St. Louis Metro 9701-9736

St. Louis Metro 9701-9736 were 1997 Neoplan USA AN440A CNG buses.

A secondary roof-mounted CNG tank was later added to the buses, as the fuel economy wasn't as good as initially expected. All units retired circa 2009 due to service cuts.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination Sign
Cummins L10G	Allison B400R

Details

• 1 unit was bought by a private owner and was found in 2016, but it was used for parts and scrapped by early 2017.
• A few units were donated to a homeless shelter. They may still be there as of 2017.

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Build Date	VIN	License Plate	Status/Disposal	Notes
9701		1997	1N9TA1AA7VL013230		Retired 2009
9702		1997	1N9TA1AA9VL013231		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9703		1997	1N9TA1AA0VL013232		Retired 2009
9704		1997	1N9TA1AA2VL013233		Retired 2009
9705		1997	1N9TA1AA4VL013234		Retired 2009
9706		1997	1N9TA1AA6VL013235		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9707		1997	1N9TA1AA8VL013236		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Missouri Scrap in Old Monroe, MO in September 2010.
9708		1997	1N9TA1AAXVL013237		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9709		1997	1N9TA1AA1VL013238		Retired 2009
9710		1997	1N9TA1AA3VL013239		Retired 2009
9711		1997	1N9TA1AAXVL013240		Retired 2009
9712		1997	1N9TA1AA1VL013241		Retired 2009
9713		1997	1N9TA1AA3VL013242		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9714		1997	1N9TA1AA5VL013243		Retired 2009
9715		1997	1N9TA1AA7VL013244		Retired 2009
9716		1997	1N9TA1AA9VL013245		Retired 2009
9717		1997	1N9TA1AA0VL013246		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9718		1997	1N9TA1AA2VL013247		Retired 2009
9719		1997	1N9TA1AA4VL013248		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9720		1997	1N9TA1AA6VL013249		Retired 2009
9721		1997	1N9TA1AA2VL013250		Retired 2009
9722		1997	1N9TA1AA4VL013251		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.
9723		1997	1N9TA1AA6VL013252		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Missouri Scrap in Old Monroe, MO in September 2010.
9724		1997	1N9TA1AA8VL013253		Retired 2009
9725		1997	1N9TA1AAXVL013254		Retired 2009
9726		1997	1N9TA1AA1VL013255		Retired 2009
9727		1997	1N9TA1AA3VL013256		Retired 2009
9728		1997	1N9TA1AA5VL013257		Retired 2009
9729		1997	1N9TA1AA7VL013258		Retired 2009 Sold off. Bought by an unknown owner/operator; a registration was noted in March 2011.
9730		1997	1N9TA1AA9VL013259		Retired 2009
9731		1997	1N9TA1AA5VL013260		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in August 2010.
9732		1997	1N9TA1AA7VL013261		Retired 2009
9733		1997	1N9TA1AA9VL013262		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Missouri Scrap in Old Monroe, MO in September 2010.
9734		1997	1N9TA1AA0VL013263		Retired 2009
9735		1997	1N9TA1AA2VL013264		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Missouri Scrap in Old Monroe, MO in August 2010.
9736		1997	1N9TA1AA4VL013265		Retired 2009 Scrapped at Shapiro Brothers, Inc. in Festus, MO in December 2010.