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==All-Time Roster==
==All-Time Roster==
<ref name=MCA>Motor Coach Age (July-September 2012)</ref>
<ref name=MCA>Motor Coach Age (July-September 2012)</ref>
===Pre-War Buses===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
! Fleet Number(s)
!Fleet Number(s)
! Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
! Year
!Year
! Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
! Model
!Model
! Engine
!Engine
! Transmission
!Transmission
! Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 1|1 (1st)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 1|1 (1st)]]
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| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|101-102 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-104, 106, 108-109, 111-114, 116-117, 119, 121, 123, 126-127, 130|103-104 (1st)]]
|
|1958
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDM-5108|TDM-5108]]
|
|
|1937
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CT|6CT-3S]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-104, 106, 108-109, 111-114, 116-117, 119, 121, 123, 126-127, 130|103-104 (1st)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-104, 106, 108-109, 111-114, 116-117, 119, 121, 123, 126-127, 130|106, 108-109, 111-114,<br>116-117, 119, 121,<br>123, 126-127, 130]]
|
|
|1937
|1937
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|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 200|200]]
|
|1931
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach Model 40|Model 40]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-237|201-237 (1st)]]
|
|1933
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach Model 40|Model 40]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 238|238]]
|
|1931
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach Model 40|Model 40]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[North Shore Bus Company]] 575; bought in 1935.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 300|300]]
|
|1932
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-312|301-312 (1st)]]
|
|1934
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 313-316|313-316]]
|
|1936
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|
|}
===Buses Built in 1945-1959===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|101-102 (3rd)]]
|
|1958
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDM-5108|TDM-5108]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|103-104 (2nd), 105]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|103-104 (2nd), 105]]
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|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-104, 106, 108-109, 111-114, 116-117, 119, 121, 123, 126-127, 130|106, 108-109, 111-114,<br>116-117, 119, 121,<br>123, 126-127, 130]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 221-223|221-223 (2nd)]]
|
|1946
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4506|TD-4506]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 920, 925 & 923; bought in 1962.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 224-230|224-230 (2nd)]]
|
|1947
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4507|TDH-4507]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 934, 937-938, 950, 943, 939 & 946; bought in 1962.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-220|201-220 (2nd)]]
|
|1946
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4506|TD-4506]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 201-209, 901, 903, 905-906, 908-913 & 915; bought in 1960.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 207|207 (3rd)]]
|
|1947
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4507|TDH-4507]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority|MABSTOA]] 1479; bought in 1963.
*Originally [[Surface Transportation Corporation]] 1479.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 400-414|400-414 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]
|
|
| align="left"|401-404 & 406-414 were converted to Diesel and renumbered to 511-514 & 516-524 in 1957.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-410|401-410 (2nd)]]
|
|1950
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4509|TDH-4509]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 311-312, 314, 317, 321-322, 327, 334, 338 & 340; bought in 1968.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 411-420|411-420 (2nd)]]
|
|1950
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4509|TDH-4509]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 313, 316, 318-319, 325, 329-330, 335-336 & 342; bought in 1970.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 425-434|425-434 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-41-GT|C-41-GT]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Miami Transit Company]] 449-450, 462, 454, 461, 443, 460, 442, 440 & 456; bought in 1955.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 500-509|500-509 (1st)]]
|
|1949
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-DT|C-45-DT]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 511-514, 516-524|511-514, 516-524 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]s converted to Diesel in 1957.
*Ex #401-404, 406-414.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 550-559|550-559 (1st)]]
|
|
|1937
|1950
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CT|6CT-3S]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-DT|C-45-DT]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-602 (1st)|601-602 (1st)]]
|
|1953
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-608 (1st), 609-612|603-608 (1st)]]
|
|1955
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-608 (1st), 609-612|609-612]]
|
|1955
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 651-655|651-655]]
|
|1958
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
|}
 
