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Headquarters | 413 Old Mill Road, Vestal |
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Service area | Broome County, New York |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 19 |
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.
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).
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.
15 Leroy turns into the 5 Vestal at the Junction.
(All buses are Wheelchair-accessible )
Year | Manufacturer | Model | Fleet Numbers | Engine | Transmission | Notes | |
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2009 | Daimler Buses North America | Orion VII NG HEV | 101-106 | Cummins ISB | BAE Systems Hybridrive | ||
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 | Allison B500R | ||
2019 | New Flyer Xcelsior | XDE35' | 708-713 | Cummins L9 | Allison H 40 EP hybrid system | ||
2019 | New Flyer Xcelsior | XDE40' | 714-720 | Cummins L9 | Allison H 40 EP hybrid system | ||
2017 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 721-727 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R | ||
2024 | New Flyer Xcelsior | XD60' | 728-740 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R | ||
2018-19 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 741-748 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R | 741-747 are 2018 Models and 748 is a 2019 Model. | |
2015 | Frightliner Trucks | M2 35' | 301-325 | Cummins ISB6.7 | Allison 2200 PTS | ||
2015 | Frightliner Trucks | M2 40' | 326-350 | Cummins ISB6.7 | Allison 2200 PTS | ||
2023 | Gillig | Low Floor Plus CNG 35' | 351-385 | Cummins Westport L9N | Voith D867.8 | ||
2022 | New Flyer Xcelsior | XD30' | 386-400 | Cummins L9 | Allison B300R | ||
2021 | Frightliner Trucks | M2 60' | 401-450 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R | ||
2024 | Gillig | Low Floor Plus CNG 40' | 461-468 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B500R | ||
2019 | Gillig | Low Floor HEV 40' | 621-623 | Cummins B6.7 | BAE Systems HDS 200 | ||
2021 | Gillig | BRT 29' | 749-754 | Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | ||
2021 | Gillig | BRT 35' | 755-760 | Cummins L9 | Voith D864.6 | ||
2019 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 761-765 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R | ||
2019 | New Flyer Xcelsior | XDE60' | 766-780 | Cummins L9 | BAE Systems HDS 300 | ||
1996 | New Flyer Low Floor | D35LF' | 903-910 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 | Allison B400R | ||
1996 | New Flyer Low Floor | D30LF' | 911-925 | Cummins C8.3 | Allison B300R | ||
2009 | New Flyer Low Floor | C35LF' | 926-929 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Voith D864.5 | ||
1999 | New Flyer Low Floor | D30LF' | 930-939 | Cummins ISC | Allison B300R | ||
2001 | New Flyer Low Floor | D30LF' | 940-949 | Cummins ISC | Allison B300R | ||
2000 | New Flyer Low Floor | C40LF' | 1501-1512 | Cummins C8.3G | Allison B400R | ||
2001 | New Flyer Low Floor | C40LF' | 1601-1612 | Cummins Westport C Gas Plus | Allison B400R | ||
2002 | New Flyer Low Floor | C40LF' | 1701-1712 | Cummins Westport C Gas Plus | Allison B400R | ||
2003 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 1713-1724 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | Originally Had Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR | |
2007 | Daimler Buses North America | Orion V | 1801-1826 | Cummins ISL | Allison B500R | ||
2008 | Daimler Buses North America | Orion V | 1827-1842 | Cummins ISL | Allison B500R | ||
2004 | New Flyer Low Floor | D60LF' | 1901-1913 | Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR | Allison B500R | ||
2005 | New Flyer Low Floor | D60LF' | 1914-1926 | Caterpillar C9 | Allison B500R | ||
2006 | New Flyer Low Floor | D60LFR' | 3101-3175 | Caterpillar C9 | Allison B500R | ||
1997 | New Flyer Low Floor | D30LF' | 4001-4022 | Cummins C8.3 | Allison B300R | ||
1998 | New Flyer Low Floor | D30LF' | 4023-4035 | Cummins C8.3 | Allison B300R | ||
1999 | New Flyer Low Floor | C40LF' | 4101-4138 | Cummins C8.3G | Allison B400R | ||
2015 | New Flyer Xcelsior | XDE60' | 5001-5080 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison H 50 EP hybrid system | ||
2015 | North American Bus Industries | NABI 60 BRT HEV' | 6001-6040 | Cummins ISL9 | Allison H 50 EP hybrid system | ||
2003 | New Flyer Low Floor | D4500LF' | 6041-6079 | Detroit Diesel Series 60 | Allison B500R | ||
2021 | Gillig | Low Floor HEV 40' | 641-642 | Cummins B6.7 | BAE Systems HDS 200 | ||
2021 | Gillig | Low Floor HEV 60' | 643-644 | Cummins L9 | BAE Systems HDS 300 | ||
2021 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | 781-783 | Cummins L9 | Allison B500R | ||
2024 | Gillig | Low Floor HEV 40' | 661-665 | Cummins B6.7 | BAE Systems HDS 200 |
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 4-6 Gillig Low Floor Hybrids in the summer of 2024.
Year | Builder | Model | Fleet Numbers | Retired year & notes |
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1979 | GMC | RTS-03 | 101-106 (1st) | |
1982 | Grumman Flxible | 870 | 201-217 (1st) | Retired in 1996-1997. 205, 216 sold to Oneonta Public Transit. |
1997-1998 | OBI | Orion VI | 201-212 (2nd) | Retired in 2015-2017. Ex-CDTA buses purchased in 2008, 2070 and 2099 also purchased for use as a parts bus |
1996 | OBI | Orion V | 501-515 | |
1987 | OBI | Orion I 01.508 | 601-617 (1st) | 602, 607, 608, 610, 612 sold to Private Transportation |
1968 | GMC | TDH-3502 | 701-707 (1st) | |
1986 | OBI | Orion I 01.508 | 720, 729, 741, 757 | Ex-NFTA buses purchased in 1997 |
1968 | GMC | T6H-4521 | 801-814 (1st) | 802, 804, 807, 809-812 sold to NFTA in 1987 |
2000 | OBI | Orion VI | 801-823 | Retired in 2017 |
1992 | OBI | Orion I CNG 01.508 | 900-902 | |
2003 | Gillig | Phantom 30' | 2001, 2006, 2007 | Retired in 2019. Ex-HART buses purchased in 2015 |
1999 | NovaBus | LFS Suburban | 3003-3005, 3010 | Retired in 2020. Ex-CDTA buses purchased in 2015 |
1999 | NovaBus | LFS | 3022, 3025, 3030, 9915, 9918, 9927, 9930, 9932 | Retired in 2020. Ex-CDTA buses purchased in 2015, 9901 and 9925 were also purchased from CDTA to be use as a parts bus |
1997 | Gillig | Phantom 30' | ?? | Retired in 2018. Ex-HART buses purchased in 2015 |
2007 | OBI | Orion VII NG HEV | N/A | Ex-MTA NYCT 1292, acquired from BAE Systems. Never entered service |
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