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The Far Rockaway Depot and the John F. Kennedy Depot (or JFK Depot) are garages that were operated by Green Bus Lines until January 9, 2006, [4] when MTA Bus took over and started operating the old company's bus routes. Both depots are now owned by GTJ Reit Inc (the successor to Green Lines), except for the newly built annex building at Far ...
The MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet is a fleet of buses in fixed-route service in New York City under the "MTA New York City Bus" (also known as New York City Transit or NYCT) and "MTA Bus" brands, both of which operate local, limited, express and Select Bus Service routes.
In 2008, the bus operations of New York City Transit and MTA Bus Company (as well as the now former Long Island Bus division) were merged into a new regional operation, MTA Regional Bus Operations. The New York City Bus and MTA Bus brands continue to be used on all buses, but New York City Transit (NYCT), Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit ...
The New York City Omnibus Corporation was formed in 1926 with John A. Ritchie as President. [1] Richie was also president of The Omnibus Corporation founded a year earlier. The company introduced new bus lines to replace the streetcar lines being withdrawn by the New York Railways Corporation in 1935/36, [2] which The Omnibus Corporation also ...
#1502, now in the museum fleet of the MTA A mobile classroom in lower Manhattan in February 1990. New York Bus Service was a private bus company in New York City. Originally a school bus company founded in the mid-1940s, it was known for providing express bus service between Midtown Manhattan and eastern sections of the Bronx from 1970 until July 1, 2005, when the city (MTA) assumed the ...
For the 1964 New York World's Fair, the latest version of the gas turbine engine, designated GT-309, was fitted to a New Look bus (TDH-5303, serial #0001) and named "Turbo-Cruiser II"; [9] the GT-309 was also fitted to the Chevrolet Tilt-Cab truck chassis and called "Turbo Titan III". The GT-309 developed power and torque comparable to the 8V ...
The list of bus routes in New York City has been split by borough: List of bus routes in Manhattan; List of bus routes in Brooklyn; List of bus routes in the Bronx; List of bus routes in Queens; List of bus routes in Staten Island; There is also a list of express bus routes: List of express bus routes in New York City
The New York City Transit Authority, in March 1971, sought permission from the New York City Board of Estimate to operate express buses during rush hours along the FDR Drive. It was hoped that the route would attract Upper East Side residents that used their cars to get to the Financial District. [262] Began service on April 12, 1971 as the M23X.