MetroLINK

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The Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) provides transit service to Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, Milan, Silvis, Carbon Cliff, Hampton and Colona in Illinois.

History

  • Founded in November 1970.
  • In 1983, the Quad City Transit Facility, located at 2929 5th Ave. in Rock Island, was completed to store RICMMTD's and Davenport CitiBus' fleets.
  • In 1988, "MetroLINK" was the chosen name in a public contest and has been applied on transit buses to attract new customers.
  • In May 1998, Centre Station was opened as a transportation hub to connect several bus routes.
  • In April 2014, the Operations & Maintenance Center was completed as the new facility to store and maintain MetroLINK's bus fleet.

Routes

Maps & schedules

Monday-Saturday Service

  • 10-Red (Mon-Sat) - District Station to N. 20th St. & 2nd Ave. Hampton IL
  • 20-Blue (Mon-Sat) - Centre Station to Quad City International Airport (and Wal-Mart)
  • 30-Green (Mon-Sat) - District Station to Colona IL via 18th Ave./19th Ave./Ave. of the Cities
  • 40-Orange (Mon-Sat) - District Station to TPC Cash & Carry and Jumper's Casino
  • 50-Olive (Mon-Sat) - East Pointe to Illini Tower/Silvis Hy-Vee
  • 53-Lime (Mon-Sat) - District Station to Kohl's/Target/Hy-Vee Moline
  • 53 - Late Night (Thu-Sat, 10:27 PM- 3:20 AM) - District Station to Augustana College
  • 55-Sky Blue (Mon-Sat) - East Pointe to Silvis Wal-Mart
  • 57-Brown (Mon-Sat) - Centre Station to Rock Valley Plaza
  • 59-Maroon (Mon-Sat) - Centre Station to Black Hawk College and Kennedy Square
  • 60-Yellow (Mon-Sat) - District Station to Black Hawk College via 5th St./Blackhawk Rd./38th Ave.
  • 70-Purple (Mon-Sat) - Centre Station to TPC Cash & Carry
  • 80-Pink (Mon-Fri, 5:45 AM-8:00 AM, 2:45 PM-4:30 PM) - Centre Station to Arsenal Clock Tower
  • 90-Teal DISCONTINUED 2017
  • Tyson Express District Station to Tyson Processing Plant in Joslin IL Via Interstate 88
  • the CONNECT (Mon-Fri) - Centre Station to Western Illinois University

Sunday Service

  • 10-Red - District Station to East Pointe via Centre Station
  • 20-Blue - Centre Station to Quad City International Airport or Wal-Mart
  • 30-Green - District Station to Hy-Vee, Silvis
  • 53-Lime - District Station to Augustana College Rock Island
  • 40-Orange - District Station to W. 20th Ave., Milan
  • 60-Yellow - Sunset Heights to Kennedy Square

Fares

Current

Facilities

Administrative Offices

  • Address: 1515 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265
  • Email: metrolink@qcmetrolink.com
  • Phone: (309) 788-3360

Operations & Maintenance Center

  • Address: 4501 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201

Transit Fleet

Active

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1081-1088 2010 NFI C40LFR Cummins Westport ISL G
1201-1207 2012 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G 1207 retired on 6/8/2015 due to damage after catching on fire.
1401-1405 2014 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G
1601-1612 2016 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G [1]
1801-1803 2018 Proterra Catalyst BE40 UQM HD220
electric motor
Eaton EEV-7202 Powered by the XR (eXtended Range) Battery Series.
1804-1810 2018 NFI XN35 Cummins Westport L9N
1901-1905 2019 Proterra Catalyst BE40 UQM HD220
electric motor
Eaton EEV-7202
2231-2235 2022 NFI XN35 Cummins Westport L9N Originally numbered 2101-2105.
2241-2248 2022 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport L9N Originally numbered 2106-2113.
2261-2269 2022 Proterra ZX5 35' Fleet expansion buses

On Order

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
0201-0212 2002 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II 30' CNG John Deere 6081H Allison B300R
0213-0218 2003 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II 30' CNG John Deere 6081H Allison B300R
0219-0221 2004 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II 30' CNG John Deere 6081H Allison B300R
0301-0308 2003 NFI D40LF Cummins ISL Allison B400R
0522-0523 2005 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II 30' CNG John Deere 6081H Allison B300R
  • 2006 models
0524-0525 2005 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II 30' Cummins ISL Allison B300R
0624-0625 2006 ElDorado National E-Z Rider II MAX 32' CNG John Deere 6081H Allison B300R
  • 2007 models
0801 2008 ElDorado National Axess 40' Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • 2009 model
4526, 4534-4535,
4541-4542,
4551-4555
1960-1961 GMC TDH-4517 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
7401-7418 1974 Highway Products TC-31B
7601-7605 1976 GMC T6H-4523A Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison
7801-7807 1978 GMC RTS-03
(TW-7603)
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
8101-8120 1981 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-604)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
8401-8413 1984 Ford/National Coach Corp. E-350/Escort II
8701-8703 1986-1987 Blue Bird City Bird 31' Detroit Diesel 6V71TA Allison MT-647
8801-8808 1988 National Coach Corp. Transmark RE
(T-28)
Cummins B5.9 Allison
8809-8810 1988 Chance VS-24
9001-9012 1990 National Coach Corp. Transmark RE
(T-28)
9013 1990 Flxible Metro "B"
(40102-6T)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
9101-9112 1991 OBI Orion I
(01.508)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
9202-9203 1992 TMC RTS-06
(T70-606)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
9615-9617 1996 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206)
Detroit Diesel
9601-9608 1996 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
9701-9704 1997 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
9908, 9912 1999 Gillig Phantom 30'
(C18A102N4)
Cummins ISC

Paratransit

Active

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
0962-0963 2016 Dodge/Braun Grand Caravan SXT Entervan V6 3.6L gasoline
0964 2017 Dodge/Braun Grand Caravan SXT Entervan V6 3.6L gasoline
1032 2016 Ford/Starcraft E450/Allstar Ford V10 6.8L gasoline
1033-1035 2016 Ford/Starcraft E350/Allstar Ford V8 5.4L gasoline
1036 2016 Ford/Starcraft E450/Allstar Ford V10 6.8L gasoline
1037-1041 2017 Ford/Starcraft E450/Allstar Ford V10 6.8L gasoline
1042 2018 Ford/Starcraft E350/Allstar Ford V10 6.8L gasoline
1043 2018 Ford/Starcraft E450/Allstar Ford V10 6.8L gasoline
1044-1045 2019 Ford/Elkhart E450/EC II Ford V10 6.8L gasoline

Retired

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1018-1020, 1022 2008 Ford/ElDorado National E450/Aerotech Ford Triton V10 6.8L gasoline Unknown number of units.

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