CamTran, originally called the Cambria County Transit Authority operates mass transit bus service within Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Cambria County, and Windber, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. CamTran also operates the Johnstown Inclined Plane, taken over in 1983 from Westmont, Pennsylvania borough. The transit system began operation in 1976, from the remnants of the Johnstown Traction Company. Although the Cambria County Transit Authority (CCTA) began operation on July 20, 1976, service did not begin until December 1, 1976. In June 1999, CCTA became CamTran. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday, as of .
Bus Services CamTran is the urban division, and CamTran+ is the rural division.
CamTran Urban Service CamTran operates 19 routes 20 on October 24, 2024, of its urban division. Most routes begin and end at the Transit Center on East Main Street in Downtown Johnstown. The transit center was constructed in 1983 and features a snack shop where passes can be purchased as well as public restrooms and a parking garage. Sunday bus service began in 2000 and bicycle racks were added to the urban division buses in 2006. In 2008, the Transit Center was renovated, including improvements to the air-handling system as well as electronic messaging boards. In 2011, seven new Gillig buses were added to CamTran's fleet.
CamTran+ Rural Service CamTran+ started in 1978. Originally called Cambria County Rural Transportation (CART), it serves the northern half of Cambria County. In 2000, CART introduced Reserve-A-Ride, a service that passengers call in and reserve the bus for wherever they need to go. Reserve-A-Ride will pick up riders at their door, unlike conventional fixed-route services. This service is subsidized 85% by the Pennsylvania Lottery for persons 65 years or older. In 2002, CART became CamTran+. A new transit center was built in 2003 in Ebensburg to better serve CamTran+, and in 2003, the Ebensburg-Altoona Commuter route was added and the other CamTran+ routes were revised. CamTran+ began participating in the PennDOT Persons With Disabilities project in 2008, where on-demand service is provided to riders with disabilities. The rider pays 15% of the Reserve-A-Ride fare.
CamTran+ operates their rural blue and yellow smaller buses out their office in Ebensburg, PA and are located in the same building with the Cambria County Area Agency on Aging. Most transfers on CamTran+ routes are completed at the CamTran+ Transit Center.
Fleet CamTran operates a fleet of 51 buses on a rural and an urban fixed route system. 17 Ford 13 Gillig 8 Champion Bus Incorporated 5 Flxible 4 Chance RT-52 4 Freightliner
Active FleetNumber(s)ThumbnailBuildDateManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes101-1072011GilligBRT 35'(G27B102N4)Cummins ISL9171-1732016GilligBRT CNG 35'(G31B102N4)Cummins Westport ISL G181-1882017GilligBRT CNG 35'(G31B102N4)Cummins Westport L9N190-1912018GilligBRT CNG 29'(G31E102N2)Cummins Westport L9N211-2122021GilligBRT CNG 29'(G31E102N2)Cummins Westport L9N213-2142021GilligBRT CNG 35'(G31B102N4)Cummins Westport L9N2152015GilligBRT CNG 29'(G27E102N2)Cummins Westport ISL GAssigned to Ebensburg216-2182021GilligBRT CNG 35'(G31B102N4)Cummins Westport L9N2192021GilligBRT CNG 29'(G31E102?2)Cummins Westport L9N241-2422024GilligBRT CNG 35'(G31B102N4)Cummins Westport L9N243-2442024GilligBRT CNG 29'(G31E102?2)Cummins Westport L9N720-7272007GilligLow Floor 29'(C29B102N4)Cummins ISLAllison B300R 721, 723-725, and 727 retired.9002010GilligLow Floor HEV 35'(G30B102N4)Cummins ISL9Allison EP40 hybrid systemLivery is a special wrap, noting hybrid technology. Used on routes 10, 14, 15, 16 & 18 formerly 10, 14, 15, 16, 18 & 21A81-A852013FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services. Only A82, A85 activeC161-C1632016FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services. CNG Powered.C164-C1662016FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.C1812024FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.C170-C179,C1710-C17112017FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.C202-C2122024FordE-Series
CutawayC216-C2182021FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.
