NEW BUSES FLEET * USA

* Illinois - Metro adds an additional 8 compressed natural gas buses

(Video from YouTube by yamwacky 26 June 2008: Promotional ad from the lat 80's to encourage people in the Quad Cities to use the bus more often)

Davenport & Bettendorf.IO/Rock Island & Moline,ILL,USA -Quad Cities On Line, by MetroLINK (PR) -Aug. 24, 2010: -- In keeping with their commitment to sustainability and green technologies, Metro introduced eight additional Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to their fleet, bringing the total number of Metro CNG's to thirty-three. Funded with ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) dollars, the 40-foot, low-floor, 40-passenger New Flyer CNG buses hit the streets last week, complete with state-of-the-art LED destination Silver signs for easy visibility, night and day for passengers. Metro is one of the first in the nation to incorporate this type of signage onto their fleet... The engines are powered by a CNG Cummins, 280- horsepower engines and feature an Alisson, 6 speed automatic transmission, and are fully ADA accessible. The buses have replaced the 1991 series, diesel powered buses...


* Iowa - Metro Area Transit is now the ‘Metro’

Council Bluffs,Iowa,USA -The Daily Non Pareil, by Timothy Rohwer -August 24, 2010: -- From now on, bus riders in the Council Bluffs/Omaha area will be taking the Metro... This includes the purchase – with federal money – of 24 new buses with features to make riding more convenient... The cost for the new buses totaled $7,816,427 and comes entirely from the federal economic stimulus bill, meaning no local match was required, according to Metro spokesperson Linda Barritt. The new buses will offer lower floors and no-step access to make boarding and disembarking the buses easier for passengers, especially those using wheelchairs, she said... The 24 new buses will replace 24 buses that average 14.5 years of service... The buses will be powered by the newest clean-burn ultra diesel fuel engines with an annual 18 percent increase in fuel efficiency... (Photo by David Heitz/The Quad-City chicago2.vip.townnews: Teamsters union OKs school bus driver strike)