Broome County Transit

Broome County Transit (BC Transit) (Tri-City Binghamton, Johnson City, Endwell, Vestal, Kirkwood NY)
	BC Transit buses on the Binghamton University campus, May 2008.
Headquarters	413 Old Mill Road, Vestal
Service area	Broome County, New York
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	21
Stops	900+
Fuel type	Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid
Website	ridebctransit.com

Broome County Transit, popularly branded as B.C. Transit, is the public transportation system serving Broome County, New York, which includes the city of Binghamton and surrounding communities.

History edit

B.C. Transit was founded in 1968 when Broome County took over the assets of the private Triple Cities Traction Corporation, a takeover similar to those that took place in Rochester and Schenectady years prior. Unlike those city's transit systems, which became part of public benefit corporations, B.C. Transit is still owned and operated by the county (Department of Public Transportation) and is the largest such operator in Upstate New York (third largest overall in the state).

Logo for Broome Transit, 1968, by Swiss–Canadian designer Fritz Gottschalk

BC Transit logo on bus with black ribbon mourning the death of "B.C." cartoonist Johnny Hart.

Broome Transit originally used a logo designed by renowned Swiss–Canadian designer Fritz Gottschalk. At a later date, it rebranded as "B.C. Transit" and adopted the character Thor from the comic strip B.C., drawn by Endicott, New York native Johnny Hart.^[1] The "B.C." is also based (very) loosely on one of the logos from that comic strip as well.^{[citation needed]}

At the time of B.C. Transit's formation, they inherited the token stock of Triple Cities Traction Corporation and that company's predecessor, the Binghamton Railway Company^{[citation needed]}. These same tokens, some dating back to the turn of the 20th century, circulated until B.C. Transit phased out the token at the end of 2005 when they went to electronic fare collection.

Routes and services edit

City of Binghamton edit

3 Park Ave
5 Vestal Ave
7 Clinton St
8 Front St
9 BU Advantage
12 Conklin Ave
15 Leroy St
17 Johnson City
28 Robinson St

Other Triple Cities edit

35M Endicott (Binghamton to Endicott via Main St)
35W Endicott (Binghamton to Endicott via Watson Boulevard)
35x Express (Binghamton to Endicott via Main St But bypasses Oakdale Mall)
40 Chenango St
47 Vestal-Endicott
57 Shoppers Special

Rural edit

51 Kirkwood Commuter
53 Corporate Park
55 Endwell Shuttle
59 West Corners Shuttle

15 Leroy turns into the 5 Vestal at the Junction.

17 Legacy Bay and 47 Vestal

Paratransit and other services edit

B.C. Lift: Americans with Disabilities Act mandated service for those who are physically unable to ride regular fixed-route services and live within the B.C. Transit fixed-route area.
OFA Mini-Bus: Similar to B.C. Lift, but intended for persons age 65 and over, physical disability is not required. Service paid for by Broome County Office for Aging and operated by BC Transit.
B.C. Country: Dial-a-ride service for those who live in areas of Broome County not served by fixed-route transit service and meet certain other criteria.

Fleet edit

Current fleet edit

An Interior View of a B.C. Transit Orion VI

(All buses are Wheelchair-accessible )

Year	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet Numbers	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2009	Daimler Buses North America	Orion VII NG HEV	101-106	Cummins ISB	BAE Systems Hybridrive	105, 106 are Retired.
2010	Daimler Buses North America	Orion VII EPA10 HEV	601-606	Cummins ISB6.7	BAE Systems Hybridrive
2014	Gillig	Low Floor 40'	701-707	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
2017	Gillig	Low Floor 40'	721-727	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6
2018-19	Gillig	Low Floor 40'	741-748	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6	741-747 are 2018 Models and 748 is a 2019 Model.
2019	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40'	621-623	Cummins B6.7	BAE Systems HDS 200
2019	Gillig	Low Floor 40'	761-765	Cummins L9	Voith D864.6
2021	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40'	641, 642	Cummins B6.7	BAE Systems HDS 200
2021	Gillig	Low Floor 40'	781-783	Cummins L9	Allson B3400xFE

Future fleet edit

BC Transit has signed a contract to purchase 6 Novabus LFSe+ Battery Electric Buses, expected to be in service by 2024.

Pending the announcement of Novabus departing the US market, these plans are in the air and in all likelihood Broome County Transit will aim to receive Gillig Low Floor Electric's instead.

BC Transit is anticipated to receive up to 6 Gillig Low Floor Hybrids in the summer of 2024.

Past fleet edit

701-707 GMC TDH-3502 1968 064-080 801-814(I) GMC T6H-4521 1968 114-127 101-106 GMC T8W-603 1979 001-006 201-217 Grumman 40096-6-T 1982 CD094396-CD094412 601-617 Orion 01.508 1987 H6001587-H6001603 900-902 Orion 01.508 1992 N6003097-N6003099 501-515 Orion 05.501 1996 T6032639-T6032653 720 Orion 01.508 [1997] G6001400 Ex-NFTA 720 (built 1986) 729 Orion 01.508 [1997] G6001411 Ex-NFTA 729 (built 1986) 741 Orion 01.508 [1997] G6001426 Ex-NFTA 741 (built 1986) 757 Orion 01.508 [1997] G6001445 Ex-NFTA 757 (built 1986) 801-814(II) Orion 06.501 2000 Y6600213-Y6000237 815-823 Orion 06.501 2000 Y6600213-Y6000237

References edit

^ About Us | Broome County, NY Archived July 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

[1] About Us | Broome County, NY Archived July 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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