TransIT

This article is about bus service in Frederick, Maryland. For other uses, see Transit.

Transit Services
of Frederick County

Headquarters	1040 Rocky Springs Road
Locale	Frederick, MD
Service area	Frederick County
Service type	bus service, paratransit, commuter services
Routes	14
Fleet	28 buses
Website	Transit Services

TransIT Services of Frederick County is a public transportation agency in Frederick County, Maryland, that is operated by the county government. The agency currently operates 9 Connector bus routes, mostly in the city of Frederick, 5 shuttles, and demand-response for seniors and persons with disabilities.^[1] TransIT provides connections to other public transportation services in the region, including the MTA Maryland's routes 204 and 515 commuter bus and MARC Train service. According to the agency's homepage, the service had approximately 909,800 boardings in FY 2012.

TransIT Services is the result of merging the former Trans-Serve Frederick County shuttles and the Frederick City Transit lines.

Connector bus routes operate Monday–Friday, and routes 10–65 also provide Saturday service. The agency does not operate any of its routes on Sunday. Most routes provide weekday peak-hour service (every 30 minutes) in addition to hourly service Monday–Friday.

Fares

As of April 2014, the fare for a one-way trip using Transit for the general public was $1.25 with a monthly pass costing $45.00.

Youth and students do not get a discount on one-way trip fare, but do get a discounted rate of $30.00 for a monthly pass.

Seniors and disabled persons have a discounted one-way trip fare of $0.60 and a discounted monthly pass rate of $30.00.

Ten trip passes can be purchased for $12.00 for the general population, $8.00 for students and youth, and $5.50 for seniors and disabled persons.

If the bus needs to deviate from its normal route for a stop, an additional $1.50 is charged to the passenger and 24 hours heads up must be given.^[2]

In June 2014 the one-way trip fare for the general public increased to $1.50. At the same time the fare for TransIT Plus also increased.^[3]

Transfers are free,^[2] and most routes have timed transfers with other routes at the TransIT Center, which is at the city's downtown MARC rail station.

Fleet

Ribbon cutting ceremony for Frederick County's TransIT, first new bus under county management, sits parked at the TransIT services building in 1994.

A Thomas SLF-230 heading down East Patrick Street outbound for the West End.

The original Frederick City Transit bus system utilized several former Frederick County Public School buses fitted with rear exit doors. These buses were numbered 101 and 102 and painted white. Frederick City's first new bus order consisted of 1981 vintage TMC thirty foot buses served the original Red and Blue Routes numbered 200–203. Frederick City purchased one lone Orion I thirty foot model transit coach built in 1987 (old faithful, number 204) to serve the new White Route that ran from downtown to the city's north end.

Soon after the formation of TransIT Services of Frederick County, TransIT purchased four new Orion V, thirty foot models (numbered 322–325) in 1994 to replace the original three TMC buses. The Orion V buses wear the new green over white color scheme. Due to acceptance testing delays, TransIT operated for several weeks under a combination of the original TMC/Orion I fleet and three thirty foot Flxible Metro buses on loan from Maryland MTA. The MTA buses however lacked a rear exit door.

In 2001, TransIT ordered five SLF400 Dennis (Thomas) built, low-floor buses (numbered 917–921). Service was announced and expanded before the new buses arrived due to a delivery delay from the builder. Rather than delay service for 13 months, five small front engine used Spartan/Champion "Breadboxes" (re-badged, Goshen "Transette" buses) were purchased for short term use. Due to increase service demand, several more used Breadboxes were purchased later the same year. All of the breadboxes arrived with front entry doors and a rear wheelchair lift at the very back end of the coach. However, the first order had black banding around the windows while the second order did not. Once the low-floor arrived all of these Breadboxes were sold.

In 2003, TransIT purchased seven new standard Orion V models (numbers 922–928) with an additional seven delivered in 2004 (numbered 060–066). In 2005, the old Frederick City Transit—number 204 was sold, ending the era of the Frederick City Transit blue over white colors.

In March 2010, TransIT bought six new Gillig buses that have replaced the aging 300-series acquired when TransIT formed in the early 90's. These buses have a simplified stripe which does not slope up over the windows on to the roofline at the rear of the bus.

Two additional Gillig Advantage low floor buses arrived, purchased with federal grants, the new buses sport a different paint livery and are the first hybrid buses in the system. These buses have a battery pack on the roof and use the use a Cummins ISB engine.

TransIT took bids in late 2013 to replace the five SLF400 buses nearing their service life. In 2015, TransIT placed an order for five re-manufactured, Gillig Advantage all-electric buses from Complete Coach Works (CCW). The new buses are numbered 774-779 and enter revenue service starting June 1, 2016.

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Former Roster

Frederick City Transit bus #207 passing by Frederick City Hall, Frederick, Md, 1993

Vintage 1998 Breadbox departing the Frederick MARC service in 2003.

Year	Builder	Model	Length (ft)	Propulsion	Fleet series	Total
Former Fleet
1976	Superior	Pioneer 40	40'	Diesel	101–102	2
1981	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation	Citycruiser	30'	Diesel	200–203	3
1987	Orion	Orion I	30'	Diesel	204	1
1994	Orion	Orion V	30'	Diesel	322–325	4
1997	Spartan/Champion	Breadbox	35'	Diesel	246–248	3
1998	Spartan/Champion	Breadbox	35'	Diesel	872–874	3
2002	Thomas Dennis	SLF-230	30'	Diesel	914–821	5

Current Fleet Roster

Two TransIT buses heading toward the square, downtown in the fall 2012.

Bus,158 on its first day of service, sits among older siblings, Gillig and OBI buses at the Frederick Transit Center in 2011.

