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==Fleet== ===Active fleet=== This roster only lists buses and shuttle vans used in fixed route service. [[Paratransit]] vehicles are not listed. All buses are wheelchair accessible. {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |+ |- align="center" !Fleet numbers !Year !Photo !Manufacturer ! width="150px" |Model ! width="50px" |Length ! width="50px" |Width !Notes |- align="center" |116β136 (20 total) (5 retiring) |2005 |[[Image:Bee-Line Orion 136.jpg|150x150px]] |'''[[Orion Bus Industries]]''' |[[Orion V|Orion V 05.505]] |{{convert|32|ft|m|abbr=on}} |{{convert|96|in|m|abbr=on}} | * [[Detroit Diesel Series 50]] EGR * [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]] | |- align="center" |801β830 (30 total)<br>(19 active) retiring |2008 |[[Image:Bee-Line System Orion V 05.501 suburban single door 801.jpg|150x150px]] |'''[[Orion Bus Industries]]''' |[[Orion V|Orion V 05.501]] | rowspan="2" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}} | rowspan="8"|{{convert|102|in|m|abbr=on}} | * [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]] * [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]] | * Suburban-spec buses * Last diesel Orion V buses produced. * 102 in (2.6 m) 828β830 were retired in January 2012 and sent to Downeast Transportation & Shuttle-Bus Zoom in Maine, 829 went to Downeast Transportation as a parts bus |- align="center" |205β299 (95 total)<br>(all active) |2009 |[[File:Bee-Line System NABI 40LFW (model year 2009).jpg|150x150px]] |'''[[North American Bus Industries]]''' | [[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]] | * [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]] * [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] E<sup>P</sup>40 Hybrid System | |- align="center" |301β378 (78 total)<br>(all active) |2018β2020 |[[File:302 XDE60 Bee Line.jpeg|150x150px]] |'''[[New Flyer Industries]]''' |[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE60 articulated]] |{{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}} | * [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]] * BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS300 * | * Replaced 2000β03 AN460. * First Hybrid articulated buses in the fleet. |- align="center" |100β106 |2023 | |'''[[New Flyer Industries]]''' |[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE35]] |{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}} | * [[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B6.7]] * BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200 | |- align="center" |141β144 (4 total)<br>(all active) |2021β2022 | [[File:XE35 bee line.jpg|128px| ]] |'''[[New Flyer Industries]]''' |[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE35]] |{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}} | * Siemens HV1DB2016 * Siemens ELFA2 | * First electric buses in the fleet |- align="center" |145β146 (2 total)<br>(all active) |2021 | [[File:XE40BeeLine.jpg|128px|XE40 on the 66]] |'''[[New Flyer Industries]]''' |[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE40]] | rowspan="3" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}} | * Siemens HV1DB2016 * Siemens ELFA2 | |- align="center" |398β503 (106 total)<br>(all active) |2021β2022 | [[File:XDE40BeeLine.jpg|128px| ]] |'''[[New Flyer Industries]]''' |[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]] | * [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]] * BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200 | |- align="center" |504β515 |2023β2024 |[[File:XDE40 Bee-Line.jpg|frameless|128x128px]] |'''[[New Flyer Industries]]''' |[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]] | * [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]] * BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200 | * Expected to retire all 2008 Orion V Suburbans |} ===Past fleet=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |-align="center" ! Year ! Builder and<br>model name ! Length<br><small>(feet)</small> ! Width<br><small>(inches)</small> ! {{access icon|20px}} ! Numbers ! Year Last Retired ! Notes |-align="center" | 1978 | '''[[General Motors Corporation]]'''<br>RTS-03 TH-7603 | 35 | 96 | rowspan="6" | [[Image:X mark.svg|15px]] | 101β106,<br>189β190,<br>194β205 | 1996 | * Originally ordered for 11 operators and buses were delivered with [[wheelchair lift]]s. * Only 35' 96" foot buses ordered by the Westchester County Department of Transportation. |-align="center" | 1978 | '''General Motors Corporation'''<br>RTS-03 TH-8603 | 40 | 96 | 107β188,<br>191β193 | 1996 | * Originally ordered for 6 operators and buses were delivered with wheelchair lifts. * Only 40' 96" buses ordered by the Westchester County Department of Transportation. |-align="center" | 1983 | '''[[MAN SE|MAN]]'''<br>[[MAN SG 220|SG-310-16.5-2A]]<br>(articulated) | 60 | 102 | 600β661 | 2002 | * These were Bee Line's first articulated buses and were used throughout southern Westchester County. * 661 was originally NYCTA demonstrator bus 8990. * Replaced with 2000β03 AN460 |-align="center" | 1986β<br>1987 | '''[[Motor Coach Industries]]'''<br>102A2 | 40 | 102 | 901β936 | 2009 | * Last non-accessible Bee-Line buses on the active roster. |-align="center" | 1990 | '''[[Flxible]]'''<br>[[Flxible Metro|Metro-B]] 40102-6T | 40 | 102 | 760β874 | 2007 | * These were Bee Line's last buses without wheelchair lifts. |-align="center" | 1990 | '''Flxible'''<br>Metro-B 40102-6C | 40 | 102 | 875β879 | 2001 | |-align="center" | 1994 | '''Startrans Supreme'''<br>Senator | 25 | 96 | rowspan="12" | [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]] | 301β310 | 1999 | * These buses were the