In the time that I have worked at the Port Authority, I have yet to drive any of these coaches in service. I guess the reason is that they are at every garage other than where I have been! These buses are the most difficult to photograph due to the fact that they are 60' long! The brand new 2011 New Flyers can be found by clicking the link.
Anyhow, lets look at some pictures...
Before we begin, I'd like to pop this picture in... I don't know much about it, and I believe it may have been a demonstrator, as I don't recall it at all... it was the Iveco Magirus. If anyone has any info on it, please let me know.
We may as well start with the oldest of the bunch...the AM Generals...
3007 parked at the Junction.
3015 at East Liberty garage.
3001 at Harmar Garage.
3007 in Market Square.
3012 turning onto 5th Ave.
3009 stopped at Murphys on 5th Ave.
3007 in Market Square.
A couple AMGs at East Liberty Garage.
3003 at Penn Ave and Tenth st.
3017 turning onto the South Busway, from Rt. 51.
3001 at South Hills Junction.
A few years later we got the MAN Artics...
This is MAN 3060 sitting on Smithfield Street.
3064 leaving Pittsburgh, headed to the EBA.
3066 also making its way onto the East Busway.
3052 at Mellon Square.
3019 at East Liberty garage.
3070 brand new at Manchester.
3071 leaving Smithfield St.
3006 on Penn at 11th Ave.
3055 on Wood St, Pittsburgh.
3079 preparing to pull away in Pittsburgh.
3052 turning off of Smithfield St.
3071 on recovery at an unknown parking lot.
3072 on the Boulevard of the Allies.
Then came the Ikarus...(or as some drivers called them...the "ickybus")
Here is Ikarus 3032 on Liberty Ave, ready to turn onto Smithfield.
3022 on Smithfield St, before the purple paint.
3023 at Manchester Shop.
3043 on Liberty Ave.
The back of Ikarus coach 3042 as it waits at the light at Liberty and Smithfield.
3038 at the end of the East Busway in the turnaround.
Ikarus 3035 trying to push the flxible out of the way in Market Square.
3027 on Fifth Ave.
Ikarus 3021 entering the East Busway.
3030 on Smithfield St.
3027 coming off the East Busway at Penn Station.
3029 sitting, freezing in the snow at the Manchester Shop.
Now, the Neoplan...
3074 sitting at the 2002 bus rodeo.
Drivers side view of 3074.
3074 from the front.
Lets go inside...
Neoplan Artic drivers area.
A look to the rear.
It must be fun to sit in the accordian...
3055 heading down Market Square.
3063 on Liberty Ave, near Fifth.
We got in a new batch of Neoplan Artics in December of 05... Here's one sitting at Manchester Shop brand new, un-numbered...
3104 on the EBS run. The bus is on Liberty Ave.
3125 coming off the East Busway, running the EBA.
I can't tell the number, but the bus has a cool slogan on it, and it needs a bath!
3101 reminding you to "dump the pump"!
3111 on its way back to East Liberty garage.
3121 turning from 7th ave onto Grant, near the USX tower.
3058 leaving Century III mall for the garage.
3117 rolling down the East Busway on a snowy day.
3117 at Wood and 4th Ave...Without the snow.
3108 from above.
3054 on 5th Ave in Oakland.
3064 approaching Smithfield St, Downtown.
3062 rolling down 4th Ave on Rt 68J.
3110 On the EBS route.
3120 On Liberty Ave, Downtown.
3017 On Liberty Ave, on the EBA.
3112 On LIberty Ave. Route is not working...
3115 on the EBA route, show on LIberty Ave.
3070 on the renamed P12 Route.
3120 On the EBA Route...
3107 with a absolutely unbelievable headsign...
3109 resting quietly at the garage.
3105 sitting on the EBA on a rainy day.
3067 turning on the busway.
Yes, its 3064 at West View Plaza...on the RT 500...
3110 kicking back before leaving again.
3114 on the East Busway.
3118 on 5th Ave, in Oakland.
3060 sporting new paint at Manchester.
3061 on Liberty Ave near 5th.
3075 in lime green at unknown location.
3101 turning off of Smithfield St.
3124 on 5th Ave in Oakland.
3121 looking for someone to pickup.
3121 at Penn Station.
3075 still in a strange location.
3110 at the end of the line on the East Busway.
3070 arriving in Pittsburgh for the first time on its delivery.
3111 on the East Busway, at Penn Park.
3122 running the 71D route.
3071 sitting at Smithfield St.
3118 at 7th and Penn.
3059 on Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh.
3062 in the snow in Oakland.
3106 in Oakland by UPMC on 5th Ave Buslane.
3114 sitting at recovery loaction at Carnegie Mellon Univerity in Oakland.
3122 crossing Smithfield St.
3103 on Liberty Ave.
3105 turning onto Sixth Ave, from Smithfield St.
3117 on Liberty Ave.
3117 departing the East Busway, headed to Liberty Ave.
3103 sitting on on ramp to I-279, ready to pick up some folks!
3071 sitting across from Wood St.
3102 rolling down Liberty Ave.
3117 in the snow on the East Busway.
3060 Sitting on Liberty Ave, preparing to enter the East Busway.
3102 turning from Smithfield St onto 6th Ave.
3106 on Liberty Ave at the Greyhound station.
3054 rolling along 5th Ave in Oakland.
3062 on Liberty Ave.
3066 running Rt 61B, on Fifth Ave.
3069 crossing Grant St headed down Liberty Ave.
3069 sitting in Oakland.
3101 on Liberty Ave at Garland Way.
3101 on Penn Ave in Larimer.
3102 turning in Pittsburgh.
3103 on Rt 71D Hamilton.
3106 on the East Busway.
3106 on Smithfield St.
3114 on a Layover.
3119 at West View Plaza recovery location.
3122 on Liberty Ave.
3102 on Liberty Ave.
3103 on Liberty Ave.
3104 leaving the East Busway.
3105 on Forbes Ave.
3108 on Liberty Ave.
3112 on Liberty Ave.
3113 on Liberty Ave.
3114...on Liberty Ave.
3116 on Liberty Ave.
3120
3123 at Liberty and Fifth.
3118 sitting in Pittsburgh.
3117 at East Liberty garage.
3104 in Pittsburgh by the old jail on Fifth Ave.
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