JamesT4 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I was in Atlanta back in November, and I was able to get alot of bus photos of 3 of the transit systems in Atlanta Area, MARTA, Gwinnett County Transit, and Cobb Community Transit. If I got the bus maker or model wrong, please let me know, thanks, I also took photos of buses in Augusta, Ga, and in Columbia, S.C which I will put on here later today. MARTA Bus 2116,an Orion CNG bus leaving Doraville Station Gwinnett County Transit Bus A001,Orion CNG bus departing Doraville MARTA Station MARTA Bus 2744, an New Flyer C40LF departing Doraville Station. MARTA Bus 2890 an,New Flyer C40LF in Downtown Atlanta, departing from across from the MARTA Five Points Station MARTA Bus 2216, and Orion CNG bus heading towards the College Park MARTA Station. Cobb Community Transit Bus 8031, an New Flyer D40LF entering the Marietta Transfer Center. CCT Bus 280, an NovaBus sitting for the weekend at its operation center. CCT Bus 6082, sitting at the operations center these are primary used for express routes into Downtown Atlanta Xpress Bus 4652 sitting at the CCT Marietta Operations Center, an is operated by the CCT for the GRTA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 2216 doesn't appear to have a CNG tank on the roof, even though it is in the same series as 2116 (according to reports). Optical illusion, or something else going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesT4 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Here are some photos that I took for the bus system in Augusta, GA Augusta Public Transit Bus 202, an blue bird Again APT Bus 202 heading west on Green St towards the transit center as rt. 3 East Augusta. APT bus 4003, an Blue Bird Ultra LF 35ft sitting at the South Augusta Transfer Center APT Bus 5001, an Blue Bird Ultra LF 30ft at K Mart Plaza APT Bus 201, an blue bird bus sitting outside the APT offices and Garage And some photos from the CMRTA (Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority), in Columbia, S.C. CMRTA Bus 310 after leaving the tranfer center in Downtown Columbia, S.C. CMRTA Bus 203 departing from the Transfer center. CMRTA bus 410 heading towards the transfer center as rt. 1 SWRTA(Santee Wateree Regional Transit Authority) Bus 3201 departing for Sumter S.C. SWRTA is the transit system for Sumter, S.C. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesT4 Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 2216 doesn't appear to have a CNG tank on the roof, even though it is in the same series as 2116 (according to reports). Optical illusion, or something else going on? Thats what I was trying to figure out, but I been looking it up, and it was showing it as an CNG bus, but I really dont think that is an CNG bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Nice Atlanta pics. I love the MARTA Rail system. Ive never ridden the train but I know when Im in Atlanta Ill ride the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwantae Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 R.I.P 1989 TMC RTSes from Cobb Community Transit amd Flxible Metros from MARTA. I was told by a buddy of mines who lives in ATL that CCT just recently retired their 1989 TMC RTS buses. I guess that MARTA retired all their Flxible Metros, but I love their Orion VIIs along with CCTs 2002 Nova RTS buses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwantae Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Nice Atlanta pics. I love the MARTA Rail system. Ive never ridden the train but I know when Im in Atlanta Ill ride the system. Yes, I love the rail system, I rode them before when I visited down there and they look similar to WMATA's Rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesT4 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 CCT did indeed retired all of there TMC buses, when I was at the Marietta Transfer Center, all of the CCT buses are parked just south of the terminal, and I did not see not one TMC Bus, just Novas, new flyers, and coaches. MARTA is converting most of there bus fleet to have CNG buses either from Orion or from New Flyer. One thing that MARTA trains got, that CTA trains don't have is TV monitors, it use to be called the Rail Network, but now CBS brought the company, and renamed it the CBS Outdoor Rail Network. It is like the Transit TV that went bankrupt earlier this year, that was on pace, and MCTS buses Here is two pictures of some MARTA Rail Cars that I took while I was in Atlanta Also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVTArider Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Nice photos! I wish I had time to stop by Atlanta again on my next trip 2216 doesn't appear to have a CNG tank on the roof, even though it is in the same series as 2116 (according to reports). Optical illusion, or something else going on? Thats what I was trying to figure out, but I been looking it up, and it was showing it as an CNG bus, but I really dont think that is an CNG bus According to the CPTDB MARTA wiki roster* 2191-2238? are diesel. *Normally I don't trust a Wikipedia as a source, and therefore this should be taken with a grain of salt, but these rosters are maintained by transit fans who do their best to have accurate info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 According to the CPTDB MARTA wiki roster* 2191-2238? are diesel. *Normally I don't trust a Wikipedia as a source, and therefore this should be taken with a grain of salt, but these rosters are maintained by transit fans who do their best to have accurate info. To go further afield, not all Wikis are Wikipedia. This one is clearly a Canadian bus fan source. However, the picture makes it pretty clear that 2216 is not a CNG.** ________ **The tanks were hidden in the Toronto Orion VIs, but I don't know of any instance in the VIIs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwantae Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 One thing that MARTA trains got, that CTA trains don't have is TV monitors, it use to be called the Rail Network, but now CBS brought the company, and renamed it the CBS Outdoor Chicago Suburban PACE buses does have TV monitors on most of their fleet buses but In a past year or two, they stopped operating them for I don't know what reason was. I doubt it if CTA's future 5000s trains are going to have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Chicago Suburban PACE buses does have TV monitors on most of their fleet buses but In a past year or two, they stopped operating them for I don't know what reason was. I doubt it if CTA's future 5000s trains are going to have them. You missed the posts in the thread that Transit TV Network went bankrupt. There was some talk about the 5000s having information screens, but I don't know if that was one of the proposed Huberman enhancements that subsequently got the can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneking7320 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nice pictures! I visited Atlanta in 1999 and rode MARTA buses and trains. I thought it interesting that MARTA's New Flyer CNG low floors (of that era) sounded like CTA's diesel 5800s (New Flyer low floors). Gene King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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