The MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet comprises over 5,700 buses in fixed-route service in New York City under MTA New York City Bus (New York City Transit) (including Select Bus Service) and MTA Bus. Many buses built today were given to NYCT and MTA bus from Nova Bus (Low floor Standard buses) and New Flyer, while older fleets were from Orion Industries and Nova Bus (Rapid Transit Series buses).
A roster of mtamaster's fantasy fleet is shown below. Not included below are buses and vans not open to the general public (Access-A-Ride vans and taxicabs, and employee shuttle buses), or demonstration buses.
The NYC Transit Department of Buses, subsidiary Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority, and the Metropolitan Suburban Transportation Authority, now under MTA Regional Bus Operations, have provided bus service in Greater New York since the 1950s, utilizing mostly buses from General Motors and Flxible through the 1980s, and later on the Rapid Transit Series design, and buses from Gillig, New Flyer, and Orion. The fleet of buses which has been employed and is no longer on the active roster is listed in the
Retired MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet article.
Current active fleet
All buses are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. All buses are 102 inches (2.59 meters) wide.
Local and limited bus fleet
Built from 1996 to 1999
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Builder and model name
Year
Length
Numbers (Total ordered)
Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)
Notes
Nova Bus RTS-06 (T8O-206)
1996
40 ft (12.19 m)
8752-9349 (598 buses)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 8.5L
Allison V-731 ATEC 3-Speed
Operated under MTA Bus.
All buses were originally operated under New York City Bus.
8924-9073 were delivered brand new to Atlanta, Georgia for the 1996 Summer Olympics bus system before being delivered to MTA.
9250-9349 were originally delivered with coach type seating mounted on elevated interior platforms for express service. 9250 & 9273 retain their platforms but had their coach seats replaced with 2x2 seating.
9140-9149 were powered with Cummins M11E engines and are retired.
Being replaced & retired; 17 buses remain in service.
8797 is converted into the next Metrocard Bus.
1997- 1998
9350-9699 (350 buses)
Operated under MTA Bus.
9656 caught fire shortly after delivery and was subsequently retired. A hybrid RTS also ordered in 1998 was renumbered from 9700 to 9656, but the bus was wrecked in an accident in 2008.
Being retired; 9 units remain in service.
1998
4900-5075, 5125-5199 (151 buses)
Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus.
All buses were originally operated under New York City Bus.
5076-5124 have ZF Ecomat-2 5HP592C transmissions. 5075 originally had one, but was removed and replaced with an Allison transmission instead.
Several buses have received orange LED signs.
Some units were written off due to damage from accidents.
Being retired.
1998
5076-5104 (29 buses)
1998
5105-5124 (20 buses)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 8.5L
ZF Ecomat-2 5HP592C
1999
5200-5249 (50 buses)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 8.5L
Allison V-731 ATEC 3-Speed
Built from 2000 to 2004
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Builder and model name
Year
Length
Numbers (Total ordered)
Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)
Notes
Nova Bus RTS-06 (T8O-206) Hybrid
2000- 2002
40 ft (12.19 m)
1400-1549 (150 buses)
Detroit Diesel series 30
Lockheed Martin hybrid drive
Operates under New York City Bus.
1400-1404 wete originally 6360-6364 until 2001.
DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor, CNG)
2002
7560 (1 bus)
Detroit Diesel Series 50G EGR 8.5L (CNG fuel)
Allison B400R5 WTEC Gen-III
Operated under New York City Bus.
7691 and 7746 were repowered with Cummins-Westport ISL-G engines and re-geared with Allison B400R WTEC engines. Both units now retired.
7810-7819 are 2005 units.
Being retired; around 150 units remain in service.
2003
7561-7684 (124 buses)
2004- 2005
7685-7690, 7692-7745, 7747-7819 (133 buses)
Detroit Diesel Series 50G EGR 8.5L (CNG fuel)
ZF Ecomat-2 5HP592C
7691, 7746 (2 buses)
Cummins-Westport ISL-G 8.9L (CNG fuel)
Allison B400R WTEC Gen-III
DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor, hybrid electric)
2002- 2004
6365-6489 (125 buses)
Cummins ISB 5.9L
BAE Systems HybriDrive
Operated under New York City Bus.
6365 is a 2002 unit.
6365 was briefly loaned to the SEPTA as demonstrator bus 3999 in the spring of 2005.
As delivered, buses had Hawker XT sealed lead-acid batteries; 6401-6402, 6468, 6485 are retrofitted with A123 lithium-ion batteries.
