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==Fleet Roster ==
==History==
<ref name=MCA>Motor Coach Age (July-September 2012)</ref>
*[[Jamaica Central Railways]] began operating buses on September 15, 1930.
*Incorporated as Jamaica Buses, Inc. on April 14, 1931.
*Acquired by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] on January 30, 2006.
 
==All-Time Roster==
<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
!Fleet Number(s)
! Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
! Year
!Year
! Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
! Model
!Model
! Engine
!Engine
! Transmission
!Transmission
! Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 1|1 (1st)]]
|
|1930
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks AB|AB]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 1-6|1 (2nd)]]
|
|1940
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 41G|41G]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 2-3|2-3 (1st)]]
|
|1930
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks AB|4AB-3S]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 1-6|2-3 (2nd), 4-6]]
|
|1940
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 41G|41G]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 7-16|7-16]]
|
|1942
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 44G|44G]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 20-40|20-40 (1st)]]
|
|1938
|[[White Motor Company|White]]
|[[White Motor Company 788|788]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] 1030-1034, 1036-1037, 1039-1050; bought in 1953.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 20-24|20-24 (2nd)]]
|
|1939
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CM|CM-3G]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 803, 808, 811, 816 & 823; bought in 1957.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 41-45|41-45]]
|
|1943
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 41G|41G]]
|Continental
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Schenck Transportation Company]] 153, 161, 152, 160 & 158; bought in 1957.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 50|50]]
|
|
|[[American Car and Foundry|ACF]]
|511-3-H7
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 100|100 (1st)]]
|
|
|[[White Motor Company|White]]
|54A
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 100-102|100 (2nd), 101-102 (1st)]]
|
|1938
|[[American Car and Foundry|ACF]]
|[[American Car and Foundry H-16-S|H-16-S]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-104, 106, 108-109, 111-114, 116-117, 119, 121, 123, 126-127, 130|101-102 (2nd)]]
|
|1937
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CT|6CT-3S]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-104, 106, 108-109, 111-114, 116-117, 119, 121, 123, 126-127, 130|103-104 (1st)]]
|
|1937
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CT|6CT-3S]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] same numbers; bought in 1951.
|- 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]]
|
|1937
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CT|6CT-3S]]
|
|
| 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"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|101-105]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 300|300]]
|
|
|1958
|1932
|[[GMC]]
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[General Motors TDM-5108|TDM-5108]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 151-155|151-155]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-312|301-312 (1st)]]
|
|
|1971
|1934
|[[GMC]]
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[General Motors S8H-5303A|S8H-5303A]]
|[[Twin Coach 30A|30A]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|201-215]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 313-316|313-316]]
|
|
|1971
|1936
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Twin Coach]]
|[[Flxible New Look|111CC-D5-1]]
|[[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"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 216-220|216-220]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|101-102 (3rd)]]
|
|
|1972
|1958
|[[Flxible]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Flxible New Look|111CC-D5-1]]
|[[General Motors TDM-5108|TDM-5108]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|301-310]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 101-105|103-104 (2nd), 105]]
|
|1958
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDM-5108|TDM-5108]]
|
|
|
|1979
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8H-203|RTS-03 (T8H-203)]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 221-223|221-223 (2nd)]]
|
|1946
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4506|TD-4506]]
|
|
|
|
*Owned by the City of New York
| align="left"|Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] 920, 925 & 923; bought in 1962.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|401-425]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 224-230|224-230 (2nd)]]
|
|
|1980
|1947
|[[Flxible|Grumman Flxible]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870 (40102-8-1)]]
|[[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"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 501-529|501-529]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 400-414|400-414 (1st)]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]
|
|
|1985
|[[GMC]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-04 (T8J-204)]]
|
|
| 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]]
|
|
*Owned by the City of New York
|
| 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 551-573|551-573]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 411-420|411-420 (2nd)]]
|
|
|1986
|1950
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-06 (T8J-206)]]
|[[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]]
|
|
|
|
*Owned by the City of New York.
| align="left"|Ex-[[Miami Transit Company]] 449-450, 462, 454, 461, 443, 460, 442, 440 & 456; bought in 1955.
*568-573 delivered to [[Green Bus Lines]] as 601-606.
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 571-580|571-580]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 500-509|500-509 (1st)]]
|
|
|1986
|1949
|[[GMC]]
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-06 (T8J-606)]]
|[[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]]
|
|
|
|
*Owned by the City of New York.
| align="left"|
*Ex [[Command Bus Company]] 395-400, 402-403, 406, 416
*[[Mack Trucks C-45-GT|C-45-GT]]s converted to Diesel in 1957.
