Ride On 5529: Still In Service, Or A Thing Of The Past?

[Flxible]

Does anyone know the present whereabouts of Ride On's last(?) Orion I, and if more than the one survive either in or out of service?  Last time I saw it was this past Spring, when it was working the 22 line.  Any info on this would be appreciated.

BTW, I have only three of my Orion I models left at the moment, and they're going fast, so order yours while you still can!

[RideOn5905]

Yes, it's still in service. Didn't you see ChristopherF's latest post in the August Observations thread?

[Scrabbleship]

I saw it leaving Nicholson last Thursday at around 1:30 PM. It sees mainly rush hour service with its middays often training new drivers.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

I haven't seen it within the past month, but it's probably still out there. and yes I do believe it is the last Orion I in service. what would be awesome is if they pull a Fairfax Connector and repaint the Orion I with the new scheme. that likely won't happen though.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

George, are you suggesting that 5529 is the last Orion I in service anywhere?  I can pretty much assure you that is not the case, I have yet to hear anything about the entire Orion I fleet at TCAT being retired, and I think there are a small handful of other systems that might still be operating a few.

[SchuminWeb]

I'm pretty sure he was referring only to whether other Orion I's still exist in Ride-On's fleet - not worldwide.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

I'm pretty sure he was referring only to whether other Orion I's still exist in Ride-On's fleet - not worldwide.

Yeah I was referring to Ride On, not worldwide.

there's also still a couple of Orion Is at the training facility, and a couple of Gillig Phantoms as well ('95 5300s from what my friend told me). Not sure if 5578 and 5579 are still there, but I'm assuming they are.