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{{Short description|Bus system in Westchester County, New York, U.S.}}

{{Short description|Bus system in Westchester County, New York}}

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Westchester County Bee-Line System

Line 12 ⟶ 13:

| headquarters = 100 East First Street, 9th Floor<br>[[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]], [[New York (state)|NY]] 10550

| locale = [[Westchester County, New York]]

| service_area = [[Westchester County, New York]] and [[Putnam County, New York]]; [[The Bronx]] and [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]; and [[Fairfield CountyGreenwich, Connecticut|Fairfield County]] in [[Connecticut]]

| service_type = Local, Limited, express, shuttle buses

| alliance =

| routes = 64

Line 22 ⟶ 23:

| lounge =

| fleet = 327 fixed route<br>91 paratransit

| ridership = 11172,316350 <small>(20132023)</small> <ref name=NTD1>{{cite web |url= httphttps://www.ntdprogramtransit.dot.gov/ntdprogramsites/pubsfta.dot.gov/profilesfiles/2013transit_agency_profile_doc/agency_profiles2023/207620076.pdf |title=Bee NationalLine Transit Database Program filing for The Bee-LineBus System, 20132023 |access-date=Annual 2015-08-08Agency |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052254/http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2013/agency_profiles/2076.pdfProfile |archive-datewebsite=Federal 2016-03-04Transit |url-status= dead }}&nbsp;{{small|(139 KB)Administration}}</ref>

| fuel_type = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]], [[Diesel-electric]] hybrid

| operator =

Line 34 ⟶ 35:

==History==

The system was founded on May 1, 1978, by the then Westchester County Department of Transportation to consolidate the bus system with thirteen private bus companies and has been given control over the buses, fare structure, routes, and services. By the 1980s, the bus system had an identity problem in who was providing the service. On May 19, 1987, WCDOT officially named the bus service "The Bee-Line System" with a 'bee-in-flight' mascot drawn by cartoonist [[Jack Davis (cartoonist)|Jack Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.utrc2.org/sites/default/files/pubs/Singh-Report.pdf |title=Variable Fares for Elderly & Handicapped Transit Riders: An Analysis of Westchester County }}&nbsp;{{small|(1.25 MB)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kriss |first1=Gary |title=BUSBus SYSTEMSystem GETSGets Aa NAMEName ANDAnd Aa LOGOLogo |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/24/nyregion/bus-system-gets-a-name-and-a-logo.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 7, 2021-07-07 |date=May 24, 1987-05-24}}</ref>

The Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation currently contracts out to two private bus companies to provide service in Westchester County and the surrounding counties: [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]]-based [[Liberty Lines Transit, Inc.]], the main company that either bought out or obtained franchises from the other twelve bus companies over the years, operates buses on all but three bus routes; and [[Cortlandt Manor, New York|Cortlandt Manor]]-based P.T.L.A. Enterprise, Inc., a small company that operates buses on routes 16, 18, and 31.

Line 40 ⟶ 41:

==Scope of service==

[[File:Valhalla Bee-line HQ jeh.jpg|thumb|left|The Cerrato Satellite Bus Facility in Valhalla]]

Most Bee-Line routes operate seven days a week. ThereBefore is2025, there was no service county-wide on two days of the calendar year, [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] (the fourth Thursday in November), and [[Christmas]] (December 25).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transportation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/Schedules/2025holidayschedules.pdf|title=2025 Holiday Schedules|website=transportation.westchestergov.com|access-date=2025-05-17}}</ref>

===Within Westchester===

Line 46 ⟶ 47:

The system's 64 routes are mostly concentrated in the more urban southern portion of the county, with the cities of [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]], [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], and [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]] receiving a high frequency of service. [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], the county seat and most centrally located city, is a major transportation hub with many routes converging on the city's TransCenter.