==="New Look" Era Buses (1960-1976)===
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 111-115|111-115]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 111-115|111-115]]
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| align="left"|Ex-[[Domenico Bus Service]] 520 & 526; bought in 1984.
| align="left"|Ex-[[Domenico Bus Service]] 520 & 526; bought in 1984.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 200|200]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|201-206 (3rd)]]
|
|
|1931
|1971
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Twin Coach Model 40|Model 40]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D5-1]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-237|201-237 (1st)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|207 (4th), 208-215 (3rd)]]
|
|
|1933
|1971
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Twin Coach Model 40|Model 40]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D5-1]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-220|201-220 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 216-220|216-220 (3rd)]]
|
|1972
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D05-1]]
|
|
|1946
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4506|TD-4506]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 201-209, 901, 903, 905-906, 908-913 & 915; bought in 1960.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|201-206 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-302|301-302 (2nd)]]
|
|1971
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D5-1]]
|
|
|1960
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors PD-4104|PD-4104]]
|
|
|
|
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 207|207 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 310-311|310-311 (2nd)]]
|
|
|1947
|1962
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4507|TDH-4507]]
|[[General Motors PD-4106|PD-4106]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority|MABSTOA]] 1479; bought in 1963.
*Originally [[Surface Transportation Corporation]] 1479.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|207 (4th), 208-215 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 701-710|701-710]]
|
|
|1971
|1960
|[[Flxible]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D5-1]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5302|TDH-5302]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 216-220|216-220 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 751-760|751-760]]
|
|1963
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5304|TDH-5304]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|1972
|- align="center"
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 771-780|771-780]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D05-1]]
|
|
|1964
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 221-223|221-223 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 801-810|801-810]]
|
|
|1946
|1966
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4506|TD-4506]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 920, 925 & 923; bought in 1962.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 224-230|224-230 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 821-830|821-830]]
|
|
|1947
|1967
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4507|TDH-4507]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 934, 937-938, 950, 943, 939 & 946; bought in 1962.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 238|238]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 851-860|851-860]]
|
|
|1931
|1968
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Twin Coach Model 40|Model 40]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[North Shore Bus Company]] 575; bought in 1935.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 300|300]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 871-880|871-880]]
|
|
|1932
|1969
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 901-915|901-915]]
|
|1970
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-312|301-312 (1st)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 951-960|951-960]]
|
|1934
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|1974
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307A|T6H-5307A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-302|301-302 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 971-980|971-980]]
|
|
|1960
|1976
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors PD-4104|PD-4104]]
|[[General Motors T8H-5307A|T8H-5307A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 3001|3001]]
||[[Image:Jamaica Buses 3001-a.jpg|128 px]]
|1972
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5308A|T6H-5308A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
*Exx-[[Rex Bus Company]] B142
*Ex-[[Command Bus Company]] [[Command Bus Company 241-250|242]]
*(Formerly) preserved by the [[Museum of Bus Transportation]].
|}
==="ADB" and Newer Era Buses (1979-2006)===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|301-302 (3rd), 303-309 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|301-302 (3rd), 303-309 (2nd)]]
Line 344: Line 606:
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left"|Owned by the City of New York.
|align="left"|Owned by the City of New York.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 310-311|310-311 (2nd)]]
|
|1962
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors PD-4106|PD-4106]]
|
|
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|310 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|310 (3rd)]]
Line 362: Line 615:
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left"|Owned by the City of New York.
|align="left"|Owned by the City of New York.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 313-316|313-316]]
|
|1936
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 400-414|400-414 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]
|
|
| align="left"|401-404 & 406-414 were converted to Diesel and renumbered to 511-514 & 516-524 in 1957.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-410|401-410 (2nd)]]
|
|1950
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4509|TDH-4509]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 311-312, 314, 317, 321-322, 327, 334, 338 & 340; bought in 1968.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|401-410 (3rd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|401-410 (3rd)]]
Line 398: Line 624:
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 411-420|411-420 (2nd)]]
|
|1950
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-4509|TDH-4509]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 313, 316, 318-319, 325, 329-330, 335-336 & 342; bought in 1970.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|411-420 (3rd), 421-424]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|411-420 (3rd), 421-424]]
Line 416: Line 633:
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 425-434|425-434 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-41-GT|C-41-GT]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Miami Transit Company]] 449-450, 462, 454, 461, 443, 460, 442, 440 & 456; bought in 1955.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|425 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|425 (2nd)]]
Line 434: Line 642:
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|
|- align="center"
 
