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	Orion Bus Industries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Orion Bus Industries is a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada-based bus manufacturer established by the government of Ontario in 1975.
		Orion Bus Industries was the first bus manufacturer to use compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel on the Orion I model in 1988 and it is also the first one to use on diesel hybrid electric on the Orion VI model, making them the leader of alternative fuels market.
		Orion IV 04.501 is a motor unit and Orion IV 04.502 is a trailer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orion_Bus_Industries (395 words)

	Orion Bus Industries Completes First Production Hybrid Bus Order
		Orion currently is filling a second production order, for 200 of its 40-foot Orion VII low-floor hybrid models, with deliveries scheduled to be completed this year.
		The system propels the bus with a single electric motor that is powered by a diesel-driven generator and an energy storage unit.
		Orion Bus Industries, the Mississauga, Ontario-based unit of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America, and BAE Systems worked with New York City Transit for more than six years to evaluate a demonstration fleet of 10 hybrid buses.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/02/28/000103.html (721 words)

	Transit Toronto - Content: The Orion Buses
		Orion Bus Industries was incorporated in 1975 by the government of Ontario as Ontario Bus Industries.
		The Orion VIIs currently operate on all routes at Eglinton division, a majority of routes at Arrow Rd division, and are in the process of being added to the roster at Birchmount division, where new accessible services will operate later this year.
		Orion 6 9246 on display during a bus roadeo at the Arrow Road Garage.
	transit.toronto.on.ca /bus/8509.shtml (1289 words)

	www.ny.gov - GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ORION BUS INDUSTRIES INVESTING $3.4 MILLION AND RETAINING 500 JOBS IN ONEIDA COUNTY
		Orion Bus Industries, located in Oriskany, Oneida County, is a leading manufacturer of diesel electric hybrid buses in North America.
		Orion Bus Industries is a perfect example of one of our local success stories here in New York State.
		Retention of Orion’s workforce was made possible through the combined assistance of the Empire State Development (ESD), Governor’s Office of Small Cities (GOSC), and a recent contract award totaling $249 million by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to produce 500 hybrid electric buses for New York City.
	www.state.ny.us /governor/press/05/oct18_05.htm (1466 words)

	North American Bus Explorer - Orion Buses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In July 2000, Freightliner LLC, a unit of DaimlerChrysler AG purchased Western Star Truck Holdings, and the Orion bus portion of Western Star was moved under the control of Freightliner's specialty vehicle division.
		Orion joins Freightliner's other North American bus manufacturing operations such as Thomas, Setra, and a portion of the defunct Metrotrans company.
		The Orion Model III was the Ikarus 286 articulated bus that was marketed and finished by OBI in the latter half of the 1980s.
	www.busexplorer.com /NABus/Orion-Text.html (397 words)

	Orion Bus Industries - The Manufacturer.com - Promoting best practices in manufacturing
		Orion Bus Industries, as part of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America, boasts a product line that is the widest in the bus industry, all customized to customers’ specifications.
		Orion’s primary goals are to satisfy the growing demand for urban and suburban mobility, while protecting the environment by improving the efficiency of their transit products.
		One of the milestones of public transportation was the introduction of the low floor Orion II bus in 1983.
	www.themanufacturer.com /us/detail.html?contents_id=3010 (902 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		"Orion Bus has a solid track record of building quality buses on time and on budget," said Boehlert, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
		In celebration of the early delivery today, Orion Bus Industries contributed $5,000 to the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubs of Washington, D.C. The club may use the funds to provide bussing for D.C. children to summer camps.
		Boehlert, as Oneida County Executive, was instrumental in bringing Orion Bus Industries to Oneida County in 1981 when it had six employees.
	www.house.gov /boehlert/orionbus.htm (360 words)

	Transit Toronto - Content: The Orion Ikarus Articulateds
		The bus is powered by an engine located “mid ship”; that is to say, near the rear wheels of the front section.
		The rear section of the bus is an unpowered trailer.
		The Orion Ikarus articulateds were put on the fast track for retirement by the TTC when structural corrosion problems appeared.
	transit.toronto.on.ca /bus/8505.shtml (555 words)

	Greater Sudbury Transit
		This bus is an MCI TC-40102N, seen during the spring of 2003.
		905 is a 1990 Orion V, shown at the Transit Centre on Aug. 23, 2004.
		912 is a 1991 Orion V, shown at on August 23, 2004, at the Transit Centre in downtown Sudbury.
	www.tomsbuspage.ca /GST.htm (541 words)

	Orion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Orion VII with the HybriDrive™ propulsion system is an advanced, low floor, high capacity transit bus designed to help transit operators achieve significantly lower emissions, higher fuel economy, reduced brake maintenance and better acceleration.
		Orion Bus Industries and BAE SYSTEMS first teamed up to design, build and test a clean, efficient hybrid-electric bus for the transit customer in 1996.
		Orion Bus Industries and BAE SYSTEMS are firmly committed to maintaining our leadership position in research and development, sales and production of hybrid-electric drive transit buses.
	www.orionbus.com /orion/0,,0-11-9892-1-57259-1-0-0-0-0-0-72-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html (306 words)

