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Revision as of 09:51, 5 July 2016
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by.
Public transportation user since 1983.
Got as far as I could...
Some of the following articles, I've spent a lot of time working on them, but find the article still missing key components (like engine and transmission information, routes, etc...)
I'm setting agencies here that may need another editor with experience to add more information, if available. Check back frequently, and if you are able to, help out! Thanks!
- King Coal Tours, also known as Ashland-Shamokin Auto Bus Company
- Edwards Motor Transit Company; also known as Edwards Trailways and Edwards Lakes to Sea System
- Harrisburg Railways Company
- Valley Transportation Company (Pennsylvania)
I think I got there...
One of the concerns that many have with this site is the quality of each article. I've attempted to take the time and thoroughly research each item added, and am in the process of citing and referencing pages I'm involved with properly.
Here's a list of pages that I'm finished working with, since I can't (myself) find more information. That doesn't mean I don't invite your participation in completing these documents; I'm actually encouraging it.
- White Transit Company (Pennsylvania) Completed on 7-5-2016
- Niagara Frontier Transit System Completed on 7-5-2016
Good to know
The seven predecessors to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- Niagara Frontier Transit System: defunct
- D&F Transit: defunct
- Grand Island Transit Corporation/Grand Tours
- Lockport Bus Lines: defunct
- Niagara Falls Municipal Transit System: defunct
- Niagara Scenic Tours (aka Niagara Scenic Bus Lines)
- Tonawanda-North Tonawanda Transit: defunct
Western New York regional carriers, past and present (some, of the many)
- Access Allegany
- Batavia Motor Coach Company: defunct
- Bedore Tours
- Bflo Transit, Inc.: defunct
- Blue Bird Coach Lines: defunct
- Blue Bus (New York): defunct
- Blue Valley Bus Lines: defunct
- Buffalo and Erie Railway: defunct
- Buffalo and Lackawanna Bus Corporation: defunct
- Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction Company: defunct
- Buffalo and Akron Transit Company: defunct
- Buffalo Transit Company: defunct
- Carpenter Rapid Transit (North Tonawanda, NY): defunct
- Chautauqua Area Rural Transit System
- Empire Trailways: defunct
- Genesee Bus Lines: defunct
- Hamburg Bus Company: defunct
- Hornell Area Transit System
- International Railway Company: defunct
- Jamestown Area Regional Transit System: defunct
- Jamestown Motor Bus Transportation Company: defunct
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- Olean Area Transit System
- Red Bus Lines (Buffalo, NY): defunct
- Rochester-Penfield Bus Company: defunct
- Seneca Transit System
- Rural Niagara Public Transportation
- Valley Bus Lines: defunct
- Western New York Motor Lines: defunct
- Wooley Bus Lines (New York State): defunct
Ithaca, New York area transportation
- Community Transit System (Ithaca, NY): defunct
- Ithaca Railway: defunct
- Ithaca Transit: defunct
- Tomtran: defunct
- Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
Anthracite Region public transportation
Slowly adding past carriers, in addition to updating present carriers
- Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority: Reading, PA
- Bushey Bus Service: Harrisburg, PA (defunct)
- Capital Area Transit (PA): Harrisburg, PA
- Carbon County Community Transit: Jim Thorpe, PA
- Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: York, PA
- County Of Lackawanna Transit System: Scranton, PA
- County of Lebanon Transit: Lebanon, PA
- East Penn Transportation Company: Pottsville, PA (defunct)
- Freedom Transit: Gettysburg, PA
- Gettysburg-Harrisburg Bus Line: Gettysburg, PA (defunct)
- Harrisburg Railways Company: Harrisburg, PA (defunct)
- King Coal Tours
- Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority: Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA
- Lower Anthracite Transportation System: Mt. Carmel, PA
- Luzerne County Transportation Authority: Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Rabbit Transit: York, PA
- Red Rose Transit Authority: Lancaster, PA
- Schuylkill Transportation System: Pottsville, PA
- South Central Transit Authority: Reading/Lancaster, PA
- R & J Tours
- White Transit Company (Pennsylvania): Wilkes-Barre, PA (defunct)
Other items I find of interest
- Central Greyhound Lines of New York defunct
- Rochester/Syracuse: New York State Railways defunct
- Buffalo/Niagara Region: Niagara Frontier Rapid Transit Plan
- Niagara County: Ridge Road Express
- Niagara County: Rural Niagara Public Transportation
- Utica: Utica Transit Authority defunct, Utica Transit Commission defunct, Utica Transit Corporation defunct
Other articles I watch closely, but DO NOT edit (except in rare circumstances)
- Central New York Regional Transportation Authority
- Fort Erie Transit
- GO Transit
- Hamilton Street Railway
- Niagara Falls Transit
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Transit
- Niagara Region Transit
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
- St. Catharines Transit
- Toronto Transit Commission
- Welland Transit
- ...a big thanks to all those out there that maintain these pages and keep them up-to-date!
