Retired MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet


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 and Orion. The fleet of buses which has been employed and is no longer on the active roster is listed below.

New York City Transit Authority, Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority and MTA Bus

The New York City Transit Authority and Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority 's fleet included the buses purchased below. This listing includes vehicles purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc., the predecessor companies to MaBSTOA.
All bus numbers in small font denote preserved buses that are part of the museum fleet.

Buses ordered before 1959

Buses before 1959 were ordered with a GM 6–71 engine or a Mack END-673 engine an Allison hydraulic transmission.
This list only includes buses purchased by the New York City Board of Transportation, NYC Transit Authority, or Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation Inc., that became MaBSTOA buses.
YearBuilder and model nameLength and WidthNumbers PictureNotes
1946General Motors
TDH-4507		 • 1836–1845, 2260–2349
Former operators:
  • 1000-series & 2700-series: New York City Omnibus
  • 2260–2349: Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 2000–2261: NYC Board of Transportation
1947General MotorsTDH-4507 • 1846–1886
Former operators:
  • 1000-series & 2700-series: New York City Omnibus
  • 2260–2349: Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 2000–2261: NYC Board of Transportation
1948General MotorsTDH-4507 • 1887–2129, 2200–2259, 2700–2736
Former operators:
  • 1000-series & 2700-series: New York City Omnibus
  • 2260–2349: Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 2000–2261: NYC Board of Transportation
1948General MotorsTDH-4510 • 4400–4499
  • Purchased by NYC Board of Transportation from orders cancelled by other cities.
  • Last production transit buses ordered for transportation in New York City shorter than 40 feet.
1948General MotorsTDH-5101 • 4500–4899
  • First transit buses manufactured by General Motors, and first transit buses in New York City.
  • Purchased by NYC Board of Transportation.
  • 4789 was renumbered to 2969 to match the bus Jackie Gleason drove in The Honeymooners and is preserved as that number.
1949General MotorsTDH-5102 • 2501
  • Purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation Inc.
  • 2501 was a demonstrator unit.
1952General MotorsTDH-5104 • 2502–2551
  • Purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation Inc.
  • 2501 was a demonstrator unit.
1953General MotorsTDH-5104 • 2552–2561
  • Purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation Inc.
  • 2501 was a demonstrator unit.
1954General MotorsTDH-5106 • 2562–2591

  • 2000-series & 3100 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 3100 was one of two air-conditioned demo buses built in and purchased in 1956. It was the first air-conditioned transit bus in New York City.
1956General MotorsTDH-5106 • 3100

  • 2000-series & 3100 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 3100 was one of two air-conditioned demo buses built in and purchased in 1956. It was the first air-conditioned transit bus in New York City.
1957General MotorsTDH-5106 • 7000–7208

  • 2000-series & 3100 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 3100 was one of two air-conditioned demo buses built in and purchased in 1956. It was the first air-conditioned transit bus in New York City.
1958General MotorsTDH-5106 • 2605–2644, 9000–9120

  • 2000-series & 3100 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 3100 was one of two air-conditioned demo buses built in and purchased in 1956. It was the first air-conditioned transit bus in New York City.
1959General MotorsTDH-5106 • 2645–2694

  • 2000-series & 3100 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
  • 3100 was one of two air-conditioned demo buses built in and purchased in 1956. It was the first air-conditioned transit bus in New York City.
1954MackC-49-DT • 2990–2999
  • 2962–3009 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
1956MackC-49-DT • 2962–2989, 6000–6317
  • 2962–3009 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
1958MackC-49-DT • 3000–3009
  • 2962–3009 purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.

