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'''Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority''' is the transit authority of Birmingham and Jefferson County in Alabama, United States of America.
'''Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority''', or '''MAX Transit''', is the transit authority of Birmingham and Jefferson County in Alabama, United States of America.


==History==
==History==
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**'''Office:''' 205-521-0161
**'''Office:''' 205-521-0161


==All-Time Bus Roster==
==Transit Fleet==
===Current Roster===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number Range
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
!Model Number
!Model
!Engine
!Engine
!Transmission
!Transmission
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 300-329|300-329]]
|
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|2013
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align=left|Includes options for 20 buses over 5 years.<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2013/01/new-flyer-to-deliver-xcelsiors-to-ala-.aspx?ref=Express-Thursday-20130131&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter New Flyer to deliver Xcelsiors to Ala.], www.metro-magazine.com, retreived on 2013-02-04</ref>
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 600-608|600-608]]
|
|
|2016
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align=left|Option order following the firm order of buses 300-329.
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 609-611|609-611]]
|
|
|[[Chance Coach|Chance]]
|2017
|[[Optima Bus Corporation American Heritage Streetcar|American Heritage Streetcar CNG]]
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[Cummins]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XN40|XN40]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|
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|
|
*Trolley replica
*10 units, fleet numbers and model year unknown.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 1900-1910|1900-1910]]
|
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|2019
|[[New Flyer Industries|NFI]]
|[[New Flyer Industries XN35|XN35]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport L9N|L9N]]
|
|
|1995
|align=left|1900 was originally numbered 700.
|[[Blue Bird|Blue Bird]]
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 2101-2112|2101-2112]]
|[[Image:Birmingham_Jefferson_County_Transit_Authority_2010-01-a.jpg‎|128 px]]
|2010
|[[North American Bus Industries|NABI]]
|[[North American Bus Industries 31-LFW|31-LFW CNG<br>(31LFW.03)]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|
|
|align=left|
*Renumbered from 2010-01 to 2010-12
*Delivered in August 2010.
|}
===On Order===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
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*unknown number of units and model.
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 0401-0422|0401-0422]]
|
|2004
|[[Optima Bus Corporation|Optima]]
|[[Optima Bus Corporation Opus|Opus]]
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|align=left|
|}
===Retired Roster===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 101-110|101-110]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 101-110|101-110]]
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|1974
|1974
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible]]
|[[Flxible New Look|45096-6-1]]  
|[[Flxible 45096 Models|45096-6-1]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|[[Allison]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 101-105 (2nd)|101-105 (2nd)]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 101-105|101-105]]
|
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|1993
|1993
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|TMC]]
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation|TMC]]
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-08|RTS-08 (T80-208)]]  
|[[Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-08|RTS-08<br>(T80-208)]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|
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|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 201-222|201-222]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 201-222|201-222]]
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|1975
|1975
|[[AM General|AMG]]
|[[AM General|AMG]]
|[[AM General Metropolitan Series|9635-6]]  
|[[AM General Metropolitan Series|9635-6]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|
|[[Allison]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 301-330|301-330]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 301-330|301-330]]
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|1979
|1979
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors T7H-603|RTS-03 (T7H-603)]]  
|[[General Motors T7H-603|RTS-03<br>(T7H-603)]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71T]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 0401-0422|0401-0422]]
|[[Image:Birmingham_Jefferson_County_Transit_Authority_0413-a.jpg‎‎|128 px]]
|2004
|[[Optima Bus Corporation|Optima]]
|[[Optima Bus Corporation Opus|Opus LFB-29]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
|align=left|Some buses in this series had the "0" fleet number prefix removed
