REMAINING MCI 2001-2003 D4000 BUSES AT ORADELL GARAGENJ TRANSIT HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES (MCI) BUSES IN ITS FLEET FOR DECADES, HOWEVER SOME OF THE OLDEST BUSES IN THE FLEET ARE READY TO BE RETIRED. ALTHOUGH, MANY OF THE OLDER BUSES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RETIRED, THERE IS ONE GROUP OF BUSES THAT ARE STILL IN REVENUE SERVICE AT THIS TIME. THE MCI D4000 BUSES OUT OF ORADELL GARAGE. THE D4000 IS UNIQUE FOR NJ BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY MCI COACH BUSES THAT ARE 40 FEET LONG, WHEREAS THE REST OF THE FLEET ARE 45FT LONG. SO THE D4000 ARE SHORTER THEN MOST OF THE FLEET IN NJ, AS FAR AS THE MCI FLEET. DOME OF THESE UNITS ALSO FEATURED LAVATORYS, AND FOR MCI BUSES IN GENERAL, 40 FOOT BUSES WITH A BATHROOM IN NJ IS PROBALLY ONE OF THE MOST RARE TYPES OF COACHES YOU CAN FIND. THESE BUSES ARE OLDER TOO FEATUREING A DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINE, AND JAKE BREAK. THE INTERIOR IS THE OLD STYLE WITH THE CLOTH SEATS WITH THE NJT STRIPES. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THESE BUSES WILL BE RETIRED BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THEY ARE REALLY COOL BUSES TO RIDE BECAUSE THEY WILL BE GONE AND REPLACED SOON.
* BUS #7618 HAD A ZF ASTronic semiautomatic TRANSMISSION REMAINING MCI 2008 D4500CT BUSES AT HOWELL GARAGE
*Bus 7109 was retired due to an accident.
REMAINING MCI 2006 & 2008 D4500CL BUSES AT MEADOWLANDS FAIRVIEW AND WAYNE GARAGE / BUS FACILITYTHIS IS ANOTHER GROUP OF BUSES THAT WILL BE LEAVING THE NJ TRANSIT FLEET FOR GOOD IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE BUSES NUMBERED 9001-9053 AND 7121-7187 ARE 2006 & 2008 MCI D4500 BUSES WITH CAT ENGINES AND ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE RETIRED IN 2023, HOWEVER I STILL TO THIS DAY SEE ALOT OF THESE BUSES GOING IN AND OUT OF THE PORT AUTHORITY. SOME OF THE BUSES WERE ALREADY RETIRED BUT AS I MENTIONED YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME OF THEM IN REVENUE SERVICE ON ROUTES LIKE THE 190.
SOME OF THESE JERSEY CRUISER BUSES (7167-7187) HAVE RESTROOMS IN THEM NJ TRANSIT 2006 & 2008 MCI D4500CL SPECIFICATIONS |
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HELLO MY BUS FRIENDS! SORRY ABOUT THE LONG TIME NO TALK BUT I AM BACK AND I HAVE ALOT OF NEW CONTENT I AM WORKING ON. I AM MOSTLY FOCUSING ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND AM CONSIDERING SUSPENDING THE PHOTO SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE AND USING YOUTUBE TO HOST ALL MY IMAGES, ALTHOUGH I HAVENT DECIDED YET WHAT EXACTLY I WILL BE DOING AS FAR AS THAT.
I AM ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MY NEW LOGO AND BUSTV CHAN MERCHANDISE THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE FROM MY STORE. I HAVE ITEMS THAT INCLUDE NJ TRANSIT BUS STICKERS AND BUSTVCHAN CLOTHING, COFFEE MUGS, FACEMASKS, HATS AND SOME OTHER THINGS I WILL BE WORKING ON IN THE FUTURE. SEE THE LINK BELOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CHECKING OUT THOSE ITEMS! |
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IN ADDITION TO FILMING NEW JERSEY TRANSIT IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL, I VENTURED OUT TO PHILLY FOR A DAY AND GOT SOME PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF BUSES IN PENNSYLVANIA. THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME ON YOUTUBE HAVE PROBALLY ALREADY SEE ALL THE VIDEOS AND PICTURES FROM SEPTA. LOOK BELOW FOR SOME OF MY NEW PHILLY BUS VIDEOS |
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IN THIS LAST MONTH I ALSO VISITED TRENTON TRANSIT CENTER. I GOT TO SEE ALOT OF NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES BUSES AND MOTOR COACH BUS INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS NEW FLYER EQUIPMENT OPERATED BY SEPTA. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT RIVER LINE, AND ALSO THE AMTRAK NORTH EAST CORRIDOR LINE. | |
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I WAS TRAVELING TO BALTIMORE FROM PHILLY VIA TRENTON TRANSIT CENTER, SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR MY NEW PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF AMTRAK, TRENTON TRANSIT CENTER, AND PHILLY 30TH STREET STATION.
I ALSO VISITED BALTIMORE MARYLAND THIS MONTH AND GOT FOOTAGE OF THE TRAINS AND THE BUSES IN THE AREA, THAT FOOTAGE IS STILL BEING EDITED AND WORKED ON SO YOU WILL SEE VIDEOS FROM BALTIMORE ON MY YOUTUBE PAGE SOON.
ALSO I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT BUSTVCHAN JUST LAUNCHED MEMBERSHIPS ON YOUTUBE. THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIPS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO SEE VIDEOS EARLY BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE, GET A FREE GIFT EVERY MONTH AND ACCESS TO ALOT MORE PICTURES OF BUSES THEN REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION OF BECOMEING A TRANSIT ENTHUSIAST MEMBER PLEASE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW.
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS! WHAT CITY SHOULD I FILM NEXT? LET ME KNOW IN THE BOX BELOW