Buses ordered from 1959 to 1969 http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/nebuses/rosters/nycta2.html NYCTA and MaBSTOA from 1960 to 1978

These buses were all long and wide, and were equipped with GM 6V71 engines to Allison hydraulic transmissions.
YearBuilder and model nameNumbers PictureNotes
1959General Motors
TDH-5301		1–190
  • First -wide transit buses in New York City.
1960General MotorsTDH-5301501–805, 3101–3220
  • 3101–3220 were purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation Inc.
1961General MotorsTDH-53011001–1130
1962General MotorsTDH-53012000–2174
1963General Motors
TDH-5303		3301–3555, 3601–3823, 3829–3950
1965General MotorsTDH-53035201–5525, 6401–6900
  • Operated by MaBSTOA
  • 7 units were transferred to Long Island Bus in the late 1970s.
1966General MotorsTDH-53038001–8202, 8301–8780
  • Air conditioned.
  • 8301–8780 were operated by MaBSTOA
1964Flxible CorporationF2D6V-401-15001–5165
1965Flxible Corporation
F2D6V-401-1		5601–5800
1968General Motors
T6H-5305A		8801–8933
1969Flxible Corporation
111CC-D5-1		4000–4202,
4600–4727
  • 4600–4727 were operated by MaBSTOA
  • Five units were eventually transferred to Long Island Bus before being retired.
  • 4000 and 4001 were donated to WMATA of Washington DC in 1982 as part of an agreement to replace two leased GMC fishbowl that were lost when parts of the pier supporting the temporary Edgewater Depot collapsed into the Narrows.

Buses ordered from 1970 to 1979 https://web.archive.org/web/20091027093837/http://www.geocities.com/~buslist/NYCTA78.html Year 1978 roster for NYCTA and MABSTOA

All buses were ordered with a GM 6V71N engine and Allison hydraulic 2-speed or 3-speed transmissions. All buses were long and wide.
YearBuilder and model nameNumbers
RetiredPictureNotes
1971General Motors
T6H-5305A		4300–4499 1992
March 8, 1995
  • 4401 was renumbered to 5227 after a rebuild by Blitz Co.
1972General MotorsT6H-5309ACustom model produced only for the MTA.6000–61631992
March 8, 1995
  • 6000–6163 were the first buses delivered in blue paint.
  • 4800–4919 were operated by MaBSTOA.
1973General MotorsT6H-5309ACustom model produced only for the MTA.4800–4919, 6200–63491992
March 8, 1995
  • 6000–6163 were the first buses delivered in blue paint.
  • 4800–4919 were operated by MaBSTOA.
1972General MotorsT6H-5310A6164–61991992
March 8, 1995
1973General Motors
T6H-5310A		4500–4505, 6901–6956early 1990s
1998
  • 4500–4505 were operated by MaBSTOA
1974Flxible Corporation53102-6-17000–7204, 7300–7361 1990
  • 7300–7361 were operated by MaBSTOA
  • 50 units were later sent to Long Island Bus; see below.
1975Flxible Corporation53102-6-17500–7659, 7700–79371993
  • 7700–7937 were operated by MaBSTOA
1977Flxible Corporation53102-6-19000–9154, 9165–93091995
  • 9165–9309 were operated by MaBSTOA
1976Leyland A-N-68A-2L Atlantean
Double decker bus		DD1-DD81978
  • Demonstration double decker buses running only in Manhattan streets.
1977Flxible Corporation53102-8-19155–91641995
  • 9160–9164 were operated by MaBSTOA.

