NJ Transit bus fleet
NJ Transit Bus Operations' and companies leasing buses from NJ Transit use various models of buses between 25 and 60 feet in length to provide service within the state of New Jersey. The lists and rosters below list current and past buses purchased new or inherited by NJ Transit for heavy duty fixed-route service.
Active fleet
All buses here are fully ADA compliant. Unless noted, buses are 102 in (2.6 m) wide. Unless noted otherwise, all units for an order operate under NJ Transit.
Year | Make & Model | Length | Picture | Engine | Transmission | Numbers (Total) |
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2007–2009 | NABI 40-SFW 416.15 Suburban |
38.5 feet (11.7 m) |
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5201-5450 (250 buses, retiring) |
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2009–2013 | NABI 40-SFW 416.15 |
5501-6549 (1049 buses) |
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2011 | MCI D4500CT |
45 feet (14 m) | Cummins ISM | Allison B500R | 8951-8952 (2 buses) |
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NABI 31-LFW[10] |
31 feet (9.4 m) | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R Gen V | 1601–1639[10] (39 buses) |
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2014–2015 | MCI D4500CT CNG[11] |
45 feet (14 m) | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B500R Gen V | 7215-7361[11][12] (147 buses) |
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2015–2016 | MCI D4500CTH |
Cummins ISL9 | Allison H 50 EP Parallel Hybrid System[14] | 4008-4044 (36 buses) |
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2016 | MCI D4500CT |
Cummins ISX12 | Allison B500 Gen V | 16001-16003[15] (3 buses) |
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2017 | Cummins ISX12 17185: Cummins X12 |
17001-17240[19] (240 buses) | |||||
2018 | Cummins ISX12 | 18001-18129[20] (129 buses) | |||||
2019 | Cummins ISX12 19104, 19119-19127: Cummins X12 |
19001-19182[21] (182 buses) | |||||
2020 | Cummins X12 | 20001-20183[22] (183 buses) | |||||
2021 | 21001-21367[23] (367 buses) | ||||||
2022 | 22001–22118 (118 buses) | ||||||
2020 | New Flyer Industries XD60 Xcelsior articulated |
60 feet (18 m) | Cummins L9 | 20801-20910[24] (110 buses) |
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2022 | New Flyer Industries XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE |
40 feet (12 m) | Siemens HV 1DB2016 | Siemens ELFA3 | 22901-22908 (8 buses)[25] |
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2023 | Ford E-450 Coach and Equipment Phoenix |
20 feet (6.1 m)[27] | Ford V8 | 23901-23904 (4 buses)[28][29] |
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2024 | New Flyer Industries XD60 Xcelsior articulated |
60 feet (18 m) | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R Gen V | 24001-24060 (under delivery) (60 buses)[30] |
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2025 | New Flyer Industries XD40 Xcelsior |
40 feet (12 m) | Cummins L9 | 25201-25458 (under delivery) (258 buses) |
Future fleet
Year | Make & Model | Length | Powertrain (Engine / Transmission) |
Numbers | Notes |
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2026- | New Flyer Industries XD40 Xcelsior |
40 feet (12 m) | Cummins X10 | TBD (292-1042 buses) |
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2020s | TBD | Electric | TBD (8 buses) |
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60 feet (18 m) | TBD (4 buses) |
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TBD | TBD (200-750 buses) |
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35 feet (11 m) | TBD |
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Demo buses
Year | Builder | Model | Length (ft) | Width (in) | Seating | Engine | Numbers | Notes | |
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1981 | Volvo | B10M Articulated | 60 | 102 | Transit | ✗ | Volvo | 9000 | Demo articulated bus. |
1981 | B10M | 40 | 9001 | Demo Volvo 40-foot bus | |||||
1981 | M A N | SG310-18-2L | 60 | MAN D2566 MLUM | 9100 | Demo MAN articulated bus. | |||
1986 | Neoplan | AN460-A Transliner | 96 | Suburban | ✓ | Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA | PA9100 | Demo Transliner. | |
1988 | Flxible | Metro-B 40096-6T |
40 | Transit | 8050 | Demo bus for the 1989 Metro-B order. | |||
1989 | OBI Orion | 05.501 | 102 | Unknown | Demo Orion V. Became Transit Windsor (ON) 499 and retired in 2014. | ||||
1993 | Flxible | Metro-D 40102-6C8 |
Cummins C8.3 | 8083 | Demo bus for the 1994 Metro-D order. | ||||
1995 | Nova Bus | RTS T80206 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | 2600 | Demo bus for the 1995 RTS-06 order. | ||||
1996 | MCI | 102-D3 | Suburban | Cummins M11E | 8011 | Demo 102-D3 for the 2001–2003 MCI D4000/D4500 order. Owned by Penske, sold to a charter company (later destroyed by a fire). | |||
1996 | Detroit Diesel series 60 | 8060 | Demo 102-D3 for the 2001–2003 MCI D4000/D4500 order. Owned by Penske. | ||||||
2003 | NABI | 416.14 | Detroit Diesel Series 50EGR | 5722 | Demo 416.14 for the 2008–2009 NABI 416.15 order. Owned by Dallas DART. Returned shortly before 416.15s 5201 and 5202 were delivered. |
Retired production buses
Acquired before 1980
This list includes Transport of New Jersey, NJDOT-owned, and NJ Transit buses.
