Foothill Transit
Founded | December 1988 |
Fleet size | ~350 |
Number of routes |
39 |
Ridership | 48,412 (2015, weekdays) |
Operators | Keolis, Transdev |
Unions | ATU Local 1756 (Arcadia yard, Transdev) Teamsters Local 848 (Pomona yard, Keolis) |
Website | foothilltransit.org |
@foothilltransit | |
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Foothill Transit is a transportation agency encompassing 21 cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys to the east and northeast of the city of Los Angeles.
History
Operations began in December 1988. Foothill Transit's current routes originally belonged to the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD, which was the predecessor to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) but were split off from the larger agency due to the SCRTD cutting back heavily on bus service in the region.
Routes
Foothill Transit operates a number of local and express bus routes, as well as a bus rapid transit (BRT) line named the "Silver Streak." This line connects downtown Los Angeles to the city of Montclair via the El Monte Busway, a part of I-10. The Silver Streak generally uses NABI 60-BRT vehicles, although NABI 42-BRTs are used during late nights, early mornings, and in peak hours.
Local
- 178 - El Monte Station/Puente Hills Mall via West Covina
- 185 - Azusa/West Covina/Hacienda Heights. via Irwindale Ave
- 187 - Montclair/Claremont/Glendora/Pasadena
- 190 - El Monte Station/Cal Poly Pomona via Eastland Center
- 194 - El Monte Station/Cal Poly Pomona via Valley Blvd
- 195 - Pomona Transcenter/Cal Poly Pomona via Phillips Ranch
- 197 - Pomona/Claremont/Montclair via Fairplex Dr & Arrow Hwy
- 269 - El Monte Station/Montebello Town Center
- 270 - Monrovia/El Monte Station
- 272 - Duarte/Baldwin Park/West Covina
- 274 - Baldwin Park/Industry/Whittier
- 280 - Azusa/Puente Hills Mall via Azusa Ave
- 281 - Glendora/West Covina/Puente Hills Mall
- 282 - Puente Hills Mall/Hacienda Heights/El Monte
- 284 - Covina/San Dimas/Glendora
- 285 - Puente Hills Mall/Whittier/La Habra
- 286 - Pomona/Diamond Bar/Brea Mall
- 289 - Puente Hills Mall/Walnut/Pomona
- 291 - La Verne/Pomona/South Pomona via Garey Ave
- 292 - Claremont/Pomona
- 480 - Montclair/Pomona/West Covina via Mission Blvd
- 482 - Pomona/Rowland Heights via Golden Springs Dr
- 486 - Pomona/La Puente/El Monte via Amar Rd
- 488 - Glendora/West Covina/El Monte
- 492 - Montclair/Arcadia/El Monte via Arrow Hwy
- 494 - San Dimas/Glendora/El Monte (weekdays only)
- 690 - Montclair/Azusa via 210 Freeway (weekdays only)
- 851 - Covina/Glendora via Glendora Ave (weekdays only)
- 853 - Diamond Bar/Diamond Ranch High School (weekdays only)
- 854 - Diamond Bar/Diamond Ranch High School (weekdays only)
- 855 - Pomona/Claremont (weekdays only)
Express
These routes operate weekdays only.
- 481 - El Monte/Downtown Los Angeles/Koreatown
- 493 - Diamond Bar/Puente Hills Mall/Downtown Los Angeles
- 495 - Industry Park & Ride/Downtown Los Angeles
- 497 - Chino Park & Ride/Industry City Hall Park & Ride/Downtown Los Angeles
- 498 - Citrus College/West Covina/Downtown Los Angeles
- 499 - San Dimas/Via Verde/Downtown Los Angeles
- 699 - Montclair/Fairplex Park & Ride/Downtown Los Angeles
BRT
This route operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- 707 (Silver Streak) - Montclair TransCenter/Los Angeles
Fares
Facilities
Offices
- Address: 100 S. Vincent Ave., Suite 200, West Covina, CA 91790
- Email: comment@foothilltransit.org
- Fax: 626-967-4608
- Phone: 626-931-7210, 909-621-2126 or 1-800-743-3463
Arcadia yard (Transdev)
- Address: 5640 Peck Rd., Arcadia, CA 91006
Pomona yard (Keolis)
- Address: 200 S East End Ave., Pomona, CA 91766
Transit Centers/Park & Ride Lots
Azusa Intermodal Transit Center (Azusa Downtown Metro Gold Line Station)
- Address: 801 North Alameda Ave, Azusa, CA
- Serving: Lines 185, 280, 690
- Connections to: LACMTA Metro Gold Line
Cal State LA Busway Station
- Address: 5151 State University Dr., Los Angeles, CA
- Serving: Lines 481, 493, 495, 497, 498, 499, 699, and the Silver Streak
