Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 4696-4793

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 4696-4793 were 1996-1997 Neoplan USA AN440 CNG buses.

Engine Transmission Seating Destination Sign
Cummins L10G Allison B400R 43: American Seating Innovator 850 Luminator MAX2000

History

This second order of Neoplan USA CNG buses were mostly similar to the earlier 1995-1996 series, aside from select units having LED side turn markers instead of halogens (possibly as a retrofit), which were standard for the later 1997-1999 buses. Units 4693-4729 were delivered in the original Metro two-stripe paint scheme while the rest had the (at the time) new 'Yellowjacket' paint scheme; all units were later repainted in the Metro Local livery in 2003-2006. 40 additional units similar to this series were supposed to delivered to LA Metro but were rejected, eventually acquired by ABQ RIDE as 301-340.

The buses were operated by LACMTA divisions 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 15 and 18. They were eventually replaced with the 2010-2011 NABI Compobus units (8100-8400 and 8401-8491). The last units that remained in service were used as training vehicles. Units 4725, 4770, and 4775 were the last active units.

Details

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Fleet
Number
Thumbnail Build
Date
VIN License
Plate(s)
Paint Garage Status/Disposal Notes
4696 1996 1N9TA1AA6TL013183 {E}054055   Div. 10 Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 217,130 miles
4697 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013014 {E}043999   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
4698 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013015 {E}052071   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 481,003 miles
4699 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013016 {E}052070   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 13,623 miles
4700 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013017 {E}052069   Div. 8 Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
4701 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013018   Div. 1
Retired in early 2012.
  • Auctioned off on 6/2/2012.
  • A salvage record was likely noted.
  • Ran 15,948 miles
  • It was stored at Division 1 shortly prior to being transferred to Division 12 for auction.
4702 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013019   Retired in 2011.
Auctioned off on 10/26/2011.
4703 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013020   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 460,365 miles
4704 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013021   Div. 10? Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
4705 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013022   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 399,463 miles.
4706 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013023   Div. 15 -> Div. 10? Retired in late 2011.
Auctioned off on 7/11/2012.
4707 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013024   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
4708 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013025   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 492,231 miles
4709 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013026   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
4710 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013027   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 465,459 miles
4711 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013028   Div. 10? Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
  • Used as a parts bus.
  • Ran 450,457 miles
4712 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013029   Retired in 2011.
Auctioned off on 10/26/2011.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4713 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013030 {E}052058   Retired in 2011.
Auctioned off on 10/26/2011.
4714 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013031 1326691
(Prev. ?)
  Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 438,921 miles
4715 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013032   Div. 10 Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
4716 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013033   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 407,770 miles
4717 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013034   Div. 8 Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
4718 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013035   Retired in late 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4719 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013036   Retired in late 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4720 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013037   Retired in December 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4721 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013038   Div. 8 Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
4722 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013039   Retired in December 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4723 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013040   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 517,214 miles
4724 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013041   Retired in 2011.
Auctioned off on 10/26/2011.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4725 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013042 1227454
(Prev. {E}054131)
  Div. 3 Retired in December 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
  • To Transit Systems 1232.
  • Operated at Division 3 for three months at the time of retirement.
4726 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013043 1152286
(Prev. ?)
  Retired in December 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Used as a training bus shortly before retirement.
4727 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013044   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
  • Its destination sign was stuck with the "Emergency" sign reading.
  • Ran 527,050 miles
4728 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013045 {E}051004   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 439,010 miles
4729 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013046   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
  • Last unit to be delivered in the original 2-stripe Metro paint scheme.
  • Ran 444,875 miles
4730 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013047 1152272
(Prev. {E}054180)
  Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 6/15/2011.
It was repowered with a John Deere 6081 engine as a test unit early in its service life.
4731 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013048   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 443,563 miles
4732 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013049   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 441,026 miles
4733 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013050   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 448,203 miles
4734 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013051   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 470,604 miles
4735 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013052 {E}054134   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
4736 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013053   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 456,608 miles
4737 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013054   Div. 1 Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 424,580 miles
4738 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013055   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 448,808 miles
4739 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013056   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 472,833 miles