Service in the northern portion of Westchester is sparse and is concentrated near slightly populated areas such as [[Mount Kisco]], [[Ossining (village), New York|Ossining]], or [[Peekskill]]. Areas such as [[Lewisboro, New York|Lewisboro]], [[North Salem, New York|North Salem]], and [[Pound Ridge, New York|Pound Ridge]] receive paratransit service only. During the school year, special bus routes also operate. All but the county's smallest, most rural communities have at least [[rush hour]] service.<ref name=Bee-Line-Service>{{cite web |url= httphttps://transportation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/SysMapENG28juneSmartC/wcdotsysmapeng032025.pdf |date=March 20112025 |title= Bee-Line System mapMap |website= transportation.westchestergov.com |access-date= 20122025-0105-01 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151018142502/http://transportation.westchestergov.com/images/stories/pdfs/SysMapENG28june.pdf |archive-date= 2015-10-18 |url-status= dead }}&nbsp;{{small|(4.64 MB)17}}</ref>

===Outside Westchester===

Because Westchester County borders on the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[the Bronx]], many of the Bee-Line's routes operate into the Bronx, offering Westchester residents connections to [[MTA New York City Transit]] [[MTA Regional Bus Operations|buses]] and [[New York City Subway|subways]]; at least one Bee-Line route connects to everyeach [[List of New York City Subway stations in the Bronx#Lines and services|subway route]] serving the Bronx. The Bee-Line System also operates an express route, the '''BxM4C''' from White Plains, [[Greenburgh, New York|Greenburgh]], [[Hartsdale, New York|Hartsdale]], [[Scarsdale, New York|Scarsdale]], and Yonkers along [[New York State Route 100|Central Park Avenue]] to [[Fifth Avenue]] in [[Manhattan]] (return trips operate on [[Madison Avenue]] within Manhattan).

Bee-Line operates mostly closed-door service in the Bronx (local service is not provided solely for travel within the Bronx; appropriate MTA Regional Bus Operations service must be used instead). The only exceptions are:

* '''Routes 40, 41, 42 and 43''', which run along [[White Plains Road]] north of the [[Wakefield – 241st Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Wakefield – 241st Street]] subway terminal;

* '''Route 45''', which serves the [[Pelham Bay Park (IRT Pelham Line)|Pelham Bay Park]] subway terminal, the Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Course, and the [[Bartow-Pell Mansion]];

* '''Route 54''', which runs on Mundy Lane along the Bronx/Mount Vernon border, since no other bus routes travel entirely through these areas;

* and '''Routes 60 and 61''', which run along [[U.S. Route 1 in New York|US Route 1]] ([[Fordham Road|East Fordham]] and [[Boston Post Road|Boston]] roads in the Bronx).

In addition, '''Route 12''' briefly enters [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]], [[Connecticut]] along [[New York State Route 120A|King Street]], in which it makes stops in Greenwich and [[Rye Brook, New York]] along the New York/Connecticut border; '''Route 16''' briefly enters [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County]] to serve the Mahopac Village Centre; and '''Route 77''' enters Putnam County to serve the [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US Route 6]] corridor between [[Mahopac, New York|Mahopac]] and [[Carmel, New York|Carmel]].<ref name="Bee-Line-Service"/>

Line 79 ⟶ 80:

** free to MTA local buses, subways, and other Bee-Line services

** $3.75 "step-up" charge for transferring to an MTA Bus express route

|$33.0034<br><small>$16.5017 with Reduced Fare ID</small>

|$127.00132<br><small>$63.5066 with Reduced Fare ID</small>

|-align="center"

!'''BxM4C'''

Line 86 ⟶ 87:

|$3.75<br><small>(Off peak only)</small>

|

* '''No transfers accepted, transfers areor issued as follows:'''

** '''Cash''': Valid on MTA buses, other Bee-Line buses.

** '''MetroCard''': Valid on MTA buses and subways, other Bee-Line buses.

| colspan="2" |No Unlimited-Ride MetroCards accepted

|-align="center"

Line 98 ⟶ 97:

