Hazleton Public Transit

Hazleton Public Transit
Operating Name	Hazleton Public Transit
Contracted by	Easton Coach
Offices	126 West Mine Street Hazleton, PA 18201
Telephone	(570) 459-5414
Area Served	Hazleton and surrounding area of south Luzerne County, PA.
Fleet Size	12 (fixed route) 4 (paratransit)
Number of Routes	14
Employees	15 (full-time) 18 (part-time)
Livery Colors	White with orange, brown and black accents
Website	Official Site Bus Tracker (by Avail Technologies)

Hazleton Public Transit (sometimes abbreviated as "HPT") is a public transit agency for the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania and its surrounding boroughs.

Routes

All routes are contracted to Easton Coach for the City of Hazleton, after a split contract agreement with Quinn's Transit Lines and Motor Transportation ended in 2016.

• 5 Humboldt Industrial Park
• 10 Hazleton Heights
• 15 Mt. Top/Wilkes-Barre
• 20 Keylayres/McAdoo
• 30 Beaver/Meadows/Weatherly
• 40 Freeland
• 50 Northeast Diamond
• 60 Northwest Hazleton
• 70 West Hazleton
• 80 Hazle Marketplace
• 90 Penn State (Hazleton)
• 95 Summer Loop (seasonal)
• 100 Sunday Loop
• 110 Saturday Loop

Connecting Services

HPT connects with Schuylkill Transportation System buses at McAdoo, and Luzerne County Transportation Authority buses at Wilkes-Barre.

Additionally, the Hazleton Church Street Station is a connecting point to inter-city services of Fullington Trailways.

Facilities

Offices

126 West Mine Street
Hazleton, PA 18201
Tel: (570) 459-5414

Fixed Route Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1502-1503		2015	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins ISL9		Introduction of new red and white livery.
1801-1802		2018	Gillig	Low Floor CNG 29' (G31E102R2)	Cummins Westport L9N		Entered service in December 2018.
1901-1903		2019	Gillig	Low Floor CNG 29' (G31E102R2)	Cummins Westport L9N
2101-2102		2021	Gillig	Low Floor CNG 29' (G31E102R2)	Cummins Westport L9N
2103		2021	Ford Coach and Equipment	E-450 Phoenix
2301-2302		2023	Gillig	Low Floor CNG 29' (G31E102R2)	Cummins Westport L9N		Noted on bus tracker July 24, 2023. 2301 on 5 Humboldt 2302 on 70 West Hazleton

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2xx		2002	Ford ?	E-450 ?	Ford	Ford
		2006	Ford	E450	Ford	Ford 5-Speed Automatic	Unknown fleet numbers
801		1998	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G21D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R	Ex-Luzerne County Transportation Authority 801.
0901		2009	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
1001		2010	Ford ?	? ?
1201-1202		2012	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins ISL9		1202 was wrapped for Slusser Law Firm.
1501		2015	Ford Champion	E-450 Challenger
8301-8310		1983	Neoplan USA	AN435A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747
9403, 9409, 9411, 9417, 9419		1995	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF 5HP590	Possibly ex-Long Beach Transit, same numbers?
9701-9710		1997	NFI	D30LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40		Single-door. Five to Crystal Transport 640-644.
9711		2000	Chance	AH-28			Replica trolley.
9712		2002	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C20A102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
9713		2002	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C20B102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
9714-9716		2005	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C29A102N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3E
9718, 9721		1997	Ford Coach and Equipment	E-450 Phoenix	Ford	Ford 5-Speed Automatic
9719-9720		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	2006 models 9719 wrapped for Harry's U-Pull-It.

Paratransit Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
216		2016	Ford Champion	E-?50 Challenger
220-221		2021	Ford ?	E-350 ?

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
211		2011	Ford Champion	E-?50 Challenger
213		2011	Ford Champion	E-?50 Challenger

External Links

Official site

Fan sites

Douglas Diehls (Red Arrow Doug) on Photobucket