Fairview Transit

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Fairview Transit is a North American-based transit agency owned by JoaoIsHuman that serves the fictional city of Fairview, Ontario. The group was managed by NightlyBasis from September 2017 to December 2020, yom_3i in 2021 and JustBuiltDifferen_t in early 2022.

The group can be found on Twitter at @FairviewRBLX (the account under yom_3i's leadership was fairviewrblx, which was taken down by Twitter) and also has its own Fandom page: https://fairviewrblx.fandom.com/wiki/Fairview_Transit

History
All information is based on the Fairview Transit Wiki.

The Beginning
In 2017, the group was formed by yom3i, livalds and isaacbeyo as a side business to the latter's group, Isaac Transit Commission and to succeed Humber Valley Regional Transit. The group initially existed in name only, operating on Isaac Transit Commission's Division. Out of the need for a company to open a new map, they opened Cedarbrook Division in July 2017 and used 8 Thomas SLF 230s donated by TransitTech. Three weeks later, the division was shut down after the Thomas SLFs were leaked by dsv2000. Following the failed attempt, FT resumed operations at ITC's map and built its own buses after phasing out the NovaBUS LFS. These would later be known as Gen 1 or first generation models. While most vehicles wore different liveries, new Fairview Transit buses would get the blue/white livery. Meanwhile, livalds resigned and the group was taken over by its CEO until December 2020, NightlyBasis.

In August 2017, the group opened its first subway line, named as Line 4- Westwood, which took its influence from TTC's Sheppard line and used Bombardier T1s. Branding was virtually the same as the influence but names were changed. This was also the start of the second generation fleet and the basis for all subway trains the group would run. However, due to raids initiated by Roblox TTC (specifically by Maxim88183), the line had to be shut down to avoid sanctions.

The Second Generation and Expansion
With Fairview Transit looking to expand past ITC's "Division" map after two failed maps, the company chose to develop its own maps from September 2017 onwards. Second generation vehicles would be branded as "GEN2".

The first new map to open under NightlyBasis' leadership was Line C that month, which was their first and only completed subway line. The line used various subway cars which were single units; these were later updated to have working rollsigns. However, the trains only had cabs at one end; at the end of the line, the train had to reverse if the cab end was facing the buffer.

In October 2017, Line H opened with custom built ICTS Mark I cars which used the same technology as their subway counterparts. These cars were intended for use in single direction service, as Line H was to be a circular elevated line around Fairview's city centre. When service commenced, only a short portion of the line was opened. Train cars were faced in each direction based on their fleet number. The second generation bus fleet was initially delivered to Line H to provide supplementary bus service. Starting with the Orion VII OG, these units used a free model chassis by ChampDeLaBlox to provide more accurate proportions for the models. Buses that entered service were delivered in the blue/white livery and were equipped with the BluCard fare payment system, which was more to serve as proof of payment.

In October 2017, Fairview Transit opened its training campus so it could hold multiple vehicle training sessions at the same time. This map was underused as training was generally held in revenue service maps. In November 2017, Fairview's second bus division, Rory was opened.

The second generation fleet was kept going, with updates constantly added in game. Sometimes, first generation buses would make appearances on routes at Rory Division to further diversify the fleet available.

The Transition to Third Generation Models
In January 2018, work began on the 3rd generation chassis, which was custom built by isaacbeyo, NightlyBasis and coolrainbowboy1. The chassis made its debut with the New Flyer D40LF at Isaac Transit Commission's Zum Division, which was the first to be changed over from second generation to third generation. These vehicles would be eventually branded as "GEN3". Following the successful launch of the New Flyer D40LF, work began on the Orion VII OG. It and some other planned models were to be launched at the planned X1/11 map, which was pushed back to the point where it and most of the models were cancelled. However, the Orion VII OG was completed in December 2019 and two units entered service. In February 2018, Fairview Transit rebranded and introduced its navy blue/gold/yellow livery. This coincided with the start of the rebuild program, which saw a few buses repainted into this scheme and fleet numbers reassigned. While the rebuild was intended to reduce parts, it also saw some vehicles brought in for testing. Despite the third generation body being successful, buses were still kept on second generation bodywork at Rory, while YRT Division received such changes in March 2018.

