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APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008 Today I went down to the APTA Bus Expo, which was held in the beautiful city of San Diego.LACMTA # 4201 - 2008 NABI 42BRT-H     New Jersey Transit # 5201 - 2007 NABI 416   LACMTA # 8101 - 2008 NABI 45C.03 LFW. Fresh from Alabama. Not even delivered to LACMTA yet     WMATA # 5403 - 2008 NABI 60BRT   RTC Las Vegas 974 - 2008 NABI 40LFW     2008 NABI UltraLF  Continue to Part 2 .... |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by Houston METRO Fan on Wed Oct 8 07:15:41 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Nice photos! |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by CAT218 on Wed Oct 8 10:09:01 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Nice pics Eddie! It was great meeting you yesterday. I'm worn out from walking all over that convention center.P.S. Don't run into any taxicabs out there! ;-) |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Oct 8 10:13:42 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Nice...so THAT's where 5201 wound up. |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 10:41:13 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Oct 8 10:13:42 2008. yes. there was a little window etching on 5201 too. rear driver-side passenger window |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 10:56:42 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by CAT218 on Wed Oct 8 10:09:01 2008. pleasure meeting u too. yup im a lil beat myself...especially from resizing and uploading. that was a task itself lol |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by Smoothie on Wed Oct 8 11:09:28 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 10:56:42 2008. Wow So 8101 NabiCompo CNG Is made. How many of those units are they getting? Nice Pics. Im not to crazy about the 40' Nabi BRT. YUKKKKKK I hate the fact that the rims are covered |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 11:23:38 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by Smoothie on Wed Oct 8 11:09:28 2008. yes 8101 is made but not delivered to LACMTA just yet. Theyre getting 260 units with an 740 option more |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by RTS_Book on Wed Oct 8 13:30:41 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Nice shots. The UltraLF is from Toledo, Ohio - my first visit to their garage for the RTS book also yielded a brief glimpse of their early demo coach. Never really noticed it until now... |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Oct 8 18:43:46 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 10:41:13 2008. Yep and the rear passenger-side passenger window as well (appears to be the same guy). Also there was a tiny bit of graffiti on one of the seat backs that was big enough to be noticeable.I know this may have been discussed before but does anyone know if 5201 been running in local service despite being an express bus? |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Oct 8 19:01:25 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Oct 8 18:43:46 2008. Almost every NJ Transit route is a local route. It is simply a suburban bus for short-distance suburban usage; as for the scratches, it may have to do with the fact that the bus has run in service through Camden, NJ. (It has also seen service across the river from NYC, where I shot the same bus back in March by accident.) And yes, the routes on which it has run on are primarily local routes running through either Union City, NJ or Camden, NJ primarily (although it has run on the more upscale Gold Coast #158 route up the western bank of the Hudson River). |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Oct 8 19:12:45 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Nice pics!I went to the show today (Wednesday) but as I type this I am still in San Diego. I checked out pretty much every bus there (note that my definition of bus does not include CAGVs/ODVs/most of what PG County The Bus runs :-). I got some pics but I believe you covered pretty much everything that I photographed and then some! Anyway: here are my comments on vehicles: 1. The 42-BRT was tied for my favorite bus with the 60-BRT, mostly because of the specifications of the two transit agencies that operate these buses (LACMTA and WMATA). As for the 42-BRTH I like how it says "Metro Hybrid" on the roof area. Interior-wise I did not notice anything noticeably different from the 60-BRTs or any other LA bus with the exception that the bus neither had the "Route Scout" interior LED sign or the Transit TV. 2. The 416/40-SFW has nice seats but I don't like the seating over the rear wheel wells. The Valley Metro 45C-LFWs have this as well and it just seems a bit cramped. A question on the 416-is this the only NJ Transit bus with Clever Devices so far and does the automatic stop announcement system work? 3. The 45C-LFW (Metro 45C) was a complete surprise to me. I did not expect that they would have one ready so fast (I thought they would not have them ready until next year). I also expected that since the bus had been out of production they would redesign it but I guess I was wrong. The only things that appear different are the LED lights, the interior LED signs, and the ad racks in the front section of the bus. Also it seems that the 45C has the "old" seat design while the 42-BRT has the "new" seat design. 