NJ Transit Bus Operations' and companies leasing buses from NJ Transit use various models of buses between 25 and 60 feet in length to provide service within the state of New Jersey. The lists and rosters below list current and past buses purchased new or inherited by NJ Transit for heavy duty fixed-route service.

Active fleet

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All buses here are fully ADA compliant. Unless noted, buses are 102 in (2.6 m) wide. Unless noted otherwise, all units for an order operate under NJ Transit.

Year Make & Model Length Picture Engine Transmission Numbers
(Total)
Notes
2007–2009 NABI
40-SFW 416.15 Suburban
38.5 feet (11.7 m)  
  • 5201: ZF Ecomat 4 6HP594C
  • 5202-5345: ZF Ecomat 4 6HP604C
  • 5346-5450: ZF Ecomat 4 6HP594C
5201-5450
(250 buses,
retiring)
  • 5201 was donated to Virtua Health.[1]
2009–2013 NABI
40-SFW 416.15
 
  • 5501-5630: ZF Ecomat 4 6HP594C
  • 5631-6549: ZF Ecolife 6AP1400B
5501-6549
(1049 buses)
  • Operated under:
  • 5612,[2] 5700,[3][4] 5757, 5784,[2] 5998,[5] 6072,[6] 6101,[7] 6348,[8] and 6354 have been retired due to damage from various incidents.
  • 6413 & 6379 have a Transport of New Jersey heritage scheme.
2011 MCI
D4500CT
45 feet (14 m)   Cummins ISM Allison B500R 8951-8952
(2 buses)
NABI
31-LFW[9]
31 feet (9.4 m)   Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R Gen V 1601–1639[9]
(39 buses)
2014–2015 MCI
D4500CT CNG[10]
45 feet (14 m)   Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B500R Gen V 7215-7361[10][11]
(147 buses)
  • 7271 was retired due to an accident in 2020.[12]
2015–2016 MCI
D4500CTH
  Cummins ISL9 Allison H 50 EP Parallel Hybrid System[13] 4008-4044
(36 buses)
2016 MCI
D4500CT
  Cummins ISX12 Allison B500 Gen V 16001-16003[14]
(3 buses)
2017  

 

Cummins ISX12
17185: Cummins X12
17001-17240[18]
(240 buses)
2018   Cummins ISX12 18001-18129[19]
(129 buses)
2019   Cummins ISX12
19104, 19119-19127: Cummins X12
19001-19182[20]
(182 buses)
2020   Cummins X12 20001-20183[21]
(183 buses)
2021   21001-21367[22]
(367 buses)
2022   22001–22118
(118 buses)
2020 New Flyer Industries
XD60 Xcelsior articulated
60 feet (18 m)   Cummins L9 20801-20910[23]
(110 buses)
2022 New Flyer Industries
XE40 Xcelsior CHARGE
40 feet (12 m)   Siemens HV 1DB2016 Siemens ELFA3 22901-22908
(8 buses)[24]
  • Option for 75 additional buses under a 5-year contract.[25]
2023 Ford E-450
Coach and Equipment Phoenix
20 feet (6.1 m)[26] Ford V8 23901-23904
(4 buses)[27][28]
2024 New Flyer Industries
XD60 Xcelsior articulated
60 feet (18 m)   Cummins L9 Allison B500R Gen V 24001-24060
(under delivery)
(60 buses)[29]

Future fleet

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Year Make & Model Length Powertrain
(Engine / Transmission)
Numbers Notes
2025- New Flyer Industries
XD40 Xcelsior
40 feet (12 m) Diesel 25001-25258, others
(550-1300 buses)
  • RFP for 550 clean diesel buses due on January 11, 2023, having been delayed from October 22, 2022.[30]
  • To replace older NABI 40-SFW 416.15 buses.[31]
  • Option up to 750 additional buses for a grand total of 1300 total buses.
  • 175 buses to be delivered in 2025. First two pilot buses being built as of November 2024.
2020s TBD Electric TBD
(8 buses)
  • Eight electric buses out of Hilton Garage.
60 feet (18 m) TBD
(4 buses)
  • Four electric articulated buses out of Hilton Garage.
TBD TBD
(200-750 buses)
  • 200 articulated buses with an option order of 550 buses for up to 750 articulated buses.
35 feet (11 m) TBD
  • To replace NABI 31-LFW buses.[31]