Around the same time, the group began refitting its Orion VIIs with the DS-C (Destination Sign- Coded) displays. Unlike the previous generation, the displays allowed for codes to be used for routes while custom signs could be added through the CS function for P/R displays. Due to confusion with older fill-in displays as both were initially in use simultaneously, management decided to only train drivers on fill-in displays and then provide an additional certification for DS-C to avoid confusion.

In June 2018, Fairview Transit replaced its smart card system with the current one, FairPass. This system added time-based transfers, which required validation by clicking on the reader. Validating the card would give a customer up to 15 minutes of travel time.

With the PGS/Filtering Enabled changes and updates, the second generation chassis was effectively rendered useless as Roblox updates also broke fill-in displays. Due to this, most of Fairview Transit's places effectively closed, since vehicles were broken except for the ICTS cars. In September 2018, Fairview Transit shut down Isaac Transit Commission and absorbed it; those who wanted to stay were required to work in the parent company. Due to this, YRT Division was handed over to Fairview Transit. YRT Division was then reopened by Fairview Transit and the New Flyer D40LFs were upgraded to meet Filtering Enabled standards. This temporarily required the removal of the displays and interim "slider" units were installed on the buses. In December 2018, second generation Orion V #900 was upgraded to meet PGS standards and sent to that map to test the feasibility of installing DS-C on the third generation fleet. Eventually, DS-C was implemented on the third generation fleet there. In early 2019, YRT Division was shut down when the fleet was transferred to FT for use at Rory Division.

In early 2019, Rory Division reopened where it was left off, although heavy visual changes were made to the map. These buses were then kept in service for roughly another year. However, it did not receive any expansion. Buses initially had a ghost scheme but due to the increasing popularity of the map, the 3rd generation grey livery was unveiled. At the time, bus models used were the New Flyer D40LF and C40LF.

The third generation also brought many empty promises. The subway system, which had been neglected after the 3rd generation bus launch was supposed to receive such updates but they never happened. Other models were planned for third generation but those never entered service either. As a result, the subway system was shut down and was ditched by the company.

Fourth Generation Launch
In late 2018, work began on the 4th generation Orion VII NG. These buses were to be released in early 2019 but this was pushed back as work on Line H got underway. Line H was to be completely revamped with new ICTS Mark I cars with enhancements over the original. Like the generation before it, these releases were plagued with delays.

On July 26, 2019, Line H was reopened to the public and took over from Rory as the group's flagship division. This saw a heavy increase to the group's membership count, although 3rd generation buses still provided support for the fleet during the transition into phase 4. Buses also received mirrors around this time to add more realism.

Line H received a lot of praise as many flaws associated with it in Gen 2 had been overcome. Derailments were rare since the trains were powerful enough to handle curves on the line; they would only happen if track switches were improperly set by the control room. The ICTS cars also have bigger passenger information displays inside along with more detail compared to the second generation fleet, which also included the addition of proper announcements and animated doors.

In December 2019, the long-awaited Orion VII OG entered service, although as a third generation model. Two units in total entered service; one diesel and one hybrid. These buses were added near the end of the third generation technology's lifespan but still were able to run smoothly. The buses were respectively numbered as 1200 and 1900.

In February 2020, Rory Division was closed indefinitely with the beginning of third generation fleet retirement. A large number of buses were retired; any that were left over were moved to Line H as backup. In April 2020, due to delays in releases, the phase out of third generation slowed down so there could be buses available. As the planned retirement coincided with Toronto's CLRV retirement, third generation buses received special stickers to commemorate the Gen 3 fleet's legacy. Around this time, the ICTS cars were sent for upgrades. Refurbished cars can be identified by having a Line H decal on the end of each married pair, grey door panels, steel trim and less lag overall, including having standee positions. The decal refers to a LED display that was installed at each end of second generation ICTS cars. Although Rory Division was said to be closed, in fact it remained as the spare division of Fairview, and throwback GEN3 bus runs were still occasionally held there before GEN4 buses were officially introduced in Line H.

