There was an MTA-NYCT Bus Roadeo at Orchard Beach, The Bronx today with temporary installations in the parking lot.
I was there, but got very little information for the organizers and could not find a reliable person who could provide any written information or a list of the 2026 winners or the individual four teams.
Meanwhile, the 2026 APTA International Bus & Maintenance Roadeo was reportedly held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the 2026 champions included Community Transit for Bus Roadeo and LA Metro for Maintenance/Overall Team. The 2027 APTA International Roadeo is scheduled for Seattle, Washington.
If you're interested in the specific 2026 NYC winners, I can dig further through MTA/NYCT announcements, union posts, and employee/social posts to identify who won the operator competition, maintenance competition, and Bus Tug.
According to MTA-related posts, there is confirmation that winners were recognized.
One particularly useful lead is an MTA employee post saying: “Congratulations to all the Maintenance Roadeo winners! … See you all at the International!”
So there were winners who advanced to the International Roadeo, but I don't want to give you names based on inference or unverified social-media comments
Although they were secretive it appears there were several separate results:
- 🚌 Bus Operator competition
- 🔧 Maintenance competition
- 💪 Bus Tug
- 🏆 Overall/team winners
And the NYC representatives at the 2026 APTA International Roadeo were indeed competing on behalf of New York City Transit. APTA's own 2026 video specifically includes an NYCT competitor discussing representing New York City Transit at the International Roadeo.