4740 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013057   Div. 15 Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 503,138 miles
4741 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013058   Div. 7 Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 437,170 miles
4742 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013059 {E}051810   Div. 18(?) Retired in spring 2011.
Auctioned off on 6/15/2011.
4743 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013060   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 474,236 miles
4744 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013061   Div. 3 Retired in spring 2011.
Auctioned off on 6/15/2011.
Operated at Division 3 shortly before scheduled retirement.
4745 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013062   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
4746 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013063   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
4747 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013146   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 439,018 miles
4748 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013147   Div. 15 Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 501,412 miles
4749 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013148   Div. 15 Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 52,254 miles
4750 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013149   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 536,436 miles
4751 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013150 {E}990758   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Wrecked in an accident prior to auction with front end damage.
4752 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013151   Retired by 2009. Its rear caught on fire; it was later used as a parts bus. It was last allocated at Division 12 in 2009.
4753 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013152   Div. 15 Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
Ran 573,250 miles
4754 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013153   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 357,606 miles
4755 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013154   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
  • Used as a Christmas bus in December 2001.
  • Ran 474,448 miles
4756 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013155   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
Ran 453,622 miles
4757 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013156   Div. 15 Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 519,854 miles
4758 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013157   Retired by spring 2011.
Auctioned off on 6/15/2011.
4759 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013158   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
  • Wrecked in an accident prior to auction with front end damage.
  • Ran 515,726 miles
4760 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013159   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
4761 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013160   Retired circa November 2011.
Auctioned off on 10/10/2012.
4762 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013161   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 548,763 miles
4763 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013162   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 263,910 miles
4764 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013163   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 554,902 miles
4765 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013164   Div. 8 Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 484,382 miles
4766 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013165   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 533,528 miles
4767 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013166   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 517,510 miles
4768 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013167   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 374,687 miles
4769 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013168   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 274,270 miles
4770 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013169   Div. 8? -> Div. 3 Retired in December 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Operated at Division 3 for four months at the time of retirement.
4771 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013170   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 382,910 miles
4772 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013171   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 542,911 miles
4773 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013172   Retired by spring 2011.
Auctioned off on 6/15/2011.
4774 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013173   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 545,668 miles
4775 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013174   Div. 8 -> Div. 3 Retired in December 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
Operated at Division 3 for three months at the time of retirement.
4776 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013175 {E}990895   Div. 10 Retired in late 2011.
Auctioned off on 4/7/2012.
4777 1997 1N9TA1AA5VL013176   Retired in late 2010.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 528,364 miles
4778 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013177   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
  • Used in a stunt on Fear Factor, on episode 2, season 7 aired December 12, 2011
  • To Transit Systems 1236.
  • Ran 157,343 miles
4779 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013178   Div. 8? Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
4780 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013179 {E}990898   Division 8? Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
  • Involved in an altercation incident with a passenger and the sheriff department in Woodland Hills on 3/1/2010.
  • Ran 532,127 miles
4781 1997 1N9TA1AA7VL013180  
Retired in late 2010.
  • Auctioned off in March 2011.
  • Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
Ran 221,797 miles
4782 1997 1N9TA1AA9VL013181  
Retired in late 2010.
  • Auctioned off in March 2011.
  • Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
Ran 533,040 miles
4783 1997 1N9TA1AA0VL013182 {E}990906   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 516,579 miles
4784 1997 1N9TA1AA2VL013183 {E}990907   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 515,835 miles
4785 1997 1N9TA1AA4VL013184 {E}999168   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Used as a parts bus.
4786 1997 1N9TA1AA6VL013185 {E}990908   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 551,083 miles
4787 1997 1N9TA1AA8VL013186 {E}990916   Retired in 2010-2012.
Auctioned off
Ran 494,318 miles
4788 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013187 {E}990917   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 542,825 miles
4789 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013188 {E}990918   Retired in 2010.
Auctioned off in late 2010.
Ran 473,860 miles
4790 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013189 {E}052636   Retired by spring 2011.
Auctioned off on 6/15/2011.
4791 1997 1N9TA1AAXVL013190  
Retired in late 2010.
  • Auctioned off in March 2011.
  • Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
Ran 556,605 miles
4792 1997 1N9TA1AA1VL013191 {E}052637   Retired in early 2011.
Auctioned off in March 2011.
Ran 416,021 miles
4793 1997 1N9TA1AA3VL013192  
Retired in early 2011.
  • Auctioned off on 5/7/2011.
  • Scrapped; a junk record was noted.
Ran 533,655 miles

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