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This mylar front curb side route name and number sign (left), street side destination sign (center) and side destination sign (right) is the full set of rollsigns from 1998 built OBI 06.501 Orion VI
#2050. After its retirement from CDTA it was purchased by MidWest Bus Corporation in Owosso, Michigan. The production staff for the movie "Batman v Superman, Dawn of Justice" obtained
the bus and used it in the movie for background traffic while filming in Detroit, Michigan. It was then returned to MidWest Bus Corp.
The original print date of the route name and number sign is September 2002, but it is a second run print of this sign because the original run had a spelling error on it. (That original run sign is
seen to the far right.) The sign has 77 exposures including the blank exposures. All the exposures with 300 series route number exposures are vinyl stick on readings, and were added later. The
image of curb side sign only (left) has been enlarged 1.5 times that of the other sign image to show detail. All their respective sign tags are shown below.
The destination sign in this set has a print date of June 2006. It has 161 exposures. An earlier version of this sign in the collection came off of sister coach #2047. It has a print date of August 2002.
Although the print dates are different, all the exposures, their formatting and order on the sign are identical to this.
The side sign's print date is September, 2002 and has 107 exposures. It would appear that the parts order number was changed part way through its production, with the top sign tag having the
original number blacked out. Both sign tags are shown below. VIA MORTON ST" and "VIA CHERRY ST" are incorrect. Each should end with "AVE" instead. "VIA LAKE HILL RD" is correct on this sign.
#2050. After its retirement from CDTA it was purchased by MidWest Bus Corporation in Owosso, Michigan. The production staff for the movie "Batman v Superman, Dawn of Justice" obtained
the bus and used it in the movie for background traffic while filming in Detroit, Michigan. It was then returned to MidWest Bus Corp.
The original print date of the route name and number sign is September 2002, but it is a second run print of this sign because the original run had a spelling error on it. (That original run sign is
seen to the far right.) The sign has 77 exposures including the blank exposures. All the exposures with 300 series route number exposures are vinyl stick on readings, and were added later. The
image of curb side sign only (left) has been enlarged 1.5 times that of the other sign image to show detail. All their respective sign tags are shown below.
The destination sign in this set has a print date of June 2006. It has 161 exposures. An earlier version of this sign in the collection came off of sister coach #2047. It has a print date of August 2002.
Although the print dates are different, all the exposures, their formatting and order on the sign are identical to this.
The side sign's print date is September, 2002 and has 107 exposures. It would appear that the parts order number was changed part way through its production, with the top sign tag having the
original number blacked out. Both sign tags are shown below. VIA MORTON ST" and "VIA CHERRY ST" are incorrect. Each should end with "AVE" instead. "VIA LAKE HILL RD" is correct on this sign.
PO# 94141 96543
Retired CDTA
Orion VI #2050,
still showing the
sign above, was
repainted to
resemble a
Washington, D.C.
Metro transit bus
for the Batman v
Superman movie.
It's seen in
downtown Detroit,
Michigan in 2014.
(Photo by
"Bananadoc",
found on the
internet.)
Orion VI #2050,
still showing the
sign above, was
repainted to
resemble a
Washington, D.C.
Metro transit bus
for the Batman v
Superman movie.
It's seen in
downtown Detroit,
Michigan in 2014.
(Photo by
"Bananadoc",
found on the
internet.)
| Rollsigns from the Capital District Albany, Troy, Cohoes and surrounding area |
D3372-MA CURB FRONT
ALBANY
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
Retired CDTA
Orion VI #2050,
still sporting
remnants of
being painted in
Washington, D.C.
colors and
displaying the
sign above, is
seen after the
movie shoot
back at MidWest
Bus Corp. in
Owosso, MI on
March 10, 2017.
Orion VI #2050,
still sporting
remnants of
being painted in
Washington, D.C.
colors and
displaying the
sign above, is
seen after the
movie shoot
back at MidWest
Bus Corp. in
Owosso, MI on
March 10, 2017.
