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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Jun 15 15:01:24 2013 Drivers take buses home at night?
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Jun 15 17:42:17 2013, in response to ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Jun 15 15:01:24 2013. Ride ATA |
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Posted by 167t on Sat Jun 15 22:05:14 2013, in response to ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Jun 15 15:01:24 2013. It was on the stub end siding waiting for the westbound to pass. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sun Jun 16 07:07:22 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by 167t on Sat Jun 15 22:05:14 2013. My friend,who is transit operator,was fascinated this was parked in the middle of nowhere". Kind like in rural areas,school bus drivers take their buses home. |
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Posted by Train2104 on Sun Jun 16 10:01:29 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Jun 15 17:42:17 2013. That is one of the most confusing transit agency websites I've ever seen. |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Jun 16 13:42:04 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Train2104 on Sun Jun 16 10:01:29 2013. Agreed. Not only that, quite a few of their services run only once a month or twice a month! There's one route that runs only on the second Tuesday of every month with 5 trips, and there was one I saw that runs every other Friday, two trips. I have never heard of that for any fixed route transit system...--Dr. C |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Sun Jun 16 13:44:01 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Jun 16 13:42:04 2013. In a rural area, that s understandable. Dutchess County used to have a lot of those services prior to major cutbacks. |
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Posted by 167t on Sun Jun 16 14:32:56 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by AMoreira81 on Sun Jun 16 13:44:01 2013. Morris County was able to obtain government funding for "rural transportation services" that ran once or twice a week years ago. I don't believe that's the case anymore. |
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Posted by ctrabs74 on Sun Jun 16 19:07:19 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Jun 16 13:42:04 2013. ATA is a bit of a hybrid agency, in that most of their services are dial-a-ride or flex route with fixed routes typically using smaller buses. This particular service is a commuter run between Clearfield County and Penn State.FWIW, that bus could very well be one of the old FREX buses which ran between Colorado Springs and Denver until that service lost funding a couple years ago. A few Pennsylvania systems bought ex-FREX buses (it may have been part of a PennDOT contract, but I'm not sure): Rabbit Transit in York, Lebanon Transit and New Castle Area Transit are the systems that I believe bought those buses (I'm definitely sure about Rabbit Transit). |
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Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA |
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Posted by MTA T on Mon Jun 17 01:29:04 2013, in response to ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Jun 15 15:01:24 2013. "Drivers take buses home at night?"That's an interesting pattern.... |
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Posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Jun 17 04:43:51 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by AMoreira81 on Sun Jun 16 13:44:01 2013. I remember when Dutchess County had LOOP 6 which was Saturday-only... But I had never seen once-a-month service... I understand that ATA is a hybrid agency, but twice a month service??? Rural or not, twice a month isn't very convenient, if you ask me. |
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Posted by Train2104 on Mon Jun 17 07:39:29 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by MTA T on Mon Jun 17 01:29:04 2013. I've heard of this before for rural dial a ride routes with cutaways or small buses, but never a full sized transit bus. |
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Posted by ctrabs74 on Mon Jun 17 16:44:56 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Jun 17 04:43:51 2013. Services such as that are more targeted for seniors who take discretionary trips (ie. shopping). Not every transit service has to operate seven days a week to serve needs of a particular market. |
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Posted by Train2104 on Mon Jun 17 16:59:09 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Jun 16 13:42:04 2013. I've seen many rural routes that only run one or two days a week, or even every two weeks. But I don't think I've seen monthly, especially not fixed route! |
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Posted by massbusmark on Mon Jun 17 17:45:32 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by ctrabs74 on Sun Jun 16 19:07:19 2013. I can confirm Lebanon TRansit has at least one of the ex-FREX bus, got a picture of it when I visited Lebanon Transit with the Museum of Bus Transportation's annual meeting a couple of years ago.Mark |
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Mon Jun 17 19:00:45 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Jun 17 04:43:51 2013. The LOOP 6 was more of a supplement that allowed for a one-side ride to the malls which was inter-Poughkeepsie. Back in the 90s, LOOP ran a once-weekly Saturday round trip from Amenia (from then-Ames Plaza on 22/44) solely marketed towards those headed for the malls. |
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Posted by Edwards! on Tue Jun 18 07:36:13 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Sun Jun 16 13:42:04 2013. most likely shoppers specials..CARTA runs such services..CDTA use to from downtown Troy along Route 7 and 2[Grafton State Park] |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Tue Jun 18 09:17:08 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by Dr. Casca on Mon Jun 17 04:43:51 2013. The demand just isn't there for more frequent service, nor is the money to operate it. City residents are used to being able to just go out the door and expect to catch a bus or train right away, but rural and even suburban lifestyles are very different. Many elderly or other dependent folks know that they will have to wait for a family member or friend to take them out to do their shopping and errands at the other person's convenience, so the concept of a bus route that runs only a few times a month isn't really much different.The flip side to these rural operations is that the passengers are likely getting a much more personal riding experience. If the ATA driver is a regular then he or she probably knows their regulars and pays attention to them. If the driver drops Mrs. Smith off at the Wal-Mart and she isn't waiting at the stop when the bus comes back, they may well wait for her or even go in to see if she's coming. Any regular TA bus is just going to leave without you. |
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Posted by ctrabs74 on Tue Jun 18 18:27:51 2013, in response to Re: ATA -Clearfield, PA, posted by massbusmark on Mon Jun 17 17:45:32 2013. I was positive about York and New Castle, but not sure about Lebanon. |
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