List of Port Authority of Allegheny County bus fleet

This article pertains to the current and retired bus fleet assigned to Port Authority of Allegheny County. The buses are assigned to five garages in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Harmar, Ross, Collier, East Liberty and West Mifflin.

Current fleet
In January 2007 there were 1,207 buses in its lineup:

416 Regular high-floor transit buses (40-ft versions)
*171 NovaBus Classics (last transit system in the United States to receive Classics)
** 2600–2770 1996
*** The original 2600 was wrecked. In Atlanta, Georgia during the 1996 Olympics, some of the Nova classics were used for shuttles, fresh off the assembly line. When 2600 was wrecked, Novabus built Port Authority another one. It has some features on it that make it unique, such as different front doors, and a different wiring set-up.

*245 Flxible Metros Some Metros have been decommissioned and most probably will be gone by 2008.

Original order:

2300–2449 1993

Option order:

2450–2459 1994

2460–2496 1995

2505–2515 1994

2516–2524 1995

2541–2550 1994

2551–2560 1995

2575–2584 1994

2585–2594 1995

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Differences between Flxible orders at Port Authority:

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• The original order had the Luminator ODK installed in front of operator, mounted in the bulkhead. The option order had Luminator ODK mounted to the left of operator on the electrical access door.

• The original order had vinyl blue seats with single forward-facing seats on the right side of the bus. No further buses vinyl seats or with single forward-facing seats were ordered. The option order marked the beginning of cloth seats and double, forward-facing seats becoming the standard throughout on Port Authority buses.

• The original order had a Voith 3-speed transmission, while the option order had Allison 3-speed.

• Various minor differences: the option order makes a whining sound that is not present in original order; the option order has transparent rear doors while the original order has glass on the top only; interior coach number font is different; the box behind the operator's seat on the option order is smaller, allowing the seat to slide back farther.

• Originally ordered 150, but Flxible ceased operations, thus the gaps in the 1995 order.

• 2446 was destroyed when it rear-ended a parked 18-wheeler. 2550 and 2581 were destroyed when they crashed into each other in a January 1996 snowstorm on the East Busway. This accident resulted in the death of the operator of 2581, the termination of the operator of 2550 and many injuries, but no passengers died.

60 Regular high-floor transit buses (35-ft versions)
*Gillig Phantoms
** 1501–1560 2003

483 Regular low-floor transit buses (40-ft versions)
*324 Gillig Advantage Low Floors
** 5201–5366 2003 (Detroit Series 50 / Allison 5 speed)
** 5371–5376 2005 (diesel/electric hybrids)
** 5401–5460 2005 (Detroit Series 50 / ZF 5 speed)
** 5501–5592 2006 (Cummins / Voith 4 speed)
*** Note: 5290 after a dump truck slammed into the vehicle as it was picking up passengers.
*159 Neoplan Low-Floor Transliners
** 5001–5160 2000
** 5019 was destroyed in a fire

88 Rush hour/commuter high-floor transit buses
*40 Neoplan Metroliner suburban commuter coaches
** 1901–1940 2000
** #1910 is a repainted coach.
*48 Neoplan 60-foot articulateds
** 3050–3074 1998
** #3059 has been repainted and #3060 is in Manchester shops currently undergoing a complete rehab.
** 3101–3125 2005/2006
** These are the last Neoplan USA buses every manufactured.

160 Mid Bus Shuttle Transit Vehicles (STV) (mostly used on crosstown or feeder routes)
* 8510–8589 1998 (no longer in revenue service)
* 8590–8599 2002
* 8601–8670 2003

Retired fleet
This list featured buses models that were the most used on PAT routes. The companies listed are in the order that they made their debut in the PAT fleet.

GMC Old Look series
*Pre-PAT:
**200-375 (1952 to 1959; 200-317 were Pittsburgh Railways Co.)
**400-410; 425-459 (1953-1955; Single-door transit)
**475-496; 700-766; 770-790; 800-902 (1947-1959; Suburban configuration)
*Post-PAT:
**1800-1844 (1965; rebuilt prior to purchase)

GMC New Look (Fishbowl) series
*35 ft Transit:
**Pre-PAT (prior to acquisition in 1964)
***500-545 (1959/60; 96 in version. 501-520 were former PRC buses)
***550-554 (1961; 96 in version, air-conditioned)
***570-572 (1960; 96 in version, single front-door transit)
***580-584 (1960; 96 in version, suburban configuration)
**Purchased by PAT (1964 onward)
***1000-1049 (1964; 102 inch version, air-conditioned)
***1100-1174 (1966; 96 inch version, air-conditioned)
*40 ft Suburban (all air-conditioned):
**1910-1924 (1971)
**1970-1979 (1966)
**1980-1987 (1970)
*40 ft Transit (The 2000s on up were air-conditioned):
**1959 (Built 1961, purchased 1964; was rebuilt as a prototype)
**1963 (Built 1963, purchased 1964; later used as mobile display/info center vehicle)
**2000-2099 (1964)
**2013 (1964; replacement for original 2013 that was destroyed en route to Pittsburgh and the only GM-built bus to have a bus number match its serial number)
**2100-2134 (1965)
**2250-2264 (1965)
**2300-2399 (1966)
**2265-2266 (1967)
**2400-2584 (1971)

Flxible New Looks (All air-conditioned)
*1200-1249 (1975; 35 ft/102 in. version)
*1500-1522 (1977/1978; 30 ft/96 in. version)
*2600-2619 (1975; 40 ft/102 in version)

AM General (All air-conditioned)
*1260-1299 (1978; 35 ft/102 in. version)
*2650-2789 (1978; 40 ft/102 in. version)

MAN/AM General Articulated
*3000-3019 (1979; Built as MAN/AMG vehicle)
*3050-3079 (1983; Built as MAN vehicle)

GMC RTSII series
*1400-1454 (1980; 35 ft/96 in. version)
*2800-2870 (1980; 40 ft/102 in. version)

Motor Coach Industries MC-9 series
*1930-1945 (1980; carried MCI tag)
*1950-1969 (1984; carried TMC tag)

Neoplan Pennliners
*35 ft versions:
**1600-1644 (1983)
*40 ft versions:
**3500-3864 (1982/83)
**3900-3959 (1986)

Orion Bus Industries (All buses featured single seats on the right side facing forward)
*35 ft versions:
**1650-1687 (1992)
*40 ft versions:
**2000-2119 (1990)
**2120-2124 (1990; CNG fueled)
**2200-2289 (1992)
**2290-2299 (1993)

Ikarus (Now NABI) Articulated
*3020-3044 (1991)

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