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New Jersey Transit Bus Operations has employed many makes and models of buses between 25 and 60 feet in length. This list includes buses from 1973 to present and includes buses operated or leased to private contractors either subsidized by, or operating under contract to, New Jersey Transit, including its WHEELS services, which employs 35 minubuses.

Buses in service before 1980

This list includes Transport of New Jersey, NJDOT-owned, and NJ Transit buses

  • 1960-1973 GMC ""New Look"" The majority of these buses were inherited from Transport of New Jersey and the Maplewood Equipment Company.
  • Late 1960s MCI MC-7: mostly ex-Greyhound
  • 1970s GMC PD-4106 and PD-4107 ("Buffalo")
  • 1973 Highway Products, Inc. TC-31: assigned to Passaic-Athenia Bus Lines, maybe others
  • 1975-1978 MCI MC-8: Purchased surplus from various sources.
  • 1976 Flxible 35096-8-1: 30 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers.
  • 1976 Flxible 45102-8-1: 35 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers. Some were built with single doors.
  • 1976 Flxible 53096-8-1: 40 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers. Some were built with single doors and Suburban-style seating.
  • 1976 Flxible 53102-8-1: 40 foot buses, most were assigned to private carriers. Some were built with single doors and Suburban-style seating.
  • 1979 Flxible 870: purchased secondhand as replacements for destroyed ex-NYCT 870s.
  • Late 1970s GMC Various "Buffalo" style buses were purchased secondhand.
  • Various years Flxible "New Look" purchased secondhand.

All of these buses have been retired from NJ Transit service.

Retired buses

This section covers buses that were purchased by New Jersey Transit after 1980 and have since been retired.

Demo buses

Year Builder Model Length (ft) Width (in) Seating Disabled access Engine Numbers Notes
1981 Volvo B-10M
articulated 		60 102 Transit ✗ Volvo 9000 Demo articulated bus.
1981 Volvo B-10M 40 102 Transit ✗ Volvo 9001 Demo Volvo 40-foot bus
1981 M A N SG310-18-21L 60 102 Transit ✗ MAN 9100 Demo MAN articulated bus.
1988 Flxible Metro-B
40096-4D 		40 96 Transit ✓ Detroit Diesel series 50 8050 Demo Metro-B for the 1989 Metro-B order.
1989 OBI Orion 05.501 40 102 Transit ✓ Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Unknown Demo Orion. Now Transit Windsor (ON) 499.
1993 Flxible Metro-D
40102-6C8 		40 102 Transit ✓ Cummins C8.3 8083 Demo Metro-D for the 1994 Metro-D order.
1996 MCI 102-D3 40 102 Suburban ✓ Cummins M11E 8011 One of two MCI D series buses ahead of the 2001-2004 MCI order. Originally owned by Penske, now owned by Atlantic Express.
1996 MCI 102-D3 40 102 Suburban ✓ Detroit Diesel series 60 8060 The other MCI D series bus ahead of the 2001-2004 MCI order, owned by Penske.
2006 MTS RTS Legend 40 102 4101
(Transit)
4201
(Suburban) 		✓ Caterpillar C9 4101
4201 		These buses were received for testing ahead of a planned order, since canceled. The buses are being sold to Texas A&M University. [1]

Retired production buses

Year Builder Model Length (ft) Width (in) Seating Disabled access Engine Numbers Retired
1980
(acquired 1986) 		Grumman-Flxible 870-B
53102-6-1 		40 102 Transit and
Suburban 		✗
Some were
lift equipped 		Detroit Diesel series 6V71N 1500-1619,
2000-2518 		1999
1981 Grumman-Flxible 870-A
40102-6-1 		40 102 Transit ✓ Detroit Diesel series 8V71 (later
series 6V92TA) 		1000-1270 1994
1982-1984 MCI MC-9 40 96 Suburban ✗ Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA 6100-6799 2003
1983 Flxible Metro-A
40102-6T 		40 102 Transit ✓ Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA 1300-1464 1995
1985 Volvo B-10M
articulated 		60 102 Transit ✓ Volvo 9100-9149 2003
1985 Volvo B-10M
articulated 		60 96 Suburban ✓,
except for 9256 		Volvo 9200-9259 2003
1987 MCI MC-9 40 96 Suburban ✗ Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA 5000-5414 2007
1987 MCI 96A3 40 96 Suburban ✗ Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA 5450 2003
1989 Eagle Bus AE20 40 96 Suburban ✗ Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA 5500-5618 2001
1992 Flxible Metro-C
40102-6C LNG 		40 102 Transit ✓ Cummins L10G 1722-1726
(later 0001-0005 and
NGV1-NGV5) 		2004
1995-1999
(leased 2006) 		MCI 102-DL3 45 102 Suburban ✗ Detroit Diesel series 60 7101-7120 2007
1997-1998 Orion 06.501 Low-Floor Hybrid 40 102 Transit ✓ Detroit Diesel series 30 4000-4003 Never ran, became NYCTA 6350-6353

Active fleet

This roster lists buses used in urban transit service, commuter service, and WHEELS service. Buses purchased primarily for community shuttles are not listed. Because many buses purchased by New Jersey Transit are then leased to private operators, buses pictures may be in NJ Transit branding or other private operator branding.