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 0451-0452|0451-0452]]
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|2004
|[[Optima Bus Corporation|Optima]]
|[[Optima Bus Corporation Opus|Opus LFB-35]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B300R]]
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 501-509|501-509]]
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|2005
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VII'|Orion VII CNG<br>(07.501)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R6]]
|align=left|
*Ex-[[Gwinnett County Transit]]; purchased in 2015.
*Suburban configuration
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 601-626|601-626]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 601-626|601-626]]
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|1981
|1981
|[[Flxible|Grumman-Flxible]]
|[[Flxible|Grumman-Flxible]]
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870 (40096-6)]]  
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870<br>(40096-6)]]
|
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71T]]
|
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 627-628|627-628]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 627-628|627-628]]
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|1981
|1981
|[[Flxible|Grumman-Flxible]]
|[[Flxible|Grumman-Flxible]]
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870 (40096-8)]]  
|[[Grumman Flxible 870|870<br>(40096-8)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|8V71T]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 8750-8796|8750-8796]]
|
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|1987
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig Phantom|Phantom 40'<br>(4096TB6V92)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison HT Series|HTB-748]]
|align=left|8781-8796 were built in November 1987.
|- align="center"
|9528
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|1995
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird Q-Bus|Q-Bus]]
|
|
|
|align=left|Unknown number of units
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 2001-2043|2001-2043]]
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 2001-2043|2001-2043]]
|[[Image:Birmingham_Jefferson_County_Transit_Authority_2037-a.jpg‎|128 px]]
|2000
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VI'|Orion VI CNG<br>(06.501)]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50G|Series 50G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B400R]]
|align=left|
*12 units remain active as of 2015; they may retire.
*These are "True Low Floor" units with the center exit door.
*Only Orion VI CNGs powered by the Detroit Diesel Series 50G engine
*Buses received cosmetic and mechanical refurbishments.
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 2170-2179|2170-2179]]
|[[Image:Birmingham_Jefferson_County_Transit_Authority_2174-a.jpg‎|128 px]]
|2001
|[[Chance Coach|Chance]]
|[[Optima Bus Corporation American Heritage Streetcar|AH-28 CNG]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9G|B5.9G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|align=left|Used on the DART routes.
|- align="center"
|2279
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|2002
|[[Chance Coach|Chance]]
|[[Optima Bus Corporation American Heritage Streetcar|AH-28 CNG]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9G|B5.9G]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|align=left|
*Full fleet # series unknown
*2279 info:
**VIN: [[Chance Coach American Heritage Streetcar '2 VINs'#2W535137|1C9S2CCSX2W535137]]
**Auction link: [http://web.archive.org/web/20210106042228/https://bid.auctionbypearce.com/lot-details/index/catalog/14248/lot/1885673?uact=5&aid=14248&lid=1885674&current_page=0 auctionbypearce.com] 12/2016
*Unknown # info:
**VIN: [[Chance Coach American Heritage Streetcar '2 VINs'#2W535137|1C9S2CCS12W535138]]
**Auction link: [http://web.archive.org/web/20210106042544/https://bid.auctionbypearce.com/lot-details/index/catalog/14248/lot/1896053?uact=5&aid=14248&lid=1885673&current_page=0 auctionbypearce.com] 12/2016
*Used on the DART routes.
|}
==Paratransit==
===Active===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|201-206
|
|
|2000
|2014
|[[Orion]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]<hr>?
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion VI'|VI CNG (06.501)]]  
|[[Ford Motor Company Super Duty Chassis Cab|E-550]]<hr>?
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 50|Series 50G]]
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*Centre door.
| align="left"|
*Cutaway units, body unknown.
*204 retired due to fire damage.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 2010-01 to 2010-12|2010-01 to 2010-12]]
|
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|2010
|
|[[North American Bus Industries|NABI]]
|2018-19
|[[North American Bus Industries 31-LFW|31-LFW CNG]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|[[Cummins#Cummins Westport|Cummins Westport]] [[Cummins Westport ISL G|ISL G]]
|[[Ford Transit|Transit]]
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*Delivered August 2010
| align="left"|
*Passenger van, not cutaway.
*Unknown quantity, unknown number of units.
|}
|}


