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CT Transit of Connecticut; Photos, Videos, Discussion
Topic Started: Nov 28 2010, 11:11 PM (1,359 Views)
Nabinut
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On Friday, I traveled to Connecticut in my annual Black Friday ritual. CT Transit as it's called has multiple divisions spread out over the state. I focused on three of the more common divisions: Hartford, New Haven & Stamford. Here are some photos and videos. Enjoy!

Hartford:
751, a 2007 New Flyer D40LF assigned to Route 62 is seen leaving Downtown Hartford near Union Station:
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In Downtown Hartford, routes are grouped at individual stops. Here, 535 picks up passengers at one such stop:
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Like many systems on the east coast, CT Transit provides service to local airports. Here is 2003 D40LF #312 in service on Route 30 to Bradley Airport:
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Route 41, which runs from Hartford to New Britain, another CT Transit division is a 45 minute between the two districts. Here is #740 at the start of the run:
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In 2002, CT Transit purchased 2 Hybrids as a test. These two are in service for Hartford Division. Here is H301 before a run on Route 56D:
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This past year, CT Transit ordered D35LFRs for their suburban operations. Here is A7 loading passengers at West Farms Mall:
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Also ordered this year was 32 MCI D4500CTs of which 12 are in CT Transit express colors. Here is 1016 on layover before a start on the 5 Express:
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New Haven:

New Haven Division operates a Free shuttle from Union Station into Downtown using three 1999 Eldorado EZ Riders. Here is 9902 in front of Union Station:
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New Haven Division also rosters 26 1996 NovaBus Classics. Here is 9616 seen near the end of Route G1:
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At New Haven is Shore Line service, a connector line from Metro-North that runs to the outskirts of Connecticut. Here is #1701 laying over on Track 12:
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Stamford:

Stamford, the smallest of the three cities in terms of transit rosters 56 buses, 32 of which are 2001 New Flyer D40LFs. Here is #115 at the Stamford Transportation Center:
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Atlantic Square, the main drag in stamford also offers decent bus service outside of the transportation center. Here is #105 on Route 44 before leaving to head to the Transportation Center:
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Another route that serves Atlantic Square is the I-Bus, a express service that runs between Stamford & White Plains in Westchester Co, NY. Besides the new MCIs, the night trips also operate New Flyer D40LFs with suburban seating. Here is #132 shortly before departure:
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Videos:

1996 Novabus Classic #9616: Series 50/Allison B400R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ilSQZ5EUp8

1999 ElDorado EZ Rider #9902: Cummins ISB/Allison B300R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_XWukPACqI

2001 New Flyer D40LF #123 with a Series 40 engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klFVAvaj2Sg

2004 New Flyer D40LF #422 with a Series 50 engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BALzMUGouA

2005 New Flyer D40LF #505 with a Cummins ISL engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQqBRyDUCv8

Lastly, here is footage from my trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-ixyZ3Ss0o
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Great pictures and video! The D35LFRs look nice...I guess they replaced those beaten up Novabus RTSs that they were running in New Britain.
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Dec 1 2010, 11:27 AM
Great pictures and video! The D35LFRs look nice...I guess they replaced those beaten up Novabus RTSs that they were running in New Britain.
Those restyled made the bus fleet look great.

Perhaps the fleet will looked more enhanced when it takes delivery of its Excelsior hybrids.
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By the way in CPTDB, someone from other forum reported that the first Xcelsior bus for a US customer was delivered to CT Transit as seen here.

http://www.cptdb.ca/index.php?showtopic=6907&st=280

That Xcelsior sure looks great.
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