Howdy and thanks for posting. I was wondering if y'all might know what year was the last year a transit or coach bus could be ordered with a 2 Stroke Detroit Diesel? I think the last year they were supposedly produced for over the road vehicles was 1998. I'm guessing possibly a little bit longer for emergency vehicles, but not sure. I know there's exemptions for US military, like the Oshkosh HEMTT's. Not sure if emergency vehicles had an exemption for a bit there. Many thanks to y'all. Much appreciated PS I have searched quite a bit, but haven't been able to find out, for example, the last year an MCI or Prevost motorcoach could be ordered with one.
I remember this bus when I was kid. I miss those babies. Its had some speed to them from the late 80th thu 90th ain't nothing to keep one good old memories bus. Maryland MTA..
@@dodge1515 dude according to Wikipedia, The last Flxible Metros delivered were ones delivered in November 1995 to Monterey-Salinas Transit (Monterey, California), and the Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority (Baltimore, Maryland). However, neither of these orders included the Metro with the highest serial number (106591), which had been delivered the previous month to Columbus, Ohio in October 1995. The official production total for the Metro model from company records is 9,820, but there is strong evidence indicating that the last six of the 25-bus order for Baltimore were never built, and this makes the total more likely to be 9,814 units.
Check out the Ohio Museum of Transportation website, (omot.org) they have a roster list of transit buses built from 1960 to 1996 listed as well as serial and fleet numbers for most transit systems in the US.
The buses of my youth! Didn't think at the time I would be moving on history!
Those buses my teenager years and i miss those days
Love that flxible Metro action.💪💪💪💪
Man....I would LOVE to get a ride on this beast, it sounds so good! Excellent video!
My favorite bus growing up in the DC area!
Memories Of My Childhood (CTA 1995 Forever)(Age 7 In 1995).
Flexible Metro E (DDS50) Forever Love You Old Girl.
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Ahh. My childhood Memories "Tears of Joy"😭😊
Howdy and thanks for posting. I was wondering if y'all might know what year was the last year a transit or coach bus could be ordered with a 2 Stroke Detroit Diesel? I think the last year they were supposedly produced for over the road vehicles was 1998. I'm guessing possibly a little bit longer for emergency vehicles, but not sure. I know there's exemptions for US military, like the Oshkosh HEMTT's. Not sure if emergency vehicles had an exemption for a bit there. Many thanks to y'all. Much appreciated
PS I have searched quite a bit, but haven't been able to find out, for example, the last year an MCI or Prevost motorcoach could be ordered with one.
Ahhhh, that series 50!!!!!
I call these model buses the Ground Shaker cause when you're near them as they take off you feel it.
I remember this bus when I was kid. I miss those babies. Its had some speed to them from the late 80th thu 90th ain't nothing to keep one good old memories bus. Maryland MTA..
Rode with George a plenty of times when the Flexibles were around when I used to work at Amtrak. Presently working at NS.
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I remember this bus from when I was a kid.
Im very surprised to here a DD50 COUPLED TO V730 SERIES on a bus that wasn't an RTS.
GO DETROIT series 50
Man I would love to get a ride on that bus
Grew up riding those buses miss them mean lean too
Kinda sounds like a septa neoplan an460
I like that bus
What's up with that RTS sitting on the side when y'all going to get that to running again I,bet you that big fella still run good too.
Is this the last 40 Foot Flxible ever manufactured before ceasing operations in 1996?
One of the last ones
@@MJofLakelandX I think WMATA's #4001-4104 was built after these right?
@@dodge1515 dude according to Wikipedia, The last Flxible Metros delivered were ones delivered in November 1995 to Monterey-Salinas Transit (Monterey, California), and the Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority (Baltimore, Maryland). However, neither of these orders included the Metro with the highest serial number (106591), which had been delivered the previous month to Columbus, Ohio in October 1995. The official production total for the Metro model from company records is 9,820, but there is strong evidence indicating that the last six of the 25-bus order for Baltimore were never built, and this makes the total more likely to be 9,814 units.
@@transitfan2000 back in 2008 I seen few of those busses in new York city transit
Check out the Ohio Museum of Transportation website, (omot.org) they have a roster list of transit buses built from 1960 to 1996 listed as well as serial and fleet numbers for most transit systems in the US.