New Flyer Industries D60 "Galaxy" (articulated)
2002- 2004
60 ft (18.29 m)
5510-5769, 1110-1174 (325 buses)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR 8.5L
Allison B500R5 WTEC Gen-III
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 1110-1174
New York City Bus: 5510-5769
Many buses were written off due to separate accidents; remaining units to be retired.
Last order of diesel buses delivered with the Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR engine (as well as the last order of buses with a Detroit Diesel engine for the MTA)
Also the last order of high-floor transit buses for the MTA.
Being retired; around 250 units remain in service.
Built from 2005 to 2010
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Builder and model name
Year
Length
Numbers (Total ordered)
Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)
Notes
DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor, hybrid electric)
2004- 2005
40 ft (12.19 m)
6490-6689 (200 buses)
Cummins ISB 5.9L
BAE Systems HybriDrive
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 3500-3562, 3564-3783.
New York City Bus: 6490-6909.
Replaced all pre-1990 buses.
6490-6689 were built as Gen II models, remaining units are Gen II+ models.
Buses have Hawker XT sealed lead-acid batteries.
A bus numbered 3563 was built as part of this order, but has been modified to run on diesel only (see below).
Last Orion VIIs ever built (model discontinued after this order).
3548, 3741 and 6853 were written off due to accidents.
6906-6909 were demonstration buses for Bee Line before being delivered to New York City Bus.
2006
3500-3562, 3564-3599, 6690-6789 (199 buses)
2007
3600-3783, 6790-6909 (304 buses)
DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor)
2006
3563 (1 bus)
Cummins ISL EPA 07 8.9L
Allison Bus Series B400R6 Gen-IV
Operated under MTA Bus.
Delivered as a hybrid bus similar to 3500-3783 and 6690-6909, and converted as a pilot bus of a since-cancelled project to determine feasibility of converting 3500-3783 into straight diesel units.
Daimler Buses North America Orion VII Next Generation (07.501) (semi-low floor, hybrid electric)
2008
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
3800-3959 (160 buses)
Cummins ISB
BAE Systems HybriDrive
Operated under New York City Bus.
Buses have Hawker XT sealed lead-acid batteries.
3800-3827 are equipped with MTA Bus Time (formerly Clever Devices) GPS tracking systems.
2009- 2010
3960-4702 (843 buses)
Cummins ISB 5.8L
BAE Systems HybriDrive
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 4020-4039, 4140-4169, 4483-4512, 4631-4655.
New York City Bus: 3960-4019, 4040-4139, 4170-4482, 4513-4630, 4656-4702.
Replaced most pre-1996 40-foot buses and many post-1996 buses.
Buses have A123 lithium-ion batteries.
Many units now have new plexiglass drivers protection shields.
Some units are wrapped for the S79 Select Bus Service.
4019, 4065-4068, 4070-4095, 4097-4098, 4245-4278 feature on-board digital screens and automated announcements.
4619 was written off due to damage from an accident.
DesignLine Corporation EcoSaver IV (semi-low floor, turbine electric)
2009- 2010
40 ft (12.19 m)
1300-1389 (90 buses)
Capstone C30 microturbine
2 SemiKron inverters
2 Bosch Rexroth Idramat traction motors
Operated under New York City Bus.
Daimler Buses North America Orion VII Next Generation (07.501) (semi-low floor, CNG)
2010
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
7820-7869 (50 buses)
Cummins Westport ISL G
Allison B-400R WTEC
Operated under New York City Bus
7820 is a 2009 unit and was tested under MTA bus before being renumbered and sent to Jackie Gleason.
Nova Bus LFS (semi-low floor, articulated)
2009- 2010
62 ft (18.90 m)
1200-1289 (90 buses)
Cummins ISL-330 8.9L
ZF Ecomat-4 6HP604C
Operated under New York City Bus.
Replaced many 1996-1997 New Flyer D60HF buses.
1205 is out of service due to fire damage.
1234-1279, 1284-1285 feature on-board digital screens and automated announcements.
Built from 2011-2015
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Builder and model name
Year
Length
Numbers (Total ordered)
Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)
Notes
Nova Bus LFS (semi low-floor)
2011
40 ft (12.19 m)
8000-8014 (15 buses)
Cummins EPA 10 ISL9 9.0L
Allison B400R6 Gen-IV
Operated under New York City Bus.
8000-8014 have a asymmetric front door arrangement (one door bigger than the other) and Thermo King AC units, whereas 8015-8089 have a symmetric door configuration and Carrier AC units.
