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Catfish 44
Age: 47 Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Rockaway
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:39 am Post subject: |
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5227 would have been green when it was new. |
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Well let me throw in a teaser--- The museum fleet is increasing by 1 more bus. |
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Catfish 44
Age: 47 Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Rockaway
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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A new museum bus? what bus? |
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ripta42 Site Admin
Age: 45 Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1035 Location: Pawtucket, RI / Woburn, MA
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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A MSBA Orion V diesel? |
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nycbusfan
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 258 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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There has been a suburban Orion V sitting inside Flatbush. I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a museum bus. |
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Waynejay
Age: 58 Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 196 Location: Silver Spring, MD
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Transbustuser104 wrote: | If I am not mistaking, were'nt some of these remanufactured
NYCTA GMC Blitz New Look buses retrofitted with more modern
Alison V-730 Transmission's in 1987? |
Yes, some of the 5309A/10A (5500 series) used in express service did get the newer tranny. I think some of the 5305A 5100s too.
Transbustuser104 wrote: | Being that New York City Transit has officially designated the once
remanufactured 1970 GMC Blitz TDH 5305A NYCTA bus #5227
as a museum bus after its retirement in 1995, I am surprised that the agency has decided not to restore this bus back to its original form by putting chrome bumpers on both the front and rear of the vehicle; and
repainting it back to two tone blue with the original fleet #4401. |
This bus, GMC T6H-5305A (4300-4499) was originally green. Fellow museum bus #8928 is the same model, but it's 2 years older. |
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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nycbusfan wrote: | There has been a suburban Orion V sitting inside Flatbush. I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a museum bus. |
I know nothing of this bus. I can tell you this, the bus I am talking about has a 0 in the number. And it is not a MSBA Orion V. |
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Hart Bus
Age: 74 Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 1150
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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GBL Rebel wrote: | nycbusfan wrote: | There has been a suburban Orion V sitting inside Flatbush. I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a museum bus. |
I know nothing of this bus. I can tell you this, the bus I am talking about has a 0 in the number. And it is not a MSBA Orion V. |
Let me take a wild guess. Is it a MCI Classics? There aren't any in the museum Fleet at the present moment |
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ripta42 Site Admin
Age: 45 Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1035 Location: Pawtucket, RI / Woburn, MA
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hart Bus wrote: | Let me take a wild guess. Is it a MCI Classics? There aren't any in the museum Fleet at the present moment |
Liberty Lines 3006 is in the museum fleet. |
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hart Bus wrote: | Let me take a wild guess. Is it a MCI Classics? There aren't any in the museum Fleet at the present moment |
ALL MCI Classics are gone. Even the training bus went in the auction. |
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mcorivervsaf
Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 4
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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nycbusfan wrote:
There has been a suburban Orion V sitting inside Flatbush. I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a museum bus.
I guess you were referring to MTA-NYCTA Orion V Bus #101 (formerly #93001), I heard that bus was slated for preservation. |
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Catfish 44
Age: 47 Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Rockaway
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure that 5227 was built in 1971. 7340 was built in 1974 according to the build plate that was stolen from it which was on the dashboard by the front door. |
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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mcorivervsaf wrote: | nycbusfan wrote:
There has been a suburban Orion V sitting inside Flatbush. I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a museum bus.
I guess you were referring to MTA-NYCTA Orion V Bus #101 (formerly #93001), I heard that bus was slated for preservation. |
This info is CONFIRMED.
Now one thing- This was NOT the bus I was referring to in the past. |
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GBL Rebel Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Long Island, N.Y.
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Catfish 44 wrote: | A new museum bus? what bus? |
Bus 6350, an Orion VI Hybrid. There were only 10 of these buses. They were pulled from service a few years ago. The other 9 buses have since made a one way trip out of NYC. |
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Q65A
Age: 66 Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 1772 Location: Central NJ
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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In my opinion, it's really appropriate to preserve an Orion VI.
Those buses served as predecessors to the huge fleet of Orion VII HEV's that currently serve DOB and MTAB. |
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