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006.
*Ex #401-404, 406-414.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 581-583|581-583]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 550-559|550-559 (1st)]]
|
|
|1985
|1950
|[[General Motors Corporation|FMC]]
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-04 (T8J-604)]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-45-DT|C-45-DT]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Ex [[Command Bus Company]] 377-375 (descending)
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-602|601-602]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-602 (1st)|601-602 (1st)]]
|
|
|1953
|1953
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
Line 120: Line 342:
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-612|603-612]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-608 (1st), 609-612|603-608 (1st)]]
|
|
|1955
|1955
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
Line 129: Line 351:
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 601-608 (2nd)|601-608 (2nd)]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 603-608 (1st), 609-612|609-612]]
|
|
|1989
|1955
|[[MCI]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Classic|TC40-102A]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
*601-607 equipped with single door
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 651-655|651-655]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 651-655|651-655]]
|
|
|1958
|1958
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5106|TDH-5106]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
==="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"
|[[Jamaica Buses 111-115|111-115]]
|
|1964
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible FD Models|FD6V-401-7]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 151-155|151-155]]
|
|1971
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors S8H-5303A|S8H-5303A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 155|155 (2nd)]]
|
|1964
|[[GMDD]]
|[[General Motors SDM-5302|SDM-5302]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Murray Hill]] 6408; bought in 1981.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 156|156]]
|
|1965
|[[GMDD]]
|[[General Motors SDM-5302|SDM-5302]]
|
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Murray Hill]] 6411; bought in 1981.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 157-158|157-158]]
|
|1974
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors S8H-5304A|S8H-5304A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|
| align="left"|
*Ex-[[Domenico Bus Service]] 542 & 544; bought in 1984.
*Originally [[Gray Line Boston/Cape Cod]] 7403 & 7405.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 159-160|159-160]]
|
|1974
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8H-5308A|T8H-5308A]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|
| align="left"|Ex-[[Domenico Bus Service]] 520 & 526; bought in 1984.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|201-206 (3rd)]]
|
|1971
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D5-1]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 201-215|207 (4th), 208-215 (3rd)]]
|
|1971
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D5-1]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 216-220|216-220 (3rd)]]
|
|1972
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible 111 Models|111CC-D05-1]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-302|301-302 (2nd)]]
|
|1960
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors PD-4104|PD-4104]]
|
|
|align="left"|
|- 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 701-710|701-710]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 701-710|701-710]]
|
|
|1960
|1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5302|TDH-5302]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5302|TDH-5302]]
|
|
Line 161: Line 495:
|
|
|1963
|1963
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5304|TDH-5304]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5304|TDH-5304]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 170: Line 504:
|
|
|1964
|1964
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 179: Line 513:
|
|
|1966
|1966
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 188: Line 522:
|
|
|1967
|1967
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 841-860|841-860]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 851-860|851-860]]
|
|
|1968
|1968
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 206: Line 540:
|
|
|1969
|1969
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 215: Line 549:
|
|
|1970
|1970
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5305A|T6H-5305A]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 224: Line 558:
|
|
|1974
|1974
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307A|T6H-5307A]]
|[[General Motors T6H-5307A|T6H-5307A]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|
|
|
Line 233: Line 567:
|
|
|1976
|1976
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8H-5307A|T8H-5307A]]
|[[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"|
*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 3701|3701]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|301-302 (3rd), 303-309 (2nd)]]
|
|
|1986
|1979
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-06 (T8J-206)<br>Methanol]]
|[[General Motors T8H-203|RTS-03<br>(T8H-203)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left"|Owned by the City of New York.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 301-310|310 (3rd)]]
|
|
|1979
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8H-203|RTS-03<br>(T8H-203)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left"|Owned by the City of New York.
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|401-410 (3rd)]]
|
|
|1980
|[[Flxible|Grumman Flxible]]
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870<br>(40102-8-1)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Ex [[Triboro Coach Corporation]] M3.
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 3830-3848|3830-3848]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|411-420 (3rd), 421-424]]
|
|
|1993
|1980
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|TMC]]
|[[Flxible|Grumman Flxible]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-06 (T80-206)]]
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870<br>(40102-8-1)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 401-425|425 (2nd)]]
|
|
|1980
|[[Flxible|Grumman Flxible]]
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870<br>(40102-8-1)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 501-530|501-530]]
|
|
|1985
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8J-204|RTS-04<br>(T8J-204)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left"|
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 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|1110-1136, 1191]] in 2006.
*Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] [[Triboro Coach Corporation 640-715, 2001-2003, 2010|641]], acquired in 1998
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 3849-3853|3849-3853]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 531|531]]
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|1994
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|TMC]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-06 (T80-206)]]
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|1980
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8J-204|RTS-04<br>(T8J-204)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
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*1981 model.
*Ex-[[Miami-Dade Transit|Metro Dade County Transit Authority]] [[Miami-Dade Transit 1000-1259|1198]]
*Training Bus
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|[[Jamaica Buses 551-567, 571-580|551-567,<br>571-580]]
|[[Image:Jamaica Buses 573-a.jpg|128 px]]
|1986
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8J-606|RTS-06<br>(T8J-606)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
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*Owned by the City of New York.
*568-573 delivered to [[Green Bus Lines]] as [[Green Bus Lines 601-610 (3rd), 611-622, 648|601-606 (3rd)]].
*551-563, 565-567, 571-580 inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1137-1149, 1151-1163, 4269, 4284-4296, 4298-4299, 5858-5877, 8582|1137-1149, 1151-1163]] in 2006.
*571-580 were ex-[[Command Bus Company]] [[Command Bus Company 395-420|395-400, 402-403, 406, 416]]
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|[[Jamaica Buses 581-583|581-583]]
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|1985
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8J-604|RTS-04<br>(T8J-604)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
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*Owned by the City of New York.
*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.
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|[[Jamaica Buses 601-607|601-607 (2nd)]]
|[[Image:Jamaica Buses 601-a.jpg|128 px]]
|1989
|[[MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N|Classic Suburban<br>(TC40-102A)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
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*Owned by the City of New York.
*Single door
*601-602, 604-607 inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 379, 1164-1171, 1234, 5880-5893, 7122-7147, 7407-7422, 7896-7905|1164-1165, 1167-1170]] in 2006.
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|[[Jamaica Buses 608|608 (2nd)]]
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|1989
|[[MCI]]
|[[Motor Coach Industries TC40-102N|Classic<br>(TC40-102A)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
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*Owned by the City of New York.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 379, 1164-1171, 1234, 5880-5893, 7122-7147, 7407-7422, 7896-7905|1171]] in 2006.
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|[[Jamaica Buses 3701|3701]]
||[[Image:Jamaica Buses 3701-a.jpg|128 px]]
|1987
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T8J-206|RTS-06 Methanol<br>(T8J-206)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
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*1986 model.
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Ex [[Green Bus Lines]] 1185-1189.
*Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] [[Triboro Coach Corporation M1-M6|M3]].
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006.
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1200, 1840-1842, 1851, 1858, 5858-5877, 7095-7121|1200]] in 2006.
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|- align="center"
|[[Jamaica Buses 3854-3865|3854-3865]]
|[[Jamaica Buses 3830-3865|3830-3865]]
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|[[Image:Jamaica Buses 3835-a.jpg|128px]]<br>[[Image:Jamaica Buses 3857-a.jpg|128px]]
|1993
|1993
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|TMC]]
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|TMC]]
|[[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-06 (T80-206)]]
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06|RTS-06<br>(T80-206)]]
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50]]
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|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V731]]
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*Ex [[Queens Surface Corporation]] 282-293.
*3849-3853 Ex-[[Green Bus Lines]] [[Green Bus Lines 1143-1189|1185-1189]], acquired in 1998
*3854-3865 Ex-[[Queens Surface Corporation]] [[Queens Surface Corporation 275-389|282-293]], acquired in 2000
*Owned by the City of New York.
*Owned by the City of New York.
*3865 preserved by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|NYCTA]]
*Inherited by [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA Bus]] as [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1172-1190, 1192-1196, 5898-5937, 5988-5999, 7148-7149, 7174-7213, 9700-9795|1172-1190, 1192-1196, 5988-5999]] in 2006.
*Transferred to MTA Bus, 2006.
*3865 preserved by the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]].
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[[Category:New York transit agencies]]
==References==
[[Category:Defunct American transit agencies]]
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 15 January 2021

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
501-530 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,
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
601-607 (2nd) Jamaica Buses 601-a.jpg 1989 MCI Classic Suburban
(TC40-102A) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
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
3830-3865 Jamaica Buses 3835-a.jpg
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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