Community Coach
| USDOT # | MC/MX # | Full Legal Name |
|---|---|---|
| 54433 | MC-76022 | Community Coach Inc. |
| 168076 | MC-145548 | Community Transit Lines Inc. |
Community Coach is a bus operator in northern New Jersey owned by Coach USA, operating fixed route and charter service.[1]
Routes
Community Transit Lines
Community Coach, as Community Transit Lines, operates a single line run from New York to Morristown, the #77 line, via Main Street in Orange, Route 10, and Ridgedale Avenue, seven days a week. This line was previously operated by DeCamp.
Eastern Shuttle
Under the Eastern Shuttle brand, Community Coach provides line run service to Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia.
New Jersey Transit routes
Under contract to New Jersey Transit, Community Coach operated the Bergen and Passaic County routes under contract. None of the routes (except route 772) operated on Sundays.
- 702 - Paterson (St. Joseph's Hospital) to Elmwood Park (Boulevard/Broadway)
- 705 - Passaic (Main Avenue Terminal) to Willowbrook Mall
- 707 - Paterson (City Hall) to Saddle Brook (Market St/Caldwell Ave.)
- 709 - Bloomfield (Glenwood Ave/Conger St.) or Passaic (Main Ave/Passaic Ave.) to Garden State Plaza
- 722 - Paterson (Main St/Crooks Ave.) to Paramus Park
- 744 - Passaic (Main Avenue terminal) to Wayne (Preakness Shopping Center) or Paterson (City Hall)
- 746 - Paterson (Broadway bus terminal) to Ridgewood (Van Neste Square)
- 748 - Paterson (Madison Ave/3 St.) to Willowbrook Mall or Pompton Lakes (Wanaque Ave/Ringwood Ave., rush hours only)
- 751 - Paramus/Cliffside Park/Edgewater
- 752 - Oakland/Ridgewood/Hackensack
- 753 - New Milford/Paramus
- 755 - Paramus/Fort Lee/Edgewater
- 756 - Englewood Cliffs/Fort Lee/Paramus
- 758 - Passaic (Main Avenue terminal) to Paramus Park
- 762 - Hackensack/New Milford/Paramus
- 772 - Paramus/Hackensack/American Dream
- 780 - Passaic/Hackensack/Englewood
In May 2024, NJ Transit announced Academy Bus Lines will take over the Passaic County routes (702, 705, 707, 709, 722, 744, 746, 748, 758) beginning in September 2024. After Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on June 11, 2024, Coach USA announced they will stop operating the Bergen County routes (751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 762, 772, 780) in July 2024. All Community Coach-operated routes were transferred to Academy effective August 17, 2024.[3]
Roster
Under NJ Transit
| Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17001-17021 | 2017 | MCI | D4500CT | Cummins ISX-12 | Allison B500 |