NABI BRT, the Glossary
The NABI BRT is a line of low-floor transit buses available in 60' articulated (60-BRT) and later 42' rigid (42-BRT) nominal lengths manufactured by North American Bus Industries (NABI) between 2004 and 2015.[1]
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34 relations: Allison Transmission, Anniston, Alabama, Articulated bus, Boston, Bus rapid transit, California Department of Transportation, Compressed natural gas, Cummins, Cummins L-series engine, Diesel engine, Foothill Transit, Fort Collins, Colorado, G Line (Los Angeles Metro), Gillig Low Floor, Hybrid electric bus, ISE Corporation, Logan International Airport, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Low-floor bus, Massachusetts Port Authority, Monocoque, NABI CompoBus, NABI LFW, New Flyer, New Flyer Xcelsior, North American Bus Industries, Nova Bus LFS, Orion VII, Pae White, Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, Transfort, Transit bus, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, ZF Friedrichshafen.
- Buses of the United States
- Vehicles introduced in 2004
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems.
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Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama, United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Articulated bus
An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation. NABI BRT and articulated bus are articulated buses.
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Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also referred to as a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability, and other quality features than a conventional bus system.
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California Department of Transportation
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the U.S. state of California.
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Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.
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Cummins
Cummins Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products.
Cummins L-series engine
The Cummins L-series engine is a straight-six diesel engine designed and produced by Cummins.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
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Foothill Transit is a public transit agency that is government funded by 22 member cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys.
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
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G Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The G Line (formerly the Orange Line) is a bus rapid transit line in Los Angeles, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
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Gillig Low Floor
The Gillig Low Floor (originally named Gillig H2000LF and also nicknamed Gillig Advantage) is a transit bus manufactured by Gillig since 1997. NABI BRT and Gillig Low Floor are buses of the United States.
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Hybrid electric bus
A hybrid electric bus is a bus that combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system.
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ISE Corporation
ISE Corporation ("International Space Enterprises", later "Innovative Solutions for Energy") was a manufacturer and integrator of heavy-duty hybrid electric powertrain systems for transit bus and truck use, based in San Diego and later Poway, California.
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Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, also known as Boston Logan International Airport, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts.
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), branded as Metro, is the county agency that plans, operates, and coordinates funding for most of the public transportation system in Los Angeles County, California, the most populated county in the United States.
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Low-floor bus
A low-floor bus is a bus or trolleybus that has no steps between the ground and the floor of the bus at one or more entrances, and low floor for part or all of the passenger cabin.
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Massachusetts Port Authority
Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is the port authority for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Monocoque
Monocoque, also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell.
NABI CompoBus
The NABI CompoBus is a line of low-floor composite-bodied transit buses available in 40' and 45' rigid lengths manufactured by North American Bus Industries (NABI) between 2002 and 2013. NABI BRT and NABI CompoBus are buses of the United States.
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NABI LFW
The NABI LFW is a line of low-floor transit buses available in 30' rigid, 35' rigid, 40' rigid, and 60' articulated lengths manufactured by North American Bus Industries (NABI) between 1997 and 2015. NABI BRT and NABI LFW are articulated buses and buses of the United States.
New Flyer
New Flyer is a Canadian multinational bus manufacturer, specializing in the production of transit buses.
New Flyer Xcelsior
The New Flyer Xcelsior is a line of transit buses available in 35-foot rigid, 40-foot rigid, and 60-foot articulated nominal lengths manufactured by New Flyer Industries since 2008. NABI BRT and New Flyer Xcelsior are articulated buses and buses of the United States.
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North American Bus Industries
North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) was a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses with its headquarters, bus manufacturing and assembly operations, located in Anniston, Alabama.
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Nova Bus LFS
The Low Floor Series (LFS) is a series of transit buses manufactured by Nova Bus for North American customers from 1996 to the present. NABI BRT and Nova Bus LFS are articulated buses and buses of the United States.
Orion VII
The Orion VII is a line of low-floor transit buses available in 30' rigid, 35' rigid, and 40' rigid lengths manufactured by Daimler Buses North America's subsidiary Orion Bus Industries between 2001 and 2013 in three generations. NABI BRT and Orion VII are buses of the United States.
Pae White
Pae White (born 1963) is an American multimedia visual artist known for her unique portrayal of nature and mundane objects through her creations of suspended mobiles.
Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, an RR, or rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle.
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Transfort
Transfort is the public transportation operator for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Transit bus
A transit bus (also big bus, commuter bus, city bus, town bus, urban bus, stage bus, public bus, public transit bus, or simply bus) is a type of bus used in public transport bus services.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area.
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ZF Friedrichshafen
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, originally Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, and commonly abbreviated to ZF, is a German technology manufacturing company that supplies systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.
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See also
Buses of the United States
- Alexander Dennis Enviro500
- BYD K series
- BYD K10MR
- Classic (transit bus)
- Crown Supercoach
- Dennis Dart
- ENC Axess
- ENC E-Z Rider
- Eagle bus
- Flxible Metro
- Flxible New Look bus
- Flyer 700/800/900 series
- Ford Transit Bus
- GET COMET
- GM "old-look" transit bus
- GM Buffalo bus
- GM Futurliner
- GM New Look bus
- GM PD-4103
- GM TDH-4801 & TDM-4801
- GX-1 (bus)
- Gillig Low Floor
- Gillig Phantom
- Gillig Spirit
- MCI D-Series
- MCI J-Series
- NABI BRT
- NABI CompoBus
- NABI LFW
- NABI SFW
- Neoplan Transliner (North America)
- New Flyer High Floor
- New Flyer Invero
- New Flyer Low Floor
- New Flyer Xcelsior
- Nova Bus LFS
- Orion I
- Orion V
- Orion VI
- Orion VII
- PD-4501 Scenicruiser
- Proterra Catalyst
- Proterra EcoRide
- Proterra ZX5
- Rapid Transit Series
- Red Jammers
- Transbus Program
Vehicles introduced in 2004
- Delta IV Heavy
- Freightliner C2
- GAZ Valdai
- Hino 600
- ISBI Meteoro
- International XT
- LDV Maxus
- Liebherr T 282 series
- NABI BRT
- Niki 2004
- Optare Tempo
- Scania PRT-range
- Soyuz-2
- UD Quon
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABI_BRT
Also known as NABI 42-BRT, NABI 60-BRT, NABI 65-BRT.