BusTalk

[ripta42]

For starters. Some of this may be outdated, particularly privately owned buses, and I know I'm at least missing a couple of MCI Classics.

Command 242/Jamaica Buses 3001 (nee Hudson County Blvd) -- 1972 GMC T6H5308A -- Storage? Scrapped 2011
Command 450/New York Bus Service 1691/MTA Bus 7400 -- 1988 MCI TC40102A -- Private Owner (as MTA Bus 7400)?
Command 4904/MTA Bus 682 -- 1993 TMC RTS T80206 CNG -- NYCTA Museum Bus (as Command 4904)

Green Lines 302/Reading Bus Co. 801 -- 1949 GMC TDH4507 -- Scrapyard, Reading PA Presumed scrapped
Green Lines 310/Reading Bus Co. 809 -- 1949 GMC TDH4507 -- Scrapyard, Reading PA Presumed scrapped
Green Lines 1201 -- 1979 GMC RTS T8H203 -- Storage? Possibly scrapped
Green Lines 10001 -- 1985 GMC RTS T8J204 -- NYCTA Museum Bus

Liberty Lines 3006/MTA Bus 7825 -- 1988 MCI TC40102A -- NYCTA Museum Bus (as Liberty Lines 3004)
Liberty Lines 3051/MTA Bus 7869, others? -- 1988 MCI TC40102A -- NYC Dept of Corrections
Liberty Lines 3110/MTA Bus 7905 -- 1989 MCI TC40102A -- Private Owner

New York Bus Service 1477/Suffolk Bus/Double A 1477 (nee Recreation Lines 653) -- 1964 GMC SDM5302 Skyview -- Flagship Trailways
New York Bus Service 1464/Double A 1464 (nee Inter County Motor Coach 235) -- 1969 GMC S8H5303A -- Unknown
New York Bus Service 1322 -- 1972 GMC T6H5308A -- Private Owner Scrapped 2008
New York Bus Service 1326 -- 1972 GMC T6H5308A -- Private Owner?
New York Bus Service 1346/Caravan Bus Systems 1346 -- 1974 GMC T6H5308A -- Private Owner (For sale in Reno, NV - December 2013)
New York Bus Service 1374/Queens Surface 1374 -- 1976 GMC T6H5308A -- Private Owner?
New York Bus Service 1481 -- 1982 GMDD T8H5308A -- Private Owner
New York Bus Service 1500 -- 1982 GMDD T8H5308A -- Private Owner
New York Bus Service 1502 -- 1982 GMDD T8H5308A -- NYCTA Museum Bus
New York Bus Service 1711/Green Lines 719/MTA Bus 5894 -- 1999 Orion 05.501 Suburban -- Storage at NYCTA Eastchester Depot (as MTA Bus 5894)
New York Bus Service 1712-1714/Green Lines 720-722/MTA Bus 5895-5897 -- 1999 Orion 05.501 Suburban -- NYPD
New York Bus Service 1800-1805/MTA Bus 7423-7428 -- 2002 MCI D4500 -- In service

Queens Transit 860/Flxible Cummins test bus -- 1984 Flxible Metro 40102-6N -- Unknown, on eBay 2010 (as Flxible test bus)
Queens Surface various -- 1988 MCI TC40102A -- Rebuilt by DuponTrolley, running in Canada (Retiring/all retired?)
Queens Surface 275/Green Lines 1149/MTA Bus 5904 -- 1993 TMC RTS T80206 -- NYCTA Museum Bus (as QSC 275)
Queens Surface 298/Jamaica Buses 3865/MTA Bus 5999 -- 1993 TMC RTS T80206 -- NYCTA Museum Bus (as Jamaica 3865)
Queens Surface/MTA Bus various -- 1999 Orion 05.501 CNG -- In service Retired; some in storage at Eastchester

Triboro Coach 621 -- 1979 GMDD T8H5307A -- NYCTA Museum Bus
Triboro Coach 623 -- 1979 GMDD T8H5307A -- NYCTA Parts Bus

[ripta42]

Also, about ten years ago, the Franklin Square-Munson Fire Department had a New York Bus Service Fishbowl. At the time it was for sale and had a bad transmission, so I doubt it's still around.

[JimmiB]

I guess Mr. L will correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that all the ex-Green Line buses that went to Reading PA were scrapped.

[Mr. Linsky]

You're right Michael,

Seen in Crawford's Junk Yard at Reading, Pennsylvania is Reading Bus Company #801 - a 1949 GM Coach Model TDH 4507 and ex Green Bus Lines #302.

While unseen in the image, the yard was filled not only with the other nine 4507's it received from GBL but also a goodly number of the same model from Triboro Coach Corporation.

Photo by RayPa.

Regards,

Mr. 'L'

[ripta42]

Have they been cut up or are they still languishing there? I'm going for still extant, not necessarily preserved.

[obregonmichael5]

[GBL Rebel]

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but,

GBL 1012 1979 RTS and COMMAND 354 1984 RTS were both stored at Varsity Bus in Brooklyn. Varsity has since closed and both buses were possibly scrapped. Jamaica 3001 1972 Fishbowl was given to MOBT who had massive flooding in 2011, submerging the bus to the top of the standee windows, bus has since been scrapped.

From my source, GBL 5895, 5896 and 5897, 1999 Orion V's (one door), are in service for NYPD. 5894 is still at ECH.

As far as I know, the MCI Classics that went to Dept. Of Corrections still exist, I have no way to prove it though.

Double A in Rocky Hill C.T. closed up about 3 years ago, all whereabouts unknown, tried for info and got nothing.

[Mr. Linsky]

[obregonmichael5]

[obregonmichael5]

[ripta42]

2011 was a while ago...

Very sad about 3001. As I recall that was in great shape.

I've only seen that 5896 went to NYPD and the others were either still at ECH and stripped or already scrapped, but I have no reason to doubt your sources .

Did any Classics besides 7869 go to Corrections? And what's the status of the *ahem* privately owned Classics?

[GBL Rebel]

I believe 7868 and 1 or 2 more went to Corrections. As far as private, I know one could not be saved and is discussed on this board elsewhere. As far as some of the other private Classics, no comment.

[obregonmichael5]

MTA Ex NYBS 5894 is still not scrapped. it still there sitting, getting fresh air.

[obregonmichael5]

what about 5895, 5897?

[ripta42]