In April 2020, the company announced it would phase out all remaining 3rd generation vehicles by June 2020. Vehicles that were left were given special advertising on the sides and rear to commemorate their service. On May 30, 2020, the last buses in service (1200, 2184 and 2190) were given special ads; with the rear ad saying "GEN4, here we come!" At the end of service that day, the buses were retired. It is unknown if any units from this series will be preserved. Some of the third-generation 1000 series buses ended up at Bathurst Transit Commission after retirement.

As of June 2022, the group still maintains some of the third generation fleet after it reverted to where it left off in 2020.

Mid-to Late 2020
As of May 31, 2020, the rail and bus fleet is entirely 4th generation models.

In August 2020, Fairview Transit had its 2000th member join the group.

In October 2020, the Bombardier ART Mark II began testing along Line H. In addition, the new 4th generation vehicles, including the Orion VII NG are expected to enter service in the 4th quarter of 2020 according to employee announcements. Fairview Transit is working on a 4th generation Orion V as well, however no release date has been set.

On December 12, 2020, NightlyBasis resigned from his position of Chief Executive Officer at Fairview Transit after three years of holding his position. He announced that he would be leaving the group, along with the Ro-Transit community and Roblox as a whole. In a final press release written by him, the desire to "move on" from Roblox, focusing on studies, wanting pursue other activities in real life, growing Ro-Transit community toxicity, and internal affairs within the HR team were citied as reasons for his departure. As a result of his retirement, the company would be handed over to yom3i (who was formerly known as livalds and Aerolitics).

With this change, instead of him transferring the server to Aerolitics, NightlyBasis deleted the group's Discord server without prior notice and a new server had to be set up; he later apologized for mismanaging the handover situation and recent group affairs (development deadlines specifically) in the aforementioned press release. Also, the original Roblox group was abandoned and replaced by a new one, which resulted in a sharp decrease in group members as many passengers in the old group did not join the new one. In addition, all projects under NightlyBasis' lead have been cancelled; which will change vehicle and infrastructure development timelines. Roblox places, however, still remain although the group has moved to a new page. This also changed expected fleet numbers for all buses that were to be part of Gen 4.

Into a New Era
On December 24, 2020, development pictures arose of Bombardier Innovia Metro sets being built, being based on Vancouver SkyTrain specifications. This train also feature the company's newest livery.

As of December 26, 2020, Fairview Transit is starting from the ground up- which included starting a new Twitter page, separating all content from the past three years into an archive.

As of January 2021, the group has added a new bus terminal to Line H known as Forsythia, along with the first two local bus routes in Line H, while the Orion VII NGs have entered service in the 4000-series range, allowing anyone trained to drive buses the ability to operate them. The buses are painted in Fairview's 4th generation livery, which is based off York Region Transit's (with a grey front, yellow stripe in the middle and a navy blue stripe in the rear). By this time, FT's bus fleet only consisted of Orion VII NGs. At the same time, the group originally planned to revive the Rory Division with GEN4 fleet. However, due to the map being out of date and not designated for GEN4 vehicles, many operational issues emerged during HR testing and the management eventually announced that Rory will remain closed until it has been revamped to support GEN4 buses.

As of February 2021, the group now has around 580 members (most users did not rejoin the new group). After many months of delay, the 4th generation Orion VII hybrids were put into service, allowing anyone with proper training to operate them. In addition, Orion VII NG HEV 4555 has been wrapped for Black History Month according to their Twitter page, making it the first bus in the group to carry full advertising wraps.

Around the same time, the long-awaited Mark 2 sets were put into passenger service testing, allowing any operator who is a server booster to drive the trains while any group member may ride them. The trains entered service on April 3, 2021.

In March 2021, 4th generation Orion Vs were teased with Toronto TTC specifications, numbered in the 8200 (1991-1992) and 8300 (1996-1997) series ranges. This reintroduced the model after being absent since 2018. 8200 series units wear the second generation livery while the 8300 series wear the current 4th generation livery. The older 8200-series units entered service on April 2, 2021 while some of the 83xx and 84xx entered service around May-June 2021.

On May 31, 2021, the group released a preview picture of what would be the 4th generation version of Rory Division. Around the same time, Orion VII NG HEV 4515 was wrapped for Pride. Rory Division was slated to be reopened in June 2021 but re-opened on July 13, 2021, with the 7000-series Orion V and the 2000-series New Flyer C40LF (1000-series D40LFs also entered service the same day).