Year	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet Series	Fuel or Propulsion	Notes	In-service
2003	Orion	V (05.503) 30'	922–928	Diesel	#925 off roster due accident and engine issues.	6
2005	Orion	V (05.503) 30'	060–066	Diesel	#063 is now off the active roster due to an engine fire.	6
2010	Gillig	Advantage Low Floor 30'	981–986	Diesel		6
2011	Gillig	Advantage Low Floor HEV 35'	157-158	Hybrid		2
2016	Complete Coach Works CCW	Advantage Low Floor ZEPS 35'	779-783	Electric		5

Routes

TransIT routes are ten based, with the first digit designated to the part of the city/county the bus runs outbound to. 10 line buses operate from outside of downtown. 20 line routes run south Frederick, while 40 line buses serve the west end of the city. 50 line routes serve the west-to-southwest areas along the Jefferson Street corridor and Patrick Street sharing much of the same route as 40 line buses. 60 line routes serve the north end. 80 line routes serve the north end to the northwest side of the city including Ft. Detrick and the Yellow Springs area.

Routes that end in one (e.g. 51) run on an alternative route from their zero based counterpart. These routes began service in 2013.

One anomaly to the routing is the number 65 Walkersville Connector; so designated as an in-fill route after all available route numbers in the ten based system were in-use when the route began in 2011.

Currently there are no 30 or 70 line routes in service.

During peak hours, starting in 2014, the number 20, 40, 50, 51 and 60 buses run every half-hour. These buses are designated with a P after the route number denoting it is a peak hour, extra bus. Example, the number 50 bus may show as the 50P.

Route Number	Name	Places Served
10	Mall-to-Mall Connector	Francis Scott Key Mall, Frederick Towne Mall
20	Francis Scott Key Mall Connector	Monocacy MARC station
40	Route 40 Connector	Frederick Fairgrounds
50	Frederick Towne Mall Connector via Prospect Boulevard	Frederick Towne Mall
51	Frederick Towne Mall Connector via 7th Street	Frederick Towne Mall
60	Frederick Community College Connector via East Street	Frederick YMCA
61	Frederick Community College Connector via Taney Ave	Frederick YMCA
65	Walkersville Connector	Walkersville, Monocacy Village
80	North-West Connector	Frederick Community College, Frederick Towne Mall
No number	Route 85 Shuttle	Business and industrial parks of southern Frederick
No number	Emmitsburg-Thurmont Shuttle	Business and industrial parks in northern Frederick
No number	Brunswick-Jefferson Shuttle	Business and industrial parks in Brunswick
No number	East County Shuttle	Frederick Fairgrounds, MVA
No number	Meet-the-MARC Shuttle	Point of Rocks Station, Frederick Station

Discontinued Routes

In early 1994, the Red, Blue and White routes from the Frederick City Transit were discontinued. The Red Route was replaced by the #50, the Blue Route was replaced by the #40 and the White Route was replaced by the #60.

In August 2012, Route 30 was disconnected replaced by the new 50/51 routes. Route 70, Midtown Connector was replaced by the new 60/61 route.

References

↑ "Ride Guide" (PDF). Frederick County MD - Official Website. TransIT Services of Frederick County. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
1 2 "TransIT Fare Policy and Passes". Frederick County MD - Official Website. Frederick County Government. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
↑ "Fares Effective 7/30/12". Frederick County MD - Official Website. Frederick County Government. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
↑ http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/governmental_and_political_topics/transportation/transit-plan-includes-route-adjustments-more-service/article_c69e43c9-162c-5c60-a873-2bc90b6efa67.html

External links

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Maryland Transit Administration

Bus routes	1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 31 33 35 36 38 qb40 44 qb46 qb47 qb48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 64 77 91 97 98 99 104 120 150 160 201 202 203 204 205 310 320 410 411 420 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 909 915 922 929 950 991 995

Metro Subway stations	Owings Mills Old Court Milford Mill Reisterstown Plaza Rogers Avenue West Coldspring Mondawmin Penn-North Upton State Center Lexington Market Charles Center Shot Tower Johns Hopkins

Light Rail stations (List of stations)	Hunt Valley Pepper Road McCormick Road Gilroy Road Warren Road Timonium Timonium Business Park Lutherville Falls Road Mount Washington Cold Spring Lane Woodberry North Avenue Mt. Royal Penn Station Centre Street Cultural Center Lexington Market Baltimore Street Convention Center Camden Yards Hamburg Street Westport Cherry Hill Patapsco Baltimore Highlands Nursery Road North Linthicum Linthicum Ferndale Cromwell BWI Business District BWI Marshall Airport

MARC Penn Line (List of stations)	Perryville Aberdeen Edgewood Martin Airport Penn Station West Baltimore Halethorpe BWI Odenton Bowie State Seabrook New Carrollton Union Station

MARC Camden Line (List of stations)	Camden Station St. Denis Dorsey Jessup Savage Laurel Race Track Laurel Muirkirk Greenbelt College Park–U of Md Riverdale Union Station

MARC Brunswick Line (List of stations)	Martinsburg Duffields Harpers Ferry Brunswick Point of Rocks Frederick Monocacy Dickerson Barnesville Boyds Germantown Metropolitan Grove Gaithersburg Washington Grove Rockville Garrett Park Kensington Silver Spring Union Station

Proposed services	Red Line Green Line Yellow Line Washington Purple Line Charles Street Trolley Corridor Cities Transitway

Other	MTA Maryland bus service Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative History of MTA Maryland

Nearby transit agencies	Annapolis Transit Central Maryland Regional Transit Charm City Circulator Harford Transit Howard Transit Rabbit Transit RTA Central Maryland Ride On Shuttle-UM TransIT UMBC Transit WMATA

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