Retired FleetNumber(s)ThumbnailBuildDateManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes101-1071980GMCRTS-03(T7H-603)Detroit Diesel 8V71NAllison V730108-1231994OBIOrion II(02.501)124-1252001Chance CoachAH-28Cummins ISB 5.9124 listed for auction on Publicsurplus.com in February 2020 2000 model year VIN: 1C9S2HFS4YW535183201-2081981Grumman Flxible870(35096–8)Detroit Diesel 8V71NAllison V730220-2241993FlxibleMetro "D"(30096-6VTA)Detroit Diesel 6V92TADelivered in December 1993. Some units may have been sold to Westmoreland County Transit Authority?301-3121983Neoplan USAAN440ADetroit Diesel 6V92TAAllison HT-747301, 305, 309, 311 & 312 to RFTA as 321, 317, 319, 320 & 318.401-4021994OBIOrion II(02.501)4091993FlxibleMetro "D"(30096-6VTA)Detroit Diesel 6V92TA411-4281966-1967GMCTDH-3501GMC Toro-Flow411-418 were built in 1966. 419-428 were built in 1967. Assigned serial numbers 0647-0654 and 0939–0948. Assumed transferred from Johnstown Traction Company in 1976.429-4301969GMCTDH-3301GMC Toro-Flow II DH478 Serial numbers 0070–0071. Assumed transferred from Johnstown Traction Company in 1976.431-4321972-1973GMCTDH-3302NGMC 478 Toro-Flow II Serial numbers 0040–0041. Assumed transferred from Johnstown Traction Company in 1976.433-4341973GMCTDH-3302NGMC 478 Toro-Flow II Serial numbers 0178–0179. Assumed transferred from Johnstown Traction Company in 1976.501-5118/1999GilligLow Floor 35'(G22B102N4)Detroit Diesel Series 40512-5134/2000GilligLow Floor 35'(G22B102N4)Detroit Diesel Series 40515-5182005GilligPhantom 35'(C29B102N4)Cummins ISL7192007GilligPhantom 30'(C29A102N4)Cummins ISLVoith D864.5728-7292008GilligLow Floor 29'(G29E102N2)Cummins ISLAllison B400R801-8022008GilligLow Floor 29'(G27E102N2)Cummins ISL9104, 9108, 91091991GilligPhantom 35'Ex-?, acquired in 2006 Unknown amount of units. 9104, 9108, 9109 were auctioned off in August 2007.www.ppta.net (MS Word Download) & www.ppta.net (Google Cache)(2 buses)1991FlxibleMetro "B"(35???-??)Ex-?, acquired in 2006 35 ft. long(2 buses)2000ChanceRT-52A76-A802012FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.C26-C272010FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.C28-C292012FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.C30-C312008FordE-Series
CutawayUsed on CamTran+ services.
Service Routes Urban routes 6-Conemaugh/Franklin (discontinued July 2011 merged into *30 Ebensburg/Johnstown & coming back October 8, 2024) 7-Coopersdale 8-Daisytown (discontinued July 2011 & coming back October 8th 2024) 8 (2nd)-Central City (coming October 24, 2024) 9-Richland Town Centre 10-Dale/Solomon/Oakland 11-Galleria/Scalp Ave 12-Hystone/Westwood 13-Arbutus/Belmont 14-Moxham/Horner Street 15-Oakhurst 16-Prospect 17-Scalp Avenue/Galleria 18-Downtown Shuttle 19-Southmont/Westwood/Laurelwood 20-Westmont/Brownstown 21-Windber 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 Tripper AM (Coming October 17, 2024) 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 & 45 Tripper PM (Coming October 17, 2024)
Rural routes 30-Ebensburg to Johnstown 31-Patton to Ebensburg 32-Northern Cambria Loop 33-Ebensburg/Cresson/Portage 34-Mainline Shopper 35-Patton/Ebensburg Saturday Shopper 36-Ebensburg to Altoona
Passes/GFI Machines CamTran operates bus fare machines manufactured by GFI. According to CamTran in a Summer 2006 Newsletter called , these GFI machines were introduced to CamTran in March 1992. They take bus tokens, dollar bills, change, and bus passes. These machines cannot give cash change back, they only give back "change cards" where customers receive a card that can only be used on CamTran and CamTran+ buses. Customers never get cash back from a CamTran bus.
CamTran+ does not use the GFI machines. Customers have to show their passes to the driver and enter the exact change into the fare box, because even on a change card, it is not possible to get change. CamTran passes can be used on CamTran+ buses, but customers must pay the difference, since the rural fares are more than the urban fares.
CamTran+ passes can be used on CamTran (urban) buses, since the rural passes pay more fare than the urban passes.
References
External links CamTran (official site) Bus tracker by InfoPoint Official Facebook page Official Twitter page Official CamTran Flickr photo-stream Track Your Transit 3rd party Camtran bus tracker