Buses ordered from 1980 to 1989

The first wheelchair-accessible buses were delivered in 1981. All units here are long and wide, unless noted otherwise.
Buses with a "PA" prefix were funded by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Beginning in 2005, some units operated under the newly formed MTA Bus Company until retirement.
YearBuilder and model nameNumbers
Year RetiredPicturePowertrain
Notes
1979Grumman-Flxible
870A 		1991984
  • Detroit Diesel series 8V71T
  • Allison V730
  • MTA's first "Advanced Design" type buses, delivered in the white and blue-stripe scheme.
  • PA97-PA175 and 601–910 were operated by MaBSTOA.
  • 199 was a demonstrator bus originally numbered 100.
  • 553–565 had padded seats and were wide. These units were ordered by the MTA for the Avenue B/East Broadway to replace their Flxible New Looks, but that operator went out of business.
  • Withdrawn in 1984 after cracks developed and one unit caught fire. For more information, see here.
  • 401 is preserved by the NJ Transportation Heritage Center as New Jersey Transit unit 1596.
  • 465 survives under private ownership as New Jersey Transit unit 2089.
    • 1980Grumman-Flxible870A PA1-PA175
    201–552
    601–910
    		1984453–552
    & 811–910 only
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V71
    • Allison V730
  • MTA's first "Advanced Design" type buses, delivered in the white and blue-stripe scheme.
  • PA97-PA175 and 601–910 were operated by MaBSTOA.
  • 199 was a demonstrator bus originally numbered 100.
  • 553–565 had padded seats and were wide. These units were ordered by the MTA for the Avenue B/East Broadway to replace their Flxible New Looks, but that operator went out of business.
  • Withdrawn in 1984 after cracks developed and one unit caught fire. For more information, see here.
  • 401 is preserved by the NJ Transportation Heritage Center as New Jersey Transit unit 1596.
  • 465 survives under private ownership as New Jersey Transit unit 2089.
    • 1980Grumman-Flxible870A 553–5651984
    • Detroit Diesel series 8V71
    • Allison V730
  • MTA's first "Advanced Design" type buses, delivered in the white and blue-stripe scheme.
  • PA97-PA175 and 601–910 were operated by MaBSTOA.
  • 199 was a demonstrator bus originally numbered 100.
  • 553–565 had padded seats and were wide. These units were ordered by the MTA for the Avenue B/East Broadway to replace their Flxible New Looks, but that operator went out of business.
  • Withdrawn in 1984 after cracks developed and one unit caught fire. For more information, see here.
  • 401 is preserved by the NJ Transportation Heritage Center as New Jersey Transit unit 1596.
  • 465 survives under private ownership as New Jersey Transit unit 2089.
    • 1974–1975
    		Motor Coach Industries
    MC-8     		5800–59491985 Detroit Diesel series 8V71N
    and Allison V730
    • Former Greyhound buses leased from Hausman Bus Sales as temporary replacements for the Grumman 870s.
    • wide.
    1964–1968
    		Flxible and General Motors Corporation
    “New Look”    		Various1985 Detroit Diesel series 6V71N
    and Allison V730
    • Former WMATA Metrobus buses leased as temporary replacements for the Grumman 870s.
    1966–1972
    		General Motors Corporation
    rebuilt
    New Look    		5000–5022
    5100–5159
    5200–5284
    5300–5404
    5500–5576
    		1995
    1998     		Refurbished Detroit Diesel series 6V71N
    and new Allison V730 or refurbished Allison VH9
    • Replaced the suddenly-retired Grumman-Flxible 870s.
    • 345 units rebuilt by Blitz Bus and Truck Inc. of Chicago.
    • Models are as following:
    • * TDH-5303s: 5000s and 5100s
    • * T6H-5305As: 5200s
    • * T6H-5309A: 5300s–5500s
    • Several units were transferred to Long Island Bus before being retired in 1998.
    1981General Motors CorporationRTS-04 1201–1317
    PA1318-PA1633
    2201–2300
    PA2301-PA2579
    		2002
    2005

    • Detroit Diesel series 6V71N
    • Allison V730
  • 1000-series units were for NYC Transit Authority garages; 2000-series units were for MaBSTOA garages.
  • 1298–1317 had coach seats.
  • 1237 was retrofitted with rooftop air conditioning.
  • Several units were transferred to Long Island Bus before being retired in the late 1990s.
  • Some units were rebuilt in the mid-1990s by the NYCTA and Midwest Bus.
  • 1291 and PA2504 were converted to MetroCard buses, but both have since been scrapped.
    • 1983General Motors CorporationRTS-04 PA3001-PA33252000

