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MTR Bus 1

MTR Bus

MTR Feeder Bus route K17

MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)

The MTR Corporation (MTRC) is a Hong Kongrailway company which also operates the MTR Bus(Northwest New Territories) and MTR Feeder Bus(previously known as KCR Feeder Bus) routes inorder to complement its rail systems. Currently, MTRCoperates 17 bus routes.

Feeder bus

A feeder bus is a bus service that picks up and deliverspassengers to a rail rapid transit station or express-busstop or terminal.

Operation

MTRC provides feeder bus services for theconvenience of passengers using MTR rail networks.The routes provide access to and between many MTRstations for thousands of passengers everyday. TheMTRC's integrated fare system also allows East RailLine, West Rail Line and Light Rail passengers whouse Octopus cards to enjoy the free feeder bus servicesthat link many housing estates to East Rail Line, WestRail Line stations and Light Rail stops.

The Corporation operates a total of 13 routes, includingWest Rail Line and Light Rail feeder bus services, aswell as an additional 4 East Rail Line feeder routesbetween Tai Po Market Station operated underKowloon Motor Bus's franchise.

MTR Feeder BusThese routes are operated by MTR Feeder Bus, but the franchise goes to KMB.

No. Route Routemap Remarks

K12 Tai Po (Eightland Garden) ↔ Tai Po Market Station [1] No free interchange on Sundays and Public Holidays[2]

K14 Tai Po Centre → Tai Po Market Station [3] Peak hours only

K17 Fu Shin Estate ↔ Tai Po Market Station [4] No service on Sundays and public holidays

K18 Kwong Fuk Estate ↔ Tai Po Market Station [5] No service on Sundays and public holidays

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MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)These routes are not franchised routes, but the areas served by the LRT is a franchised area of the KCR Corporation /MTR Corporation Limited, and that other bus companies were not allowed to run similar local routes in thenorthwestern New Territories. The restriction was lifted in 2006.

No. Route Routemap Remarks

506 Tuen Mun Ferry Pier ↺ Siu Lun [6] Circular Route. It was a Light Rail route before, so it has the prefix 5, rather thanK for other routes.

K51 Fu Tai ↔ Tai Lam [7]

K52 Tuen Mun Station ↔ Lung Ku Tan [8]

K53 Tuen Mun Station ↺ So Kwun Wat [9] Circular Route, Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays

K58 Fu Tai ↔ Castle Peak Bay [10] Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays

K65 Yuen Long East ↔ Lau Fau Shan [11]

K66 Tai Tong ↔ Long Ping [12]

K68 Yuen Long Industrial Estate ↺ Yuen LongTown Park

[13] Circular Route

K73 Tin Heng ↺ Yuen Long West [14] Circular Route

K74 Tin Shui ↺ Yuen Long East [15] Circular Route, Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays

K75 Tin Shui Wai Station ↺ Hung Shui Kiu [16] Circular Route

K75P Tin Shui ↺ Hung Shui Kiu [17] Circular Route, Peak hours only, No service on Sundays and Public Holidays

K76 Tin Heng ↔ Tin Shui Wai Station [18]

FleetThe MTR Bus fleet comprises 143 buses, which provide service for 19 hours every day.The current fleets are all air-conditioned. They include:MTR Feeder Bus• Alexander Dennis Enviro500MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)• Dennis Trident• Volvo Olympian• Volvo B10M• Dennis Dart• Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart• Alexander Dennis Enviro500Between 2002 and 2003, KCRC hired 8 buses from Citybus, and 35 from New World First Bus between 2003 and2004, for rail replacement services due to the suspension of Light Rail routes 505 and 506. In late 2004, KCRCacquired 53 Dennis Tridents from New World First Bus.

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Competitors• Kowloon Motor Bus - although also operates the MTR East Rail Line Feeder Bus routes• Public light bus

References[1] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K12a. pdf[2] Including the Sheung Shui-East Tsim Sha Tsui Monthly Pass[3] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K14a. pdf[4] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K17a. pdf[5] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K18a. pdf[6] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ 506. pdf[7] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K51. pdf[8] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K52. pdf[9] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K53. pdf[10] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K58. pdf[11] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K65. pdf[12] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K66. pdf[13] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K68. pdf[14] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K73. pdf[15] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K74. pdf[16] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K75. pdf[17] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K75P. pdf[18] http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ images/ K76. pdf

External linksOfficial websites• MTR Bus Routes and Fares (http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ eng/ lr_bus/ bus_rf_index. html)• MTR Bus and Feeder Bus Guide (http:/ / www. mtr. com. hk/ chi/ whatsnew/ images/ MTR_Bus_all_1005. pdf)Unofficial websites• New livery of MTR bus (http:/ / www. hkitalk. net/ HKiTalk2/ redirect. php?tid=494792& goto=newpost),

hkitalk.net

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Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Slogan Serving Buffalo Niagara

Founded 1967

Headquarters Buffalo Metropolitan TransportationCenter181 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY

Service area Erie and Niagara Counties, New York

Service type Public Transit

Fleet Bus, Light rail, Rapid transit

Fuel type Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid, Electricity

Operator NFTA Metro Bus and Rail

Web site Official Website [1]

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) is a public authority responsible for the publictransportation oversight of Erie and Niagara counties in the State of New York. The NFTA oversees a number ofsubsidiaries, including the NFTA Metro bus and rail system, the Greater Buffalo Niagara International Airport, theNiagara Falls International Airport, and NFTA Small Boat Harbor. The NFTA Metro bus and rail system operatesvarious vehicles using the brand names: NFTA Metro Bus, NFTA Metro Rail, NFTA Metrolink, and NFTA PAL(Para-transit Access Line).In addition, the NFTA also owns and manages the Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center in Downtown Buffalo(which serves as the agency's headquarters); the Niagara Falls Transportation Center on Military Road (near theFactory Outlet Mall),the Portage Road Transit Center in Niagara Falls; and a number of strategically located busloops and transit centers in the Buffalo-Niagara region. Many of these loops have been in continuous operation sincethe days of the International Railway Company, an earlier predecessor to the NFTA.Agency-wide, the NFTA employs 1,543 full time and part-time employees and carries 94,000 passengers per daywith their NFTA Metro subsidiary, with 8.9 million miles traveled every year.There are three divisions that operate as the NFTA organization, the NFTA Metro division, the NFTA Airportsdivision and the NFTA Properties division.

