msba 601, 607, 617, and 653 were renumbered 1802-1805 in March 2009, but were retired soon after. The last remaining units were reserved for shuttle service for the Long Island Rail Road.

NYCTA and MaBSTOA buses acquired in 1960-1969. 10 buses were sold to MSBA in the mid 70s. 1059 is preserved by the New York Transit Museum. 2151 is preserved by the New York Transit Museum. Had padded seats until they were replaced by hard plastic seats in the late 60s.

Compressed natural gas (CNG) buses carry their fuel on the roof in eight tanks, with a collective volume of 10,440 cu ft (296 m 3) at a pressure of 3,000 psi (21,000 kPa), measured at 70 °F (21 °C). [3]: 9 Diesel buses were offered with 96, 125, or 150 US gal (360, 470, or …

MTA Long Island Bus 657-666 were 1992 Orion V CNG (05.501) buses. They were originally built for Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority, which later became MTA Long Island Bus. They were the first of many Orion V CNG buses MSBA/MTA Long Island Bus would purchase.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1994-2004 BIA, OBI & DaimlerChrysler Orion V/CNG Media Page, Page 1.

Feb 14, 2014 · From 1998 until today, February 13, 2014, the Orion V CNG buses roamed our streets, starting from Queens, and eventually spreading to Brooklyn and the Bronx. They first started out at Triboro coach (now LaGuardia depot), Command (now Spring Creek depot) and Queens Surface (now College Point depot).

Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1994-2004 BIA, OBI & DaimlerChrysler Orion V/CNG Media Page, Page 13.

Dec 21, 2010 · Orion V CNG runs in LIB, NYCTA/MaBSTOA/Bus Co has Orion V Diesel and CNG. Orion V CNG LIB has different front doors compared to the City ones. 1400-1525 has the Cummins L10G engine. 1526-1699 has the Detroit Diesel Series 50G DDEC engine. (Like NYCT's Orion V CNGs. 1633-1699 have a similar config like Orion VII CNG [7561, 7683-7819])

Oct 2, 2018 · The Orion V is the third most iconic bus for the MTA. Many transit agencies ordered these buses from 1989 to 2008. For these facts, I'm listing the facts that I sourced, but I will not include MTA Bus' Ex: Private Bus Lines Orion V and Orion V CNGs. With that all in mind here are some facts about...

Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1994-2004 BIA, OBI & DaimlerChrysler Orion V/CNG Media Page, Page 8.