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NFT 261 (ex-?)649 viewsNFT #261. Photo courtesy of Jim Husing collection.
NFTA_528.jpg
NFTA 528 (ex-Carteret Transit 28)861 viewsNFTA #528 working route 29-Wohlers at Maryland & Niagara Streets in July, 1977. Bus #526-540 and #311-319 were inherited when the NFTA absorbed the former Niagara Falls Municipal Transit System. Photograph taken by Jim Husing.
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NFTA 5052853 viewsNFTA #5052 working route 5-Niagara Street from Downtown Buffalo in August, 1979. Sister bus to NFTA #5023, but later production as GM had reoriented the driver's side mirror to facilitate easier adjustment. The second order of RTS-03 buses in 1980 (5066-5078) came equipped with wheelchair lifts and were identified by a large blue wheelchair decal on the right front by the bus number. Photo courtesy of Jim Husing collection.
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NFTA 4059772 viewsNFTA #4059 on 3 Grant route layover in Downtown Buffalo. These, and several 9635As were the first direct purchase of buses by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. In 1987, because of severe structural problems, these buses were retired and replaced with Flxible 111-CCs from RGRTA in Rochester, and GMC RTS II TH-8201s from DART Dallas. Photo courtesy of Jim Husing Collection.
NFTA_4004.jpg
NFTA 4004753 viewsNFTA #4004 inbound on Main Street on the 13-Kensington route. in July, 1977. Photograph taken by Jim Husing.
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NFTA 3055752 viewsNFTA #3055 working route 44-Lockport in July, 1977. Twelve of these GMC S8H5304A buses were purchased by the NFTA in 1976 to service the 38-Angola, 40-Niagara Falls, and 44-Lockport routes. In 1985, the NFTA purchased six Orion I 01.509 suburbans to supplement these buses. Photograph taken by Jim Husing.
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NFTA 3012 (ex-Lockport Bus Lines)858 viewsNFTA #3012 on route 29-Wohlers in July, 1977. Because of the tight and numerous turns, this route necessitates the use of shorter and more agile buses. These buses were acquired when the NFTA incoroporated Lockport Transit. Many of these buses were the first equipped with wheelchair lifts. Photo courtesy of Jim Husing Collection.
NFTA9633_083109_JDevlin.jpg
NFTA 9633706 viewsNFTA #9633 passes by the Delavan/Canisius College metro station as it heads into service on the 12-Utica route on August 31, 2009. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
NFTA9626_083109_JDevlin.jpg
NFTA 9626678 viewsNFTA #9626 pulls into the stop at Washington St. and North Division St. in downtown Buffalo on the 24-Genesee route on August 31, 2009. This bus is still painted in the older Metro scheme. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
NFTA9530_Univ_090107_JDevlin.jpg
NFTA 9530828 viewsNFTA #9530 entering the University station busway on the 13-Kensington route on September 1, 2007. This bus is still painted in the older Metro scheme. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
NFTA9515_083109_JDevlin.jpg
NFTA 9515662 viewsNFTA #9515 passes through downtown on North Division St. at the end of a 15-Seneca run on August 31, 2009. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
NFTA9333_CourtMain_090107_JDevlin.jpg
NFTA 9333845 viewsNFTA #9333 on route 4-Broadway at Court & Main Streets in downtown Buffalo. Photograph taken September 1, 2007 by Jim Devlin.
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