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Not included below are buses and vans not open to the general public (Access-A-Ride vans, taxicabs, and employee shuttle buses), retired buses, or demonstration buses. This list also does not include buses formerly operated by MTA Long Island Bus (now Nassau Inter-County Express ) that are now operated under contract to Nassau County by Transdev .
Units 1565, 1568, and 1569 sustained severe damage on May 27, 2020, in a fire inside a bus yard and have been retired; NABI 31-LFW: 3100–3149 2009–2010 31 (9.4) CNG: MV, ST, Transdev: Some units sold and others scrapped; soon to retire completely; Strictly contractor operated; New Flyer XN40: 3850–4199 LACMTA 4139: 2015–2016 40 (12) CNG
Retired production buses Acquired before 1980. This list includes Transport of New Jersey, NJDOT-owned, and NJ Transit buses. 1960-1973 GMC "New Look" – majority inherited from Transport of New Jersey and the Maplewood Equipment Company. Late 1960s MCI MC-7 – majority were ex-Greyhound; 1970s GMC PD-4106 and PD-4107 ("Buffalo")
The Opus buses are the only non 40- and 60-foot buses in MTA's fleet; held at Northwest (4) garage. In mid-2011, MTA retired the three 30-foot Opus buses due to reliability issues. Schedules are printed in full color, rather than the monochrome design of most printed schedules, in order to attract more riders.
These depots are located in all five boroughs of the city, plus one located in nearby Yonkers in Westchester County. 21 of these depots serve MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)'s bus operations, while the remaining eight serve the MTA Bus Company (the successor to private bus operations taken over around 2006.)
The MBTA has an active bus fleet around 1,040 buses with diesel-electric hybrid or compressed natural gas propulsion. Replacement of the full fleet with battery electric buses is planned. The entire bus system is accessible ; all vehicles are low-floor buses with fold-out ramps.
Local, express, limited-stop, bus rapid transit: Routes: 269: Stops: 11,129: Fleet: 1,595: Daily ridership: 366,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023) Annual ridership: 103,438,600 (2023) Fuel type: Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, CNG, Electric: Operator: WMATA: General manager: Randy Clarke: Website: wmata.com/bus
It was created in 2008 to consolidate all bus operations in New York City operated by the MTA. As of February 2018, MTA Regional Bus Operations runs 234 local routes, 71 express routes, and 20 Select Bus Service routes. Its fleet of 5,840 buses is the largest municipal bus fleet in the United States and operates 24/7.
In 2018, the SFMTA Board voted to purchase all-electric buses exclusively beginning in 2025, with the last non-electric buses retired by 2035. Muni previously had not bought battery-electric buses (BEBs) because they were not proven on steep hills and on high-ridership routes.
Retired. Previously, GO Transit also operated suburban-style transit buses from General Motors, Orion Bus Industries, and New Flyer Industries, and motor coaches by Prevost Car. GM buses were manufactured in London, Ontario and Orion buses in Mississauga, Ontario. All of these older vehicles are now retired.