

From 1979 until 2005, Varsity Transit affiliate Command Bus Company operated two local and seven express transit bus routes, routes that are now operated by MTA Bus Company. Varsity Transit and Command Bus Company were 40-percent owned by Green Bus Lines, 40-percent owned by Triboro Coach, and 20-percent owned by Jamaica Central Railways. Command Bus traces its history to Pioneer Bus Corporation, established in 1954 by three small school bus and charter bus operators. Until 1960, when it obtained a franchise for the current B100, it only operated school, charter, and racetrack buses. Several express buses were implemented in 1972. Command Bus Company was incorporated on October 22, 1979, by the late Mr. William Cooper (1895-1985) to resume bus service following a strike at Pioneer, which went out of the express and local bus business when the strike started. Like its corporate owners Green Bus Lines, Triboro Coach, and Jamaica Central Railways, the late Mr. Jerome Cooper (1928-2015) was the chairman of the board of both Varsity Transit and Command Bus Company. Originally co-housed with Varsity Transit, the operations of Command were eventually moved into a new NYCDOT facility at Spring Creek Depot, 12755 Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn (this garage was leased by MTA Bus following the transfer of Command Bus Company routes to MTA Bus in 2005), it was previously built and owned by the New York City Department of Transportation before being sold to MTA Bus in early 2009.
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Orion I/CNG Suburban (Model 01.509) |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1988 | 901-902 (2) |
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Orion V/CNG Suburban (Model 05.501) |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1997 | 4932 (1) |
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1998 | 4933-4973, 4975 (42) |
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1999 | 4974 (1) |
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Total Buses: 46 | ||||||
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Model 10S |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1983 | 299 (1) |
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New Look |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1970 | 191-195, 197-198 (7) |
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Total Buses: 7 | ||||||
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New Look |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
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1960 | 200, 202-206 (6) |
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1962 | 288-290 (3) |
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1964 | 207-210 (4) |
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1966 | 215-223 (9) |
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1967 | 224-226, 234-235 (5) |
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1967 | 291-296 (6) |
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1968 | 101-108, 297-298 (10) |
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1968 | 229-233, 236-237 (7) |
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1969 | 238-240 (3) |
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1972 | 241-250, 482-491 (20) |
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1974 | 251-265, 492 (16) |
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1975 | 266-270, 493-496 (9) |
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New Look Suburban |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1964 | 211-212 (2) |
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1965 | 213-214 (2) |
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1966 | 227-228 (2) |
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Parlor Coach |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1978 | 271-287 (17) |
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Rapid Transit Series (RTS) |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1984 | 351-356 (6) |
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1985 | 357-394 (38) |
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1986 | 395-420 (26) |
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Total Buses: 176 | ||||||
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MCI® Classic Suburban (Model TC40-102A) |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1988 | 421-481 (61) |
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1989 | 499 (1) |
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TMC® Rapid Transit Series (RTS CNG Model T80-206) |
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Model Year | Build Year | Fleet No. (Total) |
Engine | Trans. | Fleet Notes | Image |
1990 | 1991 | 4976-4977 (2) |
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1993 | 4903-4931 (29) |
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1994 | 4978 (1) |
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Total Buses: 94 |
324 Total Buses