CyRide fleet list

F R O M H Y B R I D T O N E W L O O K

Until the influx of used Gillig Phantoms and new Gillig LF models from 2010 onwards, along with the Nova Bus articulateds and electrics, the Orion V provided the mainstay of the CyRide bus fleet, with 18 standee versions acquired new (and then one used from Sioux City, IA), as well as several conventional units purchased used from Madison, WI and Iowa City, IA. Nevertheless, for a long period there was unexpected diversity in an undertaking serving a population base of little more than 50,000. The list given here concentrates on the buses that have seen service in Ames over the last few years. Most of the numbers link to illustrations.

Number			Year	Length	Width	Seats	Origin	Status	Remarks
- 2012	2012 - 2015	2015 +
Ford E350
938-939			1997	ElDorado midi		13	New	Sold
978-979	378-379		2003	Supreme midi		13	New	Sold
Ford E450
960-961			2002	Supreme midi		17	New	Sold
133-136	333-336		2010	ElDorado midi		18	New	Withdrawn
137-138	337-338		2010	ElDorado midi		12	New	Withdrawn
		3151-3156	2021	ElDorado midi		19	New	Active
GMC G
	390-391		2012	Glaval Titan II		15	New	Active
Gillig Phantom
916-918			1989	40ft	96in	49	New	Sold
919-921			1990	40ft	96in	49	New	Sold
926-927			1993	35ft	96in	32	New	Dismantled
933-934	768-769		1996	35ft	102in	32	New	Sold
111-117	711-717		1993	40ft	102in	45	Fresno, CA	Sold/711,2,6 scrapped.	Also to CIT 28
139-143	739-743		1997	40ft	102in	44	Des Moines, IA	Disposed
	700,762,763, 778,779,785, 789,792,793		2001	40ft	102in	43	Metro Transit, MN	Disposed
		7116-7124, 7130-7133	2002	40ft	102in	43	Metro Transit, MN	Disposed
Gillig Advantage/LF
944-947	144-147	1140-1141	1999	40ft	102in	38	New	Withdrawn	Also to CIT
0819-0822	186-189		2008	40ft	102in	34	New	Active
126-128	126-128		2010	40ft	102in	34	New	Active
118-125, 129-132	418-425, 429-432		2010	40ft	102in	34	New	Active	Hybrid
	105-110		2012	40ft	102in	34	New	Active
	180-184		2012	40ft	102in	34	New	Active
		1111-1116	2015	40ft	102in	34	New	Active	Spanish signage
		1136-1139	2018	40ft	102in	34	New	Active	Chinese signage
		1142-1144	2021	40ft	102in	34	New	Active	Chinese signage
		1145-1148	2022	40ft	102in	34	New	Active
		1163-1170	2023	40ft	102in	34	New	Active
GMC "New Look"
901-905			1965	40ft	102in	51	AC Transit	Private	TDH5304
869			1968	35ft	96in	45	Long Beach, CA	Museum	T6H4521
922			1968	40ft	102in	51	AC Transit	Midwest Bus Museum	T6H5305
941-943	641-643		1973	40ft	102in	49	Santa Monica, CA	Sold	T8H5307A (942: 47 seats)
952			1974	40ft	102in	53	Santa Cruz, CA	Sold	T8H5307A
935-937			1975	40ft	102in	53	Urbana, IL	Private	T8H5308A
Nova Bus LFS Artic
	660-661		2013	62ft	102in	43	New	Active
		6101-6104	2016	62ft	102in	43	New	Active
		6149	2022	62ft	102in	43	New	Active
		6150	2023	62ft	102in	43	New	Active
Nova Bus LFSe+ electric
		7157-8	2023	40ft	102in	29	New	Active
Orion I/Citycruiser
874-877			1981	32ft	96in	30	New	Sold, 877 to Ames PD	T-30
879-881			1982	32ft	96in	30	New	Sold	T-30
882-883			1982	35ft	96in	39	New	Sold	01.506
886-887			1983	35ft	96in	34	New	Sold	01.506
908			1983	35ft	96in	34	New	Sold	01.506
888-891			1984	35ft	96in	34	New	Sold	01.507
898			1985	35ft	96in	34	New	Heritage, but then sold	01.507
900, 909-910			1987	35ft	96in	34	New	Sold	01.507
912			1988	35ft	96in	34	New	Sold	01.507
983-984			1988	35ft	96in	36	PACE	Sold	01.507
980-982			1988	40ft	96in	48	PACE	Sold	01.508
Orion V
13, 17, 18	963, 965		1989	40ft	102in	42	Iowa City, IA	Sold	05.501
962-967	962,964,966,967		1990	40ft	102in	47	Madison, WI	Sold	05.501
985-993	985, 990		1990	40ft	102in	47	Madison, WI	Sold	05.501
953-958	953-958		2000	40ft	102in	37	New	Active	Double rear doors
970-977	970-977	9070-9077	2002	40ft	102in	37	New	Active	Double rear doors
	948		2003	40ft	102in	36	Sioux City, IA	Withdrawn	Double rear doors
994-997	949-952		2005	40ft	102in	37	New	Active	Double rear doors
Orion VII
1-4	501-504		2006	40ft	102in	37	New	Active	07.501
Number			Year	Length	Width	Seats	Origin	Status	Remarks

Acknowledgement

Thanks to Rich Lener and James Rendall of Cy-Ride for full details of the January 2012 renumbering.