photo(s) There Comes A Time Where All Great Things Must Come to an END.

[B36 Via Ave U]

 

 

 

 

You Know what they say, all good things must come to an end. This thread is dedicated to my favorite bus purchased by MTA New York City Transit, the 1999/2000 New Flyer C40LF. These were the buses from my childhood, riding them all the time along the B9 and B68 and eventually the B4 when Gleason acquired the route in 2007/2008. These buses were extremely unique, no two sounded the same and each one was unique in its own way. Its hard to believe they are all gone, I had some of my best bus rides in general on them, if I ever bother to make a YouTube account, Ill post videos of 876, 819, 934, and a few others. I edited and enhanced a few photos here as you will notice and at the end, I added a photo or 2 of the Orion 5 CNG and Bee Line Orion 5, these three buses will NOT soon be forgotten.

[Broadway Local]

The MTA retired and scrapped these buses way too early, smh.. These have a 20 year lifespan but idk why they have to be gone..

 

Great photos! 

[E For Erica]

Wait I'm lost did the C40s retire TODAY?

[GojiMet86]

Cool pics! Unfortunately, though, I never got to ride them. I don't even have a video of them in service.

[B36 Via Ave U]

Wait I'm lost did the C40s retire TODAY?

They have been retired for a little while now, as I am aware of.

Cool pics! Unfortunately, though, I never got to ride them. I don't even have a video of them in service.

 

I hear ya man, maybe they will at least preserve one like 824 though, and that's how I feel about the Bee Line Orion 5's.

[aemoreira81]

The MTA retired and scrapped these buses way too early, smh.. These have a 20 year lifespan but idk why they have to be gone..

 

Great photos! 

 

The tanks were only certified for 15 years. To me though, I stand by my stance that they should have been de-tanked and converted to diesel, using engines from the retired repowered TMCs.

[Broadway Local]

The tanks were only certified for 15 years. To me though, I stand by my stance that they should have been de-tanked and converted to diesel, using engines from the retired repowered TMCs.

 

Ahh now I know, thanks!

[B36 Via Ave U]

The tanks were only certified for 15 years. To me though, I stand by my stance that they should have been de-tanked and converted to diesel, using engines from the retired repowered TMCs.

That's actually a real smart and cost efficient idea. D40LF's would have been nice to see around here. Wonder why that idea was never proposed....

[Micstromme]

Nice photos! From the replies here, it occurred to me that if the Transit Authority was serious about saving bucks and reserving a useful fleet, they would consider hiring REAL bus fanatics as consultants lol.

[4P3607]

I heard the reason they got rid of them so fast was due to the frame rotting at the front of the bus... I don't know how true that is though.

Those really were the best sounding buses though, especially with the A/C on. Nice pics.

[MTA Bus]

Very good pictures. I lived in Queens when I was younger, so I didn't really see these a lot, expect on the B61. These were some good buses.

[MattTrain]

Great C40 o5 CNG coverage, sure will miss those buses!

[Around the Horn]

Nice pics and great title(and I thought mine was the best...)

[P3F]

I remember when those buses were the only bus you could catch on the B68, I used to think that they looked better than those pill-shaped B7's.

[w8Hou]

The tanks were only certified for 15 years. To me though, I stand by my stance that they should have been de-tanked and converted to diesel, using engines from the retired repowered TMCs.

Except those TMC buses were long gone as well. Its not worth it when it is 12 to 13 year old bus.

 

I heard the reason they got rid of them so fast was due to the frame rotting at the front of the bus... I don't know how true that is though.

Those really were the best sounding buses though, especially with the A/C on. Nice pics.

I witness multiple times seeing rot develop on some of buses under the front doors, it could be a safety hazard.