Jamaica Buses, 3865, TMC RTS, (New York Transit Museum), in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, USA. June, 2023
BUS 3865 (1993) Bus 3865 was originally delivered to Queens Surface Corporation for service on its routes out of what is now MTA Bus Company’s College Point Depot. In May 2000, Bus 3865 and 11 other TMC RTS buses were transferred to Jamaica Buses Inc., to replace the last of the 1980 Grumman Model 870s. Jamaica Buses was established in 1933, as a subsidiary of the company operating electric streetcars in Queens since the late 1890s. After more than 70 years of service, Jamaica Buses was taken over by MTA Bus. Company on June 30, 2006. Its depot was renamed Baisley Park Depot. Copyright Tom Turner
Jamaica Buses, 3865, TMC RTS, (New York Transit Museum), in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, USA. June, 2023
BUS 3865 (1993) Bus 3865 was originally delivered to Queens Surface Corporation for service on its routes out of what is now MTA Bus Company’s College Point Depot. In May 2000, Bus 3865 and 11 other TMC RTS buses were transferred to Jamaica Buses Inc., to replace the last of the 1980 Grumman Model 870s. Jamaica Buses was established in 1933, as a subsidiary of the company operating electric streetcars in Queens since the late 1890s. After more than 70 years of service, Jamaica Buses was taken over by MTA Bus. Company on June 30, 2006. Its depot was renamed Baisley Park Depot. Copyright Tom Turner