** First departure and last four departures from Manhattan

|}

Bee-Line Bus started accepting MetroCard on April 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/metrocard/beeline.htm |title=MTA NYC Transit MetroCard -– Westchester Bee-Line busesBuses |date=April 2007 |website=mta.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528165951/http://www.mta.info/metrocard/beeline.htm |archive-date=May 2007-05-28, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=May 2017-05-15, 2017 }}</ref> The fare for the BxM4C went down from $7 to $5. The regular fare was $2 for MetroCard, and $1.75 if paid in cash. Dollar bills, passports, and ticket books were no longer accepted for fare payment after this date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metroAllAbout.htm |title=All About MetroCard in Westchester |date=April 2007 |website=westchestergov.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831194920/http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metroAllAbout.htm |archive-date=August 2007-08-31, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=May 2017-05-15, 2017 }}</ref> MetroCard Vans made stops on heavily used routes to help people get ready for the MetroCard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metrocardvanschedule.htm |title=MetroCard Van Schedule |date=April 2007 |website=westchestergov.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901231800/http://www.westchestergov.com/currentnews/2007pr/metrocardvanschedule.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2007-09-01 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=May 2017-05-15, 2017 }}</ref> On July 23, 2019, it was announced that the Bee-Line bus fare system on all buses would be upgraded to the [[OMNY]] fare system in 2021–2022, replacing the MetroCard. The Westchester County Department of Transportation states that "OMNY is targeted for introduction on the Bee-Line Bus System beginning in 2022 at the earliest." OMNY hasn't been installed {{as of 2023|2025|05|lc=y}}, but is expected to be installed in late 20232025 to early 20242026. MetroCard will continue to be accepted by New York City Transit subways and buses and Bee-Line service until 20242026, enabling Bee-Line passengers to have the option of using MetroCard or OMNY during the transition phase. By 20242026, MetroCard will be discontinued and all Bee-Line passengers will then use OMNY. The Reduced-Fare MetroCard Program will also be converted over to OMNY."<ref>{{Cite web|title=OMNY/Bee-line|url=https://transportation.westchestergov.com/omny|access-date=20212025-0105-3117|website=transportation.westchestergov.com}}</ref>

For certain periods during the summer and winter of 2022, the buses were fare-free.<ref>{{cite webpress release|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/9685-county-executive-george-latimer-announces-free-rides-on-the-bee-line-bus-for-the-holiday-season|title=County Executive George Latimer Announces Free Rides on the Bee-Line Bus for the Holiday Season|workpublisher=Westchestergov.comWestchester County|date=November 2022-11-16, 2022|accessdate=December 2022-12-23, 2022}}</ref> As ofDuring the summersummers of 2023 and 2024, buses arewere fare free until Labor Day 2023.

==Fleet==

Line 107 ⟶ 106:

This roster only lists buses and shuttle vans used in fixed route service. [[Paratransit]] vehicles are not listed. All buses are wheelchair accessible.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;sortable"

|+

|- align="center"

Line 117 ⟶ 116:

! width="50px" |Length

! width="50px" |Width

!Engines

!Powertrain

!Transmission

!Notes

|- align="center"

|116–136

|116-136

|2005

(21 total)<br>(5 active) retiring

|2004

|[[Image:Bee-Line Orion 136.jpg|150x150px]]

| rowspan="23" |'''[[Orion Bus Industries]]'''

| rowspan="2" |[[Orion V|Orion V 05.505]]

| rowspan="2" |{{convert|32|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="2" |{{convert|96|in|m|abbr=on}}

|Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR

| rowspan="3" |[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]

|

|- align="center"

|

|

|

* [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel 50|Series 50 EGR]]

* [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]

|

* Being replaced with XDE35s and XE35s

* All active buses are under PTLA Enterprise

|- align="center"

|801–830

|801-830

(30 total)<br>(19 active) retiring

|2008

|[[Image:Bee-Line System Orion V 05.501 suburban single door 801.jpg|150x150px]]

|[[Orion V|Orion V 05.501]]

| rowspan="24" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="810" |{{convert|102|in|m|abbr=on}}

| rowspan="2" |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]

|- align="center"

|

|

| rowspan="3" |[[North American Bus Industries]]'''

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]

| rowspan="3" | [[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]]

* [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] E^P40 Hybrid System

|

* Suburban-spec buses

* Last diesel Orion V buses produced.

