PBL/MTA Bus: 1984-85 GMC T8J204/604 RTS Review

SURPRISE! SURPRISE! Kal-El, heads deep into Queens & Brooklyn to review the 1984-85 GMC RTS 04s that ran for the Private Bus Lines from the mid 80s through the mid 2000s.
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[@R.A.-X65]

Noice Review Kal-El
I always wanted to learn more about the RTS.

[@kalelc1996]

Glad you guys are enjoying the review. Stay tuned for more coming soon

[@crownking3752]

yay keep and stay safe bud keep the reviews comming cant wait for the new flyer viking and MCI d4500 reviews eventually

[@christianluyando9077]

Do you love Yonkers Depot? It was formerly known as Liberty Lines Express.

[@christianluyando9077]

Kal-El did you know Yonkers Depot is getting a upgrade?

[@kalelc1996]

@@christianluyando883 yeah

[@carolinameck]

What’s next man? An MCI coach?

[@NeilQVLGA6455]

Ayyy welcome back!

[@MagicMike-rd8mz]

These Classic GMC RTS Gems 💎 are the Buses of my Childhood Jamaica aka the Brown Line Tribo Coach aka the Red Line And Steinway / Queens Transit later become Queens Surface ake the Orange line. I had many different memories of my chilldhood From going to my Junior High School as well to the Doctors office and going to High school as my Adulthood and my Daughter remember them too.

[@dvnrhillary]

These bring me back memories as well!

[@antoniogoode4407]

I still miss the RTS GMC bus it was part of my childhood and I remember seeing those busses passing by my house on the Q35 bus line in Brooklyn and I still miss the GREEN BUS LINE and the BM1 BM2 BM3 BM4 B103 bus line when it was command bus line

[@AutomotiveTaurus]

Finally, you're back. And I am happy to surprisingly learn about the GMC RTS-04s of MTABC. I agree that the Jamaica Bus Lines RTS' are the best RTS' of the PBL. Nice review !!!!

[@sethmtanyct]

OMG I love this review. I always find it interesting to learn about the private bus lines RTS's! And damn....that GMC RTS sure HAULED ass.
Great review and video, dude! Keep it up and be safe.

[@transitgamerjayjay3704]

Nice Review Dude! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!🎆🎆🎇🎇🎉🎉😄😄

[@nah_144]

It is really great to see you again! Welcome back!

[@mustatrawally4631]

He's back!!! 🤙🏿🤙🏿

[@danielsamuels5857]

Nice to see you're back doing your thing. Sorry if the Covid-19 pandemic left you on hiatus again.

[@DANNYN224]

I remember the rts green lines buses as a kid these rts was nice some has come with the air starter

[@theestallion818]

I cant believe they lasted for express bus service it took so much maintenance work to keep it running! 😮😮😮😮

[@j.r.devine]

I remember seening queens surface corp GMC RTSes in JerseyCity nj and it ran for Lafayette & Greenville IBOA

[@kalelc1996]

I remember seeing them once and little did I know at the time that they were Queens Surface Corp buses

[@christianluyando883]

Kal-El I LOVE NOVA BUS RTS GMC BUSES! Because they remind me when I was a child.

[@christianluyando883]

Kal-El I want you to tell us the history of the 1998-2002, 2002-2007, MCI D4500 CL. I also want you to talk about the 2008-2013 MCI D4500 CT.

[@MrEastchester227]

YES I LOVE THE DOTS

[@w8nsoqa20drbrrubddhdv3]

You mean th3 luminator dest signs?

[@kenjiharima23nep91]

9:13 not just the green line, jamaica bus, command and Queens buses are in the MTA Museum.

[@rbxgamer1545]

Nice video bro!

[@Sylveonkpopnyct]

Welcome back

[@christianluyando883]

One day, MTA NYCT will get OMNY and new vehicles. Once the delivery and test have been completed. LFS HEV will be delivered after the 2020 Prevost. They were first revealed in Yonkers Depot. They still have 1998-2002 MCI D4500 from Yukon, College point, and Eastchester depot.

[@robertko5425]

NovaBus and Prevost went bust back on June 20, 2023 and was closed-up by Volvo, which was a Swedish Company that is now owned by Geeley motors of CHINA !!! They had to close down because 53 million USD was a huge loss for them owing to the plandemic and other issues which beset and caused their closure of NovaBus and Prevost effective in 2025 after fulfilling all of their existing orders which many are behind schedule as we speak.

[@kenjiharima23nep91]

I ride the jamaica bus line alote in far Rockaway when I was a kid. Such great memories.

[@simonmiller5405]

#351 to #356 were digital signs assigned to command. no side or back signs.

[@DHSFEMA]

The MTA BUS did keep some ex Private Bus lines RTS Buses, Queens Surface Corp. RTS 2006 Bus number 312 was changed to number 9778, and the other three PBL

[@robertko5425]

All of the bus renumbering's took place during the 2005 MTA takeover.

[@omar.w939]

Nice!!!!

[@bumparchive]

Where did that image of Triboro RTS-03 639 come from at the beginning?

[@theestallion818]

😮😮😮😮😮 they paid the way when that transit strike occurred!!!!!!!

[@redmariomusicproductionm3946]

JAMAICA BUSES INC. MY FAVORITE IS GUY R BREWER

[@braelenjohnson1648]

This dude should review the xcelsior buses.

[@kalelc1996]

It'll be done in the near future

[@braelenjohnson1648]

@@kalelc1996 cool

[@christianluyando883]

Kal-El you must love the Castleton Orion 7 Third Generation. Because it’s diesel.

[@ajaytransitproductions]

Okay. I like ALL of the RTSes MTA had but if I had to choose a least favorite. It would be these(The Green Line Units). Not saying their bad they just sound…dull.

[@xavi3r_4life32]

Should do a review of the 1998/99 Orion 5 cng

[@joshmasterproductions9066]

Great Review!! Are you going to do the Fishbowls or the PBL 1993 RTS Next ?

[@kalelc1996]

We'll have to wait and see

[@kalelc1996]

@@javie2064 that's coming soon

[@robertko5425]

Those GMC produced RTS's are some of the hardest and roughest riding buses ever produced by them.@@kalelc1996

[@kleve_1143]

Lawdddddd

[@noahv353]

Who else is hyped for the next video👀