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HistoryBefore the creation of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the first bus operations in Buffalo dates back to1923 under the private operator International Bus Company. The International Railway (also under the sameparent company of the International Traction Company) operated the vast network of streetcar routes in Erie andNiagara counties. In 1947 the proposed Niagara Frontier Rapid Transit Commission received ownership of theInternational Railway Company, and gave way to the creation of the Niagara Frontier Transit System,Incorporated in 1950.The Niagara Frontier Transit System was replaced by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Corp(NFTA) in 1967, as part of New York State's efforts in the late 1960s and early 1970s at creating public agencies thatwould oversee the development and continuation of public transportation in a number of key urban areas of the state;other such agencies include the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA), the Central NewYork Regional Transportation Authority (Centro), and the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA). NFTApurchased the street transportation rights from seven other private agencies, which include the Buffalo TransitCompany, Dunkirk and Fredonia (D&F) Transportation Company, Grand Island Transit, Inc., Lockport Bus Lines,Ridge Road Express, Tonawanda/North Tonawanda Transit, and the Niagara Falls Municipal Transit System.[2]

Governing body and executive directorThe NFTA's operations are overseen by an 11 member Board of Commissioners,[3] that the Executive Directorreports to. The NFTA board has members that are recommended by the Governor of the State of New York, and oneby the New York State Senate. Most appointments are for five year terms, but some commissioners were installedpart-way into a term, replacing the previous commissioners.The present executive director is Kimberly Minkel, previously the Director of Health, Safety, and EnvironmentalQuality.[4] Kimberly Minkel will also carry the recognition as the first female executive director of the NFTA.

Name Title Term began Current term ends Recommended by Notes

Henry M. Sloma Acting Chairman 6 May 1998,20 March 2001(R),22 June 2005 (R)

30 June 2010 Governor

Eunice A. Lewin Treasurer 11 June 2002,30 June 2006 (R)

30 June 2011 Governor

Peter G. Demakos Secretary 13 June 2000,30 June 2003 (R),30 June 2008 (R)

30 June 2013 Governor

Vincent G. Crehan - 18 July 2008 30 June 2016 New York State Senate

Mark D. Croce - 12 May 2009 30 June 2013 Governor

James J. Eagan - 23 July 2008 30 June 2011 Governor

Carmen Granto - 6 December 2004 30 June 2009 Governor

Kevin J. Helfer - 11 December 2006 30 June 2011 Governor

Michael P. Hughes - 15 December 2008 30 June 2013 Governor

Adam W. Perry - 29 January 2008 30 June 2012 Governor

Howard Zemsky - 11 April 2008 30 June 2012 Governor

(R) re-appointment date

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NFTA Airports Divisionfor further reading, please see Buffalo Niagara International Airport and/or Niagara Falls International Airport.

NFTA Metro Division

Benefit (service) areaNFTA's Metro system serves mostly the highly urbanized areas of Erie and Niagara counties with service throughoutthe day; the cities served include Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport, Lackawanna, Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.Service to less populated areas during prime ridership hours extend to Alden, Amherst, Boston, Cheektowaga, GrandIsland, Hamburg, Lancaster, Elma, Evans, Orchard Park, Tonawanda (Township) and West Seneca in Erie County;Cambria, Lewiston, Niagara, Pendleton and Wheatfield in Niagara County.

Transit fleet

NFTA Gillig T40 number 1101 on display atWalden Galleria for Earth Day 2011.

Retired fleet

The NFTA, upon its beginnings, inherited a large number of buses ofdifferent varieties of General Motors New Look buses from the privatecarriers that were absorbed into the agency. In addition, a small fleet ofHighway Products' Twin Coaches and Mack buses that were nearingthe end of their life span were also added to the fleet.

The first major purchase of new buses by the NFTA began in 1975with AM General's "Metropolitan" series buses. These buses werewithdrawn from service in 1987 due to severe structural issues. Apurchase of recently-mothballed GMC buses from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system (DART) and Flxible busesfrom Rochester's Regional Transit Service filled most of the gap left by the removal of the AM General buses.

The next major purchase of new buses came from GMC, in their RTS-II Series. These buses were purchasedbetween 1978 and 1983. In 1987, due to the premature retirement of the AM General buses, the NFTA purchased anumber of used, earlier series RTS series buses from Dallas' DART system. These buses provided comfortablepadded seats, normally not seen on standard NFTA transit coaches. These buses operated for a number of years, andwere a deal to the NFTA in that the coach bodies previously did not suffer damage from road salt, sometimesreferred to as "salt-free" miles, extending their usefulness a number of years because of the frames having a laterstart being introduced to road salt.In 1985, the NFTA purchased seven suburban-configuration buses from Orion Bus Industries (OBI) to beginreplacing older inherited GMC buses from the beginnings of the NFTA. This marked the last purchase of non-liftequipped buses, and first non-American purchase of new buses. Over the next seven years, OBI received morebusiness from the NFTA with purchases of two different models, the Orion I series, and the Orion V, which theNFTA later purchased in 1993 as their first natural gas powered buses.In 1992 and 1994, the NFTA purchased from two manufacturers, new to the NFTA; Motor Coach Industries andNew Flyer Industries.

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Current fleet

Currently, the NFTA operates a fleet of approximately 324 transit buses (all of which are wheelchair-accessible andADA compliant), 64 paratransit and Metrolink cutaway vans and 27 light rail cars, operating up to 22 hours daily on78 distinct routes.[5]

The current bus fleet contains buses purchased from manufacturers such as American Ikarus, Nova Bus, and Gillig.The buses are split between three bus depots; Gisel-Wolford station (also known as Babcock/William), located onBabcock Street at Howard Street [6] in the east side of Buffalo; Cold Spring station, located at the corner of MainStreet and Michigan Avenue [7] in the middle of the city; and Frontier station, located at the corner of Military Roadand Kenmore Avenue [8] at the south-west tip of the Village of Kenmore.The light rail fleet operates from the South Park terminal, located at the foot of Main Street [9] in DowntownBuffalo.

