PABCO Transit

PABCO Transit, Inc.
NJ Transit Morris, Inc.

NJ Transit/PABCO Transit #2559 at Rockaway Mall.
Parent	New Jersey Transit Corporation/ Morris County DOT
Headquarters	34 Richboynton Road Dover, New Jersey
Locale	Morris County
Service area	Morris County
Service type	Local bus service, shuttle service
Routes	7
Fleet	13
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	PABCO Transit, Inc.
Website	Official Website

PABCO Transit, Inc., (now NJ Transit Morris, Inc.) doing business under the Morris County Metro brand, was a public transport company based in Dover, New Jersey operating local bus service in Morris County for New Jersey Transit. The company was originally called Passaic - Athena Bus Lines which operated service in Passaic and Clifton, New Jersey.

With a merger into NJ Transit in late 2010, PABCO has been renamed as NJ Transit Morris, Inc. (a subsidiary of NJ Transit), which presently operates the 871, 872, 873, 874, 875 and 880 routes at the Dover Garage with a fleet of 13 30-foot coaches.

Passaic-Athenia Bus Co.

The Passaic-Athenia Bus Co. (originally Red Star Transportation up until 1922) operated the following routes prior to NJ Transit's takeover and contracting of the routes. The 702 was co-operated with Garfield & Passaic Transit as their #6 route and Community as its #1 route.

Current NJT Route Number	Terminal A	Main streets of travel	Terminal B
702	Paterson St. Joseph's Hospital (Main St/Mary St.)	Van Houten Avenue Palisade Avenue or Dayton Avenue Boulevard	Elmwood Park Boulevard/Broadway
705	Passaic Main Avenue Terminal	Clifton Avenue Main Street	Willowbrook Mall

Morris County Metro

Renumbered routes

In October 2010, New Jersey Transit decided to take over these routes and split them into routes 871–875 and 880 by a newly created subsidiary called NJ Transit Morris, Inc. Morris County still subsidizes their operation. These routes are part of the Central Division.

Route	Terminal A	Major Streets	Terminal B	History	New number
MCM1	Morristown Hyatt	Allentown Road Longwood Avenue Vail Road Longwood Avenue Vreeland Avenue Route 202	Willowbrook Mall, or Boonton RR station	Route started by Watchung Mountain Transit/Morris County in 1972	871 874
MCM2	Morristown Hyatt or Morristown Station	East Hanover Road Littleton Road Route 10 Penn Avenue	County College of Morris	Route started by Watchung Mountain Transit/Morris County in 1972	872
MCM3	Morris Plains Morris County Offices, or Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital	Speedwell Avenue Route 124	Livingston Mall	Route spun off from Transport of New Jersey Route 70 in 1976	873
MCM10	Morristown Hyatt	Speedwell Avenue or Ridgedale Avenue Mount Tabor Road Main Street Blackwell Street Mount Pleasant Avenue	Rockaway Townsquare	Route replaced Morris County Traction Company streetcars in 1928. Route was briefly discontinued in February 1970 until Morris County intervention[1]	880

Previously discontinued routes

On June 1, 2010 New Jersey Transit has decided to stop subsidizing the following routes leading to their discontinuation at the end of June.^[2]

Route	Terminal A	Major Streets	Terminal B	History
MCM4	Morristown, OR Morris Township Honeywell (to AM, from PM)	Routes 510 and 513, via Chester	Chester Routes 513 and 206, OR Dover, New Jersey Townpath Square (from AM, to PM)	Service started in 1980 by Morris County DOT
MCM5 (Monday/Wednesday only)	Morristown	Routes 510, 513, 182, and 46, via Hackettstown	Rockaway Townsquare	Service started in 1980s by Morris County DOT
MCM7 (Tuesday/Friday only)	Randolph K-Mart Plaza	Mount Hope Avenue Berkshire Valley Road	Lake Swannanoa Berkshire Valley Rd/Dover-Milton Rd.	Service started in 1980s by Morris County DOT

References

1. http://www.mcdot.org/transitguide/transitguide-timeline.asp
2. Private Carrier Bus Service Reductions

External links

• Morris County DOT
• NJ Transit