Demo buses

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Year Builder Model Length (ft) Width (in) Seating   Engine Numbers Notes
1981 Volvo B10M Articulated 60 102 Transit Volvo 9000 Demo articulated bus.
1981 B10M 40 9001 Demo Volvo 40-foot bus
1981 M A N SG310-18-2L 60 MAN D2566 MLUM 9100 Demo MAN articulated bus.
1986 Neoplan AN460-A Transliner 96 Suburban Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA PA9100 Demo Transliner.
1988 Flxible Metro-B
40096-6T
40 Transit 8050 Demo bus for the 1989 Metro-B order.
1989 OBI Orion 05.501 102 Unknown Demo Orion V. Became Transit Windsor (ON) 499 and retired in 2014.
1993 Flxible Metro-D
40102-6C8
Cummins C8.3 8083 Demo bus for the 1994 Metro-D order.
1995 Nova Bus RTS T80206 Detroit Diesel Series 50 2600 Demo bus for the 1995 RTS-06 order.
1996 MCI 102-D3 Suburban Cummins M11E 8011 Demo 102-D3 for the 2001–2003 MCI D4000/D4500 order. Owned by Penske, sold to a charter company (later destroyed by a fire).
1996 Detroit Diesel series 60 8060 Demo 102-D3 for the 2001–2003 MCI D4000/D4500 order. Owned by Penske.
2003 NABI 416.14 Detroit Diesel Series 50EGR 5722 Demo 416.14 for the 2008–2009 NABI 416.15 order. Owned by Dallas DART. Returned shortly before 416.15s 5201 and 5202 were delivered.

Retired production buses

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Acquired before 1980

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This list includes Transport of New Jersey, NJDOT-owned, and NJ Transit buses.

  • 1960-1973 GMC "New Look" – majority inherited from Transport of New Jersey and the Maplewood Equipment Company.
  • Late 1960s MCI MC-7 – majority were ex-Greyhound
  • 1970s GMC PD-4106 and PD-4107 ("Buffalo")
  • 1973 Highway Products, Inc. TC-31 – assigned to Passaic-Athenia Bus Lines, maybe others
  • 1975-1978 MCI MC-8 – purchased surplus from various sources
  • 1976 Flxible 35096-8-1 (30 feet) most were assigned to private carriers.
  • 1976 Flxible 45102-8-1 (35 feet) – most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors.
  • 1976 Flxible 53096-8-1 (40 feet/96 inches) – most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors and suburban-style seating.
  • 1976 Flxible 53102-8-1 (40 feet/102 inches) – most assigned to private carriers. Some units were built with single doors and suburban-style seating.
  • 1979 Flxible 870 – purchased secondhand as replacements for destroyed ex-NYCT 870s.
  • Various GM Buffalo style buses – late 1970s model years, purchased secondhand
  • Various Flxible "New Look" buses – various model years, purchased secondhand.

Acquired after 1980

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Buses with a "PA" prefix were purchased using Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds.

Year Builder Model Picture Length (ft) Width (in) Seating   Engine/Transmission Numbers (preserved numbers) Retired
1980
(acquired 1985–1986 from NYCTA & MABSTOA)
Grumman-Flxible 870-B
53102-6-1
 
 
40 102 Transit and
Suburban
Some Detroit Diesel series 6V71N

Allison V730

1500–1619, 2000-2518[a]
(1596)
1999–2004
1981 870-A
40102-6-1
  Transit   Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
Allison V730
1000-1270[b]
(1128, 1154)
1993–1997
1982–1984 MCI MC-9A   96 Suburban   Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
Allison HT740
6100-6799[c]
(6106)
2001–2003
1983 Flxible Metro-A
40102-6T
102 Transit   Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
Allison V730
1300-1464[d] 1994–1998
1985 Volvo B10M
articulated
  60  
(except 9256)
Volvo THD100
ZF Ecomat 4HP590
9100-9149[e] 2003–2004
96 Suburban 9200-9259[f]
1987 MCI MC-9B   40   Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA
Allison HTB748
5000-5414[g]
(5036)
2006–2007
96A3 5450 2004
1989 Eagle Bus AE20   5500-5618
(5531)
2002
1988–1989 Flxible Metro-B
40096-6T
  Some Detroit Diesel series 6V92TA DDEC
Allison V731
3000-3280
(3057)
2003–2010
Metro-B
40102-6T
 
 
102 Transit (1700s)
Suburban (3000s)
1700s only 1700–1721,
3500-3605
2006–2010
1991–1992 Metro-C
40102-6C CNG
Transit   Cummins L10G
ZF Ecomat 5HP590
1722-1726[h] 2004
1994
(3700 was a 1993 unit)
Metro-D
40102-6C8
 
