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Welcome to the "What's New?" page. Here you can find out what the latest news is regarding the site. All site updates will be posted on this page. If special new content is posted prior to a scheduled update, it will be mentioned here. If your a frequent visitor, check here first. Thank you!

January 10, 2010

Updates to the Fairfax County Public Schools section have begun! The photo gallery has been updated by moving all the 1989, 1990, & 1991 Blue Bird's into the "retired" section of the gallery. Future plans include adding many more buses, both active and retired to the gallery. We've also updated the retired buses page with information on the buses that were retired in 2009. Sadly though, no photos were available to add to that page. On the flip side, the new buses page has been updated with photos of the new 2010 model buses that were received in the Spring of 2009. In addition, 3 new FCPS buses have been added:

  • 2010 IC CE - Fairfax County Public Schools (219)
  • 2010 IC RE - Fairfax County Public Schools (705)
  • 2010 IC RE - Fairfax County Public Schools (709)
  • Additional photos have been added to the following buses:

  • 1999 AmTran Genesis - Fairfax County Public Schools (178)
  • 1989 Blue Bird All American FE - Fairfax County Public Schools (1259)
  • 1989 Blue Bird All American FE - Fairfax County Public Schools (1260)
  • 1989 Blue Bird All American FE - Fairfax County Public Schools (1262)
  • 1990 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE - Fairfax County Public Schools (385)
  • 2007 IC FE - Fairfax County Public Schools (1072)
  • 2007 IC RE - Fairfax County Public Schools (1932)
  • 1995 Thomas Saf-T-Liner ER - Fairfax County Public Schools (1421)
  • 1989 Wayne Lifeguard Ford - Fairfax County Public Schools (9)
  • 1989 Wayne Lifeguard Ford - Fairfax County Public Schools (225)
  • 1989 Wayne Lifeguard Ford - Fairfax County Public Schools (1302)
  • January 9, 2010

    4 new buses added. We are up to 900 total buses on the site now! These four buses will be the last of the new other buses that will be added. Next phase of the update with focus strictly on updating and overhauling the Fairfax County section of the site.

  • 1990's Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Prince William County Public Schools (7)
  • 1990's Thomas Saf-T-Liner ER - Prince William County Public Schools (112)
  • 2000's Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX - Prince William County Public Schools (680)
  • 2000's Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP EF - Prince William County Public Schools (408)
  • January 5, 2010

    16 new buses added.

  • 1993 AmTran International - Private Owner (777)
  • 1988 Blue Bird International - Chesterfield County Public Schools (378)
  • 1997 Blue Bird International - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (18)
  • 1995 Carpenter International - Private Owner (602)
  • 1983 Thomas Ford - Goochland County Public Schools (135)
  • 1986 Thomas Chevy - Chesterfield County Public Schools (362)
  • 1987 Thomas International - Chesterfield County Public Schools (147)
  • 1988 Thomas GMC - Chesterfield County Public Schools (383)
  • 1990 Thomas GMC - Chesterfield County Public Schools (422)
  • 1990 Thomas GMC - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (10)
  • 1990 Thomas GMC - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (9)
  • 1995 Thomas International - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (20)
  • 1996 Thomas Minotour - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (13)
  • 1989 Ward GMC - Chesterfield County Public Schools (410)
  • 1991 Ward Ford - Chesterfield County Public Schools (320)
  • 1990 Wayne Lifeguard GMC - Chesterfield County Public Schools (316)
  • January 4, 2010

    7 new buses added:

  • 1964 Blue Bird International - No Owner, No Number
  • 1977 Blue Bird Ford - No Owner, No Number
  • 1984 Blue Bird International - Warren County Public Schools (12)
  • 1978 Carpenter International - Notre Damne Academy (No Number)
  • 1982 Carpenter International - The Potomac School (17)
  • 1970's Superior Ford - Frederick County Public Schools (30)
  • 1969 Ward Chevy - Valley Road Christian School (24)
  • January 3, 2010

    21 new buses and 1 new yard shots have been added. Updated photos of 4 buses have been added as well.