On July 16, 2021, Fairview Transit took over Northwell Transit (NRTC). Northwell maps are to become part of FT although it is unknown what will happen to other assets (buses and their planned Line 4).

On August 10, 2021, these GEN4 buses: the Orion VII NG, the Orion VII 3G/EPA10, and the Orion V, were requested to be removed by Invalids_s due to ongoing conflicts with the then owner of Fairview Transit, 7_wdd aka Wesley. Invalids_s has came forward with a statement as to why they requested for their buses to be removed on a Twitter Post and the buses were removed on August 15, 2021 by Wesley. However, it was too late as FT lost the rights to using Generation 4 technology and the entire bus fleet. The group then went into a hiatus, and is expected by the community that it wouldn't last too long, after mass resignations and mistrust allegations against 7_wdd.

With only the rail fleet left, FT had its last run at Line H and ceased operations under yom_3i on September 3, 2021.

As of May 2022, the Twitter account under this incarnation of the group has also been banned from the platform and is no longer viewable, likely as a direct consequence of the raids against the account by former HRs.

New Ownership (Part 2)
In January 2022, trainswing (JustBuiltDifferen_t) took ownership of the group. Service resumed at Line H on January 4, 2022. Rather than continue from yom_3i's failed leadership, the group was reset from where NightlyBasis left off in December 2020. Despite this, the group will be revamping Line H sets to meshed models, further matching TTC specifications. Their Twitter account was also changed back to the original FairviewRBLX account. As a result, the group mainly operated rail services, although it attempted to bring back bus services unsuccessfully. trainswing also bought NightlyBasis' YRT Division, which is to be revamped with buses that were planned for the fourth generation fleet.

The agency later introduced Line E as an airport shuttle in January 2022, using new Mark I sets (06x) and the 1xx Mark II cars to provide a better player experience. These cars can also be used on Line H as spares.

trainswing later lost interest in the group and it was handed to joaoishuman. The group resumed development in May 2022, with the anticipated arrival of a rebuilt D40LF, the New Flyer D40LFR and C40LFR after VoltronPaladin01 rejoined.

Instagram GC Scandal/Drama
In October 2019, screenshots of Isaacbeyo and Garbage_Boi1 were leaked which disclosed them making fun of other users on Instagram. They have been accused of drama outside the group which was proven to be true by screenshots taken during the ordeal. The offensive "YRT Foamer Gang" nonsense was started by isaacbeyo who was in the group chat and has caused multiple issues to date. Drama in the group continues to this day although it is believed steps are being taken group wide to control it. The drama spread to the local transit fan community in real life (Toronto, Ontario area) and has still continued to be underpinned by the biased statements.

With the group being restarted from the ground up, it is unknown if any changes will occur to the community to prevent drama from erupting to people outside the group. Although changes in moderation occurred, this did not prevent drama from erupting within the group. However, drama no longer occurs since it was restarted in 2022.

"McDorm" Scandal
In mid-2020, Invalids_s managed to obtain TransitBusesRock's dorm tour video from now retired staffer isaacbeyo. He then reuploaded it as "Setup Tour at McDorm" on YouTube while CallMeDrewChristian added a section of it to his Sparta remix. This led to TransitBusesRock filing a DMCA takedown against the videos, which led to a copyright strike against Invalids_s and CallMeDrewChristian's YouTube accounts, as well as the videos taken down. Displeased with the copyright strikes and wanting to seek more attention, some Fairview Transit staff began raiding the comments on TransitBusesRock's YouTube channel and elsewhere on social media using #allanddidnothingwrong, which caused drama to ensue within the Discord server. This led to the victim being wrongly blamed.

Because of this scandal, TransitBusesRock was fired and temporarily banned from Fairview Transit, although he rejoined in October 2020. As for the video, CallMeDrewChristian reuploaded it with TransitBusesRock's part removed ("Sparta Remix 1080p60") as the copyright strike would not be resolved manually.

