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'''[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)]] 3200-3214''' are 2006 [[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] buses. These are the last D60s ever manufactured by New Flyer, and are the last high floor articulated buses ever built in North America.
'''[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)]] 3200-3214''' were 2006 [[New Flyer]] [[New Flyer Industries D60|D60]] buses.  
 
These buses are being retired as of January 6, 2020.
 
Metropolitan Council System units are not issued license plates. Units with a plate holder typically have the fleet number placed in that location.
 
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|[[Luminator]] [[Luminator Horizon|Horizon]] Amber
|[[Luminator]] [[Luminator Horizon|Horizon]] Amber
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== History ==
3200-3214 were the last D60s ever manufactured by New Flyer, and are the last high floor articulated buses ever built in the United States and Canada. 
The final units, including 3214, last operated in revenue service on May 21, 2021.


==Details==
==Details==
*8 units remain in revenue service as of July 2020.<ref>Metro Transit Public Records Request, September 2020</ref>
*Metropolitan Council System units are not issued license plates. Units with a plate holder typically have the fleet number placed in that location.
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!Fleet Number
!Fleet Number
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|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029947|5FYD6YU0X6B029947]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029947|5FYD6YU0X6B029947]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|Not Active as of July 2020
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.ph/Xfe1J May 17, 2022]
*Bought by a private owner in New York City.<ref>[https://spokesman-recorder.com/2022/06/02/metro-transit-sells-the-last-of-the-old-galaxies/ spokesman-recorder.com]</ref> It sold for $5,225.
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3201" bgcolor="dddddd"
*Pulled from service in 2020. It returned to service in April 2021
*Last in service on Route 768 on 5/21/2021
|- align="center" id="3201" bgcolor=
|3201
|3201
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029948|5FYD6YU016B029948]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029948|5FYD6YU016B029948]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
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*Bought by Jones Auto Sales in Hollandale, MN
*Bought by Jones Auto Sales in Hollandale, MN
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3202"
|- align="center" id="3202" bgcolor=
|3202
|3202
|
|
|
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029949|5FYD6YU036B029949]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029949|5FYD6YU036B029949]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> by February 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/1K30H March 4, 2021]
*Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3203"
*Last spotted in service on Route 763 on October 16, 2020
|- align="center" id="3203" bgcolor=
|3203
|3203
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029950|5FYD6YU0X6B029950]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029950|5FYD6YU0X6B029950]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|Not Active as of July 2020
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> by February 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/7pzV9 March 4, 2021]
*Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3204"
|- align="center" id="3204"
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|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029951|5FYD6YU016B029951]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029951|5FYD6YU016B029951]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|Not Active as of July 2020
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/WqBHR March 21, 2022]
*Bought by LEA Logistics
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3205"
*Last in service on Route 22 on May 21, 2021
|- align="center" id="3205" bgcolor=
|3205
|3205
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029952|5FYD6YU036B029952]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029952|5FYD6YU036B029952]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> by June 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/Ooc8x June 30, 2021]
*Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3206"
|- align="center" id="3206" bgcolor=
|3206
|3206
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029953|5FYD6YU056B029953]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029953|5FYD6YU056B029953]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|Not Active as of July 2020
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> by February 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off as a non-runner on [https://archive.fo/guNX2 March 4, 2021]
*Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
**Scrapped at Omnisource in Toledo, OH in August 2021; a junk record was noted
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3207"
|- align="center" id="3207" bgcolor=
|3207
|3207
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029954|5FYD6YU076B029954]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029954|5FYD6YU076B029954]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|Not Active as of July 2020
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> by June 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/Gt7UY June 30, 2021]
*Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Last spotted in service on Route 5 on March 25, 2021
|- align="center" id="3208"
|- align="center" id="3208"
|3208
|3208
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029955|5FYD6YU096B029955]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029955|5FYD6YU096B029955]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/5OyN6 March 21, 2022]
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Last spotted in service on Route 22 on May 17, 2021
*Bought by LEA Logistics
|- align="center" id="3209"
|- align="center" id="3209"
|3209
|3209
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029956|5FYD6YU006B029956]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029956|5FYD6YU006B029956]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/yg9bb March 21, 2022]
*Bought by LEA Logistics
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Last spotted in service on Route 22 on April 5, 2021
|- align="center" id="3210"
|- align="center" id="3210"
|3210
|3210
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029957|5FYD6YU026B029957]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029957|5FYD6YU026B029957]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/A6o8U March 21, 2022]
*Bought by a private owner in Milwaukee, WI.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/THEBUSLOUNGE/posts/10157430447589229/ www.facebook.com]</ref>
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3211"
*Last spotted in service on Route 5 on May 21, 2021
|- align="center" id="3211" bgcolor=
|3211
|3211
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029958|5FYD6YU046B029958]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029958|5FYD6YU046B029958]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> by June 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/dUPdm June 30, 2021]
*Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
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| align="left"|
|- align="center" id="3212"
|- align="center" id="3212"
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|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029959|5FYD6YU066B029959]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029959|5FYD6YU066B029959]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|Not Active as of July 2020
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/9us2H March 21, 2022]
*Bought by LEA Logistics
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Last spotted in service on Route 763 on April 21, 2021
|- align="center" id="3213"
|- align="center" id="3213"
|3213
|3213
|
|
|2006
|2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029960|5FYD6YU026B029960]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029960|5FYD6YU026B029960]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/omGNF March 21, 2022]
*Bought by LEA Logistics
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Last spotted in service on Route 850 on May 21, 2021
|- align="center" id="3214"
|- align="center" id="3214"
|3214
|3214
|
|
|6/2006
|6/2006
|[[New Flyer Industries D60 '6 VINs'#6B029961|5FYD6YU046B029961]]
|[[New Flyer Industries '6 VINs'#6B029961|5FYD6YU046B029961]]
|None
|None
|MJ Ruter
|MJ Ruter
|<font color="green">Active</font>
|align="left"|<center><font color="red">Retired</font> in October 2021</center><hr>
*Auctioned off on [https://archive.fo/GPRVN March 21, 2022]
*Bought by LEA Logistics
| align="left"|
| align="left"|
*Last D60 ever built
*Last D60 ever built
*Last high floor articulated bus ever built in North America
*Last high floor articulated bus ever built in the United States
*Pulled from service in late January 2021. It returned to service on April 19, 2021.
**Last spotted in service on Route 22 on May 21, 2021
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==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Metro Transit (Minnesota) fleet|3200]]
[[Category:Metro Transit (Minnesota) fleet|3200]]

