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*<ref>[https://www.newflyer.com/rss/798-houston-awards-new-flyer-a-contract-for-100-xcelsior%C2%AE-buses Houston Awards New Flyer a Contract for 100 Xcelsior® Buses], www.newflyer.com, retrieved on 2017-01-07</ref> | *<ref>[https://www.newflyer.com/rss/798-houston-awards-new-flyer-a-contract-for-100-xcelsior%C2%AE-buses Houston Awards New Flyer a Contract for 100 Xcelsior® Buses], www.newflyer.com, retrieved on 2017-01-07</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:25, 29 September 2017
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, also known as Houston METRO or simply METRO, is the transit provider for Houston, Texas.
History
See A Comprehensive Look at the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Houston, Texas for a comprehensive history of Houston METRO.
Operations & Support Facilities
Facilities
- Buffalo Bayou - 801 North San Jacinto St., Houston, TX 77002
- Central Stores - 1220 McCarty St., Houston, TX 77029
- Fallbrook - 111 Fallbrook Dr., Houston, TX 77038
- Field Service Center - 1215 Labco St., Houston, TX 77029
- Hiram Clarke - 4175 Uptown Dr., Houston, TX 77045
- Kashmere - 5700 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77026
- METROLift Contract Facility - 1215 Labco St., Houston, TX 77029
- First Transit (METROLift) - 3250 Telephone Road, Houston, TX 77023
- Yellow Cab (METROLift) - 1406 Hays Street, Houston, TX 77009
- Northwest - 5555 Deauville Plaza Dr., Houston, TX 77092
- Polk - 5700 Polk St., Houston, TX 77023
- Rail Operations Center (ROC) - 1601 West Bellfort, Houston, TX 77054
- West - 11555 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX 77082
Routes
Local Service (Bus & METRORail)
- 2 Bellaire
- 3 Langley
- 4 Beechnut
- 5 Southmore
- 6 Jensen Greens
- 7 West Airport
- 8 West Bellfort
- 9 Gulfton Holman
- 10 Willowbend
- 11 Almeda Lyons
- 14 Hiram Clarke
- 20 Canal Memorial
- 23 Clay W 43rd
- 25 Richmond
- 26 Long Point Cavalcade
- 27 Shepherd
- 28 OST-Wayside
- 29 Cullen Hirsch
- 30 Clinton Ella
- 32 Renwick San Felipe
- 33 Post Oak
- 36 Kempwood
- 38 Manchester Lawndale
- 39 Katy Freeway
- 40 Telephone Heights
- 41 Kirby Polk
- 44 Acres Homes
- 45 Tidwell
- 46 Gessner
- 47 Hillcroft
- 48 Market
- 49 Chimney Rock S Post Oak
- 50 Broadway
- 51 Hardy-Kelley
- 52 Hardy-Ley
- 54 Scott
- 56 Airline Montrose
- 58 Hammerly
- 59 Aldine Mail
- 60 Cambridge
- 63 Fondren
- 64 Lincoln City
- 65 Bissonnet
- 66 Quitman
- 67 Dairy Ashford
- 68 Braeswood
- 70 Memorial
- 71 Cottage Grove
- 72 Westview
- 73 Bellfort
- 75 Eldridge
- 76 Evergreen
- 77 Homestead
- 78 Wayside
- 79 W Little York
- 80 MLK Lockwood
- 82 Westheimer
- 83 Lee Road JFK
- 84 Buffalo Speedway
- 85 Antoine Washington
- 86 FM 1960 Imperial Valley
- 87 Sunnyside
- 88 Sagemont
- 89 Dacoma
- 96 Veterans Memorial
- 97 Settegast
- 98 Briargate
- 99 Ella FM 1960
- 102 Bush IAH Express
- 108 Veterans Memorial Express
- 137 Northshore Express
- 151 Westpark Express
- 152 Harwin Express
- 153 Harwin Express
- 160 Memorial City Express
- 161 Wilcrest Express
- 162 Memorial Express
- 311 Bayou Event Shuttle
- 360 Peerless Shuttle
- 399 Kuykendahl Shuttle
- 402 Bellaire Quickline
- 412 Greenlink Circulator
- 413 Greenlink Orange Route
- METRORail Red Line
- METRORail Green Line
- METRORail Purple Line
- METRO Community Connector
Park & Ride (Commuter) Service
Most midday routes begin service before 11 a.m., while late-evening trips travel as late as 9 p.m. in some corridors.
