Within Westchester

The system's 64 routes are mostly concentrated in the more urban southern portion of the county, with the cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers receiving a high frequency of service. 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, or Peekskill. Areas such as Lewisboro, North Salem, and 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.^[4]

Outside Westchester

Because Westchester County borders on the 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 buses and subways; at least one Bee-Line route connects to every subway route serving the Bronx. The Bee-Line System also operates an express route, the BxM4C from White Plains, Greenburgh, Hartsdale, Scarsdale, and Yonkers along 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 subway terminal;
• Route 45, which serves the 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 US Route 1 (East Fordham and Boston roads in the Bronx).

In addition, Route 12 briefly enters Greenwich, Connecticut along 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 to serve the Mahopac Village Centre; and Route 77 enters Putnam County to serve the US Route 6 corridor between Mahopac and Carmel.^[4]

Active fleet

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

Past fleet

More information Year, Builder and model name ...

Year	Builder and model name	Length (feet)	Width (inches)		Engine/Transmission	Numbers	Year Last Retired	Notes
1978	General Motors Corporation RTS-03 TH-7603	35	96		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730	101–106, 189-190, 194-205	1996	Originally ordered for 11 operators and buses were delivered with wheelchair lifts. Only 35' 96" foot buses ordered by the Westchester County Department of Transportation.
1978	General Motors Corporation RTS-03 TH-8603	40	96		Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730	107–188, 191-193	1996	Originally ordered for 6 operators and buses were delivered with wheelchair lifts. Only 40' 96" buses ordered by the Westchester County Department of Transportation.
1983	MAN SG-310-16.5-2A (articulated)	60	102		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 2000-03 AN460
1986- 1987	Motor Coach Industries 102A2	40	102		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748	901-936	2009	Last non-accessible Bee-Line buses on the active roster.
1990	Flxible Metro-B 40102-6T	40	102		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Voith D863.3	760-874	2007	These were Bee Line's last buses without wheelchair lifts.
1990	Flxible Metro-B 40102-6C	40	102		Cummins L10 Voith D863.3	875-879	2001	These were Bee Line's first buses with four-cycle engines.
1994	Startrans Supreme Senator	25	96		Navistar T444E Ford 4R100 4 speed	301-310	1999	These buses were the first rail-to-bus commuter shuttles. These were also Bee Line's first buses to have wheelchair accessibility for the duration of their lives.
1994	Orion Bus Industries 02.501	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.
1995	Advanced Vehicle Systems AVS22	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.
1995- 1996	Orion Bus Industries 05.501	40	102		Detroit Diesel series 50 Allison B-400R Gen II	401-484	2009	Replacements for 1978 RTS stock. Replaced by North American Bus Industries 40LFW buses in 2009. Sold to the MTA.
1997	Startrans Supreme Senator	25	96		Navistar T444E Ford 4R100 4 speed	313-332	2004	These buses expanded the shuttle fleet.
1999	Startrans Supreme Senator	25	96		Navistar T444E Ford 4R100 4 speed	333-361	2005	These buses expanded the shuttle fleet, and were replacements for the first 11 shuttle vans.
2000-2003	Neoplan USA AN460 "Transliner" articulated	60	102		Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R	501-578	2020	501 was a 2000 model Replaced all Man SG310 buses Replaced by New Flyer XDE60 buses[11] between 2018 and 2020. 577 as the last unit 14 units sold to Virginia Alexandria Transit Company's DASH for use on the WMATA Yellow/Blue line shuttle bus service.[12] Option to order AN440 buses there 40 ft versions 601/602 test units until Neoplan announced a shutdown.
2002	DaimlerChrysler Orion 05.505	32	96		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.[13] 5 units were sold to Community Connector.[13] 2 units were sold to South Portland Bus Service.[13] 4 units were sold to Housatonic Area Regional Transit.[14]
2005	Coach and Equipment Phoenix	25	91		Navistar VT365 Alison 2000 PTS	301-318	2010	Replacements for the Startrans vans. Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts.
2006	Orion Bus Industries 07.501 (hev)	40	102			201-204	2022	Replaced with XDE40's and XE40ng First hybrid buses
2006	Orion Bus Industries 05.501	40	102			601-704	2023	Order was originally for 2005 AN440(oh) until Neoplan went bankrupt Replaced 1990 Flexible Metro B Replaced by XDE40 and XE40ng
2007	Coach and Equipment Phoenix	25	91		MaxxForce 7 Alison 2000 PTS	319-320	2010	Retired without replacement with 2010 service cuts.

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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.

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.^[15][16][17]