User:Mliu92/sandbox/Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority fleet

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority fleet consists of approximately 100 light rail vehicles and more than 400 fixed-route and community buses. As the public transportation provider for Santa Clara County, VTA

Summary
The current bus fleet of VTA includes Gillig Phantom, Gillig Low Floor (standard, shortened, and hybrid), and New Flyer articulated buses (D60LF and XDE60), while its paratransit fleet includes Dodge Caravan, Chevrolet Express cutaway buses, and Toyota Prius (includes second and third generations, not including other Prius variants).

Light rail service is provided by a fleet of 100 low-floor articulated light rail vehicles manufactured by Kinki Sharyo between 2001 and 2004.

In 2014, VTA received new hybrid buses from Gillig, utilizing as community buses (numbered 41--), express buses (numbered 42--), and normal services (numbered 44--) to replace the ageing fleet of now-phased out Chevrolet cutaways and the oldest Gillig Phantoms respectively. The New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated buses were added to the fleet in early 2015, and are primarily used on BRT services. More Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses were added in January 2017. These buses are the first to feature VTA's new logo and paint scheme, and are planned for the complete replacement of the Gillig Phantoms, as well as the older non-hybrid low floor buses. Also, in late 2017 and early 2018, VTA added additional Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses (customized with BRT-styled headlamps), as well as Proterra, Inc. Catalyst battery electric buses.

Livery and logos
In late 2016, VTA rolled out a new logo and livery colors. The first buses to bear the new scheme were the Gillig Low Floor hybrids 62xx which entered service in early 2017.

Facilities
VTA operates and performs minor maintenance of its bus fleet at three operating divisions, and has an overhaul and repair center (at Cerone Division) for major repairs.

Retired and legacy bus fleet
VTA previously operated buses from the Rapid Transit Series (retired in 2003), the Flxible Metro (retired in 2007), and the Chevrolet Kodiak chassis community buses (retired in 2014).

Light rail vehicles
From 1987 when the system was launched until September 2003, the system was served by a fleet of high-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs) built by Urban Transportation Development Corporation and designated ALRV. The original high-floor fleet was leased to investors (for a 33-year term, starting in 1998), and then subleased back to VTA. In May 2003, VTA sub-subleased the UTDC LRVs to other light rail operators for an initial 13-year term, with a renewal term of 9 years; VTA retains responsibility for LRV operation, maintenance, and insurance. 29 were sent to Utah Transit Authority (UTA, $5.2 million rental payments), and 21 were sent to Sacramento Regional Transit (RT, $4.1 million rental payments). In September 2013, RT exercised its option to purchase the 21 sub-leased vehicles at $1,000 each. UTA subsequently exercised its purchase option for the 29 sub-leased vehicles in 2017. 28 of the UTA vehicles, renumbered 1042–1069, were sold at auction on December 26, 2017.

In 2002, VTA introduced new Kinki Sharyo low-floor LRVs. The Kinki Sharyo LRVs are equipped with a low floor over 70% of the passenger area at 14 in above top-of-rail (ATOR), with the remaining high-floor area 35 in ATOR and up to three LRVs may be coupled into a single train. The low-floors initially operated only on the Tasman West line (Downtown Mountain View to I-880/Milpitas) because their floor height only matched the 14 in platform height along that line. After VTA reconstructed platforms along North First Street from the Japantown/Ayer stop northward (with wooden ramps provided for the lead car's front door elsewhere), VTA replaced the entire fleet in 2003 with low-floor LRVs. Currently, all stations provide level boarding at all doors.

LRV design

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Historic fleet
VTA also maintains a small historical fleet of streetcars, which are free to ride in History Park at Kelley Park.