- East Corridor
- Eastex Corridor
- Greenway/Uptown Corridor
- Gulf Corridor
- Katy Corridor
- Northwest Corridor
- Southwest Corridor
- TMC Corridor
Bus Roster
METRO has a current active fleet of 1,433 ACTIVE buses (as of 12/31/2016), which includes 7 Gillig BRT Plus CNG buses, 766 40' conventional transit buses (diesel, hybrid, and CNG models), 391 45' MCI commuter buses (diesel and hybrid models), 70 60' articulated buses (diesel), and 158 paratransit (METROLift) vehicles. METRO also has 40 Arboc Spirit of Mobility models that are used on low ridership routes.
Active
On order
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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2400-2499 | 2017 | NFI | XD40 |
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(139 buses) | 2019? | MCI | D4500CT |
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Retired
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Number | Engine | Transmission | Notes | |
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10-35 | 1998 | Chance | AH-28 | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | |||
36 | 2000 | Chance | AH-28 | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | |||
37-40 | 1999 | Chance | AH-28 | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | |||
41-46 | 2000 | Chance | AH-28 | Cummins ISB | Allison B300R | |||
301-310 | Renumbered 3301-3310 | |||||||
311-318 | Renumbered 3311-3318 | |||||||
319-324 | Renumbered 3319-3324 | |||||||
325-334 | Renumbered 3325-3334 | |||||||
335-344 | Renumbered 3335-3344 | |||||||
401-445 | Renumbered 3401-3445 | |||||||
475-486 | Renumbered 3475-3486 | |||||||
600-699 | Renumbered 3600-3699 | |||||||
800-1126 | 1979 | Grumman Flxible | 870 (53102-8-1) |
Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V730 | Formerly HouTran 800-1126. | ||
1150-1164 | 1986 | Neoplan USA | AN340/3 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HT-740 |
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1200-1254 | 1979 | Eagle | Model 05 | Detroit Diesel 8V71 | ||||
1255-1299 | 1984 | Eagle | Model 10 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | ||||
1300-1354 | 1985 | Eagle | Model 10 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | ||||
1400-1449 | 1985 | Crown Ikarus | 286 | Cummins NHHTC-350 | Allison HT-740 Voith D864.2 |
1 unit was found in Navasota, TX on 1/17/2014.[4] | ||
1450-1485 | 1992 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING | Allison HTB-748 |
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1486-1503 | 1993 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING | Allison HTB-748 | |||
1600-1699 | 1979 | Grumman Flxible | 870 (53102-8-1) |
Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V730 |
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1700-1851 | 1978 | GMC | RTS-01 (TH-8201) |
Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison V730 |
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1901-1908 | 7/1981 | GMC | RTS-04 (T8J-204) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V730 | |||
1909-2038 | 2-3/1982 | GMC | RTS-04 (T8J-204) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V730 | |||
2039-2138 | 3-4/1983 | GMC | RTS-04 (T8J-204) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V730 | |||
2139-2188 | 7-9/1983 | GMC | RTS-04 (T8J-204) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V730 | |||
2200-2356 | 1985 | Flxible | Metro "A" (40102-6T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V730 | |||
2400-2408 | 1989 | Ikarus USA | 416.02 | CAT 3176 | ZF 4HP590 | 2405-2408 were 1990 models. | ||
2409-2519 | 1990 | Ikarus USA | 416.02 | CAT 3176 | ZF 4HP590 | |||
2520-2578 | 1991 | Ikarus USA | 416.02 | CAT 3176 | ZF 4HP590 | 1990 models. | ||
2579 | 1991 | Ikarus USA | 416.03 LNG | 1990 model. | ||||
2580-2585 | 1992 | American Ikarus | 416.02 | CAT 3176 | ZF 4HP590 | |||
2586-2645 | 1993 | American Ikarus | 416.03 LNG | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING | Allison HTB-748 |
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2700-2753 | 1992 | American Ikarus | 416.04 | CAT 3176 | ZF 4HP590 | Suburban seating | ||
2770-2799 | 1992 | Stewart and Stevenson | Apollo T-40 Diesel/LNG | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING[8] CAT 3197 Multi-fuel |
Allison HTB-748 ZF |
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3000-3029 | 1986 | Neoplan USA | AN430A | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison V731 | |||
3040 | 1994 | Neoplan | N98012 | Cummins B5.9 | ZF 4HP500 |
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3050 | ? | Stewart and Stevenson | Apollo T-40 |
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3080-3084 | 1985 | Skillcraft | Transmaster | 3084 to World Transportation 095. | ||||
3090-3094 | 1986 | MAN | Americana (SL-40102L) |
MAN D2566 MLUH | Renk-Doromat 874B | To World Transportation 656-660. | ||
3100-3150 | 1989 | Stewart and Stevenson | Starship S-25 | Brazilian-built Marcopolo Senior chassis | ||||
3200-3234 | 1990 | Goshen | GCC-900 | |||||
3301-3310 | 11/1967 | GMC | TDH-5303 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison |
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3311-3318 | 2/1968 | GMC | T6H-5305A | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison |
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3319-3324 | 9-10/1968 | GMC | T6H-5305A | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison |
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3325-3334 | 8/1969 | GMC | T6H-5305A | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison |
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3335-3344 | 9/1971 | GMC | T6H-5305A | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison |
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3401-3445 | 8/1964 | GMC | TDH-5303 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH |
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3475-3486 | 1964 | GMC | TDH-5303 | Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VH |
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3600-3699 | 5/1975 | GMC | T8H-5307A | Detroit Diesel 8V71N | Allison VS2-8 |
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3700-3740 | 1993 | Neoplan USA | AN345/3 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 | Replaced by the MCI D4500CTH coaches. | ||
3741-3760 | 1994 | Neoplan USA | AN345/3 | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 | Replaced by the MCI D4500CTH coaches. | ||
3800-3849 | 1992 | Stewart and Stevenson | Gemini S-29 Diesel/LNG | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING | Allison HTB-748 |
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3900-3934 | 1992 | Stewart and Stevenson | Gemini T-29 Diesel/LNG | Detroit Diesel 6V92TA PING | Allison HTB-748 | |||
4000-4029 | 1996 | NFI | D40LF | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R | |||
4030-4096, 4107-4156 | 1997 | NFI | D40LF | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R | |||
4097-4101 | 1997 | NFI | C40LF | Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R | |||
4102-4106 | 1997 | NFI | L40LF | Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R |
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4200 | 1996 | NFI | D30LF | Detroit Diesel Series 40E | Allison B300R | Demonstrator | ||
4201-4259 | 1997 | NFI | D30LF | Detroit Diesel Series 40E | Allison B300R | |||
4260-4327 | 1998 | NFI | D30LF | Detroit Diesel Series 40E | Allison B300R | |||
4400-4409 | 1996 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL |
Allison B500R |
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4410-4441 | 1997 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL |
Allison B500R |
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4442-4467 | 1999 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL |
Allison B500R |
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4500-4547 | 1997 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL |
Allison B500R |
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4548-4579 | 1998 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | 4548-4567: Cummins ISL 4568-4579: Detroit Diesel Series 50 |
Allison B500R | 4548-4567 were repowered. | ||
4580-4589 | 1999 | Neoplan USA | AN460A | Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL |
Allison B500R | |||
4691-4692 | 2011 | Nova Bus | LFS | Cummins ISL9 | Returned to Nova Bus after the completion of the 6-month trial period. | |||
4700-4726 | 1998 | NFI | D45S | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | |||
4727-4803 | 1999 | NFI | D45S | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | ZF 5HP600 |
Paratransit (METROLift)
Current Roster
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Name | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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843-901 | 2010 | Chevrolet/Champion | Express/Challenger | 4 units in non-revenue service (spill response). | |||
902-960 | 2011 | Chevrolet/Champion | Express/Challenger | Operated by First Transit. | |||
961-998 | 2013 | Ford/Goshen | GC II | Operated by First Transit. | |||
999-1038 | 2014 | Ford/Goshen | E450/GC II | Operated by First Transit. | |||
1039-1078 | 2015 | Goshen | GC II | Operated by First Transit. | |||
1079-1118 | 2016 | ?? | ?? | Operated by First Transit. |
Retired Roster
Fleet Number Range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Name | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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201-285 | 1992 | Collins | Civic | ||||
500-599 | 1995 | Metrotrans | Classic II | ||||
600-717 | 2000 | Ford/Goshen | E-Series/Pacer II | Operated by First Transit. | |||
725-842 | 2006 | Ford/Champion | E-Series/Challenger |
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Light Rail
Current Roster
Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model Class |
Motors | Notes |
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101-115 | 2002 | Siemens | S70 Avanto H1 |
Siemens | ||
116-118 | 2004 | Siemens | S70 Avanto H1 |
Siemens | ||
201-219 | 2012 | Siemens | S70 Avanto H2 |
Siemens |
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301-339 | 2014 | CAF | Urbos H3 |
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Detailed Fleet Summary
Fleet summary as of December 31, 2016.