|[[Jamaica Buses 500-509|500-509 (1st)]]
|
|1949
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-DT|C-45-DT]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 501-529|501-509 (2nd), 510]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 501-529|501-509 (2nd), 510]]
Line 454: Line 654:
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1110-1136, 1191, 1838-1839, 1848-1850, 1857, 4221-4265, 4277, 5835-5857, 7050-7094|1110-1119]] in 2006.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1110-1136, 1191, 1838-1839, 1848-1850, 1857, 4221-4265, 4277, 5835-5857, 7050-7094|1110-1119]] in 2006.
|- align="center"
 
|[[Jamaica Buses 511-514, 516-524|511-514, 516-524 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]
|
|
| align="left"|
*[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]s converted to Diesel in 1957.
*Ex #401-404, 406-414.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 501-529|511-529 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 501-529|511-529 (2nd)]]
Line 500: Line 690:
*Ex-[[Miami-Dade Transit|Metro Dade County Transit Authority]] [[Miami-Dade Transit 1000-1259|1198]]
*Ex-[[Miami-Dade Transit|Metro Dade County Transit Authority]] [[Miami-Dade Transit 1000-1259|1198]]
*Training Bus
*Training Bus
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 550-559|550-559 (1st)]]
|
|1950
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-DT|C-45-DT]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 551-567|551-567 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 551-567|551-567 (2nd)]]
Line 545: Line 726:
*Ex-[[Command Bus Company]] [[Command Bus Company 357-394|377-375]] (descending)
*Ex-[[Command Bus Company]] [[Command Bus Company 357-394|377-375]] (descending)
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 318-328, 1197-1199, 4266-4268, 4270-4276, 4278-4283, 4297|1197-1199]] in 2006.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 318-328, 1197-1199, 4266-4268, 4270-4276, 4278-4283, 4297|1197-1199]] in 2006.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-602 (1st)|601-602 (1st)]]
|
|1953
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-607 (2nd)|601-602 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-607 (2nd)|601-602 (2nd)]]
Line 566: Line 738:
*Single door
*Single door
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 379, 1164-1165, 1167-1171, 1234, 5881-5893, 7122-7147, 7407-7422, 7896-7905|1164-1165]] in 2006.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 379, 1164-1165, 1167-1171, 1234, 5881-5893, 7122-7147, 7407-7422, 7896-7905|1164-1165]] in 2006.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-608 (1st), 609-612|603-608 (1st)]]
|
|1955
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-607 (2nd)|603-607 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-607 (2nd)|603-607 (2nd)]]
Line 598: Line 761:
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 379, 1164-1165, 1167-1171, 1234, 5881-5893, 7122-7147, 7407-7422, 7896-7905|1171]] in 2006.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 379, 1164-1165, 1167-1171, 1234, 5881-5893, 7122-7147, 7407-7422, 7896-7905|1171]] in 2006.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-608 (1st), 609-612|609-612]]
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|1955
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 651-655|651-655]]
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|1958
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 701-710|701-710]]
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|1960
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5302|TDH-5302]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 751-760|751-760]]
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|1963
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5304|TDH-5304]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 771-780|771-780]]
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|1964
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 801-810|801-810]]
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|1966
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 821-830|821-830]]
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|1967
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 851-860|851-860]]
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|1968
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 871-880|871-880]]
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|1969
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 901-915|901-915]]
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|1970
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 951-960|951-960]]
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|1974
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307A|T6H-5307A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 971-980|971-980]]
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|1976
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8H-5307A|T8H-5307A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 3001|3001]]
||[[Image:Jamaica Buses 3001-a.jpg|128 px]]
|1972
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5308A|T6H-5308A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
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*Exx-[[Rex Bus Company]] B142
*Ex-[[Command Bus Company]] [[Command Bus Company 241-250|242]]
*(Formerly) preserved by the [[Museum of Bus Transportation]].
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 3701|3701]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 3701|3701]]

Revision as of 03:23, 19 June 2020

History

[1]

  • Jamaica Central Railways began operating buses on September 15, 1930.
  • Incorporated as Jamaica Buses, Inc. on April 14, 1931.
  • Acquired by MTA Bus on January 30, 2006.