- 1960-1973 GMC "New Look" – majority inherited from Transport of New Jersey and the Maplewood Equipment Company.
- Late 1960s MCI MC-7 – majority were ex-Greyhound
- 1970s GMC PD-4106 and PD-4107 ("Buffalo")
- 1973 Highway Products, Inc. TC-31 – assigned to Passaic-Athenia Bus Lines, maybe others
- 1975-1978 MCI MC-8 – purchased surplus from various sources
- 1976 Flxible 35096-8-1 (30 feet) most were assigned to private carriers.
- 1976 Flxible 45102-8-1 (35 feet) – most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors.
- 1976 Flxible 53096-8-1 (40 feet/96 inches) – most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors and suburban-style seating.
- 1976 Flxible 53102-8-1 (40 feet/102 inches) – most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors and suburban-style seating.
- 1979 Flxible 870 – purchased secondhand as replacements for destroyed ex-NYCT 870s.
- Various GM Buffalo style buses – late 1970s model years, purchased secondhand
- Various Flxible "New Look" buses – various model years, purchased secondhand.
Acquired after 1980
Buses with a "PA" prefix were purchased using Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds.
Year | Builder | Model | Picture | Length (ft) | Width (in) | Seating | Engine/Transmission | Numbers (preserved numbers) | Retired | |
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1980 (acquired 1985–1986 from NYCTA & MABSTOA) |
Grumman-Flxible | 870-B 53102-6-1 |
40 | 102 | Transit and Suburban |
Some | Detroit Diesel series 6V71N
Allison V730 |
1500–1619, 2000-2518[a] (1596) |
1999–2004 | |
1981 | 870-A 40102-6-1 |
Transit | Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison V730 |
1000-1270[b] (1128, 1154) |
1993–1997 | |||||
1982–1984 | MCI | MC-9A | 96 | Suburban | Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison HT740 |
6100-6799[c] (6106) |
2001–2003 | |||
1983 | Flxible | Metro-A 40102-6T |
102 | Transit | Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison V730 |
1300-1464[d] | 1994–1998 | |||
1985 | Volvo | B10M articulated |
60 | (except 9256) |
Volvo THD100 ZF Ecomat 4HP590 |
9100-9149[e] | 2003–2004 | |||
96 | Suburban | 9200-9259[f] | ||||||||
1987 | MCI | MC-9B | 40 | Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA Allison HTB748 |
5000-5414[g] (5036) |
2006–2007 | ||||
96A3 | 5450 | 2004 | ||||||||
1989 | Eagle Bus | AE20 | 5500-5618 (5531) |
2002 | ||||||
1988–1989 | Flxible | Metro-B 40096-6T |
Some | Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA DDEC Allison V731 |
3000-3280 (3057) |
2003–2010 | ||||
Metro-B 40102-6T |
102 | Transit (1700s) Suburban (3000s) |
1700s only | 1700–1721, 3500-3605 |
2006–2010 | |||||
1991–1992 | Metro-C 40102-6C CNG |
Transit | Cummins L10G ZF Ecomat 5HP590 |
1722-1726[h] | 2004 | |||||
1994 (3700 was a 1993 unit) |
Metro-D 40102-6C8 |
Transit (1000s) Suburban (3700s) |
Cummins C8.3 ZF Ecomat 5HP590 |
3700-3791 (3778) |
2009–2011 | |||||
1750–1965 1976 (1976) | ||||||||||
Metro-D 40102-4D |
Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC ZF Ecomat 5HP590 |
1966–1975 | ||||||||
1995–1996 | Nova Bus | RTS-06 T80-206 |
Transit | Cummins C8.3 ZF Ecomat 5HP590 |
2601–2775 (2625) |
2011–2012 | ||||
1997–2000 (leased 2006) |
MCI | 102-DL3 | 45 | Suburban | Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R Gen III |
7101-7120 | 2008 | |||