first rail-to-bus commuter shuttles. * These were also Bee Line's first buses to have wheelchair accessibility for the duration of their lives. |-align="center" | 1994 | '''[[Orion Bus Industries]]'''<br>02.501 | 25.92 | 96 | 311 | 2000 | * This bus would be the only Orion 2 ever ordered. It was used on bus-to-rail shuttles. |-align="center" | 1995 | '''Advanced Vehicle Systems'''<br>AVS22 | 22 | 102 | 312 | Unknown | * This was Bee-Line's only electric-powered bus. It was used for the Shoppers Shuttle service within White Plains. |-align="center" | 1995β<br>1996 | '''Orion Bus Industries'''<br>05.501 | 40 | 102 | 401β484 | 2009 | * Replacements for 1978 RTS stock. * Replaced by North American Bus Industries 40LFW buses in 2009. * Sold to the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|MTA]]. |-align="center" | 1997 | '''Startrans Supreme'''<br>Senator | 25 | 96 | 313β332 | 2004 | * These buses expanded the shuttle fleet. |-align="center" | 1999 | '''Startrans Supreme'''<br>Senator | 25 | 96 | 333β361 | 2005 | * These buses expanded the shuttle fleet, and were replacements for the first 11 shuttle vans. |-align="center" | 2000β2003 |'''[[Neoplan USA]]'''<br>AN460 "Transliner" articulated |60 |102 | 501β578 | 2020 | * 501 was a 2000 model * Replaced all Man SG310 buses * Replaced by New Flyer XDE60 buses<ref>{{cite web |last=Coyne |first=Matt |date=2016-08-01 |title=Westchester Legislators OK New Bee-Line Buses |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2016/08/01/westchester-new-bee-line-buses/87924304/ |website=[[Lohud]]}}</ref> between 2018 and 2020. * 577 as the last unit * 14 units sold to Virginia Alexandria Transit Company's [[DASH (bus)|DASH]] for use on the [[WMATA]] [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow]]/[[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]] line shuttle bus service.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malouff |first1=Dan |date=2019-07-08 |title=DASH Is Running the First non-WMATA Articulated Buses in Washington Area Transit |url=https://ggwash.org/view/72772/alexandria-has-the-first-non-wmata-articulated-buses-in-the-washington-area |website=Greater Greater Washington |access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> * Option to order AN440 buses there 40 ft versions 601/602 test units until Neoplan announced a shutdown. |-align="center" | 2002 | '''DaimlerChrysler'''<br>Orion 05.505 | 32 | 96 | 101β115 | 2012 | * Replaced older shuttle vans. * Retired without replacement with 2012 budget cuts in maintaining the fleet and were sold to the following transit agencies: ** 4 units were sold to [[Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine">{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=DOT_Press_Releases&id=345524&v=article|title=Community Buses Roll Into Maine| work=[[MaineDOT]]|date=2012-01-24|access-date=2012-02-04}}</ref> ** 5 units were sold to [[Community Connector]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine"/> ** 2 units were sold to [[South Portland Bus Service]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine"/> ** 4 units were sold to [[Housatonic Area Regional Transit]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/minjan12.pdf |title=Connecticut Public Transportation Commission }} {{small|(97.9 KB)}}</ref> |-align="center" | 2005 | '''Coach and Equipment'''<br>Phoenix | 25 | 91 | 301β318 | 2010 | * Replacements for the Startrans vans. * Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts. |- |2006 | '''Orion Bus Industries''' ''07.501 (hev)'' |40 |102 |201β204 |2022 | * Replaced with XDE40's and XE40ng * First hybrid buses |- |2006 | '''Orion Bus''' '''Industries''' ''05.501'' |40 |102 |601β704 |2023 | * Order was originally for 2005 AN440(oh) until Neoplan went bankrupt * Replaced 1990 Flexible Metro B * Replaced by XDE40 and XE40ng |-align="center" | 2007 | '''Coach and Equipment'''<br>Phoenix | 25 | 91 | 319β320 | 2010 | * Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts. |} ===Future fleet=== In February 2020, it was announced that Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus fleet would be expanding with 78 hybrid-electric 60-foot buses (all delivered by summer 2020), 106 hybrid-electric 40-foot buses and two 40-foot battery-electric buses β all built by New Flyer Industries β under a plan to have the entire transit bus fleet running on either fully electric or diesel-electric hybrid technology by 2025. As of July 2020, 106 40-foot diesel-electric buses and two 40-foot battery-electric are planned to be delivered between 2021 and 2025. Four 35-foot battery-electric buses are also planned to be delivered, totaling 6 battery-electric buses by 2025.<ref>{{cite press release |date=2020-02-04 |title=Westchester Awarded $3M For Hybrid-Electric Buses From New York State|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8265-westchester-awarded-3m-for-hybrid-electric-buses-from-new-york-state |website=westchestergov.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=2020-06-05 |title=Westchester County to Expand Its Electric Vehicle Fleet with $1.5M Grant from the US Department of Transportation |url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8502-westchester-county-to-expand-its-electric-vehicle-fleet-with-1-5m-grant-from-the-us-department-of-transportation |website=westchestergov.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=2020-07-21 |title=Going Green: County Approves Nearly $4.5M Bond For Electric Buses|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8563-going-green-county-approves-nearly-4-5m-bond-for-electric-buses|website=westchestergov.com}}</ref>
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