Dutchess County Public Transit

Area served	Dutchess County, NY
Founded	Unknown
Fleet size	Unknown
Number of routes	15
Annual ridership	496,776 (2015)
Operator	Transit Management of Dutchess County (First Transit)
Union	Teamsters Local 445
USDOT number	2203169
MC/MX number	MC-777350
Website	dutchessny.gov/publictransit

Dutchess County Public Transit, formerly known as Dutchess County LOOP, is a bus system that provides service throughout Dutchess County, New York.

Beginning on July 1, 2017, they took over bus service formerly operated by the City of Poughkeepsie Transit.

Facilities

Garage

• Address: 14 Commerce St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Poughkeepsie Hub

• Address: 11 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Transit Fleet

Active Roster

The information below is current as of December 2020.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
100-103		2010	OBI	Orion VII NG 40' (07.501)	Cummins ISL
104-105		2010	OBI	Orion VII NG HEV 40' (07.501)	Cummins ISB	BAE HybriDrive hybrid system	Began assembly on August 2010 Unveiled on December 9, 2010.
287		2011	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7		Ex Poughkeepsie Transit 287, transferred in 2017.
288		2011	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7		Ex Poughkeepsie Transit 288, transferred in 2017.
400-404		2014	ElDorado National	Axess BRT 35'	Cummins ISL9
405-409		2015	ElDorado National	Axess BRT 35'	Cummins ISL9
410-412		2020	ENC	E-Z Rider II BRT 35'	Cummins B6.7
500-509		2016	ElDorado National	EZ Rider II BRT 30'	Cummins ISB6.7
510-520		2017	ElDorado National	EZ Rider II BRT 30'	Cummins ISB6.7
600-612		2014-2015	IC Bus	AC Series	International MaxxForce 7		600-607, 612 are 2015 models. 608-611 are 2014 models.

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
108		1983	MCI	MC-9			Two motorcoaches.
201-206		1998	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C20B102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50
207-211		2000	OBI	Orion V 40' (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
283		2008	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB		Ex Poughkeepsie Transit 08-283, transferred in 2017.
284-286		2008	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB		Ex Poughkeepsie Transit 284-286, transferred in 2017.
301-315		2004	Chevrolet Coach & Equipment	C5500 Condor CMD-55	GM 6.6L Duramax V8
401-402, 407		2000	Blue Bird	CSFE			Ten buses. Rollsign destination signs.
413-414, 419-420			Blue Bird	CSFE			Unknown amount of buses. Flip-dot destination signs.
748			GMC	RTS-01?			Ex-? Unknown amount of buses.
800-814		2010	Thomas	Saf-T-Liner EF	Cummins		Replaced some Blue Bird buses that were lost due to fire damage
900-905		2010	Ford Starcraft	E-450 Allstar
906-907		2010	Chevrolet ARBOC	Express Spirit of Mobility			Hybrid-electric.

External Links

• https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Public-Transit
• Poughkeepsie Journal