GO Transit (Wisconsin)

This article is about the Oshkosh transit system. For the Ontario-based system, see GO Transit.

GO Transit

Founded	1978
Headquarters	926 Dempsey Trail
Locale	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Service area	Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	9
Website	Welcome to Go Transit

GO Transit, formerly the Oshkosh Transit System is the primary provider of mass transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

History

Service began in 1978, following the takeover of the struggling private City Transit Lines. Nine routes serve the city from Monday through Saturday. Since 1999, students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have been able to ride for free. Via Route 10, OTS serves Neenah, Wisconsin and connects with Valley Transit of Appleton, Wisconsin.

The name was changed from the Oshkosh Transit System on September 17, 2012.^[1]

Routes

1 Bowen/Hazel
2 Main/Jackson
3 FVTC/New York
4 Murdock/Logan
5 UWO/Westowne
6 Witzel/9th
7 Washburn/Koeller
8 20th/South Park
9 Oakwood
10 Neenah

Operating Schedule

GO Transit operating hours are from 6:15 AM to 6:45 PM Mondays through Saturdays. There is no service on Sunday.

In the past few years, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has provided free late night transportation to supplement the service of the OTS called Titan Transit.

Facilities

Terminals

Downtown Transfer Center - 110 Pearl Avenue (Pearl at Market Street - a covered station with bus shelters opened 1990 serving routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10)

West Transfer Point - southside of Landmark Plaza Shopping Centre off South Washburn Street north of West 9th Avenue (Route 7 only)

Neenah Transfer Center - 141-199 West Doty Avenue (small booth at the corner of South Church Street and West Doty Avenue)

Storage

Transportation Department-Oshkosh Transit System Garage - 926 Dempsey Trail (off Witzel Avenue) is a bus garage and maintenance facility located south of Oshkosh Sports Complex

Fleet

The current buses are olive green with white lettering. Previous livery was a white base with blue and green stripes on the top and bottom of the windows.

Current

Year	Make	Model	Length		Numbers	Notes
2003	New Flyer Industries	D35LF	8 (301-308)	35 feet (11 m)	Yes
2003	New Flyer Industries	D40LF	3 (309-311)	40 feet (12 m)	Yes
2010	New Flyer Industries	DE40LF	4 (1001-1004)	40 feet (12 m)	Yes	Hybrid buses^[2]^[3]
1997	New Flyer Industries	D40LF	6 (9712-9717)	40 feet (12 m)	Yes	4 sold (9713,9715,9716,9717) to Kenosha Transit in 2005

Retired

Year	Make	Model	Length		Numbers	Notes
1980	GMC	RTS (TW-7603)	35 feet (11 m)	No	14 (1001-1014)	5 sold to Kenosha Transit in 1995 (1001,1002,1006,1012,1014); remainder retired
1993	Flxible	Metro D (30096-6C8)	30 feet (9.1 m)	No	11 (9301-9311)	all sold to Kenosha Transit in 2005
1960s-1970s	GMC	TDH4517	35 feet (11 m)	No	N/A	all retired by Oshkosk Transit

Future

Year	Make	Model	Length		Numbers	Notes
2013	New Flyer Industries	Xcelsior XD35	35 feet (11 m)	Yes	TBD (13xx)	on order

GO Plus Paratransit services

While GO Transit buses are low floor, accessible services are available to patrons who cannot use regular bus services: Cabulance and City Cab a contractors that provide GO Plus services with accessible vehicles (cars and special vans). Cabulance and Dial-A-Ride provide after hour bus and accessible services.^[4] http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm

Funding

Fares account for 15% of the funding for GO Transit. The remaining come from local (29%), state (27%) and federal (29%) sources.^[5]

Transit Connections

Other transit operators in Wisconsin:

Fond du Lac Area Transit - in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Greyhound Bus Lines
Kobussen Buses Limited - chartered and coach operator
Lamers Bus Lines - chartered and coach operator
Oshkosh City Cab

References

External links

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