OMAHA OPENS NEW BUS FACILITY--MANY INNOVATIONS ARE FEATURED

Metro Area Transit of Omaha, NE, has opened a new bus maintenance, vehicle storage and administrative facility. The 6 1/2-acre structure includes a work area accommodating 30 buses, a rebuild shop, and storage for 234 buses and up to 35 vans and other vehicles. Other facilities include a computer room, library, customer service department, transportation offices and print shop. Much attention has been given to minimizing energy use in the facility and assuring unimpeded flow of buses through it.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Friendship Publications, Incorporated

  West 2627 Providence, P.O. Box 1472
  Spokane, WA  United States  99210-1472
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 50-52
• Serial:
  • Bus Ride
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Friendship Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0192-8902
  • Serial URL: http://www.busride.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus garages; Buses; Energy conservation; Maintenance facilities; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bus maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Omaha (Nebraska)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382321
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM