The North East Transportation Company (abbreviated as NET, sometimes written as Northeast Transportation) is a bus operator based in the Naugatuck Valley area of Connecticut. NET currently serves as a contractor under CT Transit providing local bus and paratransit services in Meriden, Wallingford, and Waterbury. Despite being part of the CT Transit system, these cities' routes are fully operated by North East Transportation[1] and are overseen by local transit authorities.[2]
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| Founded | October 1925 |
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| Headquarters | 761 Frost Bridge Road, Watertown, Connecticut |
| Locale | Connecticut |
| Service area | Waterbury, Naugatuck, Torrington, Meriden, and Wallingford |
| Service type | Local bus service; paratransit |
| Chief executive | Barbara Kalosky |
| Website | www |
History
editThe North East Transportation Company was founded in October 1925[3] as a merger of multiple existing jitney operators in Waterbury
After CR&L's surrender of its bus operations in 1973, North East Transportation existed as the only bus operator in its service area.[4] NET's routes were overseen by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, although it was not until the 1990s that they began to use CT Transit buses,[5][6] or the early-2000s when their services formally became part of the CT Transit system.
Having previously operated out of a former brass manufactory in Waterbury for 36 years, NET moved to a new facility in Watertown in 2019. The new facility was constructed by STV Inc. and took the place of a former drive-in theater.[7]
Waterbury, Meriden and Wallingford Operations
editSince the integration of the CTDOT's Waterbury, Meriden, and Wallingford bus services into the CT Transit system in 2008, NET has operated these routes as part of the eponymous CT Transit Waterbury, Meriden and Wallingford Division.
Meriden
editIn 1980, NET took over operation of Meriden's bus routes from State of Connecticut using equipment leased from New Britain Transportation.[8][9] The municipal Meriden Transit District oversees NET's operations in the city,[2] although its routes always have been managed by the CTDOT.
Wallingford
editAfter North East Transportation took over Meriden's bus routes in 1980 it began its first public bus service to Wallingford.[10]
Waterbury
editWaterbury was the original home of North East Transportation, and it was the agency contracted by the Greater Waterbury Transit District (GWTD) in 1985, including for its paratransit ACCESS program.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2010 Annual Report and Recommendations (PDF). Connecticut Public Transportation Commission. 2010. p. 26. Retrieved 4 Dec 2023.
- ^ a b Downs, Peter (5 May 1988). "No end in sight for bus company strike". Record-Journal. p. 4. Retrieved 4 Dec 2023.
- ^ Special acts and resolutions of the General Assembly of the state of Connecticut, vol. 20. State of Connecticut. 1927. p. 1363. Retrieved 1 Dec 2023.
- ^ "About North East Transportation". North East Transportation. Retrieved 15 Nov 2023.
- ^ Killian, Michael (16 Nov 1995). "C-Wallingford Bus Service Expands". Record-Journal. p. 30. Retrieved 16 Nov 2023.
- ^ CT Transit (2 Nov 1997). "Coming to a bus stop near you... new look, same dependable service". Record-Journal. pp. B3. Retrieved 16 Nov 2023.
- ^ "STV|DPM completes relocation of the North East Transportation Company". New England Real Estate Journal. 15 Mar 2019. Retrieved 5 Dec 2023.
- ^ "Meriden Bus Service Faces Improvements". Hartford Courant. 5 Jan 1980. p. 22. Retrieved 16 Nov 2023.
- ^ Sutner, Shaun (26 Oct 1989). "Buses are old and few ride them, so there's room for improvement". Record-Journal. pp. 23–24. Retrieved 16 Nov 2023.
- ^ "Local bus service expected to improve". Record-Journal. 5 Jan 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 4 Dec 2023.
- ^ Egan, Dori (19 Oct 1986). "Cheshire Council Approves Bus Plan". Hartford Courant. pp. M2. Retrieved 4 Dec 2023.