The Orion I was a line of rigid high-floor transit buses made in 30-, 35-, and 40-foot lengths by Ontario Bus & Truck between 1976 and 1993 for the Canadian and United States mass transportation markets. The Orion I was the first bus offered by OBI and was available in transit (2-door) and coach/suburban (1-door) models. It was replaced by the rigid Orion V and low-floor Orion VI.
Orion I buses Top: Original production (round headlights) Bottom: Late production (square headlights)
Image: BC Transit 6784 Chilliwack
U.S. Energy Secretary John S. Herrington driving a CNG-powered Orion I in 1988.
Orion Bus Industries, also known as Bus Industries of America in the United States, was a private bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Image: West Vancouver Blue Bus 922 clip
Image: EMTA Orion II 0082
Image: OC Transpo Orion Ikarus 286 articulated bus on display at Expo 86