All-Time Roster

[1]

Pre-War Buses

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1 (1st) 1930 Mack AB
1 (2nd) 1940 Twin Coach 41G
2-3 (1st) 1930 Mack 4AB-3S
2-3 (2nd), 4-6 1940 Twin Coach 41G
7-16 1942 Twin Coach 44G
20-40 (1st) 1938 White 788 Ex-Triboro Coach Corporation 1030-1034, 1036-1037, 1039-1050; bought in 1953.
20-24 (2nd) 1939 Mack CM-3G Ex-Green Bus Lines 803, 808, 811, 816 & 823; bought in 1957.
41-45 1943 Twin Coach 41G Continental Ex-Schenck Transportation Company 153, 161, 152, 160 & 158; bought in 1957.
50 ACF 511-3-H7
100 (1st) White 54A
100 (2nd), 101-102 (1st) 1938 ACF H-16-S
101-102 (2nd) 1937 Mack 6CT-3S Ex-Green Bus Lines same numbers; bought in 1951.
103-104 (1st) 1937 Mack 6CT-3S Ex-Green Bus Lines same numbers; bought in 1951.
106, 108-109, 111-114,
116-117, 119, 121,
123, 126-127, 130 		1937 Mack 6CT-3S Ex-Green Bus Lines same numbers; bought in 1951.
200 1931 Twin Coach Model 40
201-237 (1st) 1933 Twin Coach Model 40
238 1931 Twin Coach Model 40 Ex-North Shore Bus Company 575; bought in 1935.
300 1932 Twin Coach 30A
301-312 (1st) 1934 Twin Coach 30A
313-316 1936 Twin Coach 30A

Buses Built in 1945-1959

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
101-102 (3rd) 1958 GMC TDM-5108
103-104 (2nd), 105 1958 GMC TDM-5108
221-223 (2nd) 1946 GMC TD-4506 Ex-Green Bus Lines 920, 925 & 923; bought in 1962.
224-230 (2nd) 1947 GMC TDH-4507 Ex-Green Bus Lines 934, 937-938, 950, 943, 939 & 946; bought in 1962.
201-220 (2nd) 1946 GMC TD-4506 Ex-Green Bus Lines 201-209, 901, 903, 905-906, 908-913 & 915; bought in 1960.
207 (3rd) 1947 GMC TDH-4507
400-414 (1st) 1947 Mack C-45-GT 401-404 & 406-414 were converted to Diesel and renumbered to 511-514 & 516-524 in 1957.
401-410 (2nd) 1950 GMC TDH-4509 Ex-Green Bus Lines 311-312, 314, 317, 321-322, 327, 334, 338 & 340; bought in 1968.
411-420 (2nd) 1950 GMC TDH-4509 Ex-Green Bus Lines 313, 316, 318-319, 325, 329-330, 335-336 & 342; bought in 1970.
425-434 (1st) 1947 Mack C-41-GT Ex-Miami Transit Company 449-450, 462, 454, 461, 443, 460, 442, 440 & 456; bought in 1955.
500-509 (1st) 1949 Mack C-45-DT
511-514, 516-524 (1st) 1947 Mack C-45-GT
  • C-45-GTs converted to Diesel in 1957.
  • Ex #401-404, 406-414.
550-559 (1st) 1950 Mack C-45-DT
601-602 (1st) 1953 GMC TDH-5106
603-608 (1st) 1955 GMC TDH-5106
609-612 1955 GMC TDH-5106
651-655 1958 GMC TDH-5106