RTA Wiki Scandal
In October 2020, after a series of statements were released by nextTRANSPORT Founder CommodoreCDTV, the Royal Transit wiki page was reportedly vandalized by Fairview Transit administrators, including some high ranking staff. Images of pornography were uploaded onto the page, as well as swastikas and other insensitive material. Fairview Transit released a short statement condemning the vandalism, however it is unclear whether the people involved were punished for their actions.

According to a media statement released on November 13, 2020, Fairview Transit staff were involved in drama about a leaked Mark I being used at Royal Transit Authority; which was found as true after months of investigation by CommodoreCDTV. Fairview Transit has chosen to sanction Royal Transit Authority's high ranks and middle ranks, who will be banned from their social media pages, Discord server and Roblox places, effective November 22, 2020.

Other Scandals
In October 2020, transitfan21 (known as Robea) falsely accused TransitBusesRock of leaking confidential information, which he spread to other groups. This led to other groups banning him and various high ranks, including an unknown user who posted on the official Fairview Transit Twitter page using the hashtag #CancelGordon. However, users supporting TransitBusesRock proved the claim was false and created hashtags against the movement, blaming transitfan21 for creating the biased claim and a hate speech Discord server. On November 13, 2020, in a press statement, NightlyBasis made the claim based on a misleading statement; which had been also extremely biased. Fairview Transit has apologized to TransitBusesRock for the the claims, although they failed to apologize for the damage they did to his YouTube channel. However, the damage had been done and the person who was behind the misleading claim has since quit the Roblox transit community.

As of February 2021, transitfan21 was given a warning by Discord over his actions on the Ro-Transit community due to him cyberbullying others on that platform; however Discord terminated his account after an unknown date.

On February 15, 2021, three former high ranks managed to get login access to the group's Twitter account and began posting racist, homophobic Tweets that negatively portrayed the group. This occurred between 5 pm and 10 pm Eastern Time and the former high ranking staff involved were ThxmasRBLX, LordEtienneVI and TheReal_TurtleGuy. According to an official press release on February 16, 2021, the users involved have been blacklisted from the group until 2022 (which became permanent after the group shut down) due to them vandalizing the page. The offending Tweets posted were then deleted by the current HR team after they regained access to the group's Twitter page and an apology was issued. Another issue happened where the ousted staff also set up fake FT pages on Instagram, which were not approved by the HR team. As a result, Fairview now mainly uses Discord to disseminate most information, with Twitter being used for major announcements. Sometime in early 2022, likely due to these posts, the Fairview Transit account under yom3i's ownership was terminated by Twitter.

In late February 2021, another scandal erupted over staff accusing TransitBusesRock (who was a passenger at the time) over calling a TTC route "useless" in the server. This led to an argument between him and TTC fans (who were also staff in the group), with TransitBusesRock leaving the group to remove support for them.

On April 5, 2021, an issue arose following Animated YT causing drama in the group's Discord server, which spilled onto Twitter after a group member was removed from the Discord server after being accused of bullying (not Animated YT). The user accused FT of moderating them when they were not at fault, although they were asked to move the situation into DM messages.

On April 21, 2021, MlgAlfredthegamer9 asked Resistance_YT for pictures in the FT server, inadvertently asking for something illegal (alleged solicitation of minors). Although the former apologized and stated it was a mistake after admitting to soliciting minors, PoizGamesAlternate posted screenshots of the situation on Twitter to draw public attention and attempting to have MlgAlfredthegamer9 cancelled. This also caused the FT and TTS high ranks to create a shame server although this was quickly reported. Another problem occurred when Resistance_YT posted a picture of a Toronto Transportation Systems Orion VII signed to intentionally shame MlgAlfredthegamer9. The user has been banned from the group's Discord server and multiple groups allied with FT, such as Toronto Transportation Systems and Sauga Transit although he left the group to remove support for their HRs. Following the issue, Mlgalfredthegamer9 has stated that it was a scam to gain attention and remove him from the community after it took multiple users to clear the situation. However, the screenshots have been mostly removed from Twitter as of July 2021.

