Los Angeles Metro bus fleet

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Most buses are equipped with monitors for Transit TV broadcasts and to display real-time bus maps to show the location through GPS navigation; the latter is the first of its kind in the United States. Also, as part of Metro's ATMS project, most buses include a marquee displaying the date and time, Automatic Voice Annunciation (AVA) for audio and visual announcements for each stop, and an audio and visual Stop Requested announcement.

Most buses operated by First Transit, Transportation Concepts, and Southland Transit have five-digit fleet numbers. Contractors formerly operated some of the 2000-, 2300-, 2500-, 2700-, 3300-, 4400-, and 8200-9136 series buses but they have been retired (the 2000-, 2300-, and 4400- series have been assigned to Metro divisions); Southland Transit operated several 7000-series buses on Lines 266, 270, and 577X but they have been assigned to divisions GC-2, WSC-7, and SGV-9.

Metro Local buses are painted orange ("California Poppy"), Metro Rapid buses are painted red, and Metro Express buses are painted blue. Metro Local buses acquired prior to the adoption of these colors in 2004 are white with a gold stripe around the bus; these buses will be painted orange during their mid-life rehabilitation (except for the 5300-series New Flyer buses assigned to Metro Rapid lines, which were repainted in red livery in 2004-05). The 7000- and 7600-series buses acquired for Metro Rapid service in 2000 and 2002 are red with a white stripe along the top (7102-7112, 7617-7618, 7628, 7643, 7646 were white with a red Metro Rapid logo on all sides and some of these buses have been repainted to standard red and white and a few have been converted to Metro Local service), but some have been repainted to the current red and silver livery. Most are likely scheduled for repainting beginning in 2007; some have been repainted either in the updated Metro Rapid scheme or in Metro Local colors.

Metro operates the nation's largest fleet of CNG-powered buses. The CNG fleet reduces emissions of particulates by 90%, carbon monoxide by 80%, and greenhouse gases by 20% over the 500 remaining diesel powered buses in the fleet. Alternative fuel buses have logged more than 450 million operating miles since 1993, an industry record. Metro will retire all Diesel buses and become an entirely clean-air fleet by 2008.

Starting December 17, 2006, Metro Local Lines 204 (Vermont Ave.) and 233 (Van Nuys Blvd.) will be the first Metro Local lines to use 60-foot NABI articulated buses, using the 9400-9500 series.

Notes:
C = Contracted: ST = Southland Transit; FT = First Transit; TC = Transportation Concepts; MV = Mid Valley Transportation
¹ Some retired. 1245 and 1375 transferred to LADOT for Commuter Express service.
² Originally methanol fueled, then ethanol fueled, and finally converted to diesel.
³ Metro acquired these buses after Citizens Area Transit in Las Vegas, Nevada rejected this bus order.
⁴ Some are painted red for Metro Rapid service or blue for Metro Express service.
⁵ 6784 and all NABI buses manufactured since 2001 are equipped with a Luminator Horizon LED headsign.
⁶ All are painted with Metro Rapid livery, but are used on both Metro Rapid and Metro Express lines.
⁷ 9200-9229, 9395, and 9398 are dedicated to the Orange Line (designated as the Metro Liner), and are painted sleek silver.
⁸ Used on Metro Rapid lines.
⁹ Used on Metro Local lines. 9495 is converted to a demonstration NABI 65-BRT bus for the Orange Line.

Notes:
¹ Originally an order of New Flyer GE40LF. (Because of regulations imposed by the Air Quality Management District, no transit agency in the region can acquire new diesel-fueled buses.)
² Will be assigned to the Orange Line.

Notes:
C=Contracted: FT=First Transit; TC=Transportation Concepts; MV=Mid Valley Transportation.
¹ Originally methanol fueled, then ethanol fueled, and finally converted to diesel.
² LACMTA acquired these buses from OCTA on auction.
³ These busses were originally from the SCRTD.

Notes:
¹ Cars 109 and 148 are in current livery, which is sleek silver and will be the livery on most trains in the future. Originally painted red for the anniversary of the Pacific Electric Railway (109, 148) Car 105 is also in current livery, which is all-white with black lettering. The LACMTA is planning to retire these trains and replace them with some of the 200 - 250 and 301-302 cars.
² The P2020 vehicle was originally purchased for the Green line, and although carrying a different model number than the P850 they are nearly identical, except for the difference in age. These cars were added to the Metro Blue Line in 2000.
³ Originally intended to run on the Green Line, it is capable of fully automated operation which is only possible on the Green Line since it is fully grade separated, the vehicle does not run automatically on the Gold line. Car 302 is the only Gold Line car in the current livery, which is all white with black lettering.
⁴ The entire order is expected to be delivered around June 2007. During June 2005 two vehicles (701 and 705) were delivered for system compatibility testing in Los Angeles. Currently, seven cars have been delivered (701, 704-706, and 1 unmarked) and are all at the Metro Gold Line yard. When delivered the vehicles will be capable of running on Blue, Green, Gold, and the future lines (e.g. Expo Line) without any modification when switching between lines.Another photo of 701
⁵ Metro Blue Line (added in 2007), Green Line, and Gold Line (added in 2004) trains feature automated station announcements while operators announce stops on Red and Purple lines.
⁶ Cars 603 and 604 are in new livery, which is all silver and has the white "Metro Rail" printing on the cars. These cars are similar to Metro Rail vehicles 105, 109, 148, 302, and the 700 series cars.

• Car 243 is out of service after sustaining burns from an accident on September 21, 2007.

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