    • Detroit Diesel series 6V71N
    • Allison V730
  • Many buses were later repowered with Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA engines.
  • * 3160 received a Detroit Diesel series 50 engine in 1993.
    • 1981General Motors CorporationRTS-04 PA1634-PA16582002
    2005
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • Some units were rebuilt in the mid-1990s by the NYCTA and Midwest Bus.
    • 1982General Motors CorporationRTS-04 PA1659-PA1858
    PA2580-PA2704    		2003
    2005
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • 1000-series units were for NYC Transit Authority garages; 2000-series units were for MaBSTOA garages.
  • PA1734-PA1858 had coach seats.
  • 1717, 1721, and 1743 were repowered with Detroit Diesel series 6V71N engines.
  • Some units were rebuilt in the mid-1990s by the NYCTA and Midwest Bus.
  • 2628 survives under private ownership, as 7018.
    • 1984General Motors CorporationRTS-04 3400–37992004
    2007
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • 3496 was renumbered to 4211.
    • 1985General Motors CorporationRTS-04 3800–4218
    		2004
    2007
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • 4149 was converted to a Command Center bus. It was renumbered to 0090 in 2007 due to an incoming bus using number 4149.
  • 3800–3899, 3916, 3964–3968, 4167–4169, and 4194 had coach seats.
  • 3966 survives under private ownership in Ireland.
    • 1986General Motors CorporationRTS-06 PA4300-4344
    4345–4599
    		2005
    2007
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • 4497 had coach seats.
  • 4396 was converted to a training bus following a fire that damaged the bus greatly. It survives as a MetroCard sales bus and has since been renumbered to 0010.
  • 4544 was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
  • 4410 survives under private ownership.
    • 1987Transportation Manufacturing CorporationRTS-06 4600–48992005
    2007
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • 4742 and 4873–4888 had coach seats.

    • Buses ordered from 1990 to 1999

    All units were wheelchair accessible. Most units were long and wide, but all Motor Coach Industries buses and New Flyer Industries D45S buses were long and all New Flyer Industries D60 buses were long. Following the creation of MTA Bus Company, many buses were intermittently operated under that brand.
    YearBuilder and model nameNumbers
    		Year Last RetiredPicturePowertrain
    		Notes
    1990–1991Transportation Manufacturing Corporation
    RTS-06     		8000–8396
    8400    		2010
    • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
  • Units that did not receive Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR engines were retired in 2006.
  • 8400 was never operated under the MTA. It was immediately transferred to the NYPD and ran until 2014.
  • Most units repowered in the early 2000s.
  • :File:NYC Transit MetroCard bus 8319.jpg|8319 was converted to a Metrocard sales bus and was since been renumbered 0007 in 2014. It still runs to this day.
    • 1993–1994Transportation Manufacturing CorporationRTS-06 8401–85662010
    • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
  • 8401–8402 were formerly numbered 93501-93502.
  • 8565 & 8566 were always powered Detroit Diesel 50 engines.
  • All remaining units were repowered in the early 2000s.
    • 1994Transportation Manufacturing CorporationRTS-06 8600–87032010
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
    1991Transportation Manufacturing CorporationRTS-06 Methanol83972000
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • Methanol conversion pilot demonstration bus, but later became a hybrid prototype and then a straight diesel bus until it was written off in 2000.
    • 1991Transportation Manufacturing CorporationRTS-06 CNG8398–83992001
    2006
    • Cummins L10G
    • ZF 5HP500
  • Part of the pilot NYC Transit CNG fleet.
  • * 8398 was a dual mode diesel/CNG prototype.
  • * 8567 was a part of a 48 bus order for NYCT. All units were instead diverted to Command Bus Company or Triboro Coach.
  • Sold to Command Bus Company in 2001 and renumbered 4976–4978, respectively.
  • * 8398–8399 were expected to run under MTA Bus as 752–753, but were retired prior to their acquisition by MTA Bus
  • * 8567 ran under MTA Bus as 754 and was retired in 2006.
    • 1994Transportation Manufacturing CorporationRTS-06 CNG85672001
    2006
    • Cummins L10G
    • ZF 5HP500
  • Part of the pilot NYC Transit CNG fleet.
  • * 8398 was a dual mode diesel/CNG prototype.
  • * 8567 was a part of a 48 bus order for NYCT. All units were instead diverted to Command Bus Company or Triboro Coach.
  • Sold to Command Bus Company in 2001 and renumbered 4976–4978, respectively.
  • * 8398–8399 were expected to run under MTA Bus as 752–753, but were retired prior to their acquisition by MTA Bus
  • * 8567 ran under MTA Bus as 754 and was retired in 2006.
    • 1993Bus Industriesof America
    Orion V     		101–316
    		2010
    • Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
    • Allison HT747

