NJ Transit bus fleet

NJ Transit Bus Operations and companies leasing buses from NJ Transit use various models of buses between 25 and 60 feet in length to provide service within the state of New Jersey. The lists and rosters below list current and past buses purchased new or inherited by NJ Transit for heavy duty fixed-route service.

Demo buses

Year	Builder	Model	Length (ft)	Width (in)	Seating		Engine	Numbers	Notes
1981	Volvo	B10M Articulated	60	102	Transit	✗	Volvo	9000	Demo articulated bus.
1981	Volvo	B10M	40	102	Transit	✗	Volvo	9001	Demo Volvo 40-foot bus
1981	M A N	SG310-18-2L	60	102	Transit	✗	MAN D2566 MLUM	9100	Demo MAN articulated bus.
1986	Neoplan	AN460-A Transliner	60	96	Suburban	✓	Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	PA9100	Demo Transliner.
1988	Flxible	Metro-B 40096-6T	40	96	Transit	✓	Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	8050	Demo bus for the 1989 Metro-B order.
1989	OBI Orion	05.501	40	102	Transit	✓	Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA	Unknown	Demo Orion V. Became Transit Windsor (ON) 499 and retired in 2014.
1993	Flxible	Metro-D 40102-6C	40	102	Transit	✓	Cummins L10	8083	Demo bus for the 1994 Metro-D order.
1995	Nova Bus	RTS T80206	40	102	Transit	✓	Detroit Diesel Series 50	2600	Demo bus for the 1995 RTS-06 order.
1996	MCI	102-D3	40	102	Suburban	✓	Cummins M11E	8011	Demo 102-D3 for the 2001-2003 MCI D4000/D4500 order. Owned by Penske, sold to a charter company (later destroyed by a fire).
1996	MCI	102-D3	40	102	Suburban	✓	Detroit Diesel series 60	8060	Demo 102-D3 for the 2001-2003 MCI D4000/D4500 order. Owned by Penske.
1996–1998	Orion	VI Low Floor Hybrid	40	102	Transit	✓	Detroit Diesel series 30	4000-4003	Prototypes. Never ran; became NYCTA 6350-6353
2006	MTS	RTS Legend	40	102	Transit (4101) Suburban (4201)	✓	Caterpillar C9	4101, 4201	Prototypes for future order, since cancelled. Sold to Somerset County Transportation as 4024-4025.
2007	NABI	416.14	40	102	Transit	✓	Caterpillar C9	5722	Demo 416.14 for the 2008-2009 NABI 416.15 order. Owned by Dallas DART. Returned shortly before 416.15s 5201 and 5202 were delivered.
2007	NABI	416.15	40	102	Suburban	✓	Caterpillar C9	5201-5202	Prototypes for 2008-2009 NABI order. Currently in service.
2016	MCI	D4500CT	45	102	Suburban	✓	Cummins ISX12	16001-16003	Prototypes for 2016 MCI order. Currently in service.

Retired Production Buses

Acquired Before 1980

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

1960-1973 GMC "New Look" - majority inherited from Transport of New Jersey and the Maplewood Equipment Company. Retired by 1990.
Late 1960s MCI MC-7 - majority were 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 feet) most were assigned to private carriers. Retired by 1999
1976 Flxible 45102-8-1 (35 feet) - most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors. Retired by 1994
1976 Flxible 53096-8-1 (40 feet/102 inches) - most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors and suburban-style seating. Retired by 1994
1976 Flxible 53102-8-1 (40 feet/102 inches) - most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors and suburban-style seating. Retired by 1994
1979 Flxible 870 - purchased secondhand as replacements for destroyed ex-NYCT 870s. Retired by 1998.
Various GM Buffalo style buses - late 1970s model years, purchased secondhand
Various Flxible "New Look" buses - various model years, purchased secondhand. Retired by 1994

Acquired After 1980

Buses with a "PA" prefix were purchased using Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds.