Make | ' | Model | ' | Contract Total | ' | Delivery Pending | ' | Delivered Not In Service | ' | Active Fleet | ' | Pending Disposal | ' | Sold or Scrapped | ' | Total Fleet | ' | Variance | ' | Bus Number |
Proterra (ELECTRIC) | 40' Transit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4691 | ||||||||||
NOVA | 60' Artic-Local | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1510 - 1579 | ||||||||||
MCI | 45' Suburban | 139 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 4810 - 4948 | ||||||||||
MCI | 45' Suburban | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4949 - 4973 | ||||||||||
MCI-HEV | 45' Suburban | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 5001 - 5122 | ||||||||||
MCI | 45' Suburban | 95 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 5150 - 5244 | ||||||||||
MCI | 45' Suburban | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5245 - 5254 | ||||||||||
NABI | 40' Transit | 115 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 1800 - 1914 | ||||||||||
*NABI CNG | 40' Transit | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2000 - 2049 | ||||||||||
New Flyer | 40' Transit | 100 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 2800 - 2899 | ||||||||||
New Flyer | 40' Transit | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2900 - 2949 | ||||||||||
New Flyer | 40' Transit | 336 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 35 | 94 | 242 | 0 | 3200 - 3535 | ||||||||||
*NOVA | 40' Tranist | 80 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1915 -1994 | ||||||||||
New Flyer | 40' Transit-Hybrid | 32 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3550 - 3579 / 3588 - 3589 | ||||||||||
New Flyer | 40' HEV Signature | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3580 - 3587 | ||||||||||
Orion-HEV | 40' Transit-Hybrid | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 3601 - 3696 | ||||||||||
Orion-HEV | 40' Transit-Hybrid | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 4601 - 4680 | ||||||||||
Orion-HEV | 40' Transit-Hybrid | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 5800 - 5899 | ||||||||||
Arboc | Transit-Alt.Service | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4330 - 4369 | ||||||||||
Gillig | 29' CNG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 - 56 | ||||||||||
SUBTOTAL BOF FLEET | 1,556 | 0 | 10 | 1,275 | 37 | 234 | 1,312 | 0 | ||||||||||||
METROLift Fleet | ||||||||||||||||||||
METROLIFT-FY2016 | 40 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1079 - 1118 | |||||||||||
METROLIFT-FY2015 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1039 - 1078 | |||||||||||
METROLIFT-FY2014 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 999 - 1038 | |||||||||||
METROLIFT-FY2013 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 961 - 998 | |||||||||||
METROLIFT-FY2010 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 902 - 960 | |||||||||||
METROLIFT-FY2010 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 59 | 0 | 843 - 901 | |||||||||||
**METROLIFT-FY2006 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 725 - 842 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL METROLift Fleet | 394 | 0 | 22 | 158 | 28 | 186 | 276 | 0 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL Revenue Fleet | 1,950 | 0 | 32 | 1,433 | 65 | 420 | 1,588 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Non-Revenue Buses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
*New Buses entering service | ||||||||||||||||||||
**Fleets with all Buses being sold or scrapped | ||||||||||||||||||||
External link
References
- ↑ Houston Awards New Flyer a Contract for 100 Xcelsior® Buses, www.newflyer.com, retrieved on 2017-01-07
- ↑ Houston METRO Awards MCI a Three-Year Contract with Options for 169 Commuter Coaches, www.newflyer.com, retrieved on 2017-01-28
- ↑ www.flickr.com
- ↑ fotobus.msk.ru
- ↑ www.bargainbusnews.com
- ↑ www.bargainbusnews.com
- ↑ www.bargainbusnews.com
- ↑ www.afdc.energy.gov
- ↑ www.flickr.com
- ↑ lasvegasbeyond.com (Ctrl+F Neo & Morpheus)
- ↑ www.midwestbus.com
- ↑ www.ebay.ca
- ↑ www.bargainbusnews.com
- ↑ www.aaylimos.com
- ↑ lasvegas.craigslist.org
- ↑ www.usedvending.com
- ↑ www.midwestbus.com
- ↑ www.midwestbus.com