Latest revision as of 00:39, 13 June 2022

Metro Transit (Minnesota) 3200-3214 were 2006 New Flyer D60 buses.

Engine Transmission Seating Destination sign
Cummins ISL 330hp Voith D864.5 68: American Seating KC548 Luminator Horizon Amber

History

3200-3214 were the last D60s ever manufactured by New Flyer, and are the last high floor articulated buses ever built in the United States and Canada.

The final units, including 3214, last operated in revenue service on May 21, 2021.

Details

  • Metropolitan Council System units are not issued license plates. Units with a plate holder typically have the fleet number placed in that location.
Fleet Number Thumbnail Build Date VIN License plate(s) Garage Status/Disposal Notes
3200 2006 5FYD6YU0X6B029947 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Auctioned off on May 17, 2022
  • Bought by a private owner in New York City.[1] It sold for $5,225.
  • Pulled from service in 2020. It returned to service in April 2021
  • Last in service on Route 768 on 5/21/2021
3201 2006 5FYD6YU016B029948 None MJ Ruter
Retired in late 2019
  • Auctioned off as a non-runner on January 15, 2020
  • Bought by Jones Auto Sales in Hollandale, MN
3202 2006 5FYD6YU036B029949 None MJ Ruter
Retired by February 2021
  • Auctioned off on March 4, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
  • Last spotted in service on Route 763 on October 16, 2020
3203 2006 5FYD6YU0X6B029950 None MJ Ruter
Retired by February 2021
  • Auctioned off on March 4, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
3204 2006 5FYD6YU016B029951 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last in service on Route 22 on May 21, 2021
3205 2006 5FYD6YU036B029952 None MJ Ruter
Retired by June 2021
  • Auctioned off on June 30, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
3206 2006 5FYD6YU056B029953 None MJ Ruter
Retired by February 2021
  • Auctioned off as a non-runner on March 4, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
    • Scrapped at Omnisource in Toledo, OH in August 2021; a junk record was noted
3207 2006 5FYD6YU076B029954 None MJ Ruter
Retired by June 2021
  • Auctioned off on June 30, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
  • Last spotted in service on Route 5 on March 25, 2021
3208 2006 5FYD6YU096B029955 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last spotted in service on Route 22 on May 17, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics
3209 2006 5FYD6YU006B029956 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last spotted in service on Route 22 on April 5, 2021
3210 2006 5FYD6YU026B029957 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last spotted in service on Route 5 on May 21, 2021
3211 2006 5FYD6YU046B029958 None MJ Ruter
Retired by June 2021
  • Auctioned off on June 30, 2021
  • Bought by LEA Logistics in Clinton, AR
3212 2006 5FYD6YU066B029959 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last spotted in service on Route 763 on April 21, 2021
3213 2006 5FYD6YU026B029960 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last spotted in service on Route 850 on May 21, 2021
3214 6/2006 5FYD6YU046B029961 None MJ Ruter
Retired in October 2021
  • Last D60 ever built
  • Last high floor articulated bus ever built in the United States
  • Pulled from service in late January 2021. It returned to service on April 19, 2021.
    • Last spotted in service on Route 22 on May 21, 2021

References

  1. ↑ spokesman-recorder.com
  2. ↑ www.facebook.com
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