* 827-830 were retired in 2010 and sent to Downeast Transportation & Shuttle-Bus Zoom in [[Maine]]

|- align="center"

|205–299

|205-299

(95 total)<br>(all active)

|2009

|[[File:Bee-Line System NABI 40LFW (model year 2009).jpg|150x150px]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL9|ISL9]]

|'''[[North American Bus Industries]]'''

|[[NABI 40-LFW|NABI 40-LFW HEV]]

|

|- align="center"

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]

|

* [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] E^P40 Hybrid System

|Allison H 40 EP

hybrid system

|

|- align="center"

|301–378

|301-378

|2018–2020

(78 total)<br>(all active)

|[[File:302 XDE60 Bee Line.jpeg|150x150px]]

|2018-2020

|[[File:302_XDE60_Bee_Line.jpeg|150x150px]]

|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE60 articulated]]

|{{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

|BAE Systems

HDS300

hybrid system

|

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS300

*

|

*Replaced 2000-03 AN460.

*First Hybrid articulated buses in the fleet.

|- align="center"

|100–106

|100-110 (6 delivered)

|2023-2024

|

|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE35]]

|{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B6.7]]

|

|BAE Systems

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins B Series engine|B6.7]]

HDS200

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200

hybrid system

|

|- align="center"

|141–144

|141-144

|2021

(4 total)<br>(all active)

|2021-2022

|

[[File:XE35 bee line.jpg|128px| ]]

|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE35]]

|{{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|rowspan="2" | Siemens HV1DB2016

|rowspan="2" |Siemens ELFA2

|

* Siemens HV1DB2016

* Siemens ELFA2

|

* First electric buses in the fleet

|- align="center"

|145–146

|145-146

(2 total)<br>(all active)

|2021

|

Line 209 ⟶ 203:

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XE40]]

| rowspan="3" |{{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|

* Siemens HV1DB2016

* Siemens ELFA2

|

|- align="center"

|398–503

|398-503

|2021–2022

(106 total)<br>(all active)

|[[File:BeelineXDE40.jpg|frameless|128x128px]]

|2021-2022

|

[[File:XDE40BeeLine.jpg|128px|]]

|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]]

|rowspan="2" | [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

|

|rowspan="2" |BAE Systems

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

HDS200

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200

hybrid system

|

|- align="center"

|504–515

|504-555? (Number is unknown)

|2023–2024

(11 delivered)

|[[File:XDE40 Bee-Line.jpg|frameless|128x128px]]

|2023-2024

|

|'''[[New Flyer Industries]]'''

|[[Xcelsior|Xcelsior XDE40]]

|

* [[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]

* BAE Systems Hybridrive HDS200

|

* Expected to retire all 2008 Orion V Suburbans

|}

Line 247 ⟶ 232:

! Width<br><small>(inches)</small>

! {{access icon|20px}}

! Engine/Transmission

! Numbers

! Year Last Retired

Line 257 ⟶ 241:

| 96

| rowspan="6" | [[Image:X mark.svg|15px]]

| 101–106,<br>189–190,<br>194–205

| Detroit Diesel 8V71N

Allison V730

| 101–106,<br>189-190,<br>194-205

| 1996

|

Line 269 ⟶ 251:

| 40

| 96

| 107–188,<br>191–193

| Detroit Diesel 8V71N

Allison V730

| 107–188,<br>191-193

| 1996

|

Line 281 ⟶ 261:

| 60

| 102

| 600–661

| MAN D2566 MLUM

Renk-Doromat 874B

| 600-661

| 2002

|

* These were Bee Line's first articulated buses and were used throughout southern Westchester County.

* 661 was originally NYCTA demonstrator bus 8990.

* Replaced with 2000-032000–03 AN460

|-align="center"

| 1986-1986–<br>1987

| '''[[Motor Coach Industries]]'''<br>102A2

| 40

| 102

| 901–936

| |[[Detroit Diesel Series 92|Detroit Diesel 6V92TA]]

Allison HTB-748

| 901-936

| 2009

|

| Last non-accessible Bee-Line buses on the active roster.

* Last non-accessible Bee-Line buses on the active roster.

|-align="center"

| 1990

Line 304 ⟶ 281:

| 40

| 102

| 760–874

| Detroit Diesel 6V92TA

Voith D863.3

| 760-874

| 2007

|

| These were Bee Line's last buses without wheelchair lifts.

