HOUSTON METRO BUSES (aka Official Bus Thread, yeah we got one)

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

For all the shyt rosa parks went thru i still sit in the back

 

[Rigamortus]

They stickied this

 

[TheNig]

"METRO has a current active fleet of 1,393 ACTIVE buses, which includes 40' conventional transit buses (diesel and hybrid models), 45' commuter buses (diesel and hybrid models), and paratransit vehicles."

-ACTIVE BUS FLEET (NON-HYBRID):

1996 New Flyer D40LF - Fleet Series: 4000-4029

1997 New Flyer D40LF - Fleet Series: 4030-4096 & 4107-4156

2000 New Flyer D40LF - Fleet Series: 2800-2949 & 3200-3535
D40LF from the 2800-2949 series:

D40LF from the 3200-3535 series:

1998/99 New Flyer D45S - Fleet Series: 4700-4803

2001/02 MCI D4500 - Fleet Series: 4810-4948

2007 MCI D4500CT - Fleet Series: 4949-4973

I remember being a youth jumping on that 80 Lyons/Dowling to downtown and then hopping on the 82 or the 53 to the Galleria.

Crazy how that was like nearly 15 years ago.

 

[radio rahiem]

But are the bus drivers part of a union though?

 

[JBoy]

I love the complete randomness of this thread being on the Coli

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

How did this get moved out of the Bushes?

Oh well. Time to unleash the bus game.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

I remember being a youth jumping on that 80 Lyons/Dowling to downtown and then hopping on the 82 or the 53 to the Galleria.

Crazy how that was like nearly 15 years ago.

15 years ago? They still had the old buses on the 53 and the 80 back then. With the "hot seat" in the back.

But are the bus drivers part of a union though?

Yes, Metro bus operators are part of a union.

I love the complete randomness of this thread being on the Coli

 

[50CentStan]

That 77 & 52 bus used to be fun to ride.


Peace be with you.

 

[Money Be Green]

This is a real metro bus

 

[Michael9100]

That's a 1979 Grumman-Flxible 870 rebuilt to Flxible Metro A standards in 1983. The original order of 326 buses (800-1125) were deemed defective due to cracked A frames and literally dozens of other minor issues. All of the buses were pulled in 1982 forcing Metro to rebuild buses from years 1964-76, stall the retirement of 1961 model year buses, lease buses from San Antonio and use school buses until one half of the RTS-04 fleet could arrive and relieve the pressure. Also around this time Metro's order of 152 GMC RTS-01s, notorious for A/C failures due to their sloped backs, had the SuTrak A/C units placed atop them. The sealed windows had inlets inserted that could be opened to increase airflow before being replaced by slide windows which could be opened and closed by the passengers. In 1982 Metro made the decision to retire 226 of the 326 Grumman buses and send the other 100 back to be rebuilt to current Metro Model A standards. When they came back they were renumbered 1600-1699. Five were lost in a fire almost immediately but the rest soldiered on. They had the engines and transmissions rebuilt/replaced in 1987 and were expected to last until 1995. Due to a bus shortage the last 35 of these buses (including the pictured 1610) were retired in 1997 in VERY rough shape. Some of the loudest rattling I've ever heard. Every bump was like falling sideways off a mountain. They leaned against curbs, always sagging.

lol

 

[Michael9100]

I remember being a youth jumping on that 80 Lyons/Dowling to downtown and then hopping on the 82 or the 53 to the Galleria.

Crazy how that was like nearly 15 years ago.

http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/BusSched.aspx

 

[Michael9100]

There are like five D30LFs left. I think after the next sign up that's it for them. They only run on the 58 and 72. And there's one on the 15 on Saturday, SOMETIMES. Crazy how the randomly decimated that entire fleet. Bus 4297, which is now gone, was bounced around a lot. Didn't know it was at Kashmere too.

I think they've been replaced by these,

http://blogs.ridemetro.org/blogs/wr...1/New_2C00_-Smaller-Buses-on-the-Streets.aspx

.....it would be cool if they just turned the routes the 30ft buses were on into branches for larger routes... 40 Pecore/Telephone has 4 braches....

 

[Michael9100]

New Flyer D60HF

 

[Canada Goose]

This is a real metro bus

NYC got some of those buses intended for DC as y'all couldn't afford them or something, anyway they were nice, seats more comfortable than regular NYC spec'd buses and you was able to hear the engine so clearly

Matter of fact, I had my first Orion V ride ever on these buses

About 10 years ago on the Q35, never forget

 

[the next guy]

yes! sticky this

IMO, the Orionv VII Next generation