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The Present => Beyond the Beltway => Topic started by: Nabinut on October 15, 2009, 08:54:38 PM

Title: Photos & Videos: Milwaukee County Transit System
Post by: Nabinut on October 15, 2009, 08:54:38 PM
Milwaukee County Transit System has a fleet of 462 buses, all New Flyers of various years. Here are some photos taken the first of October:
4380, a 2000 D40LF travels eastbound in North Milwaukee:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2082.jpg)
4716, a 2003 model squeezes through street repavement on its way to the University of Wisconsin @ Milwaukee campus:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2098.jpg)
4633, a 2002 model waits in front of UWM sans driver during class changes:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2122.jpg)
4436, a 2001 model approaches Marquette University near Downtown Milwaukee:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2142.jpg)
4351 rolls past a patch of flowers at 7th & Wisconsin:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2158.jpg)
5002, the most recent order of D40LFs wrapped for a casino prepares to turn onto Wisconsin from a bridge detour:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2162.jpg)
4087, the oldest series of D40LFs from 1996 picks up passengers in front of the Riverside Theater. This series will be retired next year
when a new batch of D40LFRs enter service:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2197.jpg)
Lastly, 4408 layovers at the new Milwaukee Intermodal Center where Greyhound, Amtrak & Megabus all converge:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2206.jpg)
The exception to this is Ozark County Transit which runs five 2006 Gillig Advantages 1000-1004:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2182.jpg)
Wisconsin Coach Lines is the other. Coach USA runs services between Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha daily and several routes
pass Marquette University:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/RTA2186.jpg)
Now for the videos:
4084: Detroit Diesel 50/Allison Transmission:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6iLKQPK2Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6iLKQPK2Q)
4806: Cummins ISL/Voith Transmission:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMhPpvPz7Mg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMhPpvPz7Mg)
A fleet video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kte-ttsaVHo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kte-ttsaVHo)
For more photos, here's a link:
http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/ (http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Milwaukee%20County%20Transit%20System/)