Fleet List

FleetNumber(s)

Year BldrA Model DivB Notes

101-127 1983 TCC SP • Metrorail cars • The entire fleet is being rehabilitated at Gray

Manufacturing Industries in Hornell, New York a fewcars at a time.[10]

104[11] 1967 GMC SDM-5302 w/d • Former Grand Island Transit 104, acquired in 1975

114[12] 1970 GMC S8M-5303A w/d • Former Grand Island Transit 114, acquired in 1975

166, 168[13] 1960 GMC SDM-4501 w/d • Former Grand Island Transit 66 & 68, acquired in 1975

201-222[14] 1991 OBI/BIA

05.501 w/d • First wider (102") buses ordered directly by NFTAMetro.

• First buses equipped with front door wheelchair lifts.

300-319[15] 1958 GMC TDH-5106 w/d • Former Buffalo Transit, Inc. Buses

301-305 ca. 1987(built1970)

Flx 111CD-D5 w/d • Purchased second-hand from RGRTA (Rochester) to fillgaps in buses, due to the emergency retirement of the

fleet of AMG buses. Bus original fleet numbers inRochester were 530, 569, 575, 560 and 572.

311-319[16] 1968 GMC T6H-4521 w/d • Former Niagara Falls Municipal Transit System buses

311-317 ca. 1987(built1968)

GMC T6H-4521 w/d • Purchased second-hand from Broome County Transit(Binghamton, NY) to fill gaps in buses, due to the

emergency retirement of the fleet of AMG buses. Busoriginal fleet numbers in Binghamton were 802, 804, 807,

809-812.

321-367 ca. 1987(built1978)

GMC TH-8201"RTS-01"

w/d • Purchased second-hand from DART (Dallas, TX) to fillgaps in buses, due to the emergency retirement of the

fleet of AMG buses. Bus original fleet numbers in Dallaswere 701-747.

401-417[17] 1992 MCI TC40-102A"Classic"

w/d

501-505[14] 1993 OBI/BIA

05.501 CNG"Orion V"

w/d • First buses using compressed natural gas (CNG)

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526-540[16] 1968 GMC T6H-4521 w/d • Former Niagara Falls Municipal Transit System buses

601-607[18] 1985 OBI/BIA

01.509 "Orion I" w/d • Last new non-wheelchair lift-equipped buses purchased.

701-773[18] 1986 OBI/BIA

01.508 "Orion I" w/d • Buses 703, 756, 768 and 772 were sold to RGRTA(Rochester), buses 720, 729, 741 and 757 were sold toBC Transit (Binghamton), and one to Poughkeepsie

Transit. • First buses equipped with interior "Stop Requested" sign

when bell is pulled.

801-816[18] 1988 OBI/BIA

01.508 "Orion I" w/d • First electronic "flip-dot" destination signs.

851-852[18] 1988 OBI/BIA

01.502 "Orion I" w/d • Used on 29-Wohlers route. • Last buses purchased with "curtain" style destination roll

signs. • 30 long

861-867[18] 1990 OBI/BIA

01.507 "Orion I" w/d • 861-862 were assigned to Main/Michigan for 29-Wohlersroute.

• 863-867 were assigned to Fr for use in Niagara Falls. • 35 long

901-912[18] 1989 OBI/BIA

01.508 "Orion I" w/d • First buses with "air ride" drivers seats.

921-925[18] 1990 OBI/BIA

01.508 "Orion I" w/d • Last OBI I buses. • Bus 925 was fitted with "hopper" type windows rather

than sliding windows. • First buses, along with 861-867 with fabric covered

inserts in the passenger seats.

1001-1011

2010 Gillig Low Floor T40Hybrid

CS • Diesel-Electric • Entered service April 1, 2010 • All 1000-series buses mark a return to full fiberglass

passenger seating

1012-1065

2010 Gillig Low Floor T40Diesel

Fr:12-26,60-65BW:27-49CS:

50-59

• First buses delivered to NFTA under the new EPA 2010Emissions standards.

1066-1067

2011 Gillig 40 Low FloorTrolley Replica

Fr • Initially offered in 29 or 35 feet, the NFTA was the firstagency to receive the 40 foot version

• While primarily used for the 55T Niagara Falls touristline, these buses will see occasional service on certain

regular NFTA routes, such as the 3-Grant, 20-Elmwoodand 25-Delaware.

1101-1130

2011 Gillig Low Floor T40Hybrid

CS • Diesel-Electric

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2001-2021[19] 2000 Nova LFS CS • First "Low Floor" buses for NFTA. • First buses in the current blue-silver "wave" livery. • First production buses able to announce major stops along

route. • 2002 is out of service after an accident with a garbage

truck.

2101-2141 2001 Gillig Advantage T40 Fr:01-20BW:21-41

• First buses to be equipped with amber colored LEDdestination signs

• 2118 was withdrawn after catching fire in front of SenecaHigh School. The same fire also destroyed bus 9538.

2201-2242 2002 Gillig Advantage T40 Fr • 2242 is out of service due to extensive front end damage.

2401-2422

2004 Gillig Advantage T29 Fr:01-06,17-22BW:07-11CS:

12-16

• At present, these are the only 29-foot (8.8 m) buses in thefleet.

• First buses fitted with bicycle racks on the front.

2501-2515

2005 Gillig Advantage T40 BW • 2506 involved in accident with a tractor-trailer thatseverely damaged its frame. Bus is not salvageable.

2601-2630

2006 Gillig Advantage T40Hybrid

BW • First batch of "Hybrid" buses, using combinationdiesel/electric technology. Energy is returned to batteries

upon braking.

2701-2713

2007 Gillig Advantage T40Hybrid

Fr • Diesel-Electric

3001-3012 1975 HP TC-31B"Twin Coach"

w/d • Former Lockport Bus Lines buses • First buses equipped with wheelchair lifts.

3051-3063[20] 1976 GMC S8H-5304A w/d • Suburban (front door only) configuration used onsuburban services.

• High back vinyl seats, raised floor and overhead baggageracks.

4001-4070 1975–1976 AMG 9640A"Metropolitan"

w/d • Remainder of buses retired prematurely due to seriousstructural issues, and were replaced temporarily in 1987

with surplus Flx buses from Rochester and GMC RTS-01series buses from Dallas.

4071-4099[21] 1975–1976 AMG 9635A"Metropolitan"

w/d • Remainder of buses retired prematurely due to seriousstructural issues, and were replaced temporarily in 1987

with surplus Flx buses from Rochester and GMC RTS-01series buses from Dallas.