Year Make Model Length
(ft) 		Width
(in) 		Seating Disabled access Picture Engine Transmission Numbers Operators
1989 Flxible METRO "B"
40102-6T 		40 102 Transit Detroit Diesel Series 92 DDEC Allison V-731 ATEC 1700-1721
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1989 Flxible METRO "B"
40096-6T 		40 96 Suburban
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC Allison V-731 ATEC 3001-3076, 3102-3150, 3160-3198, 3201-3204, 3207-3216, 3219-3253, 3256-3259
(many retired)
1989 Flxible METRO "B"
40096-6T 		40 96 Suburban Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC Allison V-731 ATEC 3077-3101, 3151-3159, 3199-3200, 3205-3206, 3217-3218, 3254-3255, 3260-3280
(many retired)
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1989 Flxible METRO "B"
40102-6T 		40 102 Suburban Detroit Diesel 6V92TA DDEC Allison V-731 ATEC 3500-3605
(many retired)
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1993-
1994 		Flxible METRO "D"
40102-6C8
(3700 is a 1993) 		40 102 Suburban Cummins 8.3 ZF ECOMAT HP-590 3701-3791
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1994 Flxible METRO "D"
40102-6C8 		40 102 Transit
Cummins C8.3 ZF ECOMAT HP-590 1750-1965, 1976
1994 Flxible METRO "D"
40102-4D 		40 102 Transit Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC ZF ECOMAT HP-590 1966-1975
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1995-
1996 		Nova Bus RTS
T8O-206 		40 102 Transit Cummins C8.3 ZF ECOMAT HP-590 2601-2775
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1998-
2000 		MCI 102-DWA3 CNG Commuter 40 102 Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60G DDEC Allison World B-500R ATEC 7001-7077
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
1998-
2000 		Nova Bus RTS
RT8O-2N
(1001 is a T8O-2N) 		40 102 Transit




Cummins ISC ZF ECOMAT-2 HP-592C 1000-1254, 1262-1576
(1001 is a T8O-2N)
1999-
2000 		Nova Bus RTS
RT6O-2N 		30 102 Transit

Cummins ISC ZF ECOMAT-2 HP-592C 2501-2580
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
  • Academy/#22 Hillside
  • Broadway Bus (Bayonne)
  • Morris County Metro
  • Veolia Transportation
2000 MCI 102-DW3SS Commuter 40 102 Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B-500 WTEC 7501-7503
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2001 MCI D4000 Coach 40 102 Suburban
Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B-500 WTEC 7531-7541, 7783-7800, 8451-8453, 8556-8557, 8703 Restroom-equipped buses operated by:
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
  • Carefree Bus Service
  • Trans-Bridge Lines
2001-
2003 		MCI D4000 Commuter 40 102 Suburban


Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B-500 WTEC
(7618 has a ZF ASTronic) 		7401-7418, 7484-7493, 7504-7530, 7542-7683, 7686-7782, 7801, 7810-8112, 8269-8291, 8401-8435, 8454-8523, 8554-8555, 8558-8559, 8563-8626, 8632-8686, 8704-8746, 8755-8759, 8775-8787, 8836-8889, 8916-8920, 8971-8990
2001
(purchased 2006) 		Nova Bus RTS
82VN 		40 102 Transit Cummins C8.3 ZF ECOMAT-2 HP-592C 1577-1589
(ex-Academy Bus)
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
    (ex-Academy Bus)
2002-
2003 		MCI D4500 Commuter 45 102 Suburban


Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B-500 WTEC 7419-7483, 8200-8268, 8292-8322, 8436-8450, 8524-8553, 8760-8774, 8788-8835, 8890-8915, 8961-8968
2002 Blue Bird CSFE3000 30 96 Transit Cummins B5.9 Allison 2000 600-619
  • Community Coach
  • First Student
  • Red & Tan in Hudson County
  • Trans-Bridge Lines
2002 Nova Bus RTS 82VN
Hybrid 		40 102 Transit Cummins ISB02 ISE Thundervolt TB-40 Hybrid Drive 4001-4003
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2003 MCI D4000H Hybrid Commuter 40 102 Suburban Cummins ISL ISE Thundervolt TB-40 Hybrid Drive 4004-4007
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2003 MCI D4500 Coach 45 102 Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B-500 WTEC 8560-8562, 8627-8631, 8921-8950 Restroom-equipped buses operated by:
  • Academy Bus
  • Trans-Bridge Lines
2003-
2004 		Neoplan AN-459 59 102 Transit Caterpillar C-9 ACERT Allison B-500 WTEC 9501-9549
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2003-
2004 		Neoplan AN-459 59 102 Suburban Caterpillar C-9 ACERT Allison B-500 WTEC 9601-9636
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2004 MCI D4000N Commuter 40 96 Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B-500 WTEC 7803-7805
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2006 MCI D4500CL Commuter 45 102 Suburban Caterpillar C-13 ACERT Allison B-500 WTEC 9001-9053
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2007 Goshen GC-II 25 98 Transit Navistar VT365 Ford automatic 700-714
  • Community Coach
  • First Student
  • Suburban Trails
  • Trans-Bridge Lines
2008 MCI D4500CL Commuter 45 102 Suburban Caterpillar C-13 ACERT Allison B-500 WTEC 7121-7166
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations
2008 MCI D4500CL Coach 45 102 Suburban Caterpillar C-13 ACERT Allison B-500 WTEC 7167-7187 Restroom-equipped buses operated by:
  • NJ Transit Bus Operations

Future fleet

This lists buses that will be purchased in the future by New Jersey Transit.

Year Builder Model Length (ft) Width (in) Seating Disabled access Engine Transmission Numbers
2008-2015 NABI 416 40 102 Transit ✓ Caterpillar C9 TBD 4101-5170*
2008-2015 NABI 416 40 102 Suburban ✓ Caterpillar C9 TBD 5201-5275*

* - Delivery of the buses commenced on January 29, 2008, with the delivery of buses 5201 and 5202. The buses have not yet entered service.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ NJ Transit approves order for 1145 buses
  2. ^ Add-on to the NABI order
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