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[[Image:GleasonBus.JPG|375px|thumb|An 1995 Orion V CNG bus inbound to Jackie Gleason Depot]] |
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On [[June 30]], [[1988]] the [[MTA New York City Transit buses|New York City Transit Authority's]] '''Fifth Avenue Bus Depot''' in [[Brooklyn]] was renamed for native [[Brooklynite]] [[Jackie Gleason]] who played the character of bus driver [[Ralph Kramden]] on [[The Honeymooners]]. Kramden worked for the fictional Gotham Bus Company. It is located on 5th Avenue & 39th Street in the neighborhood of [[Sunset Park, Brooklyn|Sunset Park]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], adjacent to the [[36th-38th Street Yard]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. The Jackie Gleason Depot is part of the [[MTA New York City Bus#Brooklyn Division|Brooklyn Division]] of bus depots in the [[MTA New York City Transit buses]]. |
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Around 1995, the depot converted to [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG) operation. It is one of two CNG bus depots in New York City Transit (along with [[West Farms Depot]], with [[College Point Bus Depot]] and [[Spring Creek Bus Depot]] in MTA bus) and the only all CNG bus depot in the city. |
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==Types of buses== |
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The Jackie Gleason Bus Depot runs the following stock of buses. All active buses are 40 feet long, 102 inches wide, are wheelchair accessible, and are powered by [[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]]. |
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===Active Fleet=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- |
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! Year |
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! Manufacturer |
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! Model |
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! Numbers |
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! Total |
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|1994 |
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|'''[[Orion Bus Industries|BIA Orion]] |
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|05.501 CNG |
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|317 |
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|1 |
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|- |
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|1995 |
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|'''BIA Orion''' |
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|05.501 CNG |
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|581-610 |
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|30 |
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|- |
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|1998-1999 |
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|'''[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]]''' |
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|C40LF |
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|800-856 |
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|57 |
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|- |
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|2000 |
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|'''New Flyer''' |
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|C40LF |
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|857-958, 960-987, 989 |
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|131 |
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|- |
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|2003 |
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|'''Orion''' |
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|07.501 CNG |
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|7560-7659 |
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|100 |
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|- |
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! colspan=4 style="text-align: right;" | Total |
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! style="text-align: left;" | 319 |
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|} |
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===Museum fleet=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- |
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!Bus Type!!Bus Number(s)!!Total |
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|'''1948 GM-TDH5101''' || 2969 (was 4789) ||align=right| 1 |
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|colspan="3" align="center" |'''''The MTA's official Jackie Gleason bus.''''' |
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|- |
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|'''1956 MACK''' || 6259 ||align=right| 1 |
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|'''1963 GM-TDH5303''' || 3758 ||align=right| 1 |
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|'''1970 GM-T6H5305A''' || 5227 (was 4401) ||align=right| 1 |
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|'''1981 GMC RTS-04''' || 1201 ||align=right| 1 |
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|- |
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|colspan="2" align="right"|'''Total''' ||align="right"|'''5''' |
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|} |
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===Other buses=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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!Bus Type!!Bus Number(s)!!Total |
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|'''1981, 1982 GMC RTS-04''' || 1291, PA2504-used for [[MetroCard]] sales ||align=right| 2 |
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|'''1982, 1985 GMC RTS-04''' || PA1848, 4219-used for Hospital Audiences Incorporated ||align=right| 2 |
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|- |
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|colspan="2" align="right"|'''Total''' ||align="right"|'''4''' |
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|} |
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==Bus routes served by the Jackie Gleason Bus Depot== |
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*[[List of bus lines in Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]: B8, B9, B11, B16, B23, B35, B37, B43, B61, B63, B65, B67, B68, B69, B70, B71, B75, and B77 |
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==See also== |
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*[[MTA New York City Transit buses]] |
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*[[MTA Bus Company]] |
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*[[MTA New York City Bus#Brooklyn Division|Brooklyn Division]] |
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*[[Bus models used in New York City Transit]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.mta.info/nyct NYC Transit Authority website] |
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*[http://www.geocities.com/transit_world/MTABUSROSTER.html Urban Transit Club (UTC) New York City Bus Roster] |
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*[http://www.gleasondepot.net Jackie Gleason Depot official site] |
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[[Category:Bus stations in New York City]] |
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