not really a transit agency but CitySights NY has a converted Orion 1.508 among their fleet. Not sure if it's the only Orion 1 or if they have more than one. Their fleet are mainly Gillig Phantom conversions and 1 or 2 Orion 5's, and some oddball units (all are conversions to double decks)
Yep, both 9836 and 9889 were moved to scrap a few days ago...
Rumor has it that 9849, 9899 and 9905 are only on the official roster for fueling purposes only...
9849 is on the Q72 right now. Should be completing its third trip.
The 6000's at LaGuardia are LOANERS, do not add to roster. Same with 9849 and the C40's from CP and SC
The 97' and/or 98'-99' RTS batch (maybe 99' Orion V's in the mix) will displace the 96' batch at MTA Bus. MTA Bus's order is a separate order which is yet to be known who will win that contract.