Different Interior

The new New Flyer D60LFR have different interior seats compared to the earlier buses. They are on bus # 3338, 3339,3340

MVTA Cedar Grove Transit Station

Ceder Grove Transit Station Grand Opening

MVTA, City of Eagan, Dakota County Celebrate Cedar Grove Grand Opening

Metro Transit Bus # 3121

Repainted Metro Transit Bus # 3121 2003New Flyer D60HF parked outside of MJ Ruter Garage.

Como Transit Station Part 2

Transit Police SUV

New Flyer Articulated buses lines up at Como Transit Station


Buses at gates

Metro Transit Gillig Hybrid Low Floor Bus # 7116 with State Fair wrap doing the Route 960

Metro Transit Gillig Hybrid Low Floor Bus # 7171 doing Dunwoody Park and Ride

Como Transit Station

These pictures and video were taken on my cell phone on Sat. 9-5-09

Southwest and MVTA buses at Como Transit Station

Buses on 5th Street Downtown St Paul

New Flyer Low Floor Bus # 6031 on Route 351 and Bus # 6033 on the Route 350 operated by Metropolitan Council Regional Route operated by First Transit.

Metro Transit: 2003 New Flyer Articulated Bus, Bus #3128 doing the Route 860, 2000 Gillig Phantom Bus # 722 on Route 265, New Flyer D60LFR Bus # unknown on the Route 294, Gillig Phantom on Route 70

Metro Transit 2008 Gillig Low Floor Bus # 1102 on Route 63K, Metro Transit 2002 Gillig Phantom Bus # 952 on Route 64N, Metro Transit 2002 Gillig Phantom Bus # 966 on Route 54, Metro Transit 2008 Gillig Low Floor Bus # 1129 on Route 65

Hiawatha LRT Bus Bridge

The Route 55 Hiawatha LRT bus bridge at Lake St and Hiawatha Ave. The Hiawatha LRT was down for construction.

Driving a 40' New Flyer

Friday we took out one of the Maple Grove New Flyer40' low floors out for training. I even had a chance to drive the bus. I have to admit it is a nice bus to drive. I enjoyed the smooth ride.

Maple Grove Transit New Flyer D40LF Bus # MG18

Front View

Rear View

Interior View

More 2009 New Flyer D60LFR

I took these pictures at East Metro Garage.

Buses lined up along wall in East Metro Garage

Bus 3265

Bus 3264

3266

Bus 3267

Bus 3268

New Flyer Low Floor At MJ Ruter Garage

Maple Grove Transit MG 18 and MG 19

New Flyer Low Floor parked outside

of

Martin J Ruter Garage

Maple Grove Transit Bus # MG18

New Flyer Low Floor

Those who like New Flyers don't get to excited. Metro Transit are not buying them. They are from First Transit. When Metro Transit won the the Maple Grove route they were sent to Ruter Garage for to be used on Maple Grove routes.

Bus Pictures

Metro Transit 2004 Gillig Low Floor, Bus# 7109 at 5th Street Garage

Metro Transit Gillig Phantom Bus#927, Route 24 at 48th Street LRT Station

Route 80 operated by Lorenz Bus Service Bus# 6047 at Sunray Transit Center, New Flyer Low Floor

2009 New Flyer D60LFR

I saw this 2009 New Flyer D60LFR, bus # 3261, parked on the wall in East Metro Garage.

Lift v. Ramp

Comparing lift on a New Flyer D60HF v. ramp on a New Flyer D60LFR

New Flyer Articlated Buses

These are some of my first videos. They are of New Flyer articulated buses leaving Metro Transit's Heywood Garage