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The next two stops on the tour involve Foothill Transit and Glendale Beeline.

Foothill Transit, the largest of the two agencies runs bus service in 21 small cities and express service into and out of Downtown Los Angeles. The fleet is mostly comprised of NABI 40LFWs, City and Semi-Suburban Orion V CNGs & Gillig Advantages, the last diesesl in service for the system.

Foothill Transit NABI 42BRT #1711 fills in a ran on the Sliver Streak, the system's BRT line. On weekdays, the 60BRT operate this line with the 1700s working it on the weekends:


Orion V #1313 is seen just outside of Ponoma Transcenter, the major hub for Foothill Transit:


NABI 60BRT #1606 heading towards Montclair, the end of the line for the Sliver streak:


Foothill NABI 1425, one of 75 NABI 40LFWs purchased in 2004 is seen returning from the Ponoma Marketplace before traveling to La Verne


Orion V Suburban 1250 in Downtown Los Angeles filling an early run on Route 699:


Glendale Beeline, a very small transit system carving its niche in the vast LA basin operates 10 lines in the Glendale regions with fares starting out at $.25. Another converter to CNG, Beeline operates New Flyer C35 & C40LF & LFRs in two different paint schemes as well as a batch of Gillig Phantoms.

Glendale Beeline B44 on Central near the Glendale Transportation Center, a hub connecting to Metrolink trains:


B65, assigned to Route 1 which interlines with Route 2 is seen outside the Glendale Galleria:


B58 is seen working Beeline Route 11, a peak hour express line to and from the Glendale Transportation Center:


Videos:

Foothill Transit NABI 40BRT #1708 on the Sliver Streak:
Cummins ISL-G/Allison B400R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwTIYi88TQ

Foothill Transit NABI 60BRT #1606
Cummins L Gas Plus/Allison B500R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHB9H6i8uKI

NABI #1439 at El Monte Station:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpRuLzxE5KQ

Orion V #1345 at Ponoma Transcenter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJ1fYqhI9A

Glendale Beeline C35LF B44: DD50/Allison B400R:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfG-ZfViBic

Glendale Beeline C35LFR B71: Cummins ISL-G/Allison B400:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_26UhMIQc2s

Glendale Beeline C40LF B58 at Glendale Galleria:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP-NQ2Ecby0