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The Rochester region is the third-largest urban centre in New York State, with a population of 1.1 million people. The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority operates bus service in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and Wyoming Counties using a fleet of 350 buses. In Rochester, the bus service is called the Regional Transit Service, and the fleet consists of Orion V, NovaBus Classic, New Flyer D40LF and D60LF, NABI 40LFW and Gillig Advantage buses.

All photos by the webmaster.

	1013 was a 1990 Orion 05.501, spotted on East Main Street near the RTS garage on May 24, 2004. This bus was retired in 2006.
	1115 was a 1993 Orion V, seen on East Main Street on May 24, 2004.
	1120 was another 1993 Orion V, shown at the Liberty Pole transfer point on East Main Street in downtown Rochester on April 30, 2007. This bus and all the 6V92TA-engined Orion V buses were retired by June 2007.
	1126 is shown on East Main Street at East Avenue in downtown Rochester on April 30, 2007.
	1152 was a 1993 Orion V, and was spotted leaving the RTS garage on May 24, 2004. The 1150-series buses were equipped with Detroit Diesel Series 50 engines and were the last Orion V buses in service, being withdrawn in June 2009.
	The RTS operates NovaBus Classic buses, and Rochester is one of the few US cities to do so. 407 was a TC-40102A suburban that was purchased in 1995, and is shown on East Main Street about to turn into the RTS garage on May 24, 2004. All suburban Classics have been retired except 405, which is used as a training bus.
	619 is a transit-type 1995 NovaBus Classic, shown on East Main Street at South Clinton Avenue at near Chase Square on April 30, 2007. This rear view clearly shows the large air conditioner condenser box used on Nova Classics.
	619 was spotted again at the Liberty Pole transfer point in downtown Rochester later in the day on April 30, 2007. This photo shows the double-width exit doors ordered on the transit buses, while the suburban buses have no rear exit.
	666 is a 1996 Nova Classic transit, shown at the Liberty Pole transfer point on April 30, 2007. This bus has been withdrawn from service and all Classics are expected to be retired by 2010.
	671 is another 1996 Classic transit, seen on East Main Street at Chase Square on April 30, 2007.
	The first full-length low-floor buses purchased by the RTS were New Flyer D40LF buses, and they were also the first buses painted in the dark blue livery. 1201 is a 1998 bus shown on East Main Street at the RTS garage on May 24, 2004.
	1206 is another 1998 NFI D40LF, this one in the original paint scheme, and is shown at the Liberty Pole on April 30, 2007.
	1251 is a 1999 New Flyer D40LF, shown boarding riders in front of the RTS garage on May 24, 2004. Ad-wrapped buses are common in Rochester, as they are in other cities in upstate New York.
	1264 is another 1999 NFI D40LF, seen boarding riders on South Clinton Avenue at East Main Street on April 30, 2007.
	1265 was spotted with its ramp extended to load a wheelchair passenger at the Liberty Pole on April 30, 2007.
	1271 is another 1999 NFI D40LF, shown near the RTS garage on East Main Street on May 24, 2004.
	1272 is shown on South Clinton Avenue near the Midtown Plaza in downtown Rochester on April 30, 2007.
	1278 was spotted at the Liberty Pole on April 30, 2007.
	103 is a 2000 NABI 40LFW, shown at the Liberty Pole transfer point on April 30, 2007.
	108 is another 2000 NABI 40LFW, shown at Chase Square in downtown Rochester on April 30, 2007.
	113 is shown on East Main Street at Chase Square on April 30, 2007.
	114 is shown on East Main Street about to turn into the RTS garage on May 24, 2004.
	122 is shown waiting to enter service at the Midtown Plaza bus terminal on East Broad Street on April 30, 2007.
	In 2002, the RTS purchased some MCI D4000 highway coaches to provide service to Batavia and other distant towns. 222 is one such coach, and is shown at the RTS garage on May 24, 2004.
	703 is a 2004 Gillig Advantage T-40 transit bus, shown unloading passengers at the Liberty Pole on April 30, 2007.
	802 is a 2004 Gillig Advantage S-40 suburban bus shown leaving the RTS garage on May 20, 2004. The RTS also operates suburban versions of Gillig Phantom, Orion V, and NovaBus Classic buses.
	802 was spotted again, this time in a full-body ad wrap, at the Midtown Plaza in downtown Rochester on April 30, 2007. Like the RGRTA’s other suburban buses, this bus has no rear exit.
	808 is another Gillig Advantage suburban, seen leaving the Chase Square transfer point on April 30, 2007.

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