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doglover44
Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Dayton OH
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject: RTS Buses |
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Does anyone know who still operates the old RTS buses ? MVRTA here in Dayton still has very few those still in service they are my favorite buses. |
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Mr. Linsky BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 5071 Location: BRENTWOOD, CA. - WOODMERE, N.Y.
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:02 am Post subject: |
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D.L.,
At this point, Los Angeles has just about finished with them but both New York City and Golden Gate Bridge Transit Authority (Ca.) have a few later issues still running.
I'm sure that there are many other operators around the country that still run RTS's but I'm not familiar with them.
Actually, there was a great shot on this board only a couple of weeks ago of a New Jersey Transit still going strong and looking pretty good too.
Pictured below is a photo that I took of one of the last RTS's to operate on the #2 Sunset Boulevard route in Los Angeles.
Enjoy.
Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, NY
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RailBus63 Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 1063
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Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:30 am Post subject: Re: RTS Buses |
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doglover44 wrote: | Does anyone know who still operates the old RTS buses ? MVRTA here in Dayton still has very few those still in service they are my favorite buses. |
Some of the RTS operators in the Northeast include:
MTA New York City Transit
MTA Bus Company
NJ Transit
Rutgers University (Academy Bus)
MBTA (Boston)
Connecticut Transit
GBTA (Bridgeport CT)
RIPTA (Rhode Island)
Brockton Area Transit (MA)
Worcester RTA (MA)
Pioneer Valley TA (Springfield)
SRTA (Fall River-New Bedford MA)
Cape Ann TA (MA)
Montachusett RTA (MA)
Chittenden County (VT)
Centro (Syracuse NY)
Chemung County (NY)
Foxwoods Casino (CT)
Peter Pan Bus Lines (MA) |
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Rick
Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 14
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:19 am Post subject: |
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add HART in Danbury, CT to that list. |
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RailBus63 Moderator
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 1063
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:04 am Post subject: |
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Rick wrote: | add HART in Danbury, CT to that list. |
Thanks. I knew some of HART's retired RTS buses are now operating in New Britain and I wasn't sure if any were left on the roster. |
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Bill D
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 332 Location: Waterbury, CT
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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RailBus63 wrote: | Rick wrote: | add HART in Danbury, CT to that list. |
Thanks. I knew some of HART's retired RTS buses are now operating in New Britain and I wasn't sure if any were left on the roster. |
I'm not quite sure why, but New Britain is no longer running any of the ex-HART RTS buses. The last time that I was there they were stored out of service.
Bill |
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N4 Jamaica
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 858 Location: Long Island
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:52 am Post subject: |
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A week ago, I was on a westbound J train above Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. Every bus in sight below me was an RTS, number painted on the roof. I have seen newer equipment on some of the six routes that originate there, but many RTS's can be seen and ridden.
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Archon
Age: 63 Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Posts: 3 Location: West Allis WI
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:49 am Post subject: |
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You can still see TMC RTS Running in Racine WI they are 35 foot ones |
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timecruncher
Age: 73 Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 456 Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure Lextran in Lexington, KY still has a few in service. They had some 35 and 40-foot units with DD50 engines still running a few years ago, along with some ex-TARC RTS06 units and some bizarre 30-foot RTS cut-downs from 40-foot buses.
I doubt if the ex-TARC units are still running, but the stuff they got new is certainly still in the fleet. I'll have to go over there some Saturday and check it out...
Tuscon's Sun Tran is absolutely running their NOVA RTS coaches as of April 2009 when I visited last. This one is shown arriving at the Tohono Transit Center on the north side of town.
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