==All-Time Paratransit Roster==
===Retired===
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number Range
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Manufacturer
!Model Number
!Model
!Engine
!Engine
!Transmission
!Transmission
!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|?
|
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|2001
|2001
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]/Goshen
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]/[[Goshen Coach|Goshen]]
|[[Ford E-350|E-350]]/?
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E-350]]/?
|
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|
|
|align=left|Likely retired.
|- align="center"
|
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|- align="center"
|?
|
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|2002
|2002
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]/?
|[[Ford E-350|E-350]]
|[[Ford Motor Company E-Series Cutaway|E-350]]/?
|
|
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|align=left|Likely retired.
|}
|}
==External Links==
*[http://www.bjcta.org/ www.bjcta.org]
==References==
<references />


[[Category:Alabama transit agencies]]
[[Category:Alabama transit agencies]]

Revision as of 00:26, 6 January 2021

Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, or MAX Transit, is the transit authority of Birmingham and Jefferson County in Alabama, United States of America.

History

BJCTA began operations in 1973. The Birmingham Transit Company previously operated service from 1951-1972.

Routes

System Map

Fares

  • Adult Fare - $ 1.25
  • Adult Transfer - $ 0.25
  • Elderly/Disable - $ 0.60
  • Elderly/Disable Transfer - $ 0.15
  • Student/Child Fare - $ 0.80
  • Ozone-Day Only - $ 0.25
  • Adult Monthly - $44.00
  • College U-Pass - $36.00
  • Student Monthly - $25.00
  • Access Pass - $21.00
  • 5-Day Pass - $14.00
  • 20-Ticket Book - $22.00
  • Adult Token - $ 1.25
  • Student Token - $ 0.80
  • Summer Fun Pass - $40.00 (Unlimited use for June, July and August for ages 6-19)

Paratransit

  • VIP Fare - $ 2.00
  • VIP Monthly - $80.00
  • 10-Ride Ticket - $20.00

Facilities

Garage/HQ

  • Address: 1735 Morris Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
  • Email: info@bjcta.org
  • Phone:
    • Customer Response Center: 205-521-0101
    • Office: 205-521-0161

Transit Fleet

Current Roster

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
300-329 2013 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R Includes options for 20 buses over 5 years.[1]
600-608 2016 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R Option order following the firm order of buses 300-329.
609-611 2017 NFI XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G
1900-1910 2019 NFI XN35 Cummins Westport L9N 1900 was originally numbered 700.
2101-2112 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority 2010-01-a.jpg 2010 NABI 31-LFW CNG
(31LFW.03)
Cummins Westport ISL G
  • Renumbered from 2010-01 to 2010-12
  • Delivered in August 2010.

On Order

Fleet Number(s) Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes

Retired Roster

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
101-110 1974 Flxible 45096-6-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison
101-105 1993 TMC RTS-08
(T80-208)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
201-222 1975 AMG 9635-6 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison
301-330 1979 GMC RTS-03
(T7H-603)
Detroit Diesel 6V71T Allison V730
0401-0422 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority 0413-a.jpg 2004 Optima Opus LFB-29 Cummins ISB Allison B300R Some buses in this series had the "0" fleet number prefix removed
0451-0452 2004 Optima Opus LFB-35 Cummins ISB Allison B300R
501-509 2005 OBI Orion VII CNG
(07.501)
Detroit Diesel Series 50G Allison B400R6
601-626 1981 Grumman-Flxible 870
(40096-6)
Detroit Diesel 6V71T Allison V730
627-628 1981 Grumman-Flxible 870
(40096-8)
Detroit Diesel 8V71T Allison V730
8750-8796 1987 Gillig Phantom 40'
(4096TB6V92)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748 8781-8796 were built in November 1987.
9528 1995 Blue Bird Q-Bus Unknown number of units
2001-2043 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority 2037-a.jpg 2000 OBI Orion VI CNG
(06.501)
Detroit Diesel Series 50G Allison B400R
  • 12 units remain active as of 2015; they may retire.
  • These are "True Low Floor" units with the center exit door.
  • Only Orion VI CNGs powered by the Detroit Diesel Series 50G engine
  • Buses received cosmetic and mechanical refurbishments.
2170-2179 Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority 2174-a.jpg 2001 Chance AH-28 CNG Cummins B5.9G Allison AT-545 Used on the DART routes.
2279 2002 Chance AH-28 CNG Cummins B5.9G Allison AT-545

Paratransit

Active

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
201-206 2014 Ford
?
E-550
?
  • Cutaway units, body unknown.
  • 204 retired due to fire damage.
2018-19 Ford Transit
  • Passenger van, not cutaway.
  • Unknown quantity, unknown number of units.

Retired

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
2001 Ford/Goshen E-350/? Likely retired.
2002 Ford/? E-350/? Likely retired.

External Links

References

  1. New Flyer to deliver Xcelsiors to Ala., www.metro-magazine.com, retreived on 2013-02-04