	Hybrid electric bus
		The TTC will be putting those claims to the test over the next couple of months in a brand new Orion VII Hybrid Electric bus on loan from Orion Bus Industries.
		Surface Operations is running the demo bus out of Queensway Division, but the vehicle is being showcased across the city to give as many TTC riders a kick at the tires.
		The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been running 10 Orion VI hybrids for more than three years and has a total of 325 buses on order to be delivered in 2002-2003, according to MTA Research and Development Director Bill Parsley.
	www.toronto.ca /ttc/coupler/0302/orion.htm (484 words)

	Orion Sells $66M in Buses \| North America > United States from AllBusiness.com
		The buses were built by Orion Bus Industries in this Oneida County town and are the first of a potential 580 buses destined for the nation's capital.
		Orion Bus Industries came to Oneida County in 1991, with six employees.
		Orion now has two additional plants in the area, in Rome and in Westmoreland.
	www.allbusiness.com /north-america/united-states-new-york/983928-1.html (477 words)

	GOVERNOR: ORION WINS MTA ORDER FOR 200 HYBRID ELECTRIC BUSES
		Orion Bus Industries is owned by Freightliner, LLC, a unit of Daimler Chrysler.
		Rick Solon, President of Orion Bus, said, "The Orion VII hybrid electric transit bus is one of the most important new products to be introduced by our company.
		These additions to the bus fleet are expected to increase bus ridership capacity by five percent, which will mean an increase of 201 million more seats than in 2000.
	www.state.ny.us /governor/press/00/dec18_1_00.htm (729 words)

	BAE SYSTEMS North America: News and Information: News Releases
		"Orion Bus Industries is proud to provide the latest and most efficient clean-vehicle technology to the Toronto Transit Commission and to the people of Toronto," said Mark Brager, Orion's vice president of sales.
		A regenerative braking system uses the drive motor to slow the bus, effectively turning the motor into a generator to help recharge the energy storage system.
		New York City's transit authority currently operates more than 150 Orion VII hybrid buses and is building a fleet that will total 325 units by the end of 2005.
	www.na.baesystems.com /releasesDetail.cfm?a=297 (609 words)

	Orion Bus Industries (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		'''Orion Bus''' was created in 1975 and formerly known as Ontario Bus Industries and created by the government of Ontario to produce buses for the province's transit agencies in the late 1970s.
		In 1982, OBI opened a plant in the US (Oriskany, New York) under Bus Industries of America or BIA to manufacturer for the US market.
		Orion I 30 foot, 35 and 40 Citycruiser - licensed from Transportation Manufacturing Corporation or (TMC), a division of Greyhound.
	orion-bus-industries.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (169 words)

	TTC Orion III buses page
		As both the RT and the subway required shuttle buses on Jan 13 99 during the snow storm, the clean 6382 began to run in afternoon on Route 603 RT shuttle bus, all the Orion 3 buses were removed from their usual 53E, 39C and 39E duties because of tricky roads.
		All the Orion III artics were gone, the D40-90, D901 Flyers and even a few GM New Looks were also retired from Malvern in the past year.
		6543 and all the Orion III buses were withdrawn from service in Sept 2000 but 6543 was pressed to active service on Nov 17 2000 and the bus broke down just on the first day she was back to service.
	meltingpot.fortunecity.com /roberts/234/orion3.htm (1618 words)

	Metro Magazine (News)
		An Orion VII hybrid diesel-electric bus was rolled out at a ceremony on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 1.
		Parked at the curb outside City Hall was an Orion VII hybrid diesel-electric, low-floor bus manufactured by Orion Bus Industries and featuring a hybrid drive system by BAE Systems.
		He said typical fuel economy for a hybrid bus is about 4 mpg, compared to 3 mpg for a standard diesel bus.
	www.metro-magazine.com /t_newspick.cfm?id=9063531 (330 words)

	Diesel hybrid buses make inroads in New York City
		However, with NYCT embracing the clean diesel technologies currently available, the bus depot project may be scrapped.
		Orion Bus Industries, a brand of DaimlerChrysler, will deliver the hybrids.
		The engine is smaller than that used on conventional buses and utilizes the drive motor to slow the bus.
	fleetowner.com /news/diesel_hybrid_bus_new_york_city_032805/index.html (515 words)

	Green Car Congress: NYC on Track for Worlds Largest Hybrid Bus Fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Orion Bus Industries, a division of DaimlerChrysler, has completed deliveries of its first 125 diesel-electric series hybrid buses for MTA New York City Transit and has begun delivering the next set of 200.
		This will be the world’s largest hybrid bus fleet, at least for the moment.
		The Orion VII buses with BAE HybriDrive combine a 5.9-liter, 260 hp (194 kW) Cummins ULSD (Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel) engine with a 120 kW traction generator.
	www.greencarcongress.com /2005/02/orion_begins_de.html (512 words)

