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Transit Authority of River City

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The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) is the primary public transit provider serving the Greater Louisville, KY area, including Bullitt and Oldham counties in Kentucky, and the cities of Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany in Southern Indiana. TARC's fleet of 226[1] buses operates 24 local routes, 11 express routes, and 12 special routes providing various shuttle services.

TARC's door-to-door ADA paratransit service, known as TARC3, is operated by First Transit, Inc.

TARC was formed in 1974 to take over the operations of the for-profit Louisville Transit Company, and has since taken over the operations of the remaining smaller for-profit operators in Greater Louisville over the next few years. TARC's headquarters is located in the historic Union Station building, which previously served as the city's passenger station on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.

Routes

TARC's present route numbering system was implemented in 1954 by the Louisville Transit Company for its system map and pocket schedules. North-south routes along numbered streets generally got assigned even numbers, while east-west routes were generally assigned odd numbers. Route numbers did not appear on destination signs until Louisville Transit's first purchase of GM New Look buses in 1961.

Local

All local TARC bus routes operate 365 days a year, including weekends and holidays, unless otherwise noted in this list. Routes that do not operate on Sundays also do not operate on holidays.

  • 2 - Second Street
  • 4 - Fourth Street
  • 6 - Sixth Street
  • 12 - Twelfth Street
  • 15 - Market Street
  • 17 - Bardstown Road / Fern Creek
  • 18 - Preston / 18th
  • 19 - Muhammad Ali Boulevard
  • 21 - Chestnut Street
  • 22 - Twenty-Second Street (weekdays only)
  • 23 - Broadway
  • 25 - Oak Street
  • 27 - Hill Street
  • 29 - Eastern Parkway
  • 31 - Middletown
  • 40 - Taylorsville Road / Jeffersontown
  • 43 - Poplar Level Road / Portland
  • 55 - Westport Road (weekdays and Saturdays only)
  • 62 - Breckenridge Lane / Shepherdsville Road (weekdays only)
  • 63 - Crums Lane
  • 71 - Jeffersonville / Louisville / New Albany
  • 72 - Clarksville
  • 75 - Bluegrass Industrial Park Shuttle (weekdays only)
  • 82 - New Albany / Clarksville / Jeffersonville (weekdays and Saturdays only)

Express

Some outlying suburbs are served only by TARC's express routes, which require additional fare and run only on weekdays during morning and afternoon rush hour.

  • 45 - Okolona Express
  • 49 - Westport Road Express
  • 50 - Dixie Express
  • 53 - Breckenridge Lane Express
  • 54 - Manslick Road Express
  • 61 - Plainview Express
  • 64 - Fincastle / Forest Springs Express
  • 66 - Mt. Washington / Shepherdsville Express
  • 67 - Oldham County / I-71 Express
  • 68 - Prospect Express
  • 78 - Downtown / Bluegrass Express

Downtown Shuttles

  • 1 - Fourth Street Trolley
  • 52 - Medical Center Circulator
  • 77 - Main / Market Trolley

U. of L. and U.P.S. Shuttles

  • 93 - U.P.S. / U. of L. Shuttle
  • 94 - U. of L. Cardinal Shuttle
  • 99 - Downtown / West Louisville / U.P.S. Shuttle

Shopper Shuttles

  • 51 - Old Louisville (Wednesdays only)
  • 58 - Bashford Manor / Oxmoor (Tuesdays only)
  • 83 - Southern Indiana (Wednesdays only)

Other Routes

  • F.A.T. (Frankfort Avenue Trolley) Hop - a route that operates the last Friday night of the month serving Historic Frankfort Avenue's art galleries, restaurants, shops, and other attractions.
  • First Friday Trolley Hop - a route that runs the first Friday night of the month serving art galleries, restaurants, shops, and other attractions along Main and Market Streets Downtown and east of Downtown.
  • New Cut Road Area Trolley Hop - operates along the New Cut Road cooridor connecting the Iroquois Amphitheater and Jefferson Memorial Forest. Scheduled to operate October 20, 2012; April 4, 2013; and May 5, 2013.

Fleet

Active

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1001-1009 2010 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
(G30D102N4) 		Cummins ISB
1117-1121 2005 Optima AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison "Toonerville II" replica trolley
1301-1316 2013 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL9
1320-1330 2013 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
(G30D102N4) 		Cummins ISB6.7
1350-1370 2013 Gillig BRT 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL9
1401-1412 2014 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL9
1601-1625 2016 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL9
1630 2016 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
(G30D102N4) 		Cummins ISB6.7
1701-1702 2016 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4) 		Cummins ISL9
1901-1910 2019 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9
1921-1928 2019 Gillig BRT 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9 Used on the Dixie Highway BRT line.
2121-2122 2021 Gillig BRT 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9 Used on the Dixie Highway BRT line.
2130-2170 2021 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9
2180-2183 2021 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4) 		Cummins L9
2201-2214 2022 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9
2321-2331 2023 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9
2501-2516 2005 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G21D102N4) 		Cummins ISM 1 active
2801-2806 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL 3 active
2910-2926 2009 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL Allison B400R 3 active
E01-E10 2014 Proterra EcoRide BE35 UQM PowerPhase
electric motor 		Borg Warner eGearDrive
E12-E17 2016 Proterra Catalyst BE40 UQM HD220
electric motor 		Eaton EEV-7202

Retired

Louisville Transit Company/Louisville Railway Company

This is a partial list of buses purchased by the Louisville Transit Company (née Louisville Railway Company), many of which TARC kept using after the 1974 takeover.