Possible Leaked Models
On August 10th 2021, Former Head of External Communications, 621UwUs_s, also known as: Invalids_s, Alland, uploaded a video stating their departure from Fairview. Their video can be found here. Invalids_s did request for his video to be put in the announcements channel in the Fairview Transit Discord Server, however 7_wdd aka Wesley, the current owner denied their request. On the following day, Wesley would not post the video as he said the whole situation was "blasted out of proportion tbh". Also on the same day, Invalids_s posted on Twitter leaked screenshots of MR Chat, provided from an unnamed MR, showing that ThxmasRBLX, a friend of Wesley, was trying to silence Invalids_s' departure from Fariview (link to tweet). On the 12th of August, Invalids_s would once again post on Twitter claiming that they left a server as Wesley was constantly harassing about why he should post the video. (link to tweet) On the 13th of August, 3 days into the situation, Invalids_s requested the buses he made for GEN4, the Orion VII Next Generation and 3rd Generation variant, and the Orion V be removed from the group, due to a recent leak. This seemed to be the final straw for Invalids_s, as the whole point of their departure from Fairview was that they were being ignored for trying to protect their creations. Now that their creations were leaked, it seems that he had enough with how things are handled at Fairview Transit. Their statement on the removal of the buses can be found here and the buses in question were retired on August 15, 2021. In addition, FT is no longer allied with Yorkville Transit Commission because of this scandal while the group was sanctioned by other agencies.

The scandal was severe enough that many members chose to leave the group. Buses 1000-1037 and 2057-2063 were also retired after developer VoltronPaladin01 resigned over fears his models were leaked. This ultimately left the group with no developers, shutting down Rory Division in the process while other high ranking and middle ranking staff continued leaving, forcing the group to eventually lose not only its assets but its reputation, which made them go inactive. Most of the blame was on 7_wdd for mistrust and getting banned from GENTech, the development company that built buses for Fairview.

As of March 2022, leaked Gen 4 ICTS cars and some buses can still be found on the Roblox library.

Attempted "Gen 5"
In May 2022, Yorkville Transit Commission posted on its Twitter that Fairview Transit, under trainswing tried to use a test D40LF supplied by VoltronPaladin01 as an unlicensed 5th generation model in early 2022. After its ownership was transferred to joaoishuman, Gen 5 branding was still applied to the bus. YTC allegedly sanctioned the group following the copyright issues but this was never enforced. Since this occurred, the group has stopped announcing new builds as "Gen" branded vehicles.

Fleet
As of August 2021, the rail fleet consisted of UTDC Mark I and ART Mark II subway train sets, while the bus fleet mainly currently consisted of Orion VII NG HEV 07.501, with a few Orion VII EPA10 07.501 buses, Orion Vs and some New Flyers (prior to 08/15/2021).

Currently, all active service vehicles are kept at Line H.

Buses
Between April and August 2021, most buses wore the 4th Generation Fairview Transit standard livery, having a grey base with yellow and deep blue stripes at the rear, with a white Fairview logo within the blue stripe (based on York Region Transit's livery). Meanwhile, some of the Orion VIIs are wrapped with full-body advertisements instead. On July 14, 2021, New Flyer D40LFs 1000-1037 and C40LFs 2057-2063 were reintroduced to the fleet, mainly operating at the Rory division.

According to screenshots, FT's retired GEN4 Beta Next Gens (2376, 2378, 2380-2381, 2393, 2395, 2398) were sent to Yorkville Transit Commission (which is owned by Invalids_s) to continue service there as expansion. These buses still wear Fairview Transit livery minus the decals. The beta Next Gens are still in use today with YTC.

As of August 15, 2021, all buses built by Invalids_s (the entire Orion fleet) have been retired following accusations of unauthorized access by developers and his subsequent resignation while VoltronPaladin01 pulled the group's New Flyer buses from service. This led to only the rail fleet being left available for operations.

However, with the current group, New Flyer D40LF 1000 remains the only bus in the fleet after VoltronPaladin01 allowed them to use it for testing purposes. As of May 2022, the group plans to add the LFR series, which was last attempted in 2018. Moreover, the group continues to maintain unsold units from the third generation fleet until new buses arrive to replace them.

The detailed bus roster can be found here (which is accurate prior to 08/15/2021).

Demonstrators
Non-Revenue service fleet