5001-5065[22] 1978–1979 GMC T8H-603"RTS-03"

w/d • The NFTA was the first recipient of this model, serialnumbers were 001-065.[23]

5066-5078[24] 1980 GMC T8H-603"RTS-03"

w/d • First order of buses with installed wheelchair lifts (at rearof bus), following new Federal ADA compliance laws for

all new bus purchases. • Last buses with yellow/black/white livery.

6001-6110[25] 1983 GMC T8J-604"RTS-04"

w/d • First buses with earth tone (orange/gold/brown) livery.

6200-6244[26] 1957 Mack C49-DT w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses

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6300-6359[26] 1958 Mack C49-DT w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses • First order built with Mack "New Look" front.[27]

7001-7030[15] 1954 GMC TDH-5106 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit Buses

7100-7114[15] 1957 GMC TDH-5106 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit buses

7401-7459[28] 1960–1961 GMC TDH-5301 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses

7501-7549[29] 1963 GMC TDH-5304 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses

7600-7684[29] 1966 GMC TDH-5304 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses

7685-7719[29] 1967 GMC TDH-5304 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses

7720-7794[30] 1968 GMC T6H-5306 w/d • Former Niagara Frontier Transit System buses • 7754 retained as "heritage" bus

9301-9375[31] 1994 NFI D40HF w/d • 9318 painted in International Railway Company colors:dark green with cream and rust accents, and gold crestlogo and the name "INTERNATIONAL" on the sides.

Later repainted in the blue/silver livery.

9501-9567[32] 1995 AI 416 BW • Built in early 1996. • Many are retired.

9601-9641[33] 1996 Nova TC40-102A"Classic"

CS • Some retired. • A few buses are still painted in the "earth tone" livery.

A: Builder

AI American Ikarus Anniston, Alabama

AMG AM General South Bend, Indiana

Flx The Flxible Company Loudonville, Ohio

Gillig Gillig Corporation Hayward, California

GMC General Motors Corporation Pontiac, Michigan

HP Highway Products, Inc. Kent, Ohio

Mack Mack Trucks Allentown, Pennsylvania

MCI Motor Coach Industries Roswell, New Mexico

NFI New Flyer Industries Winnipeg, Manitoba

Nova NovaBus Corporation Saint-Eustache, Quebec

OBI/BIA Orion Bus Industries/Bus Industries of America Oriskany, New York

TCC Tokyu Car Corporation Yokohama, Japan

B: Division assigned

BW Babcock/William

CS Cold Spring

Fr Frontier

SP South Park

w/d withdrawn

wheelchair-accessibleand ADA compliant equipped with bicycle

racks

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Bus routesfor descriptions of current routes, see NFTA Metro Bus Routes

Many of the routes in the City of Buffalo operate along nearly the same alignment of the previous InternationalRailway Company's streetcar lines. After the elimination of streetcar service, many adjustments have been made inrouting through Downtown Buffalo to allow better connections between routes connecting the city's east side andwest side, with many of the routes operating through at least one of two of the major transfer points: the BuffaloMetropolitan Transportation Center at the corner of North Division and Ellicott Streets, and on Court Street betweenNiagara Square and Main Streets. The Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center is also the transfer point forinter-city bus service using Greyhound, Coach USA, or Greyhound Lines of Canada.Although not exact, it is of note that the routes follow a certain numbering schematic.• 1-49: Erie County routes• 50-59: Niagara County routes• 60-89: express routes• 90-99: special services (Buffalo Bills, Darien Lake, etc.)• 100-121: Buffalo Public School trips• 200-216: Metro Link routesIt has been normal practice for each route to be given a separate timetable, which includes a map of the route on thefront, fare and pass information on the back panel, and information on the times and days service is offered. Not allstops are listed in the timetables, but passengers can expect to see at least major transfer points and busyintersections.When boarding a bus or light rail car, the rider should note the following:• The front of the vehicle destination sign shows the route number, the routing letter (for routes with multiple

branches) and the destination (usually a community or the major street where the trip terminates).• The side of the bus will carry the route number and the route name, to assure the passenger they are boarding the

correct route. On occasion, a bus may also show a second message, such as "via Expressway" or "via Thruway".The service planning department of the NFTA monitors ridership levels, historical data from previous years andlooks for the most efficient way to offer services on an approximately quarterly basis. With this, timetables aregenerally updated four times a year; in March, June, September and December. When Buffalo Public Schools are onbreak or summer recess, there may be decreases in the service levels to accommodate for decreased ridership.Beginning Labor Day weekend, service reverts back to the normal levels.

Past/previous routes

On occasion, the service planning department finds that services could be improved by combining routes servingsimilar areas, and removal of routes that don't meet minimum expectations of the NFTA service standards policy.Before a route is eliminated or changed, a public input meeting and then a public hearing are generally held to allowpassengers that may be displaced or inconvenienced a chance to defend the services that they receive.

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• 9 Parkside Zoo • 33 Tonawanda/ North Tonawanda • 53 Niagara (Niagara Falls) • 207 Elmwood Circulator• 10 West Utica • 34 Springbrook/ East Aurora • 56 River Road • 208 Grant Circulator• 17 Central Terminal • 35 Hamburg via Abbott • 58 Lockport Niagara Falls • A University [34]

• 17 Kensington Suburban • 37 Hamburg via Camp • 71 Holland • B Highland [34]

• 18 Jefferson - Parkside • 38 Angola • 73 Lancaster • C Ontario [34]

• 21 Michigan - Forest • 39 Parker • 80 ECC Shuttle • D Pierce [34]

• 27 Sheridan Parkside • 41 Sheridan - Harlem • 82 Outer Harbor Shuttle • E Pine Avenue [34]

• 27 Ridge Road • 42 North Campus Shuttle • 105 Central Express • F Niagara St.[34]

• 28 Sheridan - Englewood/ Sheridan • 43 Mall Shuttle • 114 Central North • G Buffalo Av.[34]

• 29 Niagara Falls • 46 ECMC Shuttle • 117 Kensington• 30 Kenmore • 51 Buffalo Av (Niagara Falls) • 202 Metrolink Shuttle• 31 Ogden-Tifft/ Ogden-Bailey • 51 Military - Summit • 203 Erie County Home Express

Planned/future routes

Hublink (MetroLink)

The NFTA's original "Hublink" concept, now renamed "MetroLink", created a network of routes (numbered in the200 and 300 series range) linking multiple transit centers together, using cutaway vans. A minimum service standardwas created, where buses were to operate on a frequent schedule through the day, moving passengers across theregion. Additionally, circulatory routes were to be created linking passengers with community-based services for anumber of high-density areas that cannot support normal city bus transit service.Though refined from the earlier plans, some routes came to reality.Routes 200 and 201 were the first two routes; route 200 operating across the width of the City of North Tonawandato get to Creekside Park and Ride lot and then Niagara Falls Boulevard to Niagara Falls International Airport, androute 200 serving the City of Lockport on a circulatory route serving the Lockport Memorial Hospital, the seniorcitizen's center, and Downtown Lockport. Both routes are also scheduled to connect to conventional service routes attheir end terminals or transit centers they arrive at along the route.