8015-8089 (75 buses)
Cummins EPA 10 ISL9 9.0L
ZF EcoLife 6AP1400B
New Flyer Industries C40LF (semi low-floor, CNG)
2011- 2013
40.83 ft (12.44 m)
185-672 (488 buses)
Cummins Westport ISL-G 8.9L
Allison B400R6 Gen-IV
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 185-229, 491-658
New York City Bus: 230-490, 659-672
Replaced the 1999-2000 New Flyer C40LFs and the CNG-fueled Orion Vs.
Order delivered as following: 185-319, 491-569, 320-490, 570-672
205 is the 4000th CNG bus built By New Flyer.
631 and 636 are equipped with LED headlights.
572 features on-board digital screens and automated announcements.
Model discontinued after this order; last New Flyer C40LF buses (and old-styling New Flyer buses) ever built.
New Flyer Industries XD40 "Xcelsior" (semi low-floor)
2011 2012
41 ft (12.50 m)
4810-4899 (90 buses)
Cummins EPA10 ISL9 9.0L
Allison B400R6 Gen-IV
Operated under New York City Bus.
4899 is a 2012 unit and was originally equipped with a Navistar MaxxForce 9 engine, but was re-equipped with a Cummins engine in 2014.
Daimler Buses North America Orion VII Third Generation (07.501, semi low-floor)
2011- 2012
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
7000-7089 (90 buses)
Cummins EPA 10 ISL9 9.0L
ZF Ecolife 6AP1400B
Operated under New York City Bus.
Daimler Buses North America Orion VII Third Generation (07.501, semi low-floor, hybrid electric)
2012- 2013
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
1550-1653 (104 buses)
Cummins EPA 10 ISL9 9.0L
BAE Systems HybriDrive
Operated under MTA Bus.
Daimler Buses shut down after this order.
New Flyer Industries XD60 "Xcelsior" (semi low-floor, articulated)
2012
60.83 ft (18.54 m)
4710-4784 (75 buses)
Cummins EPA 10 ISL9 9.0L
Allison B500R6 Gen-V
Operated under New York City Bus.
Replaced most 1999-2000 New Flyer D60 buses.
4710 is the first XD60 ever built.
4710 and 4711 were delivered as 1000 and 1001, but were renumbered shortly after.
2013
4785-4799 (15 buses)
Cummins EPA 10 ISL9 9.0L
ZF EcoLife 6AP1700B
Nova Bus LFS (semi-low floor, articulated)
2011- 2013
62 ft (18.90 m)
5250-5363, 5770-5999 (344 buses)
Cummins EPA10 ISL9 9.0L
ZF Ecolife 6AP1700B
Operated under New York City Bus.
Replaced all 1996-1998 and most 1999 New Flyer D60 buses.
The first order was 5770-5999, then 5250-5363.
Many buses are assigned to Select Bus Service duty.
5264-5266, 5799, 5822-5823, 5901-5935 feature on-board digital screens and automated announcements.
5299 is out of service due to damage from seperate accidents.
5311 features a different rear door configuration from other buses in this order.
New Flyer Industries XD40 "Xcelsior" (semi-low floor)
2014- 2016
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
7090-7483 (394 buses)
Cummins EPA10 ISL9 9.0L
Allison B400R6 Gen-V
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 7438-7482.
New York City Bus: 7090-7437, 7483, 8090-8507.
Part of a larger order that originally consisted of 690 buses but was expanded.
Replaced many 1996-1998 Nova Bus RTSs & almost all 1999 Orion Vs.
Many units assigned to Select Bus Service duty.
7304-7351 feature on-board digital screens and automated announcements.
3 units retired due to seperate incidents.
7483 added to the fleet by the end of 2017 as an agreement to replace a delivered bus in an accident in 2015.
Nova Bus LFS (semi-low floor)
40 ft (12.19 m)
8090-8507 (418 buses)
Cummins Cummins ISL9 EPA 13 280HP
ZF EcoLife 6 AP1200B
Built from 2015-now
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Builder and model name
Year
Length
Numbers (Total ordered)
Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)
Notes
New Flyer Industries Xcelsior (XD60) (semi low-floor, articulated)
2015- 2016
60.83 ft (18.54 m)
5364-5438 (75 buses)
Cummins EPA13 ISL9
ZF Ecolife 6AP1700B
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 5364-5438, 6140-6192
New York City Bus: 6000-6139
Replaced remaining 1999 New Flyer D60HF buses, as well as some 1996-1997 NovaBus RTS; remaining buses in delivery to replace most 2002-2003 New Flyer D60HFs.
5364-5411 were originally delivered in the blue and white scheme before being redecaled into the blue and gold scheme.
Units that were delivered with the old bus scheme were retrofitted with USB charging ports and free Wi-Fi while the units delivered in the new scheme came with said features.
