MTA Bus: 1996 Novabus RTS

Ride-along of 1996 Novabus RTS-06 #9167 on route Q-23 towards Forest Hills - Union Turnpike.
Bus has since been long retired. Notice the loud transmission.

[@antoniogoode4407]

I still miss those RTS Novabus on the B41 and B44 and B46 and B45 and the B82 line in Brooklyn

[@juniorr.6354]

Those busses really sounds like a UFO taking off so cool

[@JTC2227]

I can't believe these Buses are already Retired 😥

[@nickjamar4661]

Fr

[@EthanF175]

man i miss those busses, i rode them like 2-3 times on the q31, man they were great

[@davidbeardsley7268]

I grew up with thoses buses the rts bus was the best bus they ever had and i love rideing them all the time in Michigan when we had them from the 93s to the 94s and the 95s

[@bronxrailfan9827]

I love the way it sounds

[@jamallhayden2512]

Thank You!

[@The_Inspiration_86]

These buses were da shit until '96 models started rollin out cause '95 was da last year of da 2 stroke supercharged diesels smfh cause they were never da same.

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

I remember the San Juan AMA RTS 1997 and 1998 but rear door is on plug in or pantograph configuration

[@Di_D3M0N]

the kneeling sounds like the orion 5s

[@christopherdavids4614]

1995-1997 NovaBus RTS-06 Bus #9167 on The Q23 Bus To East Elmhurst-102ND Street and Ditmars Boulevard 1995-1997 NovaBus RTS-06 Bus #9167 on The Q23 Bus To Forest Hills-Crescent Apartments and Union Turnpike

[@adreseharris2137]

It sounded stroke like the 6V92 engine.

[@knightclassic1]

Yeah remind me of Flyer D901 and MCI Classic I grew up on that always Strokes with their 6V92

[@glorysperez2254]

No stop request dings

[@redbird1train855]

Glorys Perez The push yellow tapes only😂