* These were Bee Line's last buses without wheelchair lifts.

|-align="center"

| 1990

Line 314 ⟶ 290:

| 40

| 102

| 875–879

| Cummins L10

Voith D863.3

| 875-879

| 2001

|

| These were Bee Line's first buses with four-cycle engines.

|-align="center"

| 1994

Line 325 ⟶ 299:

| 96

| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px]]

| 301–310

| [[Navistar T444E engine|Navistar T444E]]

Ford 4R100 4 speed

| 301-310

| 1999

|

Line 337 ⟶ 309:

| 25.92

| 96

| Navistar T444E

Allison AT545

| 311

| 2000

|

| This bus would be the only Orion 2 ever ordered. It was used on bus-to-rail shuttles.

* This bus would be the only Orion 2 ever ordered. It was used on bus-to-rail shuttles.

|-align="center"

| 1995

Line 347 ⟶ 318:

| 22

| 102

| Solectria AC55

| 312

| Unknown

|

| This was Bee-Line's only electric-powered bus. It was used for the Shoppers Shuttle service within White Plains.

* This was Bee-Line's only electric-powered bus. It was used for the Shoppers Shuttle service within White Plains.

|-align="center"

| 1995-1995–<br>1996

| '''Orion Bus Industries'''<br>05.501

| 40

| 102

| 401–484

| Detroit Diesel series 50

Allison B-400R Gen II

| 401-484

| 2009

|

Line 369 ⟶ 338:

| 25

| 96

| 313–332

| Navistar T444E

Ford 4R100 4 speed

| 313-332

| 2004

|

| These buses expanded the shuttle fleet.

* These buses expanded the shuttle fleet.

|-align="center"

| 1999

Line 379 ⟶ 347:

| 25

| 96

| 333–361

| Navistar T444E

Ford 4R100 4 speed

| 333-361

| 2005

|

| These buses expanded the shuttle fleet, and were replacements for the first 11 shuttle vans.

* These buses expanded the shuttle fleet, and were replacements for the first 11 shuttle vans.

|-align="center"

| 2000–2003

| 2000-2003

|'''[[Neoplan USA]]'''<br>AN460 "Transliner" articulated

|60

|102

| 501–578

|[[Detroit Diesel 60|Detroit Diesel Series 60]]

[[Allison Transmission|Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B500R]]

| 501-578

| 2020

|

* 501 was a 2000 model

* Replaced all Man SG310 buses

* Replaced by New Flyer XDE60 buses<ref>{{cite web |last=Coyne |first=Matt |date=2016-08-01 |title=Westchester legislatorsLegislators OK newNew Bee-Line busesBuses |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2016/08/01/westchester-new-bee-line-buses/87924304/ |website=lohud[[Lohud]]}}</ref> between 2018 and 2020.

* 577 as the last unit

* 14 units sold to Virginia Alexandria Transit Company's [[DASH (bus)|DASH]] for use on the [[WMATA]] [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow]]/[[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]] line shuttle bus service.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malouff |first1=Dan |date=2019-07-08 |title=DASH isIs runningRunning the firstFirst non-WMATA articulatedArticulated busesBuses in Washington areaArea transitTransit |url=https://ggwash.org/view/72772/alexandria-has-the-first-non-wmata-articulated-buses-in-the-washington-area |website=Greater Greater Washington |access-date=15 August 2019-08-15}}</ref>

* Option to order AN440 buses there 40&nbsp;ft versions 601/602 test units until Neoplan announced a shutdown.

|-align="center"

| 2002

Line 406 ⟶ 370:

| 32

| 96

| 101–115

| Detroit Diesel series 50 EGR

Allison B-400R Gen III

| 101-115

| 2012

|

* Replaced older shuttle vans.

* Retired without replacement with 2012 budget cuts in maintaining the fleet and were sold to the following transit agencies:

** 4 units were sold to [[Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine">{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=DOT_Press_Releases&id=345524&v=article|title=Community Buses Roll Into Maine| work=[[MaineDOT]]|date=January 24, 2012-01-24|access-date=February 4, 2012-02-04}}</ref>

** 5 units were sold to [[Community Connector]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine"/>

** 2 units were sold to [[South Portland Bus Service]].<ref name="Community Buses Roll Into Maine"/>

** 4 units were sold to [[Housatonic Area Regional Transit]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/minjan12.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131213073031/http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/minjan12.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 13, 2013 |title=Connecticut Public Transportation Commission }}&nbsp;{{small|(97.9 KB)}}</ref>

|-align="center"

| 2005

Line 422 ⟶ 384:

| 25

| 91

| 301–318

| [[Navistar VT engine#VT365|Navistar VT365]]

