EMTA Page
Established in 1967 to assume transit service
in Erie dating back to 1897, the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority provides
bus service in Erie County and the city of Erie with a fleet of about 50 buses,
of which twelve run on CNG. The urban
transit fleet consists almost entirely of 35’ long buses, including TMC RTS; New
Flyer C35LF, D35LF, C40LF and D40LF; Orion II and Gillig Advantage buses. Buses operate seven days a week—though not on
major public holidays—and meet at Perry Square on State Street near 6th
Street in downtown Erie. In addition,
there is regularly scheduled service from the Millcreek Mall to the borough of
Edinboro. The EMTA also operates the
free “Bayliner Trolley” service between downtown and the Presque Isle Bay
waterfront using Gillig Advantage trolley replicas, along with a paratransit
system called LIFT which not only provides door-to-door service for disabled
passengers within Erie’s urban area but also for registered passengers in the
county’s rural areas where the city buses do not operate.
All photos are by the webmaster.
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9451 is a 1994 TMC T70-606, shown parked at the EMTA garage with 9606, a 1996 New Flyer C40LF, and 9970, a 1999 NFI D35LF. This photo was taken in Sept. 4, 2008. The EMTA also purchased C35LF buses in 2000. |
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9452 (right) and 9453 are two more 1994 RTS buses, shown inside the EMTA garage on East 14th Street on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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9764 is a 1997 New Flyer D40LF, spotted inside the EMTA garage on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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9971 is a 1999 NFI D35LF, shown boarding passengers at Perry Square in downtown Erie on Sept. 4, 2008. These buses and the RTS buses are equipped with orange and red flashing lights and stop arms for use as school buses. |
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9972 is another 1999 D35LF, seen on State Street turning onto South Park Row on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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9972 was spotted again approaching Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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9973 is shown on State Street near Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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0101 is a 2001 New Flyer D35LF, spotted parked at the EMTA garage on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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0104 is another 2001 NFI D35LF, shown waiting for riders at Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. These buses carry the blue and green stripe livery which was used for later orders from New Flyer Industries. |
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0106 was seen approaching the Perry Square transfer point on September 4, 2008. |
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0108 is shown on State Street in downtown Erie on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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Bayliner Trolley 1 is a 2005 Gillig replica trolley, and was spotted on North Park Row near Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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Bayliner Trolley 1 was seen again at Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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Bayliner Trolley 2 is shown parked at the EMTA garage on East 14th Street with 0512 on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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Bayliner Trolley 4 is shown on State Street near Perry Square in downtown Erie on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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This Bayliner Trolley is shown boarding riders at Perry Square on September 4, 2008. |
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0512 is a 2005 Gillig Advantage T-35, shown with Bayliner Trolley 2 at the EMTA garage on Sept. 4, 2008. |
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0514 is another 2005 Gillig Advantage T-35, seen at Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. These buses are the first Gillig low-floor buses purchased by the EMTA and were the first painted in the blue livery seen in this photo. |
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0716 is a 2007 Gillig Advantage T-35, spotted waiting for passengers at Perry Square on Sept. 4, 2008. The sign in the windshield indicates that routes 31 and 22 are interlined, a common practice in the EMTA. |
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0717 is another 2007 Gillig Advantage T-35, seen on State Street approaching the Perry Square transfer point on Sept. 4, 2008. |
