Fairview Transit GEN2 2000-2199

Fairview Transit 2000-2199 are GEN2 2003-2005 Orion VII (07.501) "OG" units. They are powered by a Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR engine, and Allison World B400R transmission. These units were the first GEN2 buses introduced into the fleet. They are the most notable GEN2 bus, as these units were the greatest in population at Rory Division and Line H. These units were also often the first ones to recieve fleet upgrades. They were completed in October 2017, and retired in August 2018 with the closure of Rory Division, making them the longest GEN2 bus to consistantly operate.

Order
The Fairview Transit GEN2 2000-2199 Orion VII OG's were built in October 2017 by isaacbeyo and NightlyBasis. They were originally assigned numbers 3000-3199. They were first delivered to Whitehall Garage (Line H), along with the HEV and CNG OGs. In November 2017, they were then moved to Rory Division. This series was part of the initial line-up at Rory Division (Orion VIs, and Orion VII OGs), and were present at the grand opening of Rory Division. They were delivered in the blue livery, with fill-in destination signs.

Modfications
Shortly after entering service, BluCard readers were installed onto the buses.

With the opening of the Training Campus in November 2017, unit 2009 was retired and converted into a demonstration bus for trainees. It was renumbered to unit T-1. The bus was scrapped with the closure of the Training Campus.

As part of the group rebranding in December 2017, the buses were painted into the tri-colour livery.

In January 2018, the DS-C (Destination Sign - Coded) system was installed onto select buses. They were the first buses in the entire fleet to recieve them. The DS-C System featured route codes, fill-in custom messages, and external route announcements. These units served as prototypes however, and the buses would see continual updates on the DS-C system until it was rolled out onto other buses. The DS-C system was completed in around May 2018.

In April 2018, several test features were implented onto the buses.

Unit 2003 recieved actual engine exhaust emitting out of the bus. However, this feature was shortly removed, as it did not function correctly most of the time

Units 2001 and 2005 were refurbished to add mesh parts. Many unions on the bus were meshed to reduce lag. However, the meshed parts did not display a significant benefit to be continued to be installed, and meshes were not added onto any other buses.

In July 2018, the buses were refurbished for the last time. The stop request signed were changed to better reflect how they look in real life, and FairPass fare machines were added onto the buses. The bus front was also modified to look less "squished". As a result of the series-wide refurbishment, units 2001 and 2005 had their meshed parts removed.

Deployment History
Being the first GEN2 buses to be released, these buses were first deployed while GEN2 was in testing. They were first delievered to Whitehall (Line H), running subway shuttle service during testing. Once Rory Division opened, the buses were moved to Rory Garage, where they stayed for the rest of their lives. Orion Vs, VIs, and the CNG and HEV OGs were used for subway shuttle service instead.

At Whitehall Division (Line H), these buses appeared on the Line H Subway Shuttle and the 99H Donley West.

At Rory Division, the 2000-2199s appeared on the 26 Rory, 99 Senlac, 101 Greenwin Village, and 144 Royal Woods.

Retirement
These buses were retired in August 2018, along with the rest of the GEN2 bus fleet with the closure of Rory Division. All buses, except 2000 and 2005 have been scrapped.