The MTA made multiple orders of the Orion VII between 2002 and 2013 when the company ceased manufacturing. Both hybrid and compressed natural gas models were ordered. The oldest Orion VIIs were retired beginning in 2019, though they remain a large part of the city's bus fleet.
Orion VII Interior
Orion VII Driver's Area
Orion VII/CNG 7579 on Stillwell Avenue at Surf Avenue, July 14, 2004
Orion VII/CNG 7599 on Boreum Place at Schemerhorn Street, September 13, 2003
Orion VII/CNG 7599 on Boreum Place at Schemerhorn Street, September 13, 2003
Orion VII/CNG 7599 on Boreum Place at Schemerhorn Street, September 13, 2003
Orion VII/CNG 7625 on Coney Island Avenue at Avenue M, March 26, 2017
Orion VII/CNG 7739 on 125th Street west of Broadway, January 16, 2005
Orion VII/HEV 3803 on West 42nd Street at 7th Avenue, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 3803 on West 42nd Street at 7th Avenue, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 3856 on West 42nd Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 3856 on West 42nd Street at Broadway, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 3861 on Margaret Corbin Drive in Fort Tryon Park, September 2, 2019
Orion VII/HEV 3875 on Broadway at West 61st Street, March 24, 2017
Orion VII/HEV 3917 on 1st Avenue at East 42nd Street, December 12, 2012
Orion VII/HEV 3917 on East 42nd Street at 1st Avenue, December 12, 2012
Orion VII/HEV 3975 on Livingston Street at Boerum Place, September 1, 2019
Orion VII/HEV 4000 at the Cloisters Museum, September 2, 2019
Orion VII/HEV 4000 at the Cloisters Museum, September 2, 2019
Orion VII/HEV 4404 at Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard (Margaret Corbin Plaza), September 2, 2019
Orion VII/HEV 4608 on Adams Street at Joralemon Street, September 1, 2019
Orion VII/HEV 6378 on Park Avenue South at 35th Street, July 13, 2004
Orion VII/HEV 6410 on West 42nd Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 6410 on West 42nd Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 6415 on Madison Avenue at East 82nd Street, December 31, 2004
Orion VII/HEV 6415 on Madison Avenue at East 82nd Street, December 31, 2004
Orion VII/HEV 6424 on Madison Avenue at East 79th Street, November 26, 2004
Orion VII/HEV 6424 on Madison Avenue at East 79th Street, November 26, 2004
Orion VII/HEV 6657 on Broadway at West 65th Street and Columbus Avenue, January 17, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 6657 on West 110th Street at Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, June 25, 2010
Orion VII/HEV 6664 on Broadway at West 100th Street, June 15, 2018
Orion VII/HEV 6677 on 8th Avenue at 44th Street, June 4, 2006
Orion VII/HEV 6682 on Broadway at 14th Street (Union Square), June 27, 2010
Orion VII/HEV 6684 on West 110th Street at Central Park West, June 25, 2010
Orion VII/HEV 6703 on 7th Avenue at West 43rd Street, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 6703 on 7th Avenue at West 43rd Street, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 6703 on 7th Avenue at West 43rd Street, June 20, 2009
Orion VII/HEV 6735 on 79th Street at Lexington Avenue, May 8, 2017
Orion VII/HEV 6785 on Lexington Avenue at 78th Street, December 17, 2007
Orion VII/HEV 6880 on 7th Avenue at West 44th Street, June 20, 2009