This post is to keep track of all the New Flyer Xcelsiors and Proterra Catalyst buses arriving on SEPTA’s property. Last Updated on July 28th, 2021 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 Numbers: 3000-3524 delivered as of May 23rd, 2021,Order complete 20163000 – Callowhill Depot 2017New Flyer Xcelsior:3001-3059 – Callowhil Depot3060-3084 – Victory Depot3085-3101 – Southern Depot…
With the New Flyer Xcelsior buses coming in quickly, SEPTA is actively retiring the New Flyer D40LF buses in the feet, as well as the New Flyer DE40LF “first generation” hybrids. This thread will keep track of all the current buses retired, and this first post will be updated every time something changes. Retired 2001…
This tutorial will show you how to get exterior announcements on your buses, based on the schedule you’re on. Make sure you make backups of all your files and attempt at your own risk! I will not be held responsible if you didn’t make backups!!
Providence, RI – Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, RIPTA, performed their inaugural run of the electric buses today. Earlier in the year, RIPTA announced that they would be leasing three electric buses from Proterra using $1.44 million dollars in federal settlement money. These buses would be the Proterra Catalyst BE40 model and the first electric…
Southside IthacaRoute 15 – Southside Shopper Introduction to Southside Ithaca Ithaca is Gorges! Welcome to Ithaca. A very lively town in upstate New York with one of the simplest bus systems in the country. A fleet of 51 buses operates on several lines. This map will be focusing on route 15, which operates on the…
In order to add any vehicle to your AI list, you must first locate the AI list. First, go into the folder for the map you want to modify. Find a file labeled “ailists.cfg” (if you see ailists_#low.cfg, do add more than one vehicle type to this file as it is to be for the…
Today was the ribbon-cutting ceremony and press conference for the SEPTA “Boulevard Direct” Service. The actual line debuts on October 22nd, 2017. The main goal of this new service is to cut down on travel times. SEPTA Route 14 normally would take anywhere from 47 minutes to an hour on this trip. Specially branded “Boulevard…
A very crucial function in OMSI 2 is so near-impossible to get to without the know how (or previously having OMSI 1 and just knowing how to get to it). Step one: Open up steam, and right click OMSI 2 in the library to bring up the menu. Step two: select “properties” and when the…
Hello All, It’s DashTransit here with yet another OMSI 2 Tutorial I noticed that a lot of people have either encountered an issue where the map does not appear in the drop-down menu after downloading and installing. Worse yet, some were able to start the new map but then had it crash with an error…
Welcome to the new Virtual Transportation Center! As you may know, this site is brand new. It is indeed the replacement of the original VTC website at http://w11.zetaboards.com/bacon/ With this post, I will answer several questions What is the point of the switch? The original site was not meant to be as big as it had…
Hello all, Dash5155 is here with a set of guidelines to help you troubleshoot all your possible problems in OMSI and OMSI 2. In this thread, we will first go over general troubleshooting/game maintenance. Then afterward I will show you how to get the best support based on your problems. Game Maintenance/Trouble Shooting When having…
After about three years of extensive testing, DART First State of Delaware places new 45 foot coaches into service on routes 301 and 305. These coaches are 2012 MCI D4500CT’s and they are replacing older coaches built-in 1999 by Motor Coach Industries. DART’s new state-of-the-art coaches made their debut runs today, April 2nd, 2012, on…