2010 restructuring

In the middle part of 2009, the NFTA hired Transportation Management and Design,Inc. to begin a "Transit ServiceRestructuring and Fare Study", that would involve some of the largest changes that the riding public has seen sincethe last major restructuring of March 1993.Some of the new proposals included reducing the number of fare zones to a single zone and creating a uniformboarding fare without additional fees for crossing particular fare zone lines, elimination of bus-to-bus transfers, andmodifying the pricing of cash fares, monthly and daily passes. The proposals were passed, and went into effect onSeptember 1, 2010.On the scheduling side, more emphasis would be taken on urban services, primarily within the City of Buffalo.Service on primary corridors, such as those serving densely patronized routes could find an increase in service levelsduring non-peak hours, promoting spontaneous usage. Lightly patronized routes may find reductions to fit ridershipstatistics, and allow the agency to more effectively use the buses on heavier patronized routes. In addition, weekendservice was improved significantly on many city routes with Sunday service nearly tripled on certain portions ofsome routes.Approval of the plan was reached between TMD, Inc. and the NFTA executive board in late June, 2010, and the changes were implemented with a special later autumn schedule change on October 31, 2010.[35] In the following two months until the next scheduled schedule change, the NFTA Metro service planning department made minor

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tweaks to the schedules, based on driver input, customer complaints and other sources, most notably adding serviceswhere necessary due to excessive passenger loads. With these changes, NFTA Metro lessened the impact during thenext schedule change, since major problems were dealt with in a more timely manner.

Connecting servicesAlthough the NFTA system does not connect with another public transportation agency, the NFTA makesconnections throughout the region with a number of other modes of transportation.

Air

Although the NFTA has previously offered service into the region's airports, it has made further efforts to improvethese services to passengers arriving and departing.The region's primary commercial airport, the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, connects with NFTA Metroservices on a number of lines, including; routes 24-Genesee, 27-Erie County Home Shuttle, 47-Youngs Road,68-George Urban Express, 204-Downtown/Airport Express, and 210-Buffalo Airport/Niagara Falls Express.The Niagara Falls International Airport serves a number of charter airlines. It is served by routes 55-Pine Avenue,57-Tonawandas, and 200-North Tonawanda/Wheatfield.

Amtrak

The Buffalo-Niagara region has three Amtrak stations, with two located in Erie County, and one in Niagara County,The Depew Station, located on Dick Road, between Broadway and Walden Avenues is served weekdays only byroute 46-Lancaster. Of all regional stations, this is the only station that serves the Lake Shore Limited train, to andfrom Chicago.The Exchange Street Station, located on Exchange Street, just east of Washington Street in Downtown Buffalo isserved directly by route 24-Genesee, and is a short walk from the Metro Rail and a number of other bus routes thatserve Washington Street. A disadvantage of the station, however, is its limited hours, necessitating passengers towait outside for arriving and departing trains. Of the three region's stations, this station is the only one to receivedaily public transportation service daily.The Niagara Falls station, near the corner of Hyde Park Avenue and Lockport Road is served by weekdays andSaturdays by route 52-Hyde Park.

Bus (inter-city)

Most buses that service Downtown Buffalo operate within a couple blocks of the Buffalo MetropolitanTransportation Center, located at the north-east corner of Ellicott and North Division streets. The BMTC hosts busservices operated by Greyhound, Coach USA, Coach Canada, Megabus, various Trailways franchisees and LakeFront Lines. The BMTC also houses at one of its gates, the starting point of routes 40-Grand Island and 60-NiagaraFalls Express buses, operated by the NFTA.

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Fares/payments

Cash and passes

The NFTA operates on an "exact fare" system, in which drivers and operators do not make change.There are three types of payments a passenger may make to ride the bus.• A single boarding charge of $1.75 may be made, per boarding ($.75 for seniors, disabled, and children under

12).• A day pass (allowing unlimited boardings per day) can be purchased for $4 per day ($2 for seniors, disabled and

children).• A monthly pass (allowing unlimited boarding per calendar month) can be purchased for $64 ($32 for seniors,

disabled, and children).The current fare structure became effective from September 1, 2010 after operating with a zone fare system, in whichpassengers paid fares depending on the number of zones traveled per ride. In addition, transfers, which allowedpassengers to continue their journey on multiple routes was discontinued, leaving a pay-per-boarding rate. The onlyexception to this rule is transferring between bus/rail or rail/bus, using a "proof-of-payment" coupon provided at thepayment source.Of particular note, the previous fare set-up was a 4 zone system, which replaced a more complex 12 fare zone systemin September 1988, the earlier in place since the NFTA assumed operations from the previous Niagara FrontierTransportation System.