1998 | Orion | 06.501 Low-Floor Hybrid | 40 | Transit | Detroit Diesel Series 30 Lockheed Martin HybriDrive |
4000-4003 (4000, by MTA) |
Never ran, became NYCTA 6350-6353 | |||
1998 | Nova Bus | RTS-06 T80-2N |
Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP590 |
1001, 1026 | 2012–2013 | |||||
1998–2000 | MCI | 102-DWA3 (CNG) | Suburban | Detroit Diesel Series 60G DDEC Allison B500R Gen III |
7001-7077 | 2014–2015 | ||||
1999–2000 | Nova Bus | RTS RT60-2N | 30 | Transit | Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP590 |
2501–2580 (2501, 2527) |
2013–2017 | |||
RTS RT80-2N | 40 | 1000 1002–1025 1027–1254 1262–1576 (1513) | ||||||||
2000 | Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP592C |
1577–1582 | ||||||||
2000 | Motor Coach Industries | 102-DW3SS | Suburban | Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC (with Jacobs engine brake) Allison B500 |
7501-7503 (7502) |
2020 | ||||
2001 (acquired 2006 from Academy Bus) |
Nova Bus | RTS 82VN | Cummins ISC ZF Ecomat 5HP592C |
1583–1589 | 2013–2017 | |||||
2001–2003 | Motor Coach Industries | D4000 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC (with Jacobs engine brake) Allison B500 |
7401-7418 7484-7493 7504-7683 7686-7801 7810-8112 8269-8291 8401-8435 8451-8523 8554-8559 8563-8626 8632-8686 8703-8746 8755-8759 8775-8787 8836-8889 8916-8920 8971-8990 |
2017–2023 | |||||
D4500 | 45 | 7419-7483 8200-8268 8292-8322 8436-8450 8524-8553 8560-8562 8627-8631 8760-8774 8788-8835 8890-8915 8921-8950 8961-8968 (8316) |
2017–2021 | |||||||
2002 | Nova Bus | RTS 82VN hybrid | 40 | Transit | Cummins ISB ISE ThunderVolt TB-40 hybrid system |
4001-4003 | 2011 | |||
2002–2003 | Motor Coach Industries | D4000H hybrid | Suburban | Cummins ISL Allison EP-50 HybriDrive |
4004-4007 | 2018 | ||||
2003–2004 | Neoplan | AN459 | 59 | Transit (9500s) Suburban (9600s) |
Caterpillar C9 ZF Ecomat-2 5HP602C |
9501-9549 9601-9636 |
2020–2021 | |||
2004 | Motor Coach Industries | D4000N | 40 | 96 | Suburban | Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC Allison B500 |
8961-8964[i] | 2016 | ||
2006–2007 | MTS | RTS Legend | 102 | Transit (4100s) Suburban (4201) |
Caterpillar C9 ZF Ecomat 6HP592C |
4101-4132 4201 |
2007[j] Sold to Somerset County, Texas A&M University, & Foxwoods Casino | |||
2006 | MCI |
D4500CL | Suburban | 45 feet (14 m) | Caterpillar C13 ACERT & Allison B500R | 9001-9053 | 2024 | |||
2008 | Motor Coach Industries | D4500CL | 45 | Caterpillar C13 Allison B500 |
7121-7187 (7135) |
2018–2024 | ||||
D4500CT | 7101-7118 | 2024 Sold to MTA | ||||||||
2012–2013 | DesignLine | EcoCoach CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G ZF EcoLife 6AP1700B |
7201-7214 | 2015 (stored out of service)[k] |
Notes
- ^ 1500–1593 & 1612–1619 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ 1000–1210 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ 6100-6501 & 6562-6799 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ 1300–1388, 1409, 1410, 1448, & 1449 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ Purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ Purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ 5000-5133, 5172-5191, & 5194-5414 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
- ^ later 0001-0005, then NGV1-NGV5
- ^ later 7802-7805
- ^ 4102-4132 never ran
- ^ 7203 never ran and was instead used as an engineering test bus
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