Agencies without pages
Buffalo, NY area
- Buffalo, Bellevue and Lancaster Railway Company
- Buffalo East Side Railway Company
- Buffalo, Kenmore and Tonawanda Electric Railway Company
- Buffalo and Lockport Railway
- Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway
- Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway
- Buffalo Railway Company
- Buffalo Street Railroad Company
- Buffalo and Tonawanda Electric Railway
- Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Falls Railway Company
- Buffalo Traction Company
- Crosstown Street Railway Company
- Elmwood Avenue and Tonawanda Electric Railway Company
- Erie County Motor Coach Lines
- International Bus Company
- International Traction Company
- Lock City Electric Railroad Company
- Lockport and Olcott Railway
- Lockport Street Railroad Company
- Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge Railway Company
- Niagara Falls, Whirlpool and Northern Railway
- Niagara Street Railway Company
- Ridge Road Express
- Tonawanda Electric Railroad Company
- Tonawanda Street Railroad Company
- West Side Street Railway Company
Others
Also, I have been making sure that agencies get the proper addition to listed categories, when necessary. Some category lists such as Category:New York transit agencies and Category:Defunct New York transit agencies are excellent tools, especially when you may not have the correct name of an agency inserted in a search string.
Agencies that I've ridden (and routes, if remembered)
Note: Wikipedia pages are provided for articles that have not yet been written here.
National Rail Systems
- Amtrak: Buffalo-New York City, New York-Washington, Buffalo-Toronto
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail): Dublin-Kilkenny (Wikipedia article)
- VIA Rail Canada: Niagara Falls-Toronto
Long Distance Bus Systems
- Blue Bird Coach Lines: Buffalo-Albany (as tour service, defunct)
- BoltBus: Philadelphia-New York
- Coach USA-Erie: Buffalo-Olean line run, Buffalo-Jamestown line run
- Martz Trailways: Scranton - Wilkes-Barre
- Fullington Trailways: Scranton-Hazleton
- Greyhound: Buffalo-Cleveland, Buffalo-Erie, Buffalo-Rochester, Buffalo-Ithaca, Buffalo-New York, Buffalo-Scranton
- Greyhound Canada: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Buffalo-Toronto
- Megabus: Buffalo-New York, Buffalo-Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Washington
- NeOn Bus: Buffalo-New York (defunct)
- Susquehanna Trailways: Hazleton-Williamsport, Williamsport-Elmira
- Trailways of New York: Buffalo-Rochester, Elmira-Rochester
Local Systems
New York
- Capital District Transportation Authority: Rte. 6
- JFK AirTrain: HOW-JFK, JAM-JFK
- Long Island Rail Road: City Terminal Zone
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad: Hudson (Croton Harmon to Grand Central Terminal)
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority/NYCTA: Subway: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, C, E, G, J, L, M, Q, R, S (42nd and Franklin), W Bus: M8, M101, Q58
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (Home agency): Metro Rail, Rte 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 (Ridge and Wende), 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35 (Abbott and Sheridan), 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 (Lackawanna), 43, 44, 46 (ECMC and Lancaster), 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 55T, 56, 60, 61, 66, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 80, 201, 204, 206, 210
