500855,3a,15y,160.03h,89.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smmG8iAke4fgTllH2H3FIWw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Google Maps Street View Oct. 2018]</ref>
+*Bought by Transit Sales International. It was registered on 12/15/2005.
+*Sold to an unknown owner/operator in Virginia. It was registered on 1/19/2006.
+*Sold to Word of God Church & Ministries International in Columbia, SC. It was spotted in 2013.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQAXRtV7cH8 www.youtube.com]</ref> It remains in the same location as of 2018.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/7355+Garners+Ferry+Rd,+Columbia,+SC+29209/@33.9688838,-80.9499702,37m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x88f8b04ea375d483:0x7b341dc31e458869!8m2!3d33.9685273!4d-80.9487008 Google Maps Satellite] & [https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9695256,-80.9500855,3a,15y,160.03h,89.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smmG8iAke4fgTllH2H3FIWw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Google Maps Street View Oct. 2018]</ref>
 | align="left"|
 |- align="center" id="F251"
@@ Line 40: / Line 43: @@
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084228|15GDD0915M1084228]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in 2004.<hr></center>
+*Auctioned off via Ken Porter Auction on 4/20/2005.
+*Bought by Transit Sales International. It was registered on 7/8/2007, 12/17/2009 & 12/25/2009.
+**Scrapped at SA Recycling in Anaheim, CA on 4/19/2011. A junk record was noted on 6/30/2011.
 | align="left"|
 |- align="center" id="F252"
@@ Line 46: / Line 52: @@
 |
 |1991
-|[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084229|15GDD0917M1084229]]
+|[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084229|15GDD091_M1084229]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+|<font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr>Auctioned off.
-| align="left"|
+| align="left"|No CA record
 |- align="center" id="F253"
 |F253
@@ Line 55: / Line 61: @@
 |1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084230|15GDD0913M1084230]]
-|
+|{E}376300
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr></center>
-| align="left"|
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by Transit Sales International; a new license plate was issued.
+*Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 7/1/2006.
+*Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 2/19/2013.
+| align="left"|[https://www.facebook.com/groups/162483583807501/permalink/1987803941275447/ Image]
 |- align="center" id="F254"
 |F254
@@ Line 63: / Line 73: @@
 |1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084231|15GDD0915M1084231]]
-|
+|1059792<hr>(Prev. ?)
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004.<hr></center>
-| align="left"|
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by Transit Sales International.
+*Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 3/5/2004.
+*Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 1/26/2005.
+*Leased to [[Valley Metro]] as [[Valley Metro 254, 257|254]]. It was registered on 2/7/2005.
+*Leased to [[MV Transportation]] as 808. It was registered on 8/3/2006. It temporarily operated as 9101 for [[Elk Grove Transit]] in 2007.
+*Leased to an unknown owner/operator in California. It was registered on 10/19/2012.
+*Sold to a scrapper.
+**Scrapped; a salvage record was noted on 7/16/2013.
+| align="left"|A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
 |- align="center" id="F255"
 |F255
 |
-|1991
+|10/7/1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084232|15GDD0917M1084232]]
-|
+|1059791<hr>(Prev. ?)
-| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font></center><hr>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004.<hr></center>
-*Sold via Transit Sales International to [[New Castle Area Transit Authority]] as [[New Castle Area Transit Authority 3041-3042#3041|3041]] in 2004.
+*Auctioned off.
-| align="left"|
+*Bought by Transit Sales International.
+**Sold to [[New Castle Area Transit Authority]] as [[New Castle Area Transit Authority 3041-3042#3041|3041]] in 2004.
+| align="left"|A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
 |- align="center" id="F256"
 |F256
-|
+|[[File:Foothill Transit F256-a.jpg|128px]]
 |1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084233|15GDD0919M1084233]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr></center>
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by an unknown owner/operator in California. A new license plate was issued on 7/17/2005.
 | align="left"|
 |- align="center" id="F257"
@@ Line 89: / Line 112: @@
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084234|15GDD0910M1084234]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004.<hr></center>
-| align="left"|
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by Transit Sales International.
+*Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 3/5/2004.
+*Leased to an unknown owner/operator in Wisconsin. It was registered on 1/26/2005.
+*Leased to [[Valley Metro]] as [[Valley Metro 254, 257|257]]. It was registered on 2/7/2005.
+*Leased to [[MV Transportation]] as 811. It was registered on 8/30/2006. It temporarily operated as 9102 for [[Elk Grove Transit]] in 2007.
+*Leased to an unknown owner/operator in California. It was registered on 10/19/2012.
+*Sold to a scrapper.
+**Scrapped; a salvage record was noted on 3/22/2013.
+| align="left"|A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
 |- align="center" id="F258"
 |F258
@@ Line 97: / Line 129: @@
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084235|15GDD0912M1084235]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr></center>
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by Transit Sales International. It was registered on 7/8/2007.
+*Sold to an unknown owner/operator in California. It was registered on 12/17/2009.
 | align="left"|
 |- align="center" id="F259"
@@ Line 104: / Line 139: @@
 |1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084236|15GDD0914M1084236]]
-|
+|1059798<hr>(Prev. ?)
-| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font></center><hr>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004.<hr></center>
-*Sold via Transit Sales International to [[New Castle Area Transit Authority]] as [[New Castle Area Transit Authority 3041-3042#3042|3042]] in 2004.
+*Auctioned off.
-| align="left"|
+*Bought by Transit Sales International.
+**Sold to [[New Castle Area Transit Authority]] as [[New Castle Area Transit Authority 3041-3042#3042|3042]] in 2004.
+| align="left"|A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
 |- align="center" id="F260"
 |F260
@@ Line 113: / Line 150: @@
 |1991
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084237|15GDD0916M1084237]]
-|
+|1053756<hr>(Prev. ?)
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+|<font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr>Auctioned off.
-| align="left"|
+| align="left"|A registration was noted on 10/24/2002, possibly a duplicate title issuance.
 |- align="center" id="F261"
 |F261
@@ Line 122: / Line 159: @@
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084238|15GDD0918M1084238]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr></center>
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by Transit Sales International. A new license plate was issued.
+*Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 7/1/2006.
+*Sold to an unknown owner/operator in North Carolina. It was registered on 11/28/2012.
 | align="left"|
 |- align="center" id="F262"
@@ Line 130: / Line 171: @@
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084239|15GDD091XM1084239]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> circa 2004-2005.<hr></center>
+*Auctioned off.
+*Bought by an unknown owner/operator in California. A new license plate was issued on 7/17/2005.
 | align="left"|
 |- align="center" id="F263"
@@ Line 138: / Line 181: @@
 |[[Gillig Phantom 'M VINs'#M1084240|15GDD0916M1084240]]
 |
-|<font color="red">Retired</font>
+| align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in 2005.<hr></center>
-| align="left"|
+*Auctioned off in January 2005. Not sold.
+*Auctioned off via Ken Porter Auction on 4/20/2005.
+*Bought by an unknown owner/operator in California. A new license plate was issued on 7/17/2005.
+*Sold to a scrapper.
+**Scrapped; a salvage record was noted on 10/21/2008.
+| align="left"|Used as a supplemental bus for [[South Coast Area Transit]] (SCAT) during the SCAT CNG Crisis in March 2005.
 |}
 ==References==
 <references/>
+*NMVTIS
 [[Category:Foothill Transit fleet|F250]]

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