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vabuslover
Advanced Member
United States
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 Posted - 05/12/2007 : 6:59:11 PM
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| BusFreak, how would I be able to view the bid sheets for Newport News buses? I go looking for that kind of thing all the time but never find it. |
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InoYamanakaFanboy
Active Member
United States
18 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2007 : 8:37:11 PM
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does anyone have any pictures of any newport news buses. If so can you post them?
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InoYamanakaFanboy
Active Member
United States
18 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2007 : 8:43:53 PM
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Chesapeake Schools have got the new style Vision Bluebird that looks really sharp to. I saw Bus 110 pulling in behind me at my high school activity run. It is a 72 passanger but everything else looks pretty much the same the front bumper has a redesign also not often you see them do that much redesign.
that's funny, the newport news 110 is a 2005 Blue Bird Vision. except it is a 65 passenger with a wheelchair lift. |
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InoYamanakaFanboy
Active Member
United States
18 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2007 : 9:06:12 PM
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My bus for 7th grade and this year, 19, a Thomas Saf-T-Liner EF |
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poor_driver
Senior Member
162 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2007 : 4:19:28 PM
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I see that Dinwiddie County has some of the new visions also. I saw one the other day parkd beside one of the older style visions..what a difference a new cowl makes! i thought the old style was hideous, i love the new look.
Traveling up 29 from Danville i noticed that pittsylvania county, instead of trading their buses in to sonnymerryman, they have alot of late 80's thomas fords and gmc's chevys both four and eight light systems off the highway in a field for sale to the public i think. I really couldn't get a good look because i was soo shocked to see those golden beauties that i almost ran off of the road...If anyone is from the Chatham or Campbell or Pittsylvania county are on here can help me out on what is happening? |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5085 Posts |
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Allamericanre
Advanced Member
USA
238 Posts |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5085 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2007 : 5:34:59 PM
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They aren't FCPS buses, that's why I asked. Here's some differences:
1955 - FCPS 1955 is an 08' RE
1938 - FCPS 1938 is an 08' RE
292 - There is no Bus 292 in the FCPS fleet currently
128 - We have no BB AA RE's in our fleet 
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2007 : 6:23:07 PM
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| I'm going to GUESS that atleast the IC REs are from Henrico County, as they are numbering buses in the thousands. As far as I know, they are the only non-Northern Virginia district that has unit numbers that high. Just a guess though. |
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poor_driver
Senior Member
162 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2007 : 11:38:04 AM
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| Chesterfield has numbers that high and i'm pretty sure Albermarle does also. |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5085 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 08:16:33 AM
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| Do we have anyone here with any knowledge of Fauquier County's fleet? I have some buses I need help figuring out model years. Any help would be appreciated. |
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 11:59:55 AM
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| I've got a good grap on their fleet. 95 they got Carpenter Internationals. 96 through 2000, they got Blue Bird Internationals and Thomas Internationals. Starting in around 2001, they got International ICs (now known as the CE), and thats what they've gotten ever since. Most of the older style Internationals fronts are manual transmission, with the T444E. If you email me some of the pictures in question, there are some tell tale signs for the model years that I can point out for you. masonguy81 at yahoo . |
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Drew19
Top Member
USA
651 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 2:18:14 PM
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| Back to LCPS Buses, I seen a few newer IC RE's with the badge on the sides saying RE 300. There are a few older ones that say international re on the back. |
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 6:22:56 PM
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| The Rule in Virginia is no body logos. Chassis logos are OK. on International/IC products, it's hard to tell where the chassis ends, and the body begins. That's why the bumper logo on the ICs are allowed, as are a few other brandings. |
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Drew19
Top Member
USA
651 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 6:53:40 PM
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Not all of the units have them like you said some of them are allowed.
