Los Angeles MTA

[Nabinut]

For my grand finale and the reason for this trip…Welcome to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, the second largest transit system in the United States. For those who don’t know, LACMTA also has the “Nation’s Largest Clean-Air Fleet” comprised of Neoplan AN440 CNG Buses, NABI 40LFWs, New Flyer C40HF & C40LFs as well as NABI 60BRT artics and assorted other equipment mostly operated by contractors. LACMTA also has five rail lines, several dozen “rapid” lines, three BRT lines & a few scattered limited services.

 

To start, here is NABI 40LFW 7187, one of 215 ordered in 2000 assigned to Line 181:

 

5217, one of 223 New Flyer C40HFs purchased by MTA in 1999-2000 is seen here at Norwalk Green Line Station on Line 115. All active C40HFs have been repowered to ISL-G engines.

 

Accompanying this order was 223 New Flyer C40LFs in 2001. Here is 5509 assigned to Line 55 re-painted and repowered:

 

7638 & 7758 still in the “Yellow Jacket” scheme at the Artesia Transit Center:

 

11022, one of 67 Orion VI Diesel buses owned by MTA and run by contractors is seen at the Long Beach Transit Mall on Line 232 that winds between Long Beach and LAX City Bus Center:

 

Because of MTA’s method of branding services (Local, Rapid, Express) sometimes these buses will end up on odd lines like in the case of 6737, a local branded bus operating on Metro Rapid 780:

 

7607, one of 350 NABI 40LFWs purchased in 2002 is seen operating on Line 92 in Glendale:

 

Of the 28 or so Rapid lines, none are busiest than Line 720, running from Commerce through Downtown LA to Santa Monica. Here is NABI 60-BRT #9293 in Downtown LA:

 

NABI being the preferred model in LA, MTA has almost every low floor version manufactured by the company included 100 45 foot Compobuses purchased in 2004 painted in the Metro Rapid Livery. These buses operate on Rapid Lines 705, 711, 715, 734, 745, 750, 780, and 794. Here is NABI 45C #8022 on Hollywood & Western on Line 780:

 

8400, the first of 300 NABI 45C Compobuses is seen in Downtown LA operating on the Sliver Line:

 

With the delivery of the 8400s, this will allow for the rest of the first generation Neoplan AN440s CNGs to be retired. Here is 4666 on borrowed time at Universal City Red Line Station on Line 224:

 

In 2005, MTA ordered their first Articulated buses since SCRTD purchased MAN artics in 1978. Ironically the number currently set used mirrors the MANs numbers (9200-9229). These 9200s are used only on the Orange Line BRT service from North Hollywood to Warner Center. Here is 9208 at Warner Center:

 

 

NABI 40LFW #7805 on Route 460: Detroit Diesel Series 50G/Allison B400R:

 

 

New Flyer C40LF #5390 on Line 450 Express: Detroit Diesel Series 50G/Allison B400R:

 

 

Now retired Neoplan AN440 #4666 on Line 224: Cummins L10-G/Allison B400R:

 

 

NABI 45C Compo bus #8228 on Line 150: Cummins ISL-G/Allison B400R:

 

 

NABI 45C #8045 on Line 750 Rapid:

 

 

NABI 42 BRT Gasoline Electric #4203 on Line 485: Ford Trition V10/ISE Thundervolt:

 

 

Orion VII #11031 on Line 130: Detroit Diesel Series 50/Allison B400R:

 

 

NABI 60BRT #9458 in local branding on Line 4: Cummins L Gas Plus/Allison B500R:

 

 

New Flyer C40HF #5117 on Line 305 Limited: Cummins ISL-G/Allison 400R:

 

 

Hear the engines roar with this video:

 

 

My Music Video:

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[Luis1985]

beautiful!!!

[553 Bridgeton]

Are buses in LA ever jammed packed?

[Zman]

Are buses in LA ever jammed packed?

 

Having lived in LA for three years, I can give a solid yes to that question, though it depends on the line and the neighborhood served.

[MTR Admiralty]

Awesome stuff!

[Infamous85]

Those are some great shots, why does the LA MTA get to look so cool.

[M97GateAlpha]

I grew up in LA riding the RTD, we use to call it the rough tough n daring, I love the LA MTA! thanks for posting these shots!

[M97GateAlpha]

[Zman]

I grew up in LA riding the RTD, we use to call it the rough tough n daring, I love the LA MTA! thanks for posting these shots!

 

RTD = Reason To Drive :cool:

 

Living in LA from '88 to '91 riding the RTD, I felt like it was 2 hours to everywhere. Wanted to see my then-girlfriend in Panorama City? 2 hours on the 217 & 420 buses. Feel like catching the races at Santa Anita? 2 hours on the 10 & 379. Wanna go to the beach in Santa Monica? I got a break there: only 1 hour 20 minutes on the #4 bus. And nothing like having the late night buses filled with sleeping homeless people. At least on the train you could switch cars.

 

Oof, I don't know how I did it.

[M97GateAlpha]

reason to drive, HA! I road the bus from carson to long beach to san pedro to hermosa beach, HA! always starting from Carson, always being late