    • 101–196 were formerly numbered 93001-93096.
    1994–1995Bus Industriesof America
    Orion V CNG    		317, 581–6102010

    • Part of the pilot NYC Transit CNG fleet.
    • * First production CNG buses.
    1994–1995Orion Bus IndustriesOrion V 400–580, 611–6302010
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison World B400R Gen II
  • 611–630 were originally equipped with suburban seating.
  • The 1995 units were the first to feature the MTA branding. The two 1994 units 400–401 originally had the NYCTA branding.
    • 1996Orion Bus IndustriesOrion V 631–6802014
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison World B400R Gen II
  • Originally ordered as Flxible Metro-E buses, but Flxible ceased operations before the order was built.
  • 639 & 647 were renumbered to 1305 & 1306 in December 2012.
    • 1998–1999Orion Bus IndustriesOrion V 6000–6349
    		2016

    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison World B400R Gen III
  • 6326 has not yet been scrapped, and is currently under consideration for preservation by the New York Transit Museum.
    • 1995–1996Nova BusRTS-06 8750–9349
    		2019
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
  • 9250–9349 had coach seats.
  • 8924–9073 were delivered brand new to Atlanta, Georgia for the 1996 Summer Olympics bus system before being delivered to MTA.
  • 8797 survives as a Metrocard bus.
  • 9207 survives under private ownership.
    • 1997–1998Nova BusRTS-06 9350–9699
    		2018
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
  • 9656 caught fire shortly after delivery and was subsequently retired. The next RTS order included a second 9656, but the replacement was wrecked in an accident in 2008.
    • 1998–1999Nova BusRTS-06 4900–5249
    		May 6, 2019
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
  • This order also included a replacement for 9656, but the replacement was retired after being wrecked in an accident.
  • 5241 and 5249 were ceremoniously retired, marking the end of 38 years of the RTS bus being in revenue service for the New York City Transit and the end of the use of high floor buses on local routes.
  • 4901 is preserved by the Trolley Museum of New York.
  • 4935 is preserved by Transit Tech High School.
  • 5227 is preserved by the .
    • 1981–1982General Motors Corporation
    rebuilt
    RTS-04     		7000–7049
    7500–7559    		2005
    • Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
    • Allison V730
  • Rebuilds of 1981–1982 GMC RTS-04 buses. The 7000-series units were rebuilt in-house by New York City Transit's 207 Street Overhaul Shop, while the 7500-series units were rebuilt by the Midwest Bus of Owosso, Michigan.
  • 7038–7049 had coach seats.
  • 7018 survives under private ownership.
    • 1996–1998New Flyer IndustriesD60HF 1000–1109, 5250–52512011
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison World B500R Gen II
    • Allison World B500R Gen III
  • 5250–5251 were originally numbered 1110–1111.
    • 1999New Flyer IndustriesD60HF 5252–55092017
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison World B500R Gen II
    • Allison World B500R Gen III
  • 5407 was rebuilt as a demonstrator for the 2002–2003 D60HFs.
  • Many units were renumbered from 2012–2015 due to newer buses taking their original numbers.
    • 1997–1998Motor Coach Industries102DLW3SS 1860–20392013
    • Detroit Diesel series 60
    • Allison World B500R Gen III
  • 1998 was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
    • 1999Motor Coach Industries102DLW3SS 2040–21392016
    • Detroit Diesel series 60
    • Allison World B500R Gen III
  • 1998 was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
    • 1998–1999New Flyer IndustriesC40LF800–8562013
    • Detroit Diesel series 50G
    • Allison B400R WTEC Gen III
  • First low-floor buses purchased by the NYC Transit Authority.
  • Two 1999 buses were diverted to Boston's MBTA bus system to act as a base for their order of C40LFs. The setup was virtually identical to NYC's C40LFs, save for interior 2x2 seating and passenger-operated rear doors being rewired to be driver operated.
  • 848 survives under private ownership.
    • 1999Orion Bus Industries06.501 hybrid6350–6359
    		2005
  • 6350–6353 were formerly New Jersey Transit 4000–4003.
    • 1999Nova BusRTS-06 hybrid63602001
    • Detroit Diesel series 30
    • Lockheed Martin hybrid drive
  • Hybrid-electric bus demonstrators with an electric motor, generator, propulsion control system, roof-mounted battery storage packs, and regenerative braking.
  • Numbers were to be 6360–6364
  • * Only 6360 actually saw service for six months but was withdrawn from service because of numerous problems and issues including the exit of Nova Bus from the United States market at that time.
  • * 6361 was built but never delivered.
  • * Additional production units numbered 6365–6509 were planned if the pilot buses were successful.
    • 1999New Flyer IndustriesD45S "Viking" 996–9982010
    • Detroit Diesel series 60
    • Allison World B500R Gen III
  • Diverted from a Houston METRO order.
  • Used solely on the X51 route.