These are the first buses to promote the next generation of buses announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
2016- 2017
6000-6192 (193 buses)
Cummins EPA13 ISL9
Allison B500R6 Generation 5
New Flyer Industries XN40 "Xcelsior" (semi low-floor, CNG)
2016- 2017
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
673-810 (138 buses)
Cummins Westport ISL-G
ZF EcoLife 6AP1200B
Replaced most 2002-03 Orion VII CNGs.
Nova Bus LFS Artic (semi-low floor, articulated)
2016- 2018
62 ft (18.90 m)
5439-5530 (92 buses)
Cummins EPA13 ISL9
ZF EcoLife 6AP1700B
5439 is a 2016 unit.
To replace most 2002-2003 New Flyer D60HFs.
Currently being delivered.
New Flyer Industries XN60 "Xcelsior" (semi low-floor, CNG)
2017- 2018
60.83 ft (18.54 m)
1000-1109 (110 buses)
Cummins Westport ISL-G
ZF EcoLife 6AP1700B
To replace remaining Orion VII CNGs.
New Flyer Industries XE40 "Xcelsior Charge" (semi low-floor, electric)
New Flyer Industries XDE40 "Xcelsior" (semi low-floor, hybrid electric)
2017- 2018
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
7484-7533 (50 buses)
Cummins EPA10 ISL9 9.0L
Allison B400R6 Gen-V or BAE Systems HybriDrive
7484-7508 to be powered by BAE; 7509-7533 to be powered by Allison.
To replace some of the remaining RTS.
Currently being delivered.
New Flyer Industries XD40 "Xcelsior" (semi-low floor)
2017-2018
41.2 ft (12.56 m)
1654-2115 (462 buses)
Cummins EPA10 ISL9 9.0L
Allison B400R6 Gen-V
To replace some of the remaining RTS.
Currently being delivered.
1654-2020 are planned for service in NYCT and 2021-2115 are planned for MTA Bus service.
1654 feature on-board digital screens and automated announcements.
Express bus fleet
All express buses in the fleet are 45 ft (13.72 m) long.
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Builder and model name
Year
Numbers (Total ordered)
Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)
Notes
Motor Coach Industries D4500 (commuter coach)
2001
2140-2209 (70 buses)
Detroit Diesel Series 60 12.7L
Allison World B500R6 Gen-III
Operated by MTA Bus.
Originally operated by New York City Bus.
2185 (pictured) was damaged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks but was restored and repainted in a special 9/11 memorial livery and returned to service in 2005.
Only 2204 and 2209 remain in service.
2002
2805-2930 (126 buses)
Operated under:
New York City Bus: 2805-2924.
MTA Bus: 2925-2930.
2925-2930 were originally purchased by NYCDOT and leased to New York Bus Service. Originally numbered 7423-7428 and were re-numbered in late May 2015.
Being retired; 64 units remain in service.
Motor Coach Industries D4500CL (commuter coach)
2004- 2007
2970-3474 (505 buses)
Caterpillar C13 ACERT 12.5L
Allison B500R6 WTEC Gen-III
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 3000-3474.
New York City Bus: 2970-2999.
Replaced all MCI Classic buses.
MTA bus units to be overhauled in 2014-2015.
Motor Coach Industries D4500CT (commuter coach)
2008- 2009
2210-2335 (126 buses)
Caterpillar C13 ACERT 12.5L
Allison B500R6 WTEC Gen-IV
Operated under:
MTA Bus: 2229-2269.
New York City Bus: 2210-2228, 2270-2335.
Prevost Car X3-45 (commuter coach)
2011- 2012
2400-2489 (90 buses)
Volvo D13 SCR EPA 10 12.8L
Allison B500R6 Gen-IV
Operated under New York City Bus.
2400 (pictured) and 2422 have no front stripe. 2400 was delivered without one, and 2422 was repaired without one following an accident.
Replaced most 1997-1998 MCI 102-DLW3SS buses.
Motor Coach Industries D4500CT (commuter coach)
2012- 2013
2336-2389 (54 buses)
Cummins ISL9 EPA10 9.0L
Allison B500R6 Gen-V
Operated under New York City Bus.
Replaced most 1997-1998 MCI 102-DLW3SS buses.
2389 is out of service due to an accident
Prevost Car X3-45 (commuter coach)
2014- 2015
2490-2789 (300 buses)
Volvo D13 SCR EPA 10 12.8L
Allison B500R6 Gen-V
Operated under New York City Bus and MTA Bus.
Replaced all remaining MCI 102-DLW3SS and many 2001-2002 D4500 buses.
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