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
551-575 1951 GMC Old Look
TDH-5103 		Detroit Diesel 6-71 Allison VH
701-750 1946 GMC Old Look
TDH-4008 		Detroit Diesel 4-71
751-800 1948 GMC Old Look
TDH-4507 		Detroit Diesel 6-71 Spicer
801-828 1961 GMC New Look
TDH-5301 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
829-853 1962 GMC New Look
TDH-5301 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
854-873 1964 GMC New Look
TDH-5303 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
874-890 1965 GMC New Look
TDH-5303 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH
891-907 1966 GMC New Look
TDH-5303 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison
908-925 1968 GMC New Look
T6H-5305A 		Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison 908 is preserved by TARC.

Transit Authority of River City

Buses purchased since TARC's 1974 takeover of Louisville Transit.

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1-15 1975 Flxible Flxette Ford
1-13 (2nd) 1982 Blue Bird City Bird Detroit Diesel 6V53T Allison MT-643
14-21 1984 Carpenter CBW-300 Detroit Diesel 6V71N
80-84 1979 TMC T-30 CityCruiser Detroit Diesel 6V53T Allison MT-643
85-89 1981 TMC T-30 CityCruiser Detroit Diesel 6V53T Allison MT-643
90-91 1979 TMC T-30 CityCruiser Detroit Diesel 6V53T Allison MT-643
100-192 1975 AMG 10240-8 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison VS2-8
100-106 (2nd) 1990 BIA Orion II
(02.501) 		Detroit Diesel 8.2L Allison AT-545
107-117 (2nd) 1995 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		Detroit Diesel 8.2L Allison AT-545
118-149? (2nd)
  • Cutaway buses used on regular fixed routes for a short time
200-235 1977 Flxible 53102-8-1 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
300-336 1980 Grumman Flxible 870
(53102-8-1) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71T Allison V730
350-365 1980 Grumman Flxible 870
(53102-8-1) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71T Allison V730
  • Equipped with wheelchair lifts
400-414   1980 Crown Ikarus 286 Cummins NHHTC-290 Allison HT-740
  • First production of Crown Ikarus 286 buses.
  • Retired circa 1992.
  • 403 & 407 were scrapped upon retirement.
  • The remaining units were sold to CUMTD as the same numbers in 1994.
500-556 1982 GMC RTS-04
(T8J-204) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
600-651 1987 Flxible Metro "A"
(40102-6T) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • 651 served after retirement as a "Mayor's Bus."
700-761 1989 Flxible Metro "B"
(40102-6T) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731R
800-837 1994 Flxible Metro "D"
(40102-4D) 		Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison VR731RH
901-927 1998 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G18D102N4) 		Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired by 2019.
  • 901 to be preserved by TARC
928-954 1999 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G18D102N4) 		Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired by 2019.
960-979 1999 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G18D102N4) 		Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired by 2019.
983-999 1999 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G18D102N4) 		Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired by 2019.
1100-1109 1987 Chance VS-24 Caterpillar 3208 Allison AT-545
1111-1115 1997 Chance AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison
  • 1998 models.
  • "Toonerville II" replica trolley
  • Replaced by E01-E10 and E11-E16
2001-2012 2000 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G18D102N4) 		Cummins ISC
2050-2057 2000 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G18E102R2) 		Cummins ISC Allison B400R
2101-2111 2001 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G18D102N4) 		Cummins ISC
2250-2251 2001 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G18E102R2) 		Cummins ISC
2252-2266 2001 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G18E102R2) 		Cummins ISC
  • 2002 models.
2301-2320 2003 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL
2401-2405 2004 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
(G19D102N4) 		Cummins ISB
  • 2401 was a demonstrator.
2701-2704 2007 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
(G19D102N4) 		Cummins ISB
2720-2725 2007 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4) 		Cummins ISL Allison B400R
2901-2903 2009 Gillig Low Floor HEV 40'
(G30D102N4) 		Cummins ISB
2930-2932 2009 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102N2) 		Cummins ISL Allison B400R

TARC3 Paratransit

Retired

Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
20-21 1977 Grumman Paratransit van
50-51 1975 Chevrolet/Grumman Paratransit van
70-72 1977 Grumman Paratransit van
7117 2011 Ford/StarTrans E350 cutaway Ford 5.4L gasoline
7127 2012 Chevrolet G3500 cutaway GM Duramax 6.6L
75xx 2009 Chevrolet G3500 cutaway GM Duramax 6.6L

References

External Links

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