Wonder though doesn't some of bb's in Va have those logo's up top? how are those allowed? |
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 05/28/2007 : 7:47:46 PM
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 06:57:19 AM
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| Logos on a Va State School Board owned school bus would be a huge infraction in some places they might overlook it but not in Virginia. One inspector back in the '90s when they use to try and inspect every fleet before school opened for infractions the one guy made them peal off the inside label from BlueBird that said "your childrens safety is our business" . He made everyone of them come off and that label had been up there for many many years. I am suprized the emblems on the grill have survived but some of that thorough inspecting has ceased. |
keep those buses rolling
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2007 : 8:01:32 PM
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| Does anyone know why the Town of West Point Public Schools have so many different items on the bus. I noticed they have a Bluebird with turn signals on the front mounted under the front windows not normal in Virginia and i noticed one of them had backup lights the size of the large brake and turn signal cover. They are state gov't licensed buses to. |
keep those buses rolling
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
4117 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2007 : 8:11:16 PM
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| We have LED turn signals mounted under the windshield on our 2 CEs |
 bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
798 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2007 : 10:55:01 PM
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| Brian, the state mandates reverse lights of ATLEAST 4 inches. I know of a few districts who spec the larger 7 inch ones. As for the turn signals under the windshield, they are allowed in Virginia, just not required. They often dont show up, because of the slightly added cost. West point might have bought some stock buses from the dealership, in which case, the dealer spected them the way they wanted. It's kindof like the second roof hatch...Not required in Virginia (unless its an 84-90 passenger bus I think), but mose districts spec them on 78 passenger buses. A few districts even spec the second hatch on their special ed shorties. |
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Drew19
Top Member
USA
651 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 11:14:52 AM
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Don't like those large back up lights.
Having extra flashers make it easier to notice if it's light out. |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 1:45:34 PM
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| Yeah , I just curious the bus with turn signals under the window was a Vision at first I thought they were just Maryland buses but then I read the side of it but part of of what through me was that they had no front license plate mounted on the Vision. I don't believe other then transits I have not seen the signals up there expect out of state or private because I believe Virginia use to require signals attached to the cow of the bus.Transits sort of changed everything. |
keep those buses rolling
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
4117 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 2:06:51 PM
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| We have the signals under the windshield AND on the cowl of the bus, but because ours on Internationals, they are integrated with the headlights |
bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
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Drew19
Top Member
USA
651 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2007 : 07:17:19 AM
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| Yea, plus the black window frames, cept the brand new buses don't have the flags. |
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5085 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2007 : 09:13:14 AM
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| They probably haven't put the flags on yet. Loudoun made it a regulation to put those flag stickers on the buses. |
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VAdriver
Senior Member
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2007 : 6:27:29 PM
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| The bus pictured (Bus 60) is now a spare bus run out of the lot in Hamilton. I'm not sure that Loudoun is putting flags on the new buses. |
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Drew19
Top Member
USA
651 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2007 : 8:40:36 PM
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| Wonder if 122 (lcps) is a spare now, in 04 it had 88k on it, it was MVP Thomas too, 97 or 98. |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 07:24:30 AM
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| So are transits going away in Virginia or just slowing down on the volume from a few years ago? We have a couple of transits but just dont hear where anymore will be purchased. |
keep those buses rolling
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IC RE 1629
Top Member
United States
5085 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 08:01:19 AM
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| It seems like transit purchases are slowing down around here, atleast from my point of view. From what I've seen, Loudoun and Alexandria City have been purchasing alot more conventionals. |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 12:27:44 PM
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Interesting other then cost you know of any real reason for the change at one time things looked like they were just going to be all transits. I know severval school systems around here have seemed to have quit buying and some of those fleets are a pretty good size.
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keep those buses rolling
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IC-RE
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 06/18/2007 : 2:07:32 PM
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| We only bought 2 conventionals, so for Fairfax, it looks like we will stay with transit for a bit longer. i wonder if we will get a full-size Conventional next year though? |
bus 1980, a 2008 IC RE 300 for Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia. |
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bsaund09
Top Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 4:23:27 PM
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| Anyone going to the state roadeo tomorrow in Chesterfield County at James River High School. They arent as interesting since they started just using the same 4 or 5 buses for the event they use to have buses from all over show up that was pretty cool. |
keep those buses rolling
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IC
Top Member
USA
3410 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2007 : 5:53:16 PM
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Originally posted by bsaund09
Anyone going to the state roadeo tomorrow in Chesterfield County at James River High School. They arent as interesting since they started just using the same 4 or 5 buses for the event they use to have buses from all over show up that was pretty cool.
No, but GO JENNIFER!!! (the FCPS contestant)
edited to add: If she wins, I wonder where they'd get the brand new bus that she'll be awarded??? |
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ATRE 1507
Top Member
United States
673 Posts |
Posted - 06/19/2007 : 09:23:10 AM
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GO JENNIFER!!!!
FCPS is the BEST! |
Bus 1507: 2001 AmTran RE
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Fairfax County
Area One Transportation |
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