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Year	Builder	Model	Length (ft)	Width (in)	Seating		Engine/Transmission	Numbers (preserved numbers)	Retired
1980 (acquired 1985-1986 from NYCTA & MABSTOA)	Grumman-Flxible	870-A 53102-6-1	40	102	Transit and Suburban	Some	Detroit Diesel series 6V71N Allison V730	PA1500–PA1593, 1594-1611, PA1612-PA1619, 2000-2518 (1596, 2089, 2155, 2404)	1998-2000, 2002
1981	Grumman-Flxible	870-B 40102-6-1	40	102	Transit		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison V730	PA1000–PA1210, 1211-1270 (1128, 1154)	1993-1996, 2000
1982–1984	MCI	MC-9A	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison HT740	PA6100-PA6501, 6502-6561, PA6562-PA6799 (PA6106)	2002-2003
1983	Flxible	Metro-A 40102-6T	40	102	Transit		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison V730	PA1300–PA1388, 1389-1408, PA1409-PA1410, 1411-1447, PA1448-PA1449, 1450-1464	1995-1997, 2000
1985	Volvo	B10M articulated	60	102	Transit	(except 9256)	Volvo THD100 ZF Ecomat 4HP590	PA9100-PA9149	2003-2004
1985	Volvo	B10M articulated	60	96	Suburban	(except 9256)	Volvo THD100 ZF Ecomat 4HP590	PA9200-PA9259	2003-2004
1987	MCI	MC-9B	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison HTB748	PA5000-PA5133, 5134-5171, PA5172-PA5191, 5192-5193, PA5194-PA5414 (5036, 5366)	2006-2007
1987	MCI	96A3	40	96				5450	2004
1989	Eagle Bus	AE20	40	96				5500-5618 (5531, 5604)	2001-2002
1989	Flxible	Metro-B 40096-6T	40	96	Suburban	Some	Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA DDEC Allison V731	3000-3280 (3057)	2002-2009
1989		Metro-B 40102-6T	40	102	Transit (1700s) Suburban (3000s)	1700s only	Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA DDEC Allison V731	1700–1721, 3500-3605 (3529)	2006-2010
1991–1992		Metro-C 40102-6C CNG	40	102	Transit		Cummins L10G ZF Ecomat 5HP590	1722-1726 (later 0001-0005, then NGV1-NGV5)	2004
1994 (3700 was a 1993 unit)		Metro-D 40102-6C8	40	102	Transit (1000s) Suburban (3700s)		Cummins C8.3 ZF Ecomat 5HP590	3700-3796 (3710, 3778)	2009-2011 (3792-3796 sold to Cleveland RTA)
		Metro-D 40102-6C8					Cummins C8.3 ZF Ecomat 5HP590	1750–1965, 1976 (1752)
		Metro-D 40102-4D					Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC ZF Ecomat 5HP590	1966–1975 (1966 is a scrap bus)
1995 (2775 was a 1996 unit)	Nova Bus	RTS T80-206	40	102	Transit		Cummins C8.3 ZF Ecomat 5HP590	2601-2775 (2625)	2011-2012
1997–2000 (leased 2006)	MCI	102-DL3	45	102	Suburban		Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R Gen III	7101-7120	2008
1998	Orion	06.501 Low-Floor Hybrid	40	102	Transit		Detroit Diesel Series 30 Lockheed Martin HybriDrive	4000-4003 (4000, by MTA)	Never ran, became NYCTA 6350-6353
1998	Nova Bus	RTS T80-2N	40	102	Transit		Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP590	1001-1002, 1026	2012-2013
1998-2000	MCI	102-DWA3 (CNG)	40	102	Suburban		Detroit Diesel Series 60G DDEC Allison B500R Gen III	7001-7077	2014-2015
1999-2000	Nova Bus	RTS RT60-2N	30	102	Transit		Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP590	2501-2580 (2501)	2013-2017
1999-2000		RTS RT80-2N	40	102	Transit		Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP590	1000, 1003-1025, 1027-1254, 1262-1576 (1203, 1209, 1513)	2013-2017
2001 (acquired 2006 from Academy Bus)		RTS 82VN	40	102	Transit (1577-1582) Suburban (1583-1589)		Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP592C	1577-1589	2014-2015
2002		RTS 82VN hybrid	40	102	Transit		Cummins ISB ISE Thundervolt TB-40 hybrid system	4001-4003	2011
2004	Motor Coach Industries	D4000N	40	96	Suburban		Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B500	8961-8964 (later 7802-7805)	2016 (stored out of service)
2006-2007	MTS	RTS Legend	40	102	Transit (4100s) Suburban (4201)		Caterpillar C9 ZF Ecomat 6HP592C	4101-4132 4201	2007 (4101 & 4201 were demos; 4102-4132 never ran) Sold to various systems such as Somerset County, Texas A&M University, & Foxwoods Casino
2012-2013	DesignLine	EcoCoach CNG	45	102	Suburban		Cummins Westport ISL G ZF EcoLife 6AP1700B	7201-7214	2015 (7201-7202 & 7204-7214 - stored out of service; 7203 never ran and was instead used as an engineering test bus)

