Mason County Transportation Authority

Area served	Mason County, Washington
Founded	December 1, 1992
Fleet size	18 buses 23 minibuses 40 vans
Number of routes	9

Mason Transit Authority is the public transit provider for Mason County in the state of Washington.

It has been operating since December 1992 in the Mason County Public Transportation Benefit Area. Mason Transit Authority is a regional system with connection service to Kitsap Transit, Jefferson Transit, Clallam Transit, Grays Harbor Transit, Intercity Transit and Pierce Transit.

Formerly the Mason County Transportation Authority, it was officially renamed in 2013.

Facilities

MTA Administrative Office, Operations and Maintenance Facility

• Address: 790 E. Johns Prairie Rd., Shelton, WA 98584-1265
• Phone: 360-427-5033

Satellite operations base

• Address: 23780 NE State Highway 3, Belfair, WA

All Star Boat, RV & Self Storage

(Storage of three coaches and three cutaway vans)

• Address: Highway 106, Belfair, WA

Service

Core service hours are from 5:35AM to 8:45PM, Monday through Friday and from 6:55AM to 8:45PM on Saturdays. Sunday service is currently not provided. All vehicles are bike rack equipped and accessible.

Fares

One Way

	Adult	Youth (7-17)	Children Under 7	Seniors (65+)	Reduced Fare
Within Mason County	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
Outside Mason County	$1.50	$1.50	Free	$0.50	$0.50

Out of County Monthly Passes

Adult	Youth	Seniors	Reduced Fare	Summer Youth Adventure Pass	Active Duty Military
$28.00	$18.00	$9.00	$9.00	$18.00	Free

Park & Rides

• Assembly of God, Belfair, WA - 45 Stalls
• Pickering Road, Shelton, WA - 33 Stalls
• Cole Road, Shelton, WA - 29 Stalls
• Kamilche, Kamilche, WA - 22 Stalls

Roster

Current

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
300-302		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G21B102N4)	Cummins ISM	Allison B400R	Purchased using options from Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority
303-305		2011	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9
306		2013	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9
421		1997	Ford/StarTrans	E350	Ford 7.3L V8 Diesel
422		1998	Ford/Champion	E-Super Duty	Ford 7.3L V8 Diesel
423-425		1999	Ford/Champion	E450	Ford 7.3L V8 Diesel
426-428		2001	Ford/Goshen	GC II E450	Ford 7.3L V8 Diesel
429-432		2006	Ford	E450	Ford 6.0L V8 Diesel
433		2009	Chevrolet/StarTrans	G3500	GM 6.6L V8 Diesel	4-speed automatic
510-512		2002	Ford/Goshen	E450	Ford 7.3L V8 Diesel
513-516		2003	Ford/Goshen	E450	Ford 7.3L V8 Diesel
517-518		2004	Ford/Glaval	E450	Ford 6.0L V8 Diesel
804		1997	Gillig	Phantom 30'	Cummins C8.3
805-806		1999	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C21D102N4)	Cummins ISM
807		2002	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C21B102N4)	Cummins ISM
808		2003	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C21A096N4)	Cummins ISM
809-810		2005	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C21B096N4)	Cummins ISM	Allison B400R
811-812		2005	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C21D102N4)	Cummins ISM		No rear door
904		1980	MCI	MC-5C
7502, 7507, 7516, 7534, 7539		1997	Dodge	Ram Van	Dodge 5.9L V8
7601-7620		2006	Ford	E350 Van	Ford 5.4 V8	automatic
7621-7625		2008	Ford	E350 Van	Ford 5.4 V8	automatic

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
710-712		1996	Blue Bird
713		1997	Blue Bird
801-802		1993	Gillig	Phantom 30'	Cummins C8.3	Allison	802 to Ben Franklin Transit 281
803		1995	Gillig	Phantom 30'	Cummins C8.3		803 to Ben Franklin Transit 282
902-903		1977	MCI	MC-5C
905		1981	TMC	MC-9			ex Greyhound Lines 8626

References

• Mason Transit 2010-2015 Transit Development Plan and 2009 Annual Report, masontransit.org, retrieved 05-11-2010

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Transit Fleet
Active	300-302 303-305 306 320-322 330-331 650-651 805-806 807 808 809-810 811-812 850-851 860-861 870-871
Retired	710-712 713 801-802 803 804 902-903 904 905
Paratransit Fleet
Active	438-446 447-452 460-464 470-474 600
Retired	421 422 423-425 426-428 429-432 433 510-512 513-516 517-518
Vanpool Fleet
Active	2000 6600-6604 6620-6623 7601-7620 7621-7625 7626-7631
Retired	7502, 7507, 7516, 7534, 7539
Bus Routes
Current	1 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 16 23 Zipper
Former	2 9 21
Puget Sound Region Agencies