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500-series Optima Opus

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Photo by Robert Madison

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006. The 500-series buses features a modified paint scheme to help differentiate them from standard CTA buses.

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006. The 500-series buses features a modified paint scheme to help di...

Photo by Robert Madison

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006. Unlike most buses, the windshield wipers on the Optima Opus are mounted at the top of the windshield instead of bottom.

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006. Unlike most buses, the windshield wipers on the Optima Opus are ...

Photo by Robert Madison

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Photo by Robert Madison

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Prototype bus #500 at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Photo by Robert Madison

The interior of prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006. Like the 1000-series New Flyers, the Optima Opus buses feature

The interior of prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006. Like the 1000-series New Flyers, the Optim...

Photo by Robert Madison

The drivers area of prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

The drivers area of prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Photo by Robert Madison

The controls above the driver's seat on prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

The controls above the driver's seat on prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Photo by Robert Madison

A close-up of the American Seating

A close-up of the American Seating "Insight" seats on prototype bus #500 while at Skokie Shops on June 17, 2006.

Photo by Robert Madison