  • 1998 AmTran International - Loudoun County Public Schools (145)
  • 1997 Blue Bird Freightliner - Loudoun County Public Schools (294)
  • 1998 Blue Bird TC/2000 RE - Loudoun County Public Schools (297)
  • 2010 Blue Bird Micro Bird - Loudoun County Public Schools (113)
  • 2010 Blue Bird Micro Bird - Loudoun County Public Schools (277)
  • 2010 Blue Bird Vision - Loudoun County Public Schools (759)
  • 2010 IC CE - Loudoun County Public Schools (122)
  • 2010 IC CE - Loudoun County Public Schools (124)
  • 2010 IC CE - Loudoun County Public Schools (129)
  • 2010 IC CE - Loudoun County Public Schools (283)
  • 2010 IC CE - Loudoun County Public Schools (762)
  • 1996 Thomas Vista - Loudoun County Public Schools (272)
  • 1998 Thomas International - Loudoun County Public Schools (317)
  • 1998 Thomas Vista - Loudoun County Public Schools (291)
  • 1998 Thomas Vista - Loudoun County Public Schools (292)
  • 2004 Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX - Loudoun County Public Schools (535)
  • 2010 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - Loudoun County Public Schools (18)
  • 2010 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - Loudoun County Public Schools (184)
  • 2010 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - Loudoun County Public Schools (285)
  • 2010 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - Loudoun County Public Schools (418)
  • 2010 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - Loudoun County Public Schools (775)
  • Yard Shot - Loudoun County Public Schools 1
  • Additional photos have been added to the following:

  • 1998 AmTran RE - Loudoun County Public Schools (152)
  • 1998 Blue Bird TC/2000 RE - Loudoun County Public Schools (295)
  • 1998 Blue Bird TC/2000 RE - Loudoun County Public Schools (298)
  • 2005 IC RE - Loudoun County Public Schools (225)
  • January 2, 2010

    32 new buses have been added from a new contributor; Ryan Dunn!

  • 1990's AmTran RE - Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (61)
  • 1980's Blue Bird Ford - Discover Virginia Adventure Day Camp (No Number)
  • 1980's Blue Bird GMC - Virginia Beach Free Will Baptist Church (2)
  • 1980's Blue Bird GMC - Virginia Beach Free Will Baptist Church (3)
  • 1991 Blue Bird Micro Bird - No Owner (69)
  • 1990's Blue Bird Mini Bird - Housing Partnerships, Inc (No Number)
  • 1991 Blue Bird Ford - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (A512)
  • 2000's Blue Bird Micro Bird - YMCA South Hampton Roads (809600)
  • 2000's Blue Bird Micro Bird - YMCA South Hampton Roads (809601)
  • 2000's Blue Bird Micro Bird - YMCA South Hampton Roads (809602)
  • 2000's Blue Bird Micro Bird - YMCA South Hampton Roads (809603)
  • 2000's Blue Bird Micro Bird - KinderCare Learning Centers (26005)
  • 2008 Blue Bird Vision - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (551)
  • 1990's Carpenter International - Gateway Ministries Virginia Beach (802)
  • 1990's Thomas International - No Owner (1)
  • 1990's Thomas Minotour - No Owner (2)
  • 1990's Thomas Minotour - Community Action Agency Head Start (2)
  • 1990's Thomas Minotour - Community Action Agency Head Start (12)
  • 1990's Thomas Minotour - Community Action Agency Head Start (18)
  • 1990's Thomas Minotour - Community Action Agency Head Start (23)
  • 1992 Thomas Vista - Virginia Beach Free Will Baptist Church (1)
  • 1995 Thomas International - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (611)
  • 2000's Thomas Minotour - Community Action Agency Head Start (26)
  • 2000's Thomas Minotour - KinderCare Learning Centers (2)
  • 2000's Thomas Minotour - No Owner (6)
  • 2000 Thomas Freightliner - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (80)
  • 2001 Thomas Freightliner - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (309)
  • 2004 Thomas Freightliner - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (699)
  • 2000's U.S. Bus Chevy - Community Action Agency Head Start (24)
  • 2000's U.S. Bus Chevy - Community Action Agency Head Start (25)
  • 1980's Wayne Chaperone - Community Action Agency Head Start (19)
  • January 1, 2010

    21 new buses, 3 new "odds and ends", and 3 new yard shots have been added.

  • 2006 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (45)
  • 2006 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (72)
  • 2006 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (74)
  • 2006 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (91)
  • 2006 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (93)
  • 2007-2009 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (94)
  • 2007-2009 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (96)
  • 2007-2009 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (97)
  • 2007-2009 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (98)
  • 1992 Thomas Vista - Alexandria City Public Schools (52)
  • 1995 Thomas Vista - Alexandria City Public Schools (58)
  • 1995 Thomas Saf-T-Liner ER - Prince William County Public Schools (377)
  • 1995 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (65)
  • 1999 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (23)
  • 1999 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (26)
  • 2000 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (81)
  • 2000 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (83)
  • 2001 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (85)
  • 2002 Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP EF - Alexandria City Public Schools (36)
  • 2002 Thomas Saf-T-Liner HDX - Prince William County Public Schools (440)
  • 2007 Thomas C2 - Prince William County Public Schools (818)
  • 1991 Blue Bird TC/2000 FE - CAD Drawing
  • 2001 AmTran RE - CAD Drawing
  • 2008 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - CAD Drawing
  • Yard Shot - Alexandria City Public Schools 1
  • Yard Shot - Alexandria City Public Schools 2
  • Yard Shot - Alexandria City Public Schools 3
  • December 31, 2009

    12 new buses and one yard shot have been added. 10 of the new buses come from Pennsylvania and 2 come from a new site contributor; Courtney Hardy.