- Connections to: LACMTA Lines 487, 489, Metro Silver Line 910 & 950X (Busway Levels); LACMTA Lines 71, 256, 258, 665 (Street Level Terminal); Metrolink San Bernardino Line
Claremont TransCenter
- Address: 200 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA
- Serving: Lines 187, 292, 480, 492, and 690
- Connection to: Metrolink San Bernardino Line
Diamond Bar Park & Ride
- Address: Diamond Bar Blvd./60 Freeway
- Serving: Lines 286, 482, 493, 854
- Connections to: OCTA Line 757
Holt Ave & Indian Hill Blvd
- Address: E Holt Ave. & Indian Hill Blvd., Pomona, CA
- Serving: Line 480
- Connection to: Omnitrans Line 61
Eastland Center
- Address: Workman West Covina, CA
- Serving: Lines 190, 281, 284, 480, 488, and 851
El Monte Station
- Address: 3501 Santa Anita Ave., El Monte, CA
- Serving: Lines 178, 190, 194, 269, 270, 282, 486, 488, 492, 494, and the Silver Streak
- Connections to: LACMTA Lines 70, 76, 176, 267, 268, 287, 487, 577X, 770, Metro Silver Line 910 & 950X
Fairplex Park & Ride
- Address: Fairplex Dr./10 Freeway
- Serving: Line 699
- Connection to: OCTA Line 757
Industry Park & Ride
- Address: 500 S. Brea Canyon Rd., City of Industry, CA
- Serving: Lines 482, 493, and 495
- Connection to: Metrolink Riverside Line
Industry City Hall Park & Ride
- Address: Glendora Ave./Stafford St., City of Industry, CA
- Serving: Lines 185, 194, and 497
Montclair TransCenter
- Address: Richton St.
- Serving: Line 187, 197, 480, 492, 690, 699, and the Silver Streak
- Connections to: Omnitrans Lines 66, 85, 88, and 290; Riverside Transit Agency Line 204; Metrolink San Bernardino Line
Patsaouras Transit Plaza (Union Station)
- Address: N. Vignes St. & E. Cesar Chavez Ave.
- Serving: Line 699 (Inside the Terminal); Lines 481, 493, 495, 497, 498, 499, and the Silver Streak (At the Busway Entrance)
- Transit Plaza Connections: LACMTA Lines 33, 40, 442, 704, 728, 733, 745; AVTA Line 785; City of Santa Clarita Transit Line 794; LADOT Commuter Express Lines 431 and 534, DASH Route D, Metrolink Shuttle; OCTA Line 701
- Busway Entrance Connections: LACMTA Lines 487, 489, Metro Silver Line 910 & 950X
- Connections Just Outside Union Station: LACMTA Lines 68, 70, 71, 78, 79, 378, 770; LADOT DASH Route B, DASH Lincoln Heights/Chinatown; Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Line 10; Torrance Transit Line 4
Pomona TransCenter
- Address: 100 W. Commercial St., Pomona, CA
- Serving: Lines 195, 197, 286, 291, 292, 480, 482, 855, and the Silver Streak
- Connections to: Omnitrans Line 61; Metrolink Riverside Line
Puente Hills Mall TransCenter
- Address: 1601 S. Azusa Ave., Hacienda Heights/Rowland Heights, CA
- Serving: Lines 178, 185, 280, 281, 282, 285, 289, 482, and 493
The Plaza at West Covina
- Address: 112 Plaza Dr., West Covina, CA
- Serving: Lines 178, 185, 272, 281, 480, 488, 498 (at Sunset Avenue), and the Silver Streak
San Dimas Park & Ride
- Address: San Dimas Avenue south of Bonita Avenue
- Serving: Lines 492 (On Bonita Street), 494, and 499
USC Medical Center Busway Station
- Address: Pomeroy St./Kingston St., Los Angeles, CA
- Serving: Lines 481, 493, 495, 497, 498, 499, 699, and the Silver Streak
- Connections at the Station to: LACMTA Lines 487, 489, Metro Silver Line 910 & 950X
- Connections at Street Level to: LACMTA Lines 70, 71, 106, 251, 751; LADOT DASH Lincoln Heights/Chinatown, DASH Boyle Heights/East LA
Via Verde Park & Ride
- Address: Via Verde/10 Freeway
- Serving: Lines 480 and 499
Roster
Active
Foothill's fleet consists of a mixture of various NABI, New Flyer, and Proterra vehicles. Foothill began purchasing CNG buses in 2002 and has almost exclusively purchased CNG buses ever since. Foothill has had a 100 percent Clean Air fleet since 2013, with the retirement of the diesel Gillig Low Floor buses. Foothill aims to have a 100 percent electric bus fleet by 2030.
As Foothill Transit tends to retire buses at 12 years of age (the federally-specified minimum), its buses often are sold to other agencies which continue to operate them. Notable operators of ex-Foothill Transit buses include Nassau Inter-County Express in New York, Valley Metro in Phoenix, the LACMTA, Glendale Beeline and others.
