Green Bus Lines

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Green Bus Lines was a private bus company in New York City that operated local service in Queens and express service to Manhattan. It was taken over by the MTA in 2006.

Recent history

Since the 1930s, private companies like Green Bus Lines had franchise agreements with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to operate bus service in certain areas. The companies began receiving subsidies in the 1970s to continue operation. The fares were set by the NYCDOT, and by 2004, the NYCDOT owned the buses and two depots.[1] Amid rising costs and declining customer satisfaction, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor George Pataki announced in April 2004 that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) would take over management and operation of the private bus services.[2]

Following extended and challenging negotiations, the MTA and Green Bus Lines came to an agreement on transition. On January 9, 2006, the MTA assumed Green Bus Lines' operations.[3] A number of buses and 20 local and express routes were transferred to the newly created MTA Bus division.

All-Time Roster

Pre-War Buses

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
(235 coaches) Unknown Unknown Unknown
  • Formerly independently owned
  • Retired by 1935
(15 coaches) 1933 Brockway C
(50 coaches) 1933 Indiana 14C
(4 coaches) 1933 Mack 6-CL-3S
(7 coaches) 1935 Mack 6-CG-3S
(1 coach) 1934 Indiana 16
(1 coach) 1935 Indiana 16
(1 coach) Unknown Indiana 16
10 1931 Mack 6-BT-3S
11 1932 Mack 6-BT-3S
19-21 1935 White 684
22 1936 White 684
101-130 1937 Mack 6-CT-3S
G400-G419,
G423-G446 		1933 Mack 6-BC-3S
G420-G422 1933 Mack 6-AB-3S
G447 1933 Mack 6-CL-3S
G475-G500 1934 Brockway Unknown
501-535 1935 Mack 6-CX-3S
601-635 1937 Mack 6-CT-3S
701-735 1938 Mack CT-3G
801-825 1939 Mack CM-3G
851-860 1940 Mack CM-3G

Buses Built in 1945-1959

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
101-115 1954 GMC TDH-4512
101-145 1968 GMC T6H-5305A
151-160 1959 GMC TDH-5106
201-210 1946 GMC TD-4506
301-310 1949 GMC TDH-4507
311-345 1950 GMC TDH-4509
351-365 1952 GMC TDH-5104
901-925 1946 GMC TD-4506
901, 904 1953 GMC TDH-5106
902-903,
907-913 		1955 GMC TDH-5106
  • Ex-Jamaica Buses 603, 609, 611, 608, 604, 612, 610, 607, 605
  • Acquired 1978
905-906 1958 GMC TDH-5106
926-950 1947 GMC TDH-4507
951 1948 GMC TDH-4507
  • Ex-NYCTA 2091
  • Acquired 1968
952 1948 GMC TDH-4510
  • Ex-NYCTA 4046
  • Acquired 1968
953 1948 GMC TDH-5101
  • Ex-NYCTA 4576
  • Acquired 1968

"New Look" Era Buses (1960-1979)

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
146-160 1970 GMC T6H-5305A
161-170 1972 GMC T6H-5307A
171-190 1974 GMC T6H-5307A
191, 193,
195, 197-1 		1970 Flxible 111DD-D5
201-210 1971 Flxible 111CC-D5-1
211-220 1972 Flxible 111CC-D05-1
216-1 1966 GMC TDH-5304
226-1, 235-1 1967 GMC TDH-5304
237-1 1968 GMC T6H-5306A
249-1 1972 GMC T6H-5308A
258-1, 259-1,
261-1, 264-1,
267-1 		1974 GMC T6H-5308A
298-1 1968 GMC T6H-5305A
301-312 1976 GMC T6H-5307A
350-364 1979 GMDD T8H-5307A
401-420 1960 GMC TDH-5301
421-430 (1st) 1961 GMC TDH-5301
415-418,
421-430,
432, 438-439 		1970 Flxible 111DD-D5
436 1968 GMC T6H-5306A
501-510 1962 GMC TDH-5301
511-530 1963 GMC TDH-5303
531-540 1964 GMC TDH-5303
601-610 1964 GMC TDH-5303
603-1 to 604-1,
606-1 to 609-1 		1976 GMC T6H-5307A
614-1 1974 GMC T6H-5307A
701-710 1965 GMC TDH-5303
753-1, 754-1 1974 GMC T6H-5307A
801-810 1966 GMC TDH-5303
811-835 1967 GMC TDH-5303
823, 825,
827-829 		1970 Flxible 111DD-D5
856-1 1968 GMC T6H-5305A
873-1, 880-1 1969 GMC T6H-5305A
914-918 1960 GMC TDH-5302
911, 916, 918 1964 GMC TDH-5303
906-1,
911-1 to 913-1 		1970 GMC T6H-5305A
951, 953, 959 1967 GMC TDH-5303
970,
972-973, 975 		1968 GMC T6H-5305A
971-1 to 980-1 1976 GMC T8H-5307A
1207-1210 1964 GMC TDH-5304
1215-1223 1966 GMC TDH-5304
1224, 1235 1967 GMC TDH-5304
1227-1228 1967 GMC SDM-5302
1236-1237 1968 GMC T6H-5306A
1238-1240 1969 GMC T8H-5306A
1291-1296 1967 GMC TDH-5303
1297-1298 1968 GMC T6H-5305A

