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Bill D
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 332 Location: Waterbury, CT
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:13 am Post subject: Sunday service in Waterbury |
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Yesterday, for the first time in over 35 years, buses took to the streets of Waterbury on a Sunday. 10 buses provided service on 16 routes between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, and about 960 riders took advantage of the service. Here are some photos of the buses taken Sunday morning.
A few minutes before 9:00 AM, CT Transit bus A121 became the first bus to pull out for service on a Sunday in Waterbury since the early 1970's.
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ICMC 1982 Flyer D901A
Age: 38 Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 60 Location: East NY, Brooklyn
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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So do you know which of the 16 routes take to the streets on Sunday?
Other than that, it's baby steps towards ALL bus companies getting what it deserves:
SERVICE ON SUNDAYS!
Suffolk Transit could use Sunday service now the way things are nowadays. |
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Q65A
Age: 66 Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 1769 Location: Central NJ
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Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Those are some good-looking 35' RTS's; nice clean color scheme.
Thanks, Bill! |
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Bill D
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 332 Location: Waterbury, CT
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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ICMC 1982 Flyer D901A wrote: | So do you know which of the 16 routes take to the streets on Sunday?
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The 10 buses operate as follows on Sunday:
1) 11 Willow St.-Overlook / 27-28 East Main St.-Reidville-Scott Rd.
2 & 3) 13 Oakville-Fairmount / 25 Meriden Rd.-Hitchcock Lake
4) 15 Bucks Hill-Farmcrest Dr. / 35 Townplot-New Haven Av.
5) 16 Bucks Hill-Montoe Rd. / 36 Townplot-Bradley Av.
6) 18 Long Hill-Berkeley / 42 Chase Parkway
7) 20 Walnut St. / 40 Townplot-Highland Av.
8 & 9) 22 Wolcott St.-Brass Mill Center / 45 Watertown
10) 33 Baldwin St. / 44 Bunker Hill
Updated schedues have been posted at the CT Transit web site: http://www.cttransit.com/content/routesWaterbury.asp
The response from the public is extremely gratifying. People I spoke to are thrilled that they now have a means to get around on Sunday and not be isolated at home. Let's hope that the trend does spread!
Q65A wrote: | Those are some good-looking 35' RTS's; nice clean color scheme. |
I've always preferred the multi-color scheme over the newer blue one. Just a note: the advertising wrap on bus A120 (Mc Donald's) was installed this past Saturday, and this was the first appearance of the bus in its' "new look".
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