Active fleet

All buses here are fully ADA compliant. Unless noted, buses are 102 in (2.59 m) wide.

Year	Make & Model	Length	Powertrain (Engine & Transmission)	Numbers	Notes
2000-2003	MCI D4000	40 ft (12.19 m)	Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC (with Jacobs Engine Brake)/ Allison B500 (7618 was equipped with a ZF ASTronic semiautomatic transmission)	7401-7418, 7484-7493, 7501-7683, 7686-7801, 7810-8112, 8269-8291, 8401-8435, 8451-8523, 8554-8559, 8563-8626, 8632-8686, 8703-8746, 8755-8759, 8775-8787, 8836-8889, 8916-8920, 8971-8990 (1027 buses)	Operated under: New Jersey Transit Academy Bus Lines Coach USA Community Coach Newark Airport Express Rockland Coaches Suburban Trails DeCamp Bus Lines Lakeland Bus Lines Trans-Bridge Lines 7531-7541, 7783-7800, 8451-8453, 8556-8557, and 8703 are 2001 units equipped with lavatories. 8451 was not originally equipped with a lavatory, but had one added aftermarket. 7801 was originally equipped with a lavatory, but had it removed following a fire. Currently being replaced.
2001-2003	MCI D4500	45 ft (13.72 m)	Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC (with Jacobs Engine Brake)/ Allison B500	7419-7483, 8200-8268, 8292-8322, 8436-8450, 8524-8553, 8560-8562, 8627-8631, 8760-8774, 8788-8835, 8890-8915, 8921-8950, 8961-8968 (344 buses)	Operated under: New Jersey Transit Academy Bus Lines Coach USA Community Coach Rockland Coaches Short Line Bus Suburban Trails DeCamp Bus Lines Lakeland Bus Lines Trans-Bridge Lines 8560-8562, 8627-8631, and 8921-8950 are 2003 units equipped with lavatories. Currently being replaced.
2002-2003	MCI D4000H hybrid	40 ft (12.19 m)	Cummins ISL/ Allison EP-50 HybriDrive	4004-4007 (4 buses)	Operated under New Jersey Transit.
2003-2004	Neoplan AN-459	59 ft (17.98 m)	Caterpillar C9 ACERT/ ZF Ecomat-2 5HP-602C	9501-9549, 9601-9636 (85 buses)
2006	MCI D4500CL	45 ft (13.72 m)	Caterpillar C13 ACERT (with Jacobs Engine Brake)/ Allison B500	9001-9053 (53 buses)
2007-2009	NABI 416.15 (suburban)	38.5 ft (11.73 m)	5201: Caterpillar C9 ACERT/ ZF Ecomat 4 6HP594C 5202-5229, 5231-5345: Caterpillar C9 ACERT/ ZF Ecomat 4 6HP604C 5230, 5346-5450: Cummins ISL/ ZF Ecomat 4 6HP594C	5201-5450 (250 buses)	Operated under New Jersey Transit. 5313-5322 are wrapped for GO28 gobus service based out of Orange Garage. 5210 and 5221 are the only suburban unit that was refitted with the new vinyl seats. Many buses have been retrofitted with electric radiator fans.
2008	MCI D4500CL	45 ft (13.72 m)	Caterpillar C13 ACERT (with Jacobs Engine Brake)/ Allison B500	7121-7187 (67 buses)	Operated under New Jersey Transit. 7167-7187 are equipped with lavatories and are assigned to the 319 route.
2008	MCI D4500CT	45 ft (13.72 m)	Caterpillar C13 ACERT/ Allison B500R Gen IV	7101-7118 (18 buses)	Operated under New Jersey Transit. Buses were ordered for MTA New York City Transit as 2251-2268 and built to MTA specifications. However, they were rejected by the MTA, and subsequently sold to NJT. 7109 was retired due to fire damage.