	Orion Bus Industries (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Orion is a trusted brand in North American public transit, with buses in service in more than 230 cities.
		Starting in 1975 in Ontario, Canada, Orion quickly became a leader in heavy-duty transit buses.
		In 2000, Orion was incorporated into the DaimlerChrysler family and in 2003 became part of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America.
	www.orionbus.com.cob-web.org:8888 (91 words)

	Orion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Orion Multisystems, a small company which is making 96 processors included computers.
		Orion (mythology), In Greek mythology, Orion was a gigantic huntsman.
		Orion, Bataan, a municipality in the province of Bataan in the Philippines
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Orion (544 words)

	BAE SYSTEMS North America: News and Information: News Releases
		NEW YORK — Orion Bus Industries has completed deliveries on the first of two production orders for hybrid electric buses to New York City's transit agency and has begun deliveries on the second order.
		At the heart of the Orion VII hybrid bus is the HybriDrive
		The engine is smaller than that used in conventional buses and runs at optimum speed for clean operation and efficiency.
	www.na.baesystems.com /releasesDetail.cfm?a=270 (721 words)


		The new buses were built by Orion Bus Industries, Oriskany, NY and 32 buses to date have been received by GGT.
		The purchase of the Orions, along with several other emission reduction programs noted below, keep GGT in compliance with current emission standard regulations for public transit operators adopted by the California Air Resource Board (CARB) in August 2000.
		The exterior bus designation signs will be converted to LED to improve readability for customers and a second wheelchair securement location and other improvements to the wheelchair securement areas will also be made.
	goldengate.org /b/news/OrionBuses.php (459 words)

	Toronto Now Using Serial Hybrid Buses at After Gutenberg
		An example is the Orion VII low-floor bus.
		That city has 180 Orion VII’s in use now, with orders that will see more than 500 on the road by the end of the year.
		The bus is built in Mississauga, Ontario at Orion Buses, a division of DaimlerChrysler.
	jcwinnie.biz /wordpress/?p=1667 (766 words)

	San Francisco Orders 56 Hybrid Buses
		The Orion VII diesel-electric 40-foot buses, similar to a fleet in New York City, reduce emissions, save fuel, and outperform conventionally powered vehicles.
		At the heart of the Orion VII hybrid bus is the HybriDrive propulsion system, which uses a single electric motor powered by a diesel-driven generator.
		Another feature of the Orion VII hybrid is a regenerative braking system that uses the drive motor to slow the bus, effectively turning the motor into a generator to help recharge the energy storage system.
	www.renewableenergyaccess.com /rea/news/story?id=35788 (618 words)

	Ontario Bus Industries Orion I
		8217-8218 NO82 OBI 01.504 0532-0533 113 Attleboro-Taunton MA note 3 Biddeford-Saco Bus Lines 56 NO82 OBI 01.502 0534 116 Bangor ME Greater Attleboro-Taunton Reg.
		8320 OC83 OBI 01.506 0750 156 Attleboro-Taunton MA note 3 Grey Goose Bus Lines 129 OC83 OBI 01.505 0751 149 Fort McMurray AB Greater Attleboro-Taunton Reg.
		8321 OC83 OBI 01.506 0752 156 Attleboro-Taunton MA note 3 Grey Goose Bus Lines 170 OC83 OBI 01.505 0753 149 Fort McMurray AB Greater Attleboro-Taunton Reg.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/TORONTO/builders/orion1.html (104 words)

	NAVC - HD Hybrid Emissions
		The NYC MTA was in the process of deploying five Orion VI low floor buses outfitted with a hybrid-electric drive system supplied by Lockheed Martin Control Systems.
		NYC MTA was also deploying one additional hybrid bus that was produced in partnership between NovaBus Inc. and Allison Transmission.
		Each bus tested during this project was equipped with a recent model year (1997 Ð 1999) engine with relatively low mileage.
	www.navc.org /HDbuses.html (381 words)

	DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As the leader in commercial buses and motorcoaches worldwide, our North American division is committed in providing the same unique design, innovative technology, added value and exceptional product support for the North American bus and motorcoach markets.
		DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America combines the trusted and proven brands Orion, Setra, and Dodge Sprinter shuttle bus to provide customers with a full-range of products from one source.
		We invite you to learn more about what our commitment to the transit and motorcoach industry can mean for your business.
	www.dcbusna.com (179 words)

	TransitHub [TTC Orion Bus Industries 05.501 (7000-7134)] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In order to expand the TTC fleet and allow disabled persons to access the TTC, the Commission put out an order for 185 vehicles to be built for the TTC by Orion Bus Industries.
		Buses 7000-7087 have received the installation of UWE connectors which allow the buses to be stored outdoors rather than inside a garage.
		The older Orion 05.501's from Eglinton garage are making their way to Malvern garage where they will all be allocated to.
	www.transithub.net /ttc/orion7000-7134.htm (248 words)

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