- Niagara Scenic Bus Lines: Buffalo-Jamestown line run
- Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority: Rte. 8, 11, 18, 19, 24
- Staten Island Ferry:
- Transport of Rockland: Rte. 59, Tappan Zee Express
- UB Stampede: South-Lee, South-North Express, Orange Line, Blue Line, Red Line
Ontario, Canada
- Commuter Rail: Lakeshore West
- Bus: 12
- Hamilton Street Railway: Rte. 2
- Niagara Falls Transit: Rte 1, 2, 5, 6, 10
- Toronto Transit Commission:
- Subway: 1, 2, 3
- Bus: 6, 8, 19, 22, 27, 58, 62, 72, 87, 94, 100, 121, 300, 320
- Streetcar: 501, 504, 505, 506, 509, 510, 511, 512
Pennsylvania
- Erie Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Rte. 27
- Schuylkill Transportation System: Rte. 10
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority:
- Subway: Broad Street Line, Market/Frankford, Broad/Ridge Spur
- Commuter Rail: Manyunk/Norristown, Trenton
- Bus: Rtes 45, 93, 124, 125
Other
- Elevated Rail: Red Line, Blue Line
- Bus: Rte. 8, 22, 56, 84
- Dublin Bus: 16, 16N, 102, 746, 747
- Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority:
- Subway: Red Line
- Visitor Trolley: B-Line Trolley, C-Line Trolley
- King Coal Tours: Kulpmont-Philadelphia Day Tour
- New Jersey Transit: Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority:
- Subway: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange;
- Bus: 1A, 38B
Bolded routes are used multiple times a week.
Italicized routes are defunct.
Vehicle brands/models I've ridden
Air
- Airbus: 320, 330
- Boeing: 727, 737
- Embraer: 190
- McDonnell Douglas: DC-9
Bus
- Alexander Dennis: Enviro500
- Blue Bird: All American RE, Xcel 102
- ElDorado National: E-Z Rider II
- Flxible: 111CD-D5-0
- General Motors: S8H-5304A, TDH-5304, TDH-5306, RTS-01, RTS-03, RTS-04,
- Gillig: Advantage, BRT, Phantom
- New Flyer Industries: D40HF, D40LF
- Motor Coach Industries: Classic, J4500, D4505
- Nova Bus: Classic, LFS, LFS Natural Gas
- Optima: Opus (Trolley Detailed)
- Orion Bus Industries: I (01.502, 01.507, 01.508, 01.509), II (02.502), V (05.501, 05.501 CNG), VII
- Prevost Car: H3-45, X3-45
- Volvo: Olympian
Marine
- Staten Island Ferry (Guy V. Molinari, Andrew J. Barberi)
Rail
- Bombardier: Flexity M-1, Toronto Rocket, T-1, Innovia Metro Mark II
- Budd: R32, R32A, Amfleet I & II, CTA 2600 series
- Canadian Car and Foundry: PCC
- General Motors ?International?: IE 201 Class (Irish Rail/Intercity)
- Hawker Siddlely Canada: CLRV L1, CLRV L2, H4, H5, H6
- Kawasaki: R68A, R160
- St Louis Car Company: R40 (Slant), R40M, R42
- Tokyu Car Corporation: Metro Rail LRV (Buffalo, NY), Heavy Rail Car (Cleveland, OH)
- Urban Transit Development Corporation (UTDC): ALRV L-3, ICTS
Airlines that I have flown (and routes)
- Eastern Airlines (defunct): Buffalo-Atlanta-New Orleans, Atlanta-Buffalo
- SkyService Airlines: Toronto-Dublin, Dublin-Shannon-Toronto
- JetBlue Airways: New York-Buffalo, Buffalo-New York, New York-Boston-Buffalo, Buffalo-Boston
- Northwest Airlines (defunct--merged with Delta Airlines): Buffalo-Detroit-Chicago, Chicago-Detroit-Buffalo
Things I'd like to see (transportation-wise) in my lifetime
- Buffalo/Niagara region: creation of 24-hour service on at least routes 8, 20, 23, 24, 40.