    • Buses ordered since 2000 (includes buses purchased new for MTA Bus)

    All units were wheelchair accessible. Most units were long and wide, but all Motor Coach Industries buses were long and all New Flyer Industries D60 buses were 60 ft long.
    YearBuilder and model nameNumbersOriginal operatorYear RetiredPicturePowertrain
    engine, transmission or propulsion system    		Notes
    2000New Flyer Industries
    C40LF    		857–989NYCT2013
    • Detroit Diesel series 50G
    • Allison B-400R5 WTEC III
    2000Motor Coach Industries102DLW3SS 2705–2756NYCT2016
    • Detroit Diesel series 60
    • Allison World B-500R III
    2000Motor Coach IndustriesD4500 2757–2804NYCT2016
    • Detroit Diesel series 60
    • Allison World B-500R III
    2002New Flyer IndustriesD60HF
    		5510–5559
    		NYCT2019
  • Parts of 5656 and 5658 were damaged in two separate incidents. The rear section of 5656 and the front section of 5658 were salvaged and mated to create a new 5656.
  • Many units were renumbered in 2018 due to newer buses taking their original numbers.
  • 5534 has not yet been scrapped, and is currently under consideration for preservation by the New York Transit Museum.
    • 2003–2004New Flyer IndustriesD60HF
    		5560–5769NYCT2019
    • Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR
    • Allison B400R5 WTEC III
  • Parts of 5656 and 5658 were damaged in two separate incidents. The rear section of 5656 and the front section of 5658 were salvaged and mated to create a new 5656.
  • Many units were renumbered in 2018 due to newer buses taking their original numbers.
  • 5534 has not yet been scrapped, and is currently under consideration for preservation by the New York Transit Museum.
    • 2002–2004DaimlerChryslerCommercial Buses
    Orion VII
    		6365–6489NYCT2019
  • 6365 was briefly loaned to SEPTA as demonstrator bus 3999 in spring 2005 for testing purpuses.
    • 2002–2003DaimlerChryslerCommercial Buses
    Orion VII
    		7560–7684NYCT2018
    • Detroit Diesel Series 50G EGR 8.5L
    • Allison B400R5 WTEC III
    2004DaimlerChryslerCommercial Buses
    Orion VII
    		7685–7819NYCT2019
    • Detroit Diesel Series 50G EGR 8.5L
    • Allison B400R5 WTEC III
    1995–1996Orion Bus Industries
    05.501    		101–184MTA Bus2015
    • Detroit Diesel Series 50 8.5L
    • Allison B400R4 II
  • Originally owned and operated by the Westchester Bee-Line Bus System as 401–484; purchased in 2009 to replace MTA Bus-operated buses built before 1995.
  • 133 was damaged in an accident and received a new front end from another Orion V.
  • 174 and 180 survive as Roadeo buses. 174 is painted in a special Roadeo scheme.
    • 2009DesignLine CorporationEcoSaver IV.jpg|128px
    • Capstone C30 microturbine
    • 2 SemiKron inverters
    • 2 Bosch Rexroth Idramat traction motors
  • Numbers were to be 1300–1389.
  • Withdrawn from service in late 2010, owing to problems with the microturbine, and officially retired in early 2011, when the buses were returned to DesignLine.
    • 2014Nova BusLFS
    		8090–8093NYCT2015
    • Cummins EPA13 ISL9 280HP
    • ZF EcoLife 6AP1400B
  • Rejected demonstrators for a 414 bus order from Nova Bus.
  • Replaced with 2015 units bearing the same numbers.
  • * 8090, which saw service for several months, was delivered. It was eventually sold to Autobus La Québécoise as 1413.
  • * 8092 was eventually sold to Belleville Transit as 1472.

