BRBOE cutaway buses 1, 2, and 6 sit in the yard as smoke from the wildfires in Canada affect New Jersey’s air quality on 6/7/23.

1990s Thomas International

Ford COWLSB700F made by Thomas Built Buses, USA

import in NL 27-1-2003

It's hard to believe that 21 years of putting kids on the school bus comes to an end this week. From an AmTran to a Blue Bird to a Thomas Built, it's been a long time.

One of Lewisville ISD's (Lewisville, TX) activity buses; a 2016 Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX. Picture taken at Fuddruckers in Lubbock, TX.

The previous BTBOE V6 was a Ford E-450 / Thomas Minotour, built in August 2004. This bus was off the property by September 2017.

Spotter Info:

VIN: 1FDXE45P04HB18565

Body ID: Unknown

Build Date: August 2004

Chassis: Ford E-450

Body: Thomas Minotour 051MS

Model Year: Unknown

Owner: Branchburg Township Board of Education

Plate: Unknown (NJ)

One of Lubbock-Cooper ISD's (Lubbock, TX) activity buses; a 2019 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2. Picture taken at Monterey High School in Lubbock, TX.

One of Morris Public Schools' (Morris, OK) school buses. Picture taken on I-44W in Tulsa, OK.

Like most First Student buses in western New York, this 2019 Saf-T-Liner's number is just the last 8 digits of its VIN number.

VIN: 4UZABRFC8KCKW1295

Body ID: 149234-1866726-311TS

65 is a 2020 Thomas C2 with the 220hp 6.7L Cummins ISB paired to the Allison 2500 transmission

One of Gateway Christian School's (Roswell, NM) activity buses; a 1997 Saf-T-Liner ER. Picture taken at Lake Arthur High School in Lake Arthur, NM.

One of Plains ISD's (Plains, TX) activity buses; a 2008 Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX. Picture taken at Sudan High School in Sudan, TX.

2012 Thomas Saf-T-Liner EF (South Carolina Spec)

specs:

78 Pass

air door

electric cross arm

LED electric stop arm

Cummins 6.7

Air brakes

gray seats

All LED lights besides front turn signals

Emergency Exits on both sides

66 is a 2020 Thomas C2 with the 220hp 6.7L Cummins ISB paired to the Allison 2500 transmission

One of Grady Municipal Schools' (Grady, NM) activity buses; a 2005 Saf-T-Liner HDX. Picture taken at the Coronado Center Mall in Albuquerque, NM.

For whatever reason, this FS-65 is numbered in the 400-Series, a class otherwise occupied entirely by C2s. Why? Who knows.

Spotter Info:

Owner: First Student

Chassis: Freightliner FS-65

Body :Thomas Saf-T-Liner FS-65

Plate: S1G344 (NJ)

One of the last Thomas FS-65s still operating in New Jersey as of March 2025.

54 is a 2021 EFX with the 6.7L Cummins ISB and the Allison 2500 6 Speed automatic

One of Amarillo ISD's (Amarillo, TX) activity buses; a 2016 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2. Bus operated by Apple Bus Company. Picture taken at Sudan High School in Sudan, TX.

One of Lamesa ISD's school buses. Picture taken at Wildcat Field in Littleield, TX.

7 is a 2015 C2 bought used by Boardman. It has a 6.7L Cummins ISB and the Allison 2500.

Bus 1466 for Farfax County Public Schools used to be a 1998 Thomas SAF-T-Liner MVP ER, but now it's an IC CE from at least 2016, but I don't know the specific year of this bus and it could be a 2018, so the description said 2018ish.

One of Sands CISD's (Ackerly, TX) school buses; a 2016 Thomas C2. Picture taken at Plains High School in Plains, TX.

One of Carroll ISD's (Southlake, TX) activity buses; a 2019 Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX. Picture taken at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, TX.

A 2020 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 demo bus for Thomas Bus Gulf Coast of Houston, TX. Picture taken at Scoggin Dickey Motors in Lubbock, TX.

One of Friona ISD's (Friona, TX) activity buses; a 1997 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER. Picture taken at Sundown High School in Sundown, TX.