Alison 2000 PTS

| 301-318

| 2010

|

Line 430 ⟶ 390:

* Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts.

|-

|2006

| '''Orion Bus Industries'''

''07.501 (hev)''

|40

|102

|201–204

|

|201-204

|2022

|

* Replaced with XDE40's and XE40ng

* First hybrid buses

|-

|2006

| '''Orion Bus'''

'''Industries'''

''05.501''

|40

|102

|601–704

|

|601-704

|2023

|

* Order was originally for 2005 AN440(oh) until Neoplan went bankrupt

* Replaced 1990 Flexible Metro B

* Replaced by XDE40 and XE40ng

|-align="center"

| 2007

Line 461 ⟶ 419:

| 25

| 91

| 319–320

| [[Navistar VT engine#MaxxForce 7|MaxxForce 7]]

Alison 2000 PTS

| 319-320

| 2010

|

| Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts.

* Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts.

|}

===Historical Honors on Fleet===

In October 2004, then-[[Westchester County Executive]] [[Andrew J. Spano]] launched a month-long celebration of local history by unveiling the top 15 winning names, which were applied on all of the 2002 Orion 05.505 buses. From 2005 to January 2012, these buses each bore the name of a person, place, or thing that played a role in the development of Westchester County.

{| class="wikitable"

|-align="center"

!Bus Number

!Named after

|-align="center"

|101

|[[Toonerville Trolley|The Toonerville Trolley]]

|-align="center"

|102

|[[Rosa Parks]]

|-align="center"

|103

|[[Amelia Earhart]]

|-align="center"

|104

|[[Ella Fitzgerald]]

|-align="center"

|105

|[[Horace Greeley]]

|-align="center"

|106

|[[John Jay]]

|-align="center"

|107

|[[Old Bet]]

|-align="center"

|108

|The Spy Catchers

|-align="center"

|109

|Eliza A. Horton

|-align="center"

|110

|[[Joseph Stilwell|General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell]]

|-align="center"

|111

|[[Michael Schwerner]]

|-align="center"

|112

|[[Washington Irving]]

|-align="center"

|113

|Chief Gramatan

|-align="center"

|114

|[[Dragon Coaster (Playland)|The Dragon Coaster]]

|-align="center"

|115

|[[Elisha Graves Otis]]

|-align="center"

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===Future fleet===

In February 2020, it was announced that Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus fleet would be expanding with 78 hybrid-electric 60-foot buses (all delivered by summer 2020), 106 hybrid-electric 40-foot buses and two 40-foot battery-electric buses -– all built by New Flyer Industries -– under a plan to have the entire transit bus fleet running on either fully electric or diesel-electric hybrid technology by 2025. As of July 2020, 106 40-foot diesel-electric buses and two 40-foot battery-electric are planned to be delivered between 2021 and 2025. Four 35-foot battery-electric buses are also planned to be delivered, totaling 6 battery-electric buses by 2025.<ref>{{cite webpress release |date=2020-02-04 |title=Westchester Awarded $3M For Hybrid-Electric Buses From New York State|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/85028265-westchester-countyawarded-to3m-expandfor-itshybrid-electric-vehicle-fleet-with-1-5m-grantbuses-from-thenew-usyork-department-of-transportationstate |website=westchestergov.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite webpress release |date=2020-06-05 |title=Westchester County to expandExpand itsIts Electric Vehicle Fleet with $1.5M Grant from the US Department of Transportation |url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8502-westchester-county-to-expand-its-electric-vehicle-fleet-with-1-5m-grant-from-the-us-department-of-transportation |website=westchestergov.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite webpress release |date=2020-07-21 |title=Going Green: County Approves Nearly $4.5M Bond For Electric Buses|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8563-going-green-county-approves-nearly-4-5m-bond-for-electric-buses|website=westchestergov.com}}</ref>

==References==

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* [http://transportation.westchestergov.com/ Bee-Line Bus System]

* [httphttps://www.angelfire.com/ny5/nebuses/rosters/westchester.html Bee-Line Roster as of 2002]

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