College cooperative agreements

In recent years, the NFTA has aggressively pursued agreements with many local colleges and universities, usingtheir "NFTA Unlimited Access" program. Under the program, students are offered semester passes that allow theuser unrestricted travel on any NFTA regularly scheduled service, with the exception of Buffalo Bills Shuttles andDarien Lake Express service.Erie Community College was the at the forefront of this service, and originally provided students a tri-campusshuttle linking the three campuses through the ECC Downtown Campus. Route 80 operated for approximately twocalendar years, but service was eliminated, and students were given the opportunity to use alternate service on localbus routes. As of September 4, 2011, the NFTA will be re-introducing the service, though modified, using smallerMetro Link buses on its route 211.Other colleges and universities that are currently included in the program are:• Buffalo State College (Routes 206)• Medaille College (Route 209)• Canisius College• Bryant and Stratton Business CollegeBuffalo State College, Medaille College and Canisius College also benefit from a special shuttle operating Fridayand Saturday nights into Downtown Buffalo's Entertainment and Theater Districts, using Elmwood, the ScajaquadaExpressway and Main Street. This route is designated as a "route 20E" service, and operates during school semestersonly. It operates Thursday and Saturday nights during times that regular Metro service doesn't operate.Source-NFTA Website

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Properties (stations/garages/barns)

Bus and rail depots

All buses are stored at three depots:• Cold Spring Terminal (Main & Michigan, Buffalo)• Frontier Terminal (Kenmore & Military, Buffalo)• Gisel/Wolford Terminal (Babcock nr. William, Buffalo)Metro Rail trains are stored at one depot:• South Park Terminal (South Park nr Main, Downtown Buffalo)Past Depots:• Broadway Barns (Broadway & Greene, Buffalo)• Buffalo & 13th (Buffalo & 13th, Niagara Falls)• Forest (Forest at Abbotsford, Buffalo)• Hertel & Military (Military & Hertel, Buffalo)• Main & Virginia (Main & Virginia Streets, Buffalo)• Walden & Lathrop (Walden & Lathrop Streets, Buffalo)

Transportation (Intermodal) centers

Most buses operating to the city centers operate to or near:• Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center Ellicott & North Division, in Downtown Buffalo - built in 1977;

also NFTA's headquarters• Portage Road Transit Center on Portage near Cedar, near Downtown Niagara Falls• Niagara Falls Transportation Center 2250 Factory Outlet Blvd near Military, Niagara Falls - opened December

24, 2007

Suburban transit centers

In addition, a number of transit centers were created in suburban locations to allow passengers to transfer betweenother routes in a coordinated location. Suburban transit centers operate with more amenities than typical loops usedon many city routes. Suburban transit centers tend to be located on properties like shopping centers, and includeseparate shelters for each stop, pay telephones, schedule information, and possible restroom areas for drivers andagency employees.• Appletree Business Park off Bennett Road on south end of property• Athol Springs on Big Tree Road @ NYS 5• Southgate Plaza near Citibank• Niagara Falls International Airport on Niagara Falls Boulevard• Thruway Plaza off Harlem Road on west end of plaza property• Tonawanda at the southwest corner of Niagara & Main in the City of Tonawanda• Victory at corner of South Park at Ridge Road, Lackawanna

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Bus loops and terminals

Many loops serving as terminals for NFTA bus routes are properties that were originally created for the InternationalRailway's streetcars to turn around in. The International Railway Company (IRC) was the primary predecessor to theNiagara Frontier Transit System (c. 1950), and ultimately, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (c. ~1972).

Metro Rail stations

Buffalo Metro Rail

Legend

University originally South Campus

LaSalle

Tonawanda turn-out

Amherst Street

Humboldt-Hospital

Delavan/Canisius College originally Delavan-College

Utica

Summer-Best

Allen/Medical Campus originally Allen-Hospital

Theater

Fountain Plaza originally Huron

Lafayette Square

Church

Seneca

I-190

Erie Canal Harbor originally Auditorium

Special Events (certain times only)

Rail Maintenance Yard

station with off-street bus loop

fare-free section

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Stations with bus loops

• Utica, Main Street at East Utica Street [36]

• Delavan/Canisius College (previously Delavan/College), Main Street at East Delavan Avenue [37]

• LaSalle, Main Street & LaSalle Avenue [38]

• University (previously South Campus), Main Street between Niagara Falls Blvd. and Capen Blvd. [39]

Stations without bus loops

• Erie Canal Harbor (previously Auditorium), Main Street, between Scott & Exchange, Downtown Buffalo• Seneca, Main Street, between Seneca & Swan, Downtown Buffalo• Church, Main Street, between Church & Eagle, Downtown Buffalo• Lafayette Square, Main Street, between Lafayette Square & Mohawk, Downtown Buffalo• Fountain Plaza (previously Huron), Main Street, between Huron & Chippawa, Downtown Buffalo• Theater, Main Street, between Chippawa & Tupper, Downtown Buffalo• Allen-Medical Campus (previously Allen-Hospital), Main Street, at Allen Street [40]

• Summer-Best, Main Street at Best Street [41]

• Humboldt/Hospital, Main Street at Kensington Avenue [42]

• Amherst, Main Street & Amherst Street & Parker Avenue [43]

These stations use surrounding streets as boarding areas for buses.

Active bus loops

• Andrews Loop northwest corner of Genesee Street and Andrews, Cheektowaga• City Line (Wildwood) Loop on Seneca at Buffalo City Line• Ellicott Loop bounded by North Division, South Division, Ellicott and Oak Streets, Buffalo• Fernwood Loop at the foot of Rossler at Clinton Street, Buffalo• Goethe Loop southeast corner of Lovejoy Avenue and Goethe Street, Buffalo• Huntley Loop on Kensington near Huntley, Buffalo/Cheektowaga• Jersey Left on exit from Main Street at Bailey Avenue, Buffalo• Michael Loop southeast corner of Broadway and Michael Street, Sloan• Orchard Loop on southeast corner of Delaware at Orchard, Tonawanda• Paramount Loop on Colvin at Paramount, Tonawanda• Southside Loop northeast corner of Bailey Avenue and Abbott Road, Buffalo• Vulcan (Baxter) Loop northeast corner of Vulcan and Baxter Street, Buffalo• Walden/Bailey (St. Mary's) Loop on Walden, west of Bailey Avenue

Inactive bus loops

• Blanche Loop southwest corner of Elmwood at Kenmore, Buffalo/Kenmore border• Coburg Loop southeast corner of Kenmore at Coburg St., Buffalo: currently being used as parking for the

Family Dollar store, which was previously a Rite Aid Pharmacy. This loop was created as a terminal for the nowdeceased route 9-Parkside/Zoo bus and the short-turn (City Line) terminus for the 11A Colvin route, when servicewas eliminated from Virgil Loop, further west on Kenmore Avenue, near Delaware.

• Delmar Loop on Oliver at Ward, North Tonawanda• Ensminger Loop on Esminger Road, near Sheridan Parkside Dr., Town of Tonawanda• Greenwood Loop on Abbott Road, near Greenwood, Lackawanna/Blasdell• Highgate Loop on Bailey Av, near Highgate St., Buffalo: service was extended on route 13-Kensington to

University Station, and route 32-Amherst service to Kensington and Huntley Streets. Currently used as parkingfor beauty supply company next door.

