tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post7436841733225937104..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: The 2009 farebox numbersCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-51373592892434231312010-12-13T20:34:07.074-05:002010-12-13T20:34:07.074-05:00To Adirondacker12800 - O.N.E. is a consolidation o...To Adirondacker12800 - O.N.E. is a consolidation of a number of local bus companies purchased by Coach USA, not just South Orange Avenue Independent Bus Operators Association. The core of O.N.E. grew from a 1986 purchase of private bus lines, many of which competed wheel-to-wheel with NJ Transit bus lines. NJ Transit and O.N.E. then swapped some route authority to eliminate the wheel-to-wheel overlaps.<br /><br />I don't believe NJ Transit built a new garage for O.N.E. though O.N.E. and its predecessor companies did/do participate in the NJ Transit capital improvement program which provides buses and other capital equipment such as bus washers, towing vehicles that the state can recapture if the private bus company folds.<br /><br />The new garage is a Coach USA facility shared by O.N.E., Trans-Hudson Express, Olympia, Megabus, and, perhaps, other Coach USA operations. Obviously, there are some economies of scale that help hold down costs for the various operating entities.busplannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927124679758449424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-42219073279445925852010-12-13T19:15:28.229-05:002010-12-13T19:15:28.229-05:00Orange-Newark-Elizabeth lines don't cross the ...Orange-Newark-Elizabeth lines don't cross the Hudson. Or the Hackensack or the Passaic. Probably the mighty Elizabeth river and maybe a branch of the Rahway river. <br /><br />And if I remember correctly not only does the state own the buses ONE uses it also built and owns the garage they use. From my hazy memory, the bus lines were operated profitably by the South Orange Ave Independent Bus Operators Association, a co-op. The buses and the garage finally got so decrepit the state found it cheaper to buy them out and start fresh instead of building them a new garage and buying them a new fleet.Adirondacker12800https://www.blogger.com/profile/17108712932656586797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-70517860974821778222010-12-10T20:27:28.080-05:002010-12-10T20:27:28.080-05:00On Stagecoach (Coach USA) profits:
1. They have ...On Stagecoach (Coach USA) profits:<br /><br />1. They have large charter operations that allow them to utilize equipment they own (especially on weekends) in a profitable manner. They can charge certain expenses to the commuter operation (5 days a week) and offset those expenses with the charters.<br /><br />2. For the NJ operations, most of their equipment is provided by the state through NJ Transit. They have no capital expense.<br /><br />3. For the intrastate NJ operations, they receive a hidden subsidy from NJ Transit by participating in the local bus pass program and being reimbursed for pass flashes at a rate higher than the flash value of the pass (cost of pass divided by # of flashes/month).<br /><br />4. For NY State operations (Short Line/Rockland) they receive reimbursement from the state based on a passenger mile formula.<br /><br />On Ferry profits - NJ stepped in and provided major support through building new terminals. Also, NJ Transit supports much of the feeder service to the ferries (bus/rail/light rail) without which the ferries could not survive profitably. On one bus route, monthly ferry pass riders ride free.busplannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927124679758449424noreply@blogger.com