Most newer Foothill Transit buses feature high-back reclining seats with overhead luggage racks or high-back cushioned seats. All newer buses also feature high visibility TwinVision white LED destination signs while older buses feature multicolor headsigns.
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Build Date |
Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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F1700-F1729 | 2009 | NABI | 42-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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F1800-F1811 | 2010 | NABI | 42-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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F1900-F1913 | 2012 | NABI | 42-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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F2100-F2163 | 2013 | NABI | 42-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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F2200-F2229 | 2014 | NABI | 42-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed | ||
F2300-F2329 | 2015 | NABI | 42-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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2400-2429 | 2016 | NFI | XN40 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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2500-2529 | 2017 | NFI | XN40 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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2600-2613 | 2017 | Proterra | Catalyst E2 |
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2700-2733 | 2018 | ElDorado National | Axess BRT CNG | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B400R |
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2734-2744 | 2020 | ElDorado National | Axess BRT CNG | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE | ||
2745-2762 | 2021 | ElDorado National | Axess BRT CNG | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE | ||
2803-2804 | 2021 | ElDorado National | Axess BRT CNG | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE |
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2900-2923 | 2020 | NFI | XN60 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B3400 xFE |
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3000-3001 | 2020 | ADL/Proterra | Enviro500EV | 2 × 125 kW hub motors | EV gearbox integrated with drive axle | ||
3100-3132 | 2022 | NFI | XHE40 |
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On Order
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Build Date |
Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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Retired
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Build Date |
Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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L100-L110 | 1987 | Ford/ElDorado | Econoline/Falcon | Ford Triton V10 | Ford C-4 |
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F100-F106 | 6/1991 | Gillig | Spirit 28' | Caterpillar 3208T | Allison MTB-643 | View the series page for detailed disposition info. | |
F200-F218 | 10/1987 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F207 (II) | 6/1988 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F219-F233 | 6/1988 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F250-F263 | 1991 | Gillig | Phantom Suburban 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F300-F305 | 1989 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F600-F629 | 1989 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F630-F648 | 1991 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F700-F738 | 1989 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F750-F768 | 1991 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F800-F822 | 1991-1992 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (40/96TB/6V92T) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F900-F903 (1st) | 1975 | AMG | Metropolitan (9635A-6) |
Detroit Diesel 6V71N | Allison VS2-6 |
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F900-F907 | 1991 | Gillig | Phantom 35' (3596TB6V92TA) |
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA | Allison HTB-748 |
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F1000-F1016, F1020-F1063 |
1994-1996 | Gillig | Phantom 40' (4096TBS50) Phantom Suburban 40' (4096TBS50) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R |
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F1100-F1176 | 2000 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' (G22D102N4) |
Detroit Diesel Series 40 | Allison B400R 5 speed | All units retired by December 2013. | |
F1181-F1187 | 2000 | Gillig | Low Floor 29' (G22E102R2) |
Detroit Diesel Series 40 | Allison B400R 5 speed | Retired circa 2011. | |
F1200-F1265 | 2002 | OBI | Orion V CNG (05.501) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R |
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F1300-F1350 | 2003 | OBI | Orion V CNG (05.501) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G |
Allison B400R |
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F1400-F1474 | 2004-2005 | NABI | 40-LFW CNG (040.31) |
Detroit Diesel Series 50G | Allison B400R 6 speed |
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F1500-F1509 | 2006 | NABI | 40-LFW CNG (040.31) |
Cummins Westport C Gas Plus | Allison B400R 5 speed |
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F1600-F1629 | 2006 | NABI | 60-BRT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B500R 6 speed |
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F2001-F2003 | 2010 | Proterra | EcoRide BE35 | UQM PowerPhase electric motor | Borg Warner eGearDrive |
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F2004-F2015 | 2012 | Proterra | EcoRide BE35 | UQM PowerPhase electric motor | Borg Warner eGearDrive |
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2016-2017 | 2015 | Proterra | Catalyst BE40 |
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Instruction Buses (Retired)
Main page: Foothill Transit Instruction Buses
Demonstrators
Fleet number | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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2010 | MCI | D4500CT CNG | Cummins Westport ISL G 320 hp | Allison B500R 6 speed | Demo unit, was only in service for approximately a month. | ||
2014 | ADL | Enviro500 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B500R | Demoed on October 3-7, 2016 on the Silver Streak. |
References
- ↑ Southern California adds NABI buses to fleet, metro-magazine.com, retrieved 2009-07-05
- ↑ foothilltransit.org
- ↑ www.facebook.com
- ↑ 2021 XHE40 order
- ↑ www.polarinertia.com & www.polarinertia.com F227 image
- ↑ www.rapidtransit-press.com