"ADB" and Newer Era Buses (1979-2005)

Fleet Number Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
101, 103, 105,
107, 111, 115, 122,
131, 134-135 		1980 Grumman Flxible 870
40102-8-1
301-1 to 310-1 1979 GMC RTS-03
(T8H-203)
544-549 1979 Grumman Flxible 870
53102-8-1 		Detroit Diesel 8V71T Allison V730
222-268,
270-292 		1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
  • Owned by the City of New York
  • 239 renumbered 649 in 1998
  • 222-268, 270-292 transferred to MTA Bus & numbered 4221-4265, 5835-5857
550-589 1980 Grumman Flxible 870
53102-8-1 		Detroit Diesel 8V71T Allison V730
590-591 1984 Flxible 40102-6N
592 1984 Flxible 40102-6C
601-622 1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-606) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
  • Owned by the City of New York
  • 601-606 originally built for Jamaica Buses as #568-573
  • 609 renumbered to 648
  • 602-608, 610-622 transferred to MTA Bus & numbered 5858-5877
623-635, 640, 651-652 1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-606) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
630-1 to 636-1 1979 GMC RTS-03
(T8H-203) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71N
636-639, 641-647, 650, 655-659 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-604) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
653-654 1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-206)
Methanol 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
701-704, 717-718 1989 MCI Classic Suburban
(TC40-102A)
705-716 1989 MCI Classic
(TC40-102A)
719-722 1999 OBI Orion V Suburban
(05.501) 		Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
1001 1978 GMC RTS-03
(TH8-603)
  • Demonstrator; later returned.
1001-1015 1979 GMC RTS-03
(T8H-203)
1101 1984 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
  • Ex-NYCTA 3503
  • Acquired 2004
  • Transferred to MTA Bus & numbered 1837
1102-1103 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
  • Ex-NYCTA 4163, 4165
  • Acquired 2004
  • Transferred to MTA Bus & numbered 1838-1840
1104-1106 1986 GMC RTS-06
(T8J-206)
  • Ex-NYCTA 4320, 4451, 4552
  • Acquired 2004
  • Transferred to MTA Bus & numbered 1841-1842
1107-1111 1987 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206)
  • Ex NYCTA 4844, 4849, 4877, 4886, 4763
  • Acquired 2004
  • Transferred to MTA Bus & numbered 1843-1846
1143-1189 1993 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206)
5501-5550 1997 OBI 05.501
10001 1985 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204)
  • Owned by the City of New York
  • Preserved by the NYCTA

References

  1. ↑ Private Buses, Public Subsidies: Will New York Continue to Ride With the Current Franchise Deal?. May 2002. New York City Independent Budget Office.
  2. ↑ Steinhauer, Jennifer. M.T.A. Agrees To Manage Private Buses In the City. 20 April 2004. New York Times. Web.
  3. ↑ Mayor Bloomberg Announces Mta Takeover Of Green Bus Lines. Press release. 08 January 2006.
  4. ↑ en.wikipedia.org - Andre K.
  • Bromberger, Alan, "Green Bus Lines," Motor Coach Age, October-December 2000
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