    • MTA Bus (inherited buses)

    This list only includes buses that were scheduled to be inherited by MTA Bus. All buses were 40 feet long and wide unless noted otherwise in the "Notes" column.

    Built before 1990

    Built since 1990

    These buses were wheelchair-accessible.
    YearBuilder and
    model name    		NumbersYear Last RetiredPictures
    		Powertrain
    engine, transmission or propulsion system    		Notes
    1993–
    1994    		Transportation Manufacturing Corporation
    RTS-06 CNG    		681–707, 754, 7150–7173
    		2007

    • Cummins L10G or Detroit Diesel series 50G
    • ZF Ecomat HP590C
  • All others were purchased by the NYCDOT and formerly operated by:
  • 681–683, 685–701, 703–707 had coach seating.
  • Originally purchased by the MTA New York City Transit. However, since the MTA's Jackie Gleason Depot fast-fill facility was not ready in time, all except one bus was redistributed to the City of New York for franchised private-operated service.
    • 1993–1994Transportation Manufacturing Corporation
    RTS-06     		1172–1190, 1192–1196
    5898–5919, 5921–5924
    5926–5937, 5988–5999
    7148–7149, 7174–7213
    9700–9726, 9728–9732
    9734–9781, 9783–9795
    		2010
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison VR-731 ATEC
  • Originally purchased by the NYCDOT for four operators:
  • * 1100s & 5988–5999: Jamaica Buses
  • * 5898–5937: Green Lines
  • * 7000s: Triboro Coach
  • * 9700s: Queens Surface
  • 7174–7184 were originally powered by methanol.
  • The buses that would have been renumbered to 5920, 5925, 9727, 9733, and 9782 were written off prior to their acquisition by MTA Bus.
    • 1997Orion Bus Industries05.5015938–5955
    5957–5987    		2012
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison World B400R Gen III
  • Purchased from a rejected WMATA order by the New York City Department of Transportation.
  • All units were formerly operated by Green Lines, and 5982–5987 were originally operated by Queens Surface before being transferred to Green Lines.
  • The bus that would have been renumbered to 5956 was written off prior to its acquisition by MTA Bus.
    • 1998Orion Bus Industries05.501 708–744, 746–749, 751,
    7214–7273, 9932–9999    		2013
    • Detroit Diesel series 50G
    • Allison B-400R WTEC Gen III
  • 708 was a demonstrator bus built in 1997.
  • Originally purchased by the NYCDOT for three operators:
  • * 700s: Command Bus
  • * 7200s: Triboro Coach
  • * 8500s & 9800s/9900s: Queens Surface
  • All units were originally equipped with coach seating.
  • Most ex-Queens Surface units featured hard transit seating.
  • 9999 was renumbered to 8582 in 2010.
  • The bus that would have been renumbered to 745 was written off prior to its acquisition by MTA Bus.
    • 1999Orion Bus Industries05.501 750, 7274–7285,
    8568–8581, 9827–9899,
    9901–9931    		2014
    • Detroit Diesel series 50G
    • Allison B-400R WTEC Gen III
  • 708 was a demonstrator bus built in 1997.
  • Originally purchased by the NYCDOT for three operators:
  • * 700s: Command Bus
  • * 7200s: Triboro Coach
  • * 8500s & 9800s/9900s: Queens Surface
  • All units were originally equipped with coach seating.
  • Most ex-Queens Surface units featured hard transit seating.
  • 9999 was renumbered to 8582 in 2010.
  • The bus that would have been renumbered to 745 was written off prior to its acquisition by MTA Bus.
    • 1999Orion Bus Industries05.501 5894–58972010
    • Detroit Diesel series 50
    • Allison B-400R WTEC Gen III
  • Originally purchased by the NYCDOT for New York Bus Service
  • * Eventually transferred to Green Bus Lines, and then to MTA Bus following takeover.
  • * Transferred to New York City Bus in 2009 for X32 service.
  • * Retired without replacements when the X32 was discontinued in June 2010.

    • Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority and Long Island Bus

    Built before 1966

    Built between 1966 and 1979

    Built 1980 and later

    From 1981 on, all buses for Long Island Bus were equipped with wheelchair lifts.

    Buses ordered but never delivered

    These buses were ordered with some or no units built, but were discontinued or canceled in between.
    YearBuilder and model nameProposed numbersProposed operatorPowertrain
    engine, transmission or propulsion system    		Notes
    1995Flxible
    Metro-E 40102-4D    		1900–1949New York City TransitDetroit Diesel series 50
    and Allison V-731
    • Order cancelled because Flxible closed and folded. This order was transferred to Orion Bus Industries as Orion V buses 631–680.
    2004–2005New Flyer IndustriesD60HF 5770–5834New York City TransitDetroit Diesel series 50 EGR
    and Allison B500R Gen III
    • Model discontinued prior to being built.
    2006DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North AmericaOrion V CNG
    		463–512Long Island BusJohn Deree 6081H
    and Allison B400R Gen IV
    • Based on a possible option order of the MTA Long Island Bus 2004 Orion V batch, and presumably dropped in favor of low-floor buses.
    2012–2013Millennium Transit Services
    RTS Legend
    		4700–4789New York City TransitEPA 2013 Cummins ISL-9
    and Allison B400R Gen V
    • Planned BQ&E program buses for the MTA, but were never delivered for unknown reasons.
    2012–2013Millennium Transit Services
    RTS Express     		2500–2589New York City TransitEPA 2010 Cummins ISL-9
    and Allison B400R Gen IV
    • Planned BQ&E program buses for the MTA, but were never delivered for unknown reasons.
    2012–2013Daimler Commercial Buses
    Orion VII EPA10
    		570–643MTA Bus CompanyCummins ISL-G
    and Allison B400R Gen V
    • Contract was for 74 CNG buses with an option of 30 additional buses.
    • Order cancelled because Orion closed and folded. The order was transferred to New Flyer Industries as New Flyer C40LF buses under the same numbers.
    • Would have been nearly identical to NICE's #1840–1884 EPA 10s.
    • Two buses were built, but were instead purchased by CENTRO in Syracuse and now run as numbers 1271–1272.