- Buffalo/Niagara region: ability to connect NFTA-Metro with the Canadian systems GO Transit, Fort Erie Transit, and Niagara Falls Transit.
- Niagara region: fold Niagara Region Transit into GO Transit, offer similar service patterns, and add Sunday service.
- Niagara region: expand PRESTO Card into the Niagara region agencies.
- Buffalo/Rochester area: find ways of linking NFTA with RTS-Genesee, RTS-Wyoming.
- Buffalo/Niagara: see a "Presto" style transit card implemented (it's coming, believe it or not!)
- Buffalo/Niagara: see a commuter-rail system set up between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Lockport (new build), Depew-Lancaster-Townline-Alden-Attica, West Seneca-East Aurora.
- Buffalo/Niagara: see a limited-stop route created between University Station and Downtown Niagara Falls or Niagara Transit Center, using Niagara Falls Blvd.
- Buffalo/Niagara: more frequent service on heavily traveled routes. Fifteen minute intervals may be improved to every ten minutes or better? Specifically directed at routes 5, 20, 23, among others.
- Buffalo/Niagara: see completion of the North Campus extension (in some form) to the Metro Rail line. In addition, I'd also like to see expansions to the rail system on an Airport line, a Tonawandas line (through to Niagara Falls), a Niagara Falls tourist trolley line, and a Southtowns line through the waterfront. A belt line from Buffalo State College or Delaware Consumer Square through to the east side of Buffalo would tie most of the services together.
Agencies I'm frequently working with (and their subpages)
Templates that I am frequently working with:
Categories that I am adding, as necessary:
- [[Category:Agencies offering real-time bus trackers on their official websites]]
- [[Category:New York coach operators]]
- [[Category:Defunct New York coach operators]]
- [[Category:New York transit agencies]]
- [[Category:Defunct New York transit agencies]]
- [[Category:Pennsylvania transit agencies]]
- [[Category:Defunct Pennsylvania transit agencies]]
- [[Category:Agencies offering real-time bus trackers on their official websites]]
Upcoming projects I'm attempting to accomplish
- Trips to capture photos of the following agencies (in near future):
- Batavia, NY: RTS-Genesee
- Rochester, NY: RTS-Monroe
- Albion/Medina, NY: RTS-Orleans
- Warsaw, NY: RTS-Wyoming
- Sanborn/Lockport, NY: Rural Niagara Public Transportation
- Dunkirk/Jamestown/Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua CARTS
- Belmont, NY: Access Allegany
- Olean, NY: Olean Area Transit System
- Corning, NY: Corning/Erwin Area Transit System
- Bath, NY: Stueben County Transit
- Hornell, NY: Hornell Area Transit
- Fort Erie, ON: Fort Erie Transit
- Niagara Region, ON: Niagara Region Transit
- Niagara on the Lake, ON: Niagara on the Lake Transit
- St Catharines, ON: St Catharines Transit
- Welland, ON: Welland Transit (hoping to catch the New Flyer Invero's before they're retired!)
- Niagara Falls, ON: Niagara Falls Transit -and- WEGO Visitor Transportation, among others.
- Trips to capture photos of the following agencies (in not-so-near future):
- Scranton, PA: County of Lackawanna Transit System
- Wilkes-Barre, PA: Luzerne County Transit Authority & Hazleton Public Transit
- Pottsville/Shenandoah, PA: Schuylkill Transit System
- Mt Carmel, PA: Lower Anthracite Transit System
- Lebanon, PA: Lebanon Transit
- Harrisburg, PA: Capital Area Transit
- York/Gettysburg, PA: Rabbit Transit/Freedom Transit
- Binghamton, NY: Broome County Transit
More information coming soon!