Transit Mall |
View
of Salem's new Transit mall during "bus time" All but Route 11 and
the 3 West Salem routes meet here every hour to 30 minutes (X:15 and
X:45) (2002) |
The
other lane at the mall. To the left is the new Courthouse Square
building housing the transit district and county offices. (2002) |
Orion VII Lo-Floor CNG |
Salem's
newest bus, the Orion VII fresh from its journey from NY. It is low
floor CNG bus. (2/7/03) |
Bus
leaving the Transit Mall. (4/09/03) |
This
Orion is on the very popular Route 2-Jan Ree on D St. (5/06/03) |
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El Dorado, Lo-Floor CNG |
Here
is Salem's first low floor CNG fleet. A small El Dorado Coach
leaving the Transit Mall (7/1/02) |
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Tri-Met RTS |
This
RTS bus was purchased second hand from Portland's Tri-Met system in
2001/02. These "new" busses were needed to support route expansion
and serve Salem's heavier routes. (6/5/02) |
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Orion IV |
Here
is an older Orion, purchased during a small fleet expansion in the
mid-1990's (7/01/02) |
An
Orion on the State Fair Shuttle passing an older RTS bus. (8/24/02) |
RTS Fleet |
RTS
on Salem's busiest route, 2-Jan Ree. It is only one of two routes
that operate every 15 minutes. The other is the combo 5/5A. (2/9/02) |
Salem
does get an occasional "Wrap" bus. This one is for Cricket. This RTS
is one of the older short RTS's. (1/2/02) |
This
RTS has a bike on its front rack. Salem was the first Oregon Transit
district to equip 100% of its fleet with bike racks in the
mid-1990's. (7/1/02) |
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Other |
On
First Wednesday's downtown has promotions. Salem borrows this
"Trolley Bus" from Corvallis to act as a downtown circulator.
(6/5/02) |
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