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NFTA 2115609 viewsNFTA #2115 pulls out of the University station busway on the 48-Williamsville route on August 31, 2009. This bus was part of NFTA's first order of Gillig buses. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
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NFTA 2011668 viewsNFTA #2011 turns from Washington St. onto South Division St. in downtown Buffalo on the beginning of a 65-Amherst express run on August 31, 2009. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
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NFTA 1019628 viewsNFTA #1019 arrives downtown on South Division St. at the end of a 5-Niagara run on October 8, 2010. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
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NFTA 1005630 viewsNFTA #1005 heads out on a 64-Lockport express run on North Division St. in downtown Buffalo on October 8, 2010. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
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NFTA 2624539 viewsNFTA #2624 pulls away from the stop on South Division St. in downtown Buffalo on the 75-West Seneca route on August 31, 2009. This bus was part of NFTA's first order of hybrid buses. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
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NFTA 2509552 viewsNFTA #2509 is on Washington St. in downtown Buffalo on the 14-Abbott route on August 31, 2009. Photograph taken by Jim Devlin.
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NFTA 5023938 viewsNFTA #5023 on the now-defunct 9 Parkside route at layover on Kenmore Avenue in 1979. The NFTA was the first order of the 40-foot, 96" wide buses with serial numbers 001-065. Another batch of TH-8603 slopebacks were delivered in 1980 with livery numbers 5066-5078 and were the second order of buses equipped with wheelchair lifts for NFTA Metro Bus. Photograph taken by Don Gordon.
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NFTA 5052858 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 4059781 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.
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NFTA 3012 (ex-Lockport Bus Lines)866 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.
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NFT 7100678 viewsNFT #7100 on the former 34-Springbrook-East Aurora route. The #34 route designation is now Route 34 Niagara Falls Blvd. East Aurora is now serviced by the #75 Express route. Photo courtesy of Jim Husing Collection.
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NFT 7745916 viewsNFT #7745 on the 12 Utica route Downtown in July, 1977. Most of these buses had been repainted in the NFTA-Metro Bus yellow-black-white, or NFTA "Earth Tone" livery before they were retired. Its sister coach #7754 has been preserved as a "heritage" bus and restored in the original NFT livery shown above. Photo courtesy of Jim Husing Collection.
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