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SHOWBUS AMERICA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
samTrans | San Mateo Area Rural Transit
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 New in 1977, this pair of AMG Metroplitan is seen on Mission Street towards the end of their days when they had been renumbered 9523 and 9527 from when new as part of the batch 500-529. |
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 Seen around the same time was this Flyer D900, 9651, the penultimate is a batch of 53 new in 1980. The latter half of the batch were assigned to contract runs, originally operated by Greyhound Peninsula Lines until 1990 and later Grosvenor Bus Lines which is why they had 9000 added to their fleet numbers. Behind is an elderly GMC TDH. |
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 SamTrans operated just fifteen on the articulated Neoplan AN460A. This one, 9126, was seen outside the Bay Transit Terminal. Again the 9-prefix indicates it was part of the contract fleet. |
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 Sister Neoplan, 9118, complete with bike is seen at San Francisco Airport. The artics were the backbone of the airport to downtown route and entered service in 1985. |
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 A third Neoplan at the Bay Transit Terminal, 9120. |
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 This is a New Flyer D60 artic, 520, was one of forty new in 1990 and is seen on Mission Street. |
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 From the same batch, 525 is seen at the Bay Transit Terminal. |
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Another D60, 9501, is seen at the airport. When new the entire batch was assigned to the contract fleet with 9 prefixed numbers.
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 The Gillig Phantom was popular in the fleet with nearly 300 delivered. This unidentified example is thought to be at the Bay Transit Terminal. |
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 Until the BART rail service to the Airport in 2003, SamTrans provided the downtown service from its contract fleet. Six of the 64 1993 batch were give 9 prefixes and assigned to the service with SFO branding and luggage racks fitted internally. This is Phantom 9759, the entire 1993 delivery was uniquely the 35ft long Phantom model, all others being the more usual 40ft. |
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 Later 1998 Phantom 656 from a batch of 72 neatly avoiding bus 666. |
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 Several of the 1990 batch of 38 were used on contract services like 9426 seen laden with bikes at the airport on its way to San Mateo. |
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 Seen in August 2008 at the Bay Transit Terminal was 952 from the 1993 batch of 73 Phantoms which had been re-engined in 2001/2 from Detroit Diesels to Cummins. The 35ft batch had similar treatment. The bus is seen with two others at the Bay Transit Terminal. |
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 Seen less than two years before withdrawal is the last of the 1998 delivery, 672, downtown in October 201. |
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 SamTrans also runs a small fleet of paratransit buses marketed as "Redi-Wheels". This Ford was seen in downtown San Francisco in August 2004. |
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 Seen from the BART train in October 2013 was articulated NABI 436.10 109 of a 2002 batch of 55 followed by Gilling BRT 435 from a batch of 91 delivered between 2009 and 2010. |
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 A better look at one of the Gillig BRT batch, 481, a few days later. |
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 Followed by an evening shot of 473 downtown. |
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 Now a better look at one of the NABI artics, 146 on Mission Street. |
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 Forward to June 2017 for this view of NABI 436.10 152 in downtown San Francisco.
Picture ref B6825 |
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 Also in June 2017 145 was on a Mission (Street).
Picture ref B6831 |
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 Gillig BRT 465 was also seen that month.
Picture ref B6762 |
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 A November 2019 evening shot of Gillig 480 on Mission.
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 By October 2023 a new livery and new Xcelsior XD60 New Flyers were in evidence. Four year old 823, part of a batch of 55 is seen from the BART train. With it are a pair of MUNI and Gillig BRT 407. SamTrans obviously turned to New Fyer for artics as Gillig only produce rigids.
Picture ref D5273 |
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 Here is a better view of XD60 847 a few days later.
Picture ref D5277 |
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samTrans, North Base Bus Yard, 301 N Access Rd, South San Francisco, CA 94080 |
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samTrans, 934 Brewster Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063 |
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samTrans, South Base Maintenance & Bus Yard, 501 Pico Blvd, San Carlos, CA 94070 |
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