 
Transit (1000s)
Suburban (3700s)
Cummins C8.3
ZF Ecomat 5HP590
3700-3791
(3778)
2009–2011
1750–1965
1976
(1976)
Metro-D
40102-4D
Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC
ZF Ecomat 5HP590
1966–1975
1995–1996 Nova Bus RTS-06
T80-206
  Transit Cummins C8.3
ZF Ecomat 5HP590
2601–2775
(2625)
2011–2012
1997–2000
(leased 2006)
MCI 102-DL3   45 Suburban   Detroit Diesel Series 60
Allison B500R Gen III
7101-7120 2008
1998 Orion 06.501 Low-Floor Hybrid 40 Transit   Detroit Diesel Series 30
Lockheed Martin HybriDrive
4000-4003
(4000, by MTA)
Never ran, became NYCTA 6350-6353
1998 Nova Bus RTS-06
T80-2N
Cummins ISC
ZF Ecomat 5HP590
1001, 1026 2012–2013
1998–2000 MCI 102-DWA3 (CNG)   Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60G DDEC
Allison B500R Gen III
7001-7077 2014–2015
1999–2000 Nova Bus RTS RT60-2N  
 
30 Transit Cummins ISC
ZF Ecomat 5HP590
2501–2580
(2501, 2527)
2013–2017
RTS RT80-2N  
 
40 1000
1002–1025
1027–1254
1262–1576
(1513)
2000   Cummins ISC
ZF Ecomat 5HP592C
1577–1582
2000 Motor Coach Industries 102-DW3SS   Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC
(with Jacobs engine brake)
Allison B500
7501-7503
(7502)
2020
2001
(acquired 2006 from Academy Bus)
Nova Bus RTS 82VN  
 
Cummins ISC
ZF Ecomat 5HP592C
1583–1589 2013–2017
2001–2003 Motor Coach Industries D4000  

   

Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC
(with Jacobs engine brake)
Allison B500
7401-7418
7484-7493
7504-7683
7686-7801
7810-8112
8269-8291
8401-8435
8451-8523
8554-8559
8563-8626
8632-8686
8703-8746
8755-8759
8775-8787
8836-8889
8916-8920
8971-8990
2017–2023
D4500  
 
 
45 7419-7483
8200-8268
8292-8322
8436-8450
8524-8553
8560-8562
8627-8631
8760-8774
8788-8835
8890-8915
8921-8950
8961-8968
(8316)
2017–2021
2002 Nova Bus RTS 82VN hybrid   40 Transit Cummins ISB
ISE ThunderVolt TB-40 hybrid system
4001-4003 2011
2002–2003 Motor Coach Industries D4000H hybrid   Suburban Cummins ISL
Allison EP-50 HybriDrive
4004-4007 2018
2003–2004 Neoplan AN459  
 
59 Transit (9500s)
Suburban (9600s)
Caterpillar C9
ZF Ecomat-2 5HP602C
9501-9549
9601-9636
2020–2021
2004 Motor Coach Industries D4000N   40 96 Suburban Detroit Diesel Series 60 DDEC
Allison B500
8961-8964[i] 2016
2006–2007 MTS RTS Legend   102 Transit (4100s)
Suburban (4201)
Caterpillar C9
ZF Ecomat 6HP592C
4101-4132
4201
2007[j]
Sold to Somerset County, Texas A&M University, & Foxwoods Casino
2006 MCI
D4500CL   Suburban 45 feet (14 m) Caterpillar C13 ACERT & Allison B500R 9001-9053 2024
2008 Motor Coach Industries D4500CL   45 Caterpillar C13
Allison B500
7121-7187
(7135)
2018–2024
D4500CT   7101-7118 2024
Sold to MTA
2012–2013 DesignLine EcoCoach CNG   Cummins Westport ISL G
ZF EcoLife 6AP1700B
7201-7214 2015 (stored out of service)[k]

Notes

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  1. ^ 1500–1593 & 1612–1619 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  2. ^ 1000–1210 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  3. ^ 6100-6501 & 6562-6799 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  4. ^ 1300–1388, 1409, 1410, 1448, & 1449 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  5. ^ Purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  6. ^ Purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  7. ^ 5000-5133, 5172-5191, & 5194-5414 purchased with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds and had "PA" prefixes
  8. ^ later 0001-0005, then NGV1-NGV5
  9. ^ later 7802-7805
  10. ^ 4102-4132 never ran
  11. ^ 7203 never ran and was instead used as an engineering test bus

References

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