4. According to http://www.cleanvehicle.org/committee/gas-transit/tugtidbits0308.pdf, the WMATA 60-BRTs were supposed to be "piggyback" orders off the LACMTA order. While Valley Metro's and San Diego's 60-BRTs are both spec'd very similarly to the LACMTA buses (right down to the signage), it appears that the WMATA buses do not have any similar features to the LACMTA buses other than the "local" designation. Nevertheless the WMATA NABIs are very attractive and it is great they are getting 60-BRTs. 5. The new NABI 40-LFW is very "blue" inside (but is very nice). 6. By the way back in 2004 a Blue Bird Ultra LF came to Arizona for a transit conference (the Arizona Transit Association) but no one has ordered this bus as far as I know. |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Oct 8 19:22:55 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Nice photos!! Did you see any Orion buses there?It would be cool if they had something like this for railroad/subway equipment. |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 19:37:01 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Oct 8 19:12:45 2008. 3. The 45C-LFW (Metro 45C) was a complete surprise to me. I did not expect that they would have one ready so fast (I thought they would not have them ready until next year). I also expected that since the bus had been out of production they would redesign it but I guess I was wrong. The only things that appear different are the LED lights, the interior LED signs, and the ad racks in the front section of the bus. Also it seems that the 45C has the "old" seat design while the 42-BRT has the "new" seat design.Im glad that NABI brought back the 45ft CompoBus. I too was suprised they had one made up quickly. I did check out the powertrain compartment, and it sure had its Cummins ISL-G engine inside. I believe the TransitTVs are installed in house at LACMTA. |
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Posted by CAT218 on Wed Oct 8 20:07:29 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Oct 8 19:22:55 2008. There was an Orion VII New Generation from Houston Metro there. |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Oct 8 20:55:39 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Oct 8 19:01:25 2008. Yep now that I remember I rode the 162 (or 164 I think) from Ridgewood to NYC a few years back (my first NJT Bus ride). It was described as the "New York Local" and used a D4000. I found out that it truly was a "local" bus when it winded its way through Bergen County. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Oct 8 22:12:42 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by roscoman1986 on Wed Oct 8 20:55:39 2008. It would be the 163 or 164. NJT is the major agency in the USA (there are some others) that use MCI cruisers in high use high turnover service.But if you really want a sample, if you come back to NYC, test out the 165 or the 190 (which are high use, high turnover routes using MCIs). |
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Posted by TMC RTS 06 on Wed Oct 8 23:43:24 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. So, the NABI 40LFW does, indeed lose its slanted window.What's interesting is that the 42BRT and the 60BRT retain it. |
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 23:51:00 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by TMC RTS 06 on Wed Oct 8 23:43:24 2008. Ill have to doublecheck that. I couldve sworn Broward County Transit's newest restyled NABI 40LFW hybrids have the slanted windows. Ill have to find the picture.So, the NABI 40LFW does, indeed lose its slanted window |
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Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1 |
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Posted by PHXTUSbusfan on Thu Oct 9 00:56:18 2008, in response to APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 03:55:16 2008. Quick question. How many NABI 42 BRT-H buses is LACMTA scheduled to receive? Thanks! |
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Posted by Houston METRO Fan on Thu Oct 9 13:49:55 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by CAT218 on Wed Oct 8 20:07:29 2008. Any demos there besides our bus?Speaking of demos, did it have the lithium-ion battery pack on it---like ours? |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Oct 12 15:10:32 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by lbt 9415 on Wed Oct 8 23:51:00 2008. Do you mean this one, Eddie? Plus another one I took recently, but hadn't posted before: 
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Posted by lbt 9415 on Sun Oct 12 22:58:56 2008, in response to Re: APTA Bus Expo 2008 Photos - Part 1, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sun Oct 12 15:10:32 2008. yes |
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