This mylar front curb side route name and number sign is from 1998
built OBI 06.501 Orion VI #2041. This sign was the first version
printed, and features a spelling mistake on the #71 exposure, saying
"SRATOGA" instead of "SARATOGA". This spelling mistake was fixed
for the reprint version to the left. The sign is dated September 2002. It
has 78 exposures including the blanks. The #7 and all the 300 series
route number exposures are vinyl stick on readings, and were added
later. The sign tag is shown below. The image of this sign has been
enlarged 1.5 times that of other sign images, to show detail.
built OBI 06.501 Orion VI #2041. This sign was the first version
printed, and features a spelling mistake on the #71 exposure, saying
"SRATOGA" instead of "SARATOGA". This spelling mistake was fixed
for the reprint version to the left. The sign is dated September 2002. It
has 78 exposures including the blanks. The #7 and all the 300 series
route number exposures are vinyl stick on readings, and were added
later. The sign tag is shown below. The image of this sign has been
enlarged 1.5 times that of other sign images, to show detail.
ALBANY
PO# 94141
D3372-MA CURB FRONT
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
PO# 94141
D3372-MA CURB FRONT
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
| Retired CDTA Orion VI #2041, still displaying the sign above, is seen at MidWest Bus Corp. in Owosso, MI on March 10, 2017. |
| PO |
| D3372-MA FRONT |
| CDTA-ALBAANY |
6-06
| 020-103010 |
| PO# 94141 |
| D3372-MA STREET FRONT |
| ALBANY |
| 8-02 TRANSIGN |
| WATERFORD, MI |
| The sign tag from the street side sign off of bus #2047: |
00801771-00
| TRANSIGN |
| The sign tag from this street side sign off of bus #2050: |
A still image from
the movie "Batman
v. Superman. The
bus can be seen
in the background.
(Movie image is
Copyright
Warner Bros.
Studios. All
Rights Reserved.)
the movie "Batman
v. Superman. The
bus can be seen
in the background.
(Movie image is
Copyright
Warner Bros.
Studios. All
Rights Reserved.)
| This mylar side rollsign was originally designed for one of CDTA's 1999 built North American Bus Industries (NABI) low floor buses. These buses were later retrofitted with orange LED destination signs and the rollsigns were repurposed. The sign itself was removed from CDTA's 1998 built OBI 06.501 Orion VI #2047. The sign does not have print date, but was likely printed to coincide with the original manufacture date of the NABI buses they were designed for. It has 116 printed exposures, not including the blank areas. Its sign tag is shown below. |
Seen below, CDTA NABI 35-LFW in its original scheme with several
Nova LFS buses behind, State Street, Albany NY, June 2006. This is the
type of bus this rollsign was originally designed for.
(Photo by Scrabbleship at English Wikipedia, with free use granted by
the photographer under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
3.0 Unported license. The original image has been cropped to fit this
webpage.The original image file page can be found here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cdta_nabi.jpg
Nova LFS buses behind, State Street, Albany NY, June 2006. This is the
type of bus this rollsign was originally designed for.
(Photo by Scrabbleship at English Wikipedia, with free use granted by
the photographer under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
3.0 Unported license. The original image has been cropped to fit this
webpage.The original image file page can be found here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cdta_nabi.jpg
| NORTH AMERICAN BUS IND.-ALBANY PO# 410184 D5682-MA SIDE TRANSIGN INC. |
The exposure
"VIA LAKEHILL
RD" is incorrect.
There should be
a space between
Lake and Hill
<=====
"VIA LAKEHILL
RD" is incorrect.
There should be
a space between
Lake and Hill
<=====
ALBANY
PO#
D5682-MA SIDE
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
PO#
D5682-MA SIDE
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
| The lower sign tag from the side sign off of bus #2050: |
| The upper sign tag from this side sign off of bus #2050: |
96543
ALBANY
PO#
D5682-MA SIDE
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
PO#
D5682-MA SIDE
9-02 TRANSIGN
WATERFORD, MI
96543
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