NJ Transit/PABCO Transit #2559 at Rockaway Mall.
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New Jersey Transit Corporation/ Morris County DOT |
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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 services 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.
The Passaic-Athenia Bus Co. (originally Red Star Transportation up until 1922) operated the following routes before 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.
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.
On June 1, 2010 New Jersey Transit has decided to stop subsidizing the following routes leading to their discontinuation at the end of June.