Fleet
RTA's 40-foot buses, Trolleys and CommuterLink buses are powered entirely by compressed natural gas, with the agency's conversion to the fuel completed in 2001. They also operate CNG fueling stations at their Riverside and Hemet maintenance facilities that help fuel not only transit vehicles, but the alternative-fuel fleet of various government agencies.
On urban routes, the most common vehicle in the fleet is the NABI 40-LFW, a 40-foot low-floor bus. There are 94 of these vehicles in service, with 47 purchased in 2001 and in 2002. They bear either 2100- or 2200-series fleet numbers depending on their year of purchase. 3 New Flyer C40LF buses are still in the fleet, which bear 9700-series numbers, and 5 Flxible Metro "E" buses are also occasionally pressed into service.
CommuterLink service is provided by a mix of vehicles. The 202 operates with Thomas Built Buses SLF232G's, which bear 3000-series numbers. The 206 uses specially painted and outfitted NABI 40LFW's. Many CommuterLink routes (and this often varies on a trip-by-trip basis) are operated with ElDorado National Aerotech cutaway vans, some of which are gasoline-fueled.
Service on rural routes is primarily provided by El Dorado Aerotech vans of varying sizes, and trolley service is provided by Optima AH-28's.
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