"New Look" Era Buses (1960-1976)

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
111-115 1964 Flxible FD6V-401-7
151-155 1971 GMC S8H-5303A Detroit Diesel 8V71N
155 (2nd) 1964 GMDD SDM-5302 Ex-Murray Hill 6408; bought in 1981.
156 1965 GMDD SDM-5302 Ex-Murray Hill 6411; bought in 1981.
157-158 1974 GMC S8H-5304A Detroit Diesel 8V71N
159-160 1974 GMC T8H-5308A Detroit Diesel 8V71N Ex-Domenico Bus Service 520 & 526; bought in 1984.
201-206 (3rd) 1971 Flxible 111CC-D5-1
207 (4th), 208-215 (3rd) 1971 Flxible 111CC-D5-1
216-220 (3rd) 1972 Flxible 111CC-D05-1
301-302 (2nd) 1960 GMC PD-4104
310-311 (2nd) 1962 GMC PD-4106
701-710 1960 GMC TDH-5302
751-760 1963 GMC TDH-5304 Detroit Diesel 6V71N
771-780 1964 GMC TDH-5303 Detroit Diesel 6V71N
801-810 1966 GMC TDH-5303 Detroit Diesel 6V71N
821-830 1967 GMC TDH-5303 Detroit Diesel 6V71N
851-860 1968 GMC T6H-5305A Detroit Diesel 6V71N
871-880 1969 GMC T6H-5305A Detroit Diesel 6V71N
901-915 1970 GMC T6H-5305A Detroit Diesel 6V71N
951-960 1974 GMC T6H-5307A Detroit Diesel 6V71N
971-980 1976 GMC T8H-5307A Detroit Diesel 8V71N
3001 Jamaica Buses 3001-a.jpg 1972 GMC T6H-5308A Detroit Diesel 6V71N

"ADB" and Newer Era Buses (1979-2006)

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
301-302 (3rd), 303-309 (2nd) 1979 GMC RTS-03
(T8H-203) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Owned by the City of New York.
310 (3rd) 1979 GMC RTS-03
(T8H-203) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Owned by the City of New York.
401-410 (3rd) 1980 Grumman Flxible 870
(40102-8-1) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
411-420 (3rd), 421-424 1980 Grumman Flxible 870
(40102-8-1) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
425 (2nd) 1980 Grumman Flxible 870
(40102-8-1) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
501-509 (2nd), 510 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
511-529 (2nd) Jamaica Buses 529-a.jpg 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
  • Owned by the City of New York.
  • 521-515, 517-523, 525-529 inherited by MTA Bus as 1120-1136 in 2006.
530 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
531 1980 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
551-567 (2nd) 1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-606) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
571-580 Jamaica Buses 573-a.jpg 1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-606) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
581-583 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-604) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
601-602 (2nd) Jamaica Buses 601-a.jpg 1989 MCI Classic Suburban
(TC40-102A) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Owned by the City of New York.
  • Single door
  • Inherited by MTA Bus as 1164-1165 in 2006.
603-607 (2nd) 1989 MCI Classic Suburban
(TC40-102A) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Owned by the City of New York.
  • Single door
  • 604-607 inherited by MTA Bus as 1167-1170 in 2006.
608 (2nd) 1989 MCI Classic
(TC40-102A) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • Owned by the City of New York.
  • Inherited by MTA Bus as 1171 in 2006.
3701 Jamaica Buses 3701-a.jpg 1987 GMC RTS-06 Methanol
(T8J-206) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
3830-3848 Jamaica Buses 3835-a.jpg 1994 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206) 		Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison V731
  • 1993 models.
  • Owned by the City of New York.
  • Inherited by MTA Bus as 1172-1190 in 2006.
3849-3853 1994 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206) 		Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison V731
3854-3865 Jamaica Buses 3857-a.jpg 1993 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206) 		Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison V731

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Motor Coach Age (July-September 2012)
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