• Irwin Loop at corner of Niagara Falls Boulevard and Irwin

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• Jefferson Loop at corner of Main St. and Jefferson, Buffalo: service was moved to Delavan-Canisius CollegeStation with the opening of the Metro Rail line. The loop was removed, and part of the previous Blue Cross/BlueShield building sits on its site.

• Nason Loop at the Botanical Gardens• Pacific Loop on Hertel, east of Pacific St, Buffalo: service was moved to Vista Marina Apartments, then

Watergate Apartments.• Pine Hill Loop on Genesee near Pine Ridge Road, Cheektowaga• Preston Loop on East Delavan, near Preston St, Buffalo• Robbins Loop on Porter at Robbins Road, Niagara Falls• Seabrook Loop on Kenmore Av at Vulcan, Buffalo (used by Buffalo Public Schools)• Virgil Loop on Kenmore at Virgil St, Buffalo• Windermere Loop on Main Street at Kenmore Ave., Buffalo/Amherst border: Windermere loop existed in a few

different configurations over the course of time, in which it originally sat in the area of the current UniversityPlaza during the streetcar era; on Kenmore Ave (before Main) next door to the FIRST location of May Jenrestaurant, and again at the corner of Main & Kenmore next to the Walgreens Pharmacy. With thereconfiguration of the corner of Main and Kenmore, the new intersection cuts through the approximate area,forever removing any trace that the loop had even existed. The Jersey "Left" loop has taken over as the terminalpoint for routes that serviced Windermere Loop.

Metro Rail (light rail rapid transit)For further reading, please see: Buffalo Metro Rail and List of Buffalo Metro Rail Stations

Light rail and rapid transit

Buffalo's first street railway began operations in 1832 with horse car routes on Pearl Street and Terrace operating tothe Canada Ferry terminal. In 1860, the Buffalo Street Railway Company was established. Electric streetcars beganoperating in Buffalo in 1889 and the last horse car retired in 1894. In Niagara Falls village, the first electric carsbegan in 1883, In 1902, the International Railway Company was created from the merger of the Buffalo's first streetrailway operator and Buffalo Street Railway Company. The trolley service ended in 1950 and would not resumeuntil construction of the present LRT began in 1979, opening on May 1, 1986.The current 6.4 mile (10.3 km) line makes stops at: Erie Canal Harbor, Seneca, Church, Lafayette Square, FountainPlaza, Theater, Allen-Medical Campus, Summer-Best, Utica, Delavan-Canisius College, Humboldt-Hospital,Amherst Street, LaSalle, and University. An additional station, called "Special Events" Station, sits just south of thecurrent Erie Canal Harbor Station allowing passengers a shorter walk to the First Niagara Center. This station is onlyserved during major events, such as hockey, concerts and sports related functions.

Future plans for the Metro Rail

For further reading, please see: Citizens Regional Transit Corporation

The Citizens Regional Transit Corporation (CRTC) has continuously lobbied local and state politians to providefunding or support for extensions to the current one-line system.A proposed Airport Corridor line follows the Division Street area, cutting through to the old New York CentralTerminal around Jefferson Avenue, following old track bed through the CSX line between Walden and Broadway toThruway Plaza, Galleria Mall and Buffalo Niagara Airport.A proposed Tonawanda Corridor line follows the old Erie RR right-of-way (ROW) from LaSalle Station through tothe Town and City of Tonawanda, and the City of North Tonawanda. This line has a number of branches; oneoperating through North Buffalo to Elmwood (known as the North Buffalo Branch), to Niagara Falls following theold New York Central Railroad's "Beeliner" service (known as the Niagara River Corridor) and to the North Campus

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of the University at Buffalo, using abandoned railroad right-of-ways (known as the Youngmann Branch).These and many other proposals have hit various roadblocks, but the CRTC has not wavered in their support forthese extensions. Lately, to the happiness of the groups members, a number of important political figures haveshown their support.

LRV fleet details

• Manufacturer: Tokyu Car Corporation, Japan• Fleet size:: 26 (one car {125} damaged in transit upon delivery in 1983)• Fleet No.:: 101-127• Length: 66 feet 10 inches (20370 mm)• Width: 8 feet 6.5 inches (2603 mm)• Weight: 35.5 tons• Normal capacity: 140 (including 51 seated)• Control: 4 chopper controlled Westinghouse motors (at 650V DC)• Track gauge: 1435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)

Fleet refurbishment

Two cars (fleet numbers 114 and 123) were sent to Gray Manufacturing Industries in Hornell, New York in February2010 to undergo a complete refurbishment from top to bottom. GMI expects to return a car once each month, makingthe entire project last approximately two years to complete.Among the items being refurbished, passengers will experience new seating, stanchions, electronic signage and newaudio systems. Operation-wise, the shells of the car will be placed on refurbished trucks, with new wheels, gearboxes, overhauled traction motors, new pantographs, brakes and air compression systems.[44]

Corporate identity

Coloring and print media

The current color scheme (navy, grey and burgundy) first appeared on the 2000 series (Nova Bus LFS) coaches inearly 2001. The color scheme met with approval on most sides. According to a past Buffalo News article, the colorsand logo were chosen to link the area's "water" image with the company. The force of the Niagara River, andNiagara Falls contribute to the idea of the "wave" design that was chosen.[45]

With the arrival of the 6000 series GMC RTS-04 buses in 1984, the NFTA's Metro system operated its vehiclesusing a color scheme of brown, yellow and orange, referred to as "earth tone" or "candy corn". This color scheme iseasiest to recognize at present on many of the Nova Bus "Classic" series coaches. As of 2011, this color scheme cannow be found on only a handful of buses, as most of the buses featuring it have been either been re-painted in thenew color scheme or retired. Alternatively, many of the Metro Rail trains still have retained the old color scheme. Ithas been expected that the remaining rail cars will be painted in the newer livery during their mid-life overhaul,currently being performed.Previous to 1984, the Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System had painted their fleet with a yellow and black scheme(during the 1970s), and maintained the red and cream color scheme used by the Niagara Frontier Transit System(1950-1960s). The International Railway Company, the predecessor to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Systemused either an orange and cream,[46] or forest green and vermilion scheme for their vehicles.The NFTA used a circular logo during the 1970s for the parent corporation, showing a nested combination of a bus, airplane, and ship. For the NFTA Metro system, a simple typeface, similar to blippo spelled out "metro bus". Towards the end of the 1990s a modified "M" in the same typeface, except with a "swoosh" style to the left of the letter. In 2000, the NFTA replaced its logo type with one similar to "Impact" in the italicized version. This style is

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present on all NFTA correspondence, including the NFTA Metro Bus and Rail system, the Greater Buffalo NiagaraInternational Airport, the Niagara Falls International Airport, the NFTA Small Boat Harbor among others.

