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Re: PHOTOS: A Tribute to Valley Metro's soon to be gone routes/buses |
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Posted by T8H5307N on Wed Dec 31 16:38:17 2008, in response to Re: PHOTOS: A Tribute to Valley Metro's soon to be gone routes/buses, posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Dec 31 01:42:37 2008. I arrived in 1995 (after looking at RIPTA for 4 years), and didn't figure out the transit system for a while. I live closest to #72 and saw mostly 4000s and some RTSs. Downtown were RTS, Flxible Metro and AM General. Everything east of Tempe/Chandler seemed to be Transmark or TMC Citycruiser. Rarely, I would see those little electric buses passing over the 101. I did not notice the MSTs until 2002 or so.From the paperwork, it appears that all of the 4000s (and 3700s) were purchased with RPTA and FTA funds. I'm not sure how the transfer to the City of Phoenix took place, although apparently Phoenix did provide some funding to RPTA through a capital lease. The Phoenix papers showed that the first 23 Transmarks were ordered by Phoenix as purchasing agent for RPTA. At the same time the first of 13 Transmarks were approved, the city (as purchasing agent for RPTA) approved the purchase of 11 low-floor CNG, under-25 foot buses (from Arizona Bus Sales). Not sure what these were or if they were actually ordered: the order for 10 additional Transmarks (with wheelchair lifts) was approved a month later. I saw 4001 in service in the late 1990s in Tempe. But several years ago, it always was seen parked along the fence at the ATC facility (along with retired airport shuttles). When all of the buses moved from 44th St to Mesa, 4001 (and 3010) remained behind, and later disappeared. |
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