2009-2013	NABI 416.15 (transit)	38.5 ft (11.73 m)	5501-5630: Cummins ISL/ ZF Ecomat 4 6HP604C 5631-6550: Cummins ISL9/ ZF Ecolife 6AP1400B	5501-6550 (1050 buses)	Operated under: New Jersey Transit: 5501-5630, 5639-5756, 5758, 5761-5918, 5924-6008, 6206-6462 Coach USA Community Coach (contracted to NJT): 6057-6126 Olympia Trails: 5631-5638, 6499-6550 A&C Bus Corporation: 5757, 5759-5760, 5919-5923, 6463-6488 Academy Bus Lines (contracted to NJT): 6009-6056, 6147-6184, 6189-6205 Transdev (contracted to NJT): 6127-6146 Salem County Transit (contracted to NJT): 6185-6188 Broadway IBOA: 6489-6498 5612 & 5784 were wrecked in an accident. 6394-6398 are wrapped for GO25 gobus service based out of Hilton Garage. Many buses have been retrofitted with electric radiator fans.
2011	MCI D4500CT	45 ft (13.72 m)	Cummins ISX 12/ Allison B500R	8951-8952 (2 buses)	Operated under Academy Bus Lines.
2011-2012	NABI 31-LFW^[1]	32 ft (9.75 m)	Cummins ISL9/ Allison B400R Gen V	1601-1639 (39 buses)^[1]	Operated under New Jersey Transit.^[1]
2014-2015	MCI D4500CT CNG^[2]	45 ft (13.72 m)	Cummins Westport ISL G/ Allison B500R Gen V	7215-7362 (147 buses)^[2]^[3]	57 seats with vinyl seat covers matching NJT multilevel railcars.^[4]
2015-2016	MCI D4500CTH^[5]	45 ft (13.72 m)	Cummins ISL9/ Allison H50EP Parallel Hybrid System^[5]	4008-4044 (36 buses)^[5]
2016-	MCI D4500CT^[6]	45 ft (13.72 m)	16000s, 17001-17184, 17186-17205, 18001-18035: Cummins ISX12 (with Cummins C-Brakes)/ Allison B500R Gen V^[7] 17185, 18036-onward: Detroit Diesel DD13 (with Jacobs Engine Brake)/ Allison B500R Gen V	16001-16003 17001-17205 18001-18124(?) (1,104 buses (290 options))^[6]^[7]	Operated under: New Jersey Transit: 16001-16003, 17185 Coach USA Community Coach: 17001-17020 ShortLine: 17024-17041 Suburban: 17021-17023, 17042-17062 Saddle River Tours: 17063-17070 DeCamp Bus Lines: 17071-17120 Academy Bus Lines: 17121-17184 Lakeland Bus Lines: 17186-17205, 18001-18035 To replace pre-2006 MCI buses. 712 buses to be equipped with 57 seats with vinyl seat covers matching NJT multilevel railcars.^[6] 60 buses are to be equipped with lavatories (55 seats only).^[6] 17121-17184 do not feature stainless steel plates. First option for 332 buses exercised in February 2016. None in this batch to be equipped with lavatories.^[7] Being delivered.

References

1 2 3 "Purchase Of Low-Floor Buses Marks A First For NJ Transit". New Jersey Transit. May 2011.
1 2 Higgs, Larry (13 September 2013). "New buses to hit Rt. 9 corridor". Asbury Park Press.
↑ http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/2014_06_11_OpenSess.pdf
↑ "NJT Board Meeting - 06/11/2014" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. June 2014.
1 2 3 "NJT Board Meeting - 10/8/2014" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. October 2014.
1 2 3 4 "NJT Board Meeting - 7/15/2015" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. July 2015.
1 2 3 "NJT Board Meeting Agenda - 2/10/2016" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. February 2016.

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