Present and past slogans

• "Serving Buffalo/Niagara"• "Serving the Niagara Region"• "Let Metro Take You Where You Want to Go!" (past)• "The System Works" (past)• "You and I Go Places Together" (past)• "We're Going Your Way!" (past)

Noteworthy dates and events• April 1, 1974: The NFTA takeover of the Niagara Frontier Transit System, Inc. occurred on this date.[47]

• October 9, 1984: Metro Rail begins service in the Downtown Central Business District, between Auditorium andTheater Stations.[47]

• May 18, 1985: Metro Rail officially opens for regular service between Downtown and Amherst Street Stations.Due to construction issues at LaSalle Station, LaSalle and South Campus stations opened later, on November 10,1986.[47]

• April 1, 1990: The NFTA experiences a two-day shutdown due to budgeting and funding issues with state andlocal governments. Prior to this closure, the NFTA distributed "red" schedules for the first time, clearly givingpassengers a preview of pending service cuts to the Metro System. The most severe plan had the closure of theMetro Rail line entirely, as well as all service eliminated after 7:00pm weekdays, and no service offered onSaturdays, Sundays or major holidays. Due to this alarming preview and subsequent closure, emergency fundingwas established by elected Erie County officials, and service resumed later in the day following (Monday, April 2,1990) without cuts to service.[48]

• March 24, 1993: The "New" Metro System was introduced, creating a streamlined version of the previous Metrosystem, increasing bus frequencies, adding a number of new routes, and new destinations not previously servedby bus. With this new service, a number of branches with low ridership were eliminated, and the service wasredirected to supplement the new service.[49][50]

• December 14, 1995: 17 year old Cynthia Wiggins was hit by a ten-ton dump truck after exiting a route6-Sycamore bus, crossing a seven lane roadway (Walden Avenue) across from the Walden Galleria Mall. Shedied of her injuries on January 2, 1996. Her death sparked a number of lawsuits against the NFTA, the PyramidCorporation (the owner of the mall) and many others, charging racial discrimination due to the inability of theNFTA to have their buses enter the mall. This lawsuit was eventually settled, in which the Pyramid Corporationpaid $2 million and the dump truck driver ($250,000) to Cynthia Wiggins' four year old son. Effective with theDecember, 1997 schedule changes, NFTA buses were finally allowed to enter the Walden Galleria Mall,Boulevard Mall and the Eastern Hills Mall, previously not allowed by mall management.[51][52]

• October 26, 1999: Longtime Metro Bus driver Gilbert Rogers was fatally injured in an accident across GeneseeStreet at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The bus was reported to collide with a westboundtractor-trailer loaded with crushed stone shortly before 7:00am. John R. Battle, Chief of the NFTA police wasquoted that "...it appears that the bus driver had the right-of-way and that the truck driver was unable to stop hisvehicle at the intersection. There's a lot of momentum when you have a truck loaded with that much stone."Witnesses told police that the truck had already began wobbling and losing some of its stones as it approached theintersection, which was controlled by a traffic light. The driver of the truck pleaded guilty later and was fined$1,100.00, but was spared jail time. As part of the plea deal, prosecution dismissed charges of unreasonable speedand an overweight vehicle.[53][54][55]

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• December 23, 2007: NFTA Metro introduced the newly built Niagara Falls Transportation Center in the Town ofNiagara, on the grounds of the Niagara Falls Factory Outlet Mall. This resulted in a number of routing andschedule changes to all Niagara Falls routes, so that buses can take advantage of serving the new transportationcenter. The building was the first new build of a transportation in more than 30 years by the NFTA. It was alsobuilt in the Town of Niagara, compared to Downtown Niagara Falls so that it was more central in NiagaraCounty.[56]

• May 25, 2008: NFTA Metro implemented a new bus route (#210-Airport-Niagara Falls Express) between theGreater Buffalo Niagara International Airport and the Niagara Transit Center and Downtown Niagara Falls.Created to coincide with the start of the peak tourist season in Niagara Falls, this trip takes 50 minutes from end toend.[57]

• September 5, 2008: Reminiscent of the Cynthia Wiggins lawsuit of 1995, the NFTA is banned by the owners ofthe Quaker Crossing shopping complex in Orchard Park. Allegations of the ban being racially motivated weredenied by the mall owners, who instead cited safety concerns for pedestrians walking in the plaza. In the interim,the NFTA began operating buses over Amanda and Amelia Lanes, roadways that bisect the plaza.[58]

• October 31, 2010: NFTA Metro embarked on a sweeping change to its service network, following a multi-yearstudy by TMI, Inc. The resulting changes included dropping zone fare charges for a uniform boarding fareregardless of the distance travelled, either removing or reducing service from low patronized areas in favor ofimproving service during mid-days, and weekends. Passengers experienced these changes during a time when itnormally is not adjusted, due to the scope of the changes made.

Employee unions of the NFTAThe NFTA recognizes and negotiates with a number of unions representing various employees of the NFTA.[59] Asof 2008, there are 13 different unions that negotiate contracts with the NFTA.[60]

The largest union, the Amalgamated Transit Union represents the drivers of the NFTA Metro division. Their branchis known as Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1342.[61]

Another union, the International Longshoremen's Association represents service and maintenance workers at theBuffalo Niagara International Airport, the Niagara Falls International Airport, Port of Buffalo, MetropolitanTransportation Center, Operations Center in Buffalo, Facilities Maintenance Center, Buffalo Transportation Centerand the Niagara Falls Transportation Center. Their branch is known as the International Longshoremen'sAssociation, Local 1949.The members of the NFTA Police force are represented by the NFTA Police Benevolent Association.

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operatorId=86& genericModel=Classic& mfrId=16)• NFTA Page from Tom's Bus Page (http:/ / www. tomsbuspage. ca/ NFTA. htm)

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