Greater Portland Metro Bus

Greater Portland Transit District METRO

A METRO bus in August 2010
Slogan Providing safe, frequent, efficient, reliable and affordable transportation throughout the Greater Portland Region.
Founded 1966
Headquarters

METRO Pulse-downtown Portland hub location, 21 Elm Street.

METRO's business office is 114 Valley Street
Locale Portland, Maine
Service area Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth and the Maine Mall area of South Portland
Service type bus service,
Routes 8
Daily ridership 4,006[1]
Chief executive Greg Jordan, General Manager (as of September 2013)
Website MetroBus

METRO is a public bus system in Southern Maine, serving the Portland area. Formed in 1966, METRO provides public transit throughout the Greater Portland Region.

In 2006, Metro Bus purchased 13 natural gas buses, adding seven additional CNG buses in 2011. METRO's current fleet includes 30 buses (12 are clean diesel).

Greater Portland Transit District is Maine's largest public transportation carrier. In 2014, METRO transported more than 1.4 million passengers.

Route list

Active Fleet Roster

Manufacturer/Model Order Year Series
(Qty.)		 Powertrain Notes
Gillig Phantom 40' 1996 9604-9605, 9609,9616-9617, 9659,9665
(7)		 Detroit Diesel 50/ Allison B400R
  • Ex-DART First State 416, 404, 445, 405, 409, 417, 424; purchased in 2009
  • Most units are retired and are used as parts
  • 9665 sold to Lewiston Auburn Transit Committee Maine in 2013
Gillig Phantom 40' 1996 9624, 9645
(2)		 Detroit Diesel 50/ Allison B400R
  • Active
  • Ex-DART First State 465, 467; purchased in 2009.
Orion VII 35'CNG 2005 0530-0542
(13)		 John Deere 6081H/ Vioth D864.3E
  • Active
Gillig LF 35' 2011 1101-1107
(7)		 Cummins ISL9/ Allison B400R
  • Active
Gillig LF 35' CNG 2014 1401-1405
(5)		 Cummins Westport ISL-G/ Allison B400R
  • Active
  • The Transmission is set into load base shift Schedule (LBSS) Mode
Gillig LF 35' TBD TBD Cummins ISL9/Allison B400R?
  • Piggybacked from TRANSPO's share of a joint procurement with LexTran.
  • 7 diesel-powered buses to be delivered in 2016-2017

References

  1. ↑ "Greater Portland Transit District (Metro)" (PDF). US Dept. of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

See also

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