  • 2000 AmTran RE - Greencastle Antrim School District (64)
  • 1996 Blue Bird International - No Number, No Owner
  • 1999 Blue Bird Chevy - No Owner (98)
  • 2003 Blue Bird International - No Number, No Owner
  • 2005 Corbeil Ford - Greencastle Antrim School District (63)
  • 1996 Crown By Carpenter International - No Number, No Owner
  • 2008 IC BE - Greencastle Antrim School District (No Number)
  • 2000's IC CE - No Number, No Owner
  • 2006 IC BE - No Number, No Owner
  • 2008 IC BE - No Number, No Owner
  • 1991 Thomas International - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (16)
  • 1995 Thomas International - Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School (15)
  • Yard Shot - Rohrer Bus Sales 4
  • December 30, 2009

    10 new buses from various points in Virginia have been added:

  • 1996 Blue Bird International - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (15)
  • 2001 Blue Bird International - Williams Bus Lines (20)
  • 2001 Blue Bird International - Williams Bus Lines (21)
  • 2008 Blue Bird Vision - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (14)
  • 2010 Blue Bird Vision - Loudoun County Public Schools (281)
  • 2010 Blue Bird Vision - Loudoun County Public Schools (286)
  • 2002 International IC - Virginia Beach City Public Schools (381)
  • 1990's Thomas Saf-T-Liner MVP EF - Fresta Valley Christian School (No Number)
  • 2000's Thomas Minotour - Phillips Programs (5)
  • 2008 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 - Fauquier County Public Schools (107)
  • December 29, 2009

    Added 6 new yard shots! These new yard shots are from the Sonny Merryman Inc facility in Bristow, VA. Sonny Merryman is Virginia's largest school and passenger bus dealer, as well as the dealer for Thomas Built Buses. In 2008 they opened a new service center in Bristow, just outside of Manassas.

    We've also removed the Hampton City Public Schools yard shots and merged them with the Kingmor Supply, Inc yard shots. You'll notice there are now 4 photos instead of the original 2. Since the Hampton City photos were taken at Kingmor, it felt more appropriate to categorize the photos based upon photo location.

  • Yard Shot - Sonny Merryman Inc - Bristow Facility 1
  • Yard Shot - Sonny Merryman Inc - Bristow Facility 2
  • Yard Shot - Sonny Merryman Inc - Bristow Facility 3
  • Yard Shot - Sonny Merryman Inc - Bristow Facility 4
  • Yard Shot - Sonny Merryman Inc - Bristow Facility 5
  • Yard Shot - Sonny Merryman Inc - Bristow Facility 6
  • We've added a new special gallery as well. This galley features various Odds and Ends that just don't fit anywhere else. Our first "odd and end" has been posted.

  • 1990's Blue Bird International Snowplow
  • Finally, you may have noticed some changes to our main front page. Some items were moved around and some re-organization has taken place on the main menu. Hopefully these minor changes will make navigating and understanding our site much easier. And as always, we are welcome to suggestions and feedback. Please Contact Us!

    December 27, 2009

    Hello! Finally the webmaster has some much needed time off from work! Currently we are in the process of doing a massive update. Due to the extensive size and amount of new content to be added, this will be done in sections. We are looking at possibly over 500 new buses being added. Buses from all over the Washington D.C. area, including VA, MD, PA, and WV. We also have many new exclusive FCPS related photos to be added as well. For our first section, we have several new photos added to several Alexandria City Public Schools (VA) buses:

  • 1992 Thomas Vista - Alexandria City Public Schools (17)
  • 1992 Thomas Vista - Alexandria City Public Schools (53)
  • 1995 Thomas Vista - Alexandria City Public Schools (8)
  • 1995 Thomas Saf-T-Liner ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (56)
  • 1996 Thomas Saf-T-Liner ER - Alexandria City Public Schools (59)
  • 2002 IC RE - Alexandria City Public Schools (35)
  • 2004 IC FE - Alexandria City Public Schools (1)
  • 2004 IC RE - Alexandria City Public Schools (48)
  • 2005 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (5)
  • 2005 IC CE - Alexandria City Public Schools (50)
  • 2005 IC RE - Alexandria City Public Schools (42)
  • This month we also have two buses that have been selected as "School Bus of The Month". The first is Williams Bus Lines unit #1, a 2009 Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2. This bus was selected in honor of Rick Williams, the founder of the company who past away on November 6, 2009. Our second bus is a 2010 Blue Bird Vision, selected in honor of Michael Lunsford. Lunsford was the director of transportation for Loudoun County Public Schools and he passed away on July 8, 2009.

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