Bracamonte Posted April 6, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 6, 2009 Does any one remember the clean air buses? They looked just like the RTS's except they have those things on the roof and the sides saids "Clean Air Buses"? What happened to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 6, 2009 oh command had these and i think triboro coach had these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #3 Posted April 6, 2009 there were cng`s i think they retired them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted April 6, 2009 What's CNG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted April 6, 2009 Found a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 6, 2009 compressed natural gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #7 Posted April 6, 2009 heres a video of it on youtube copy and paste this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycbusfan Posted April 6, 2009 Share #8 Posted April 6, 2009 All of those buses were retired about two years ago. However they did keep one as a museum bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #9 Posted April 6, 2009 and another 1 from command bus company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #10 Posted April 6, 2009 y did they retire them 2 early they were not 20 years old yeat they should have kept them until they hit 20 years of age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted April 6, 2009 All of those buses were retired about two years ago. However they did keep one as a museum bus. Which bus replaced the CNG's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #12 Posted April 6, 2009 i think the hybrids replace them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charles Posted April 6, 2009 Share #13 Posted April 6, 2009 Those buses were great on the Triboro lines. They retired prematurely in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7LineFan Posted April 6, 2009 Share #14 Posted April 6, 2009 To compress all of that into one post... RTS-06 CNG models. Instead of using diesel fuel, they ran on compressed natural gas, which is why they have that big tank on the roof. Triboro and Command ran them, and even the had a few, although not for very long, in the early-to-mid 1990s. They were all retired soon after the takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted April 6, 2009 Share #15 Posted April 6, 2009 They were all retired soon after the takeover. Why does the ALWAYS have to ruin things?:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted April 6, 2009 Share #16 Posted April 6, 2009 CNG Tank's lifespan ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted April 6, 2009 Share #17 Posted April 6, 2009 I remember when those buses would make a sharp turn, the bus would feel like it would tip over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycbusfan Posted April 6, 2009 Share #18 Posted April 6, 2009 To compress all of that into one post... RTS-06 CNG models. Instead of using diesel fuel, they ran on compressed natural gas, which is why they have that big tank on the roof. Triboro and Command ran them, and even the had a few, although not for very long, in the early-to-mid 1990s. They were all retired soon after the takeover. The MTA had three of those. 8398-99 were purchased in 1991 and 8567 was purchased in 1993. All three of those buses were sold to command. 8398-99 became command 4976 and 4977 and 8567 became 4978. Out of those three only 4978 survived the takeover and was renumbered 754. Here are a few links to photos of the buses. NYCT 8398 NYCT 8399 Command 4976 Command 4978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Gaysinsky Posted April 6, 2009 Share #19 Posted April 6, 2009 all they needed was 2 replace the tanks that`s all and those buses would have ran fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted April 6, 2009 Share #20 Posted April 6, 2009 They were better than those Hybrids. I remember when the B103 was full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share #21 Posted April 7, 2009 They were better than those Hybrids. I remember when the B103 was full of them. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted April 7, 2009 Share #22 Posted April 7, 2009 The ride was more comfortable and it looked nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted April 7, 2009 Has anyone taken pics of the RTS CNG's when they were running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7LineFan Posted April 7, 2009 Share #24 Posted April 7, 2009 Has anyone taken pics of the RTS CNG's when they were running? Plenty on TTMG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novabus 5000 Posted April 8, 2009 Share #25 Posted April 8, 2009 Does anyone have a pic OF Command bus 4977? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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