The Transport of Rockland (TOR) is the bus system for Rockland County, New York, providing service along major routes in Rockland County, as well as connections to Clarkstown Mini-Trans in Clarkstown, Spring Valley Jitney in Spring Valley, the Bee-Line Bus System in Westchester as well as connections to Rockland Coaches and Short Line Bus routes providing commuter and local service to Northern New Jersey and New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal, George Washington Bridge Bus Station, 5th Avenue, and Long Island. Annual ridership in 2008 was 3,862,232.

Service area TOR serves an area of with a population of 286,753. Operations of fixed-route service is provided by Transdev of Hillburn, New York, as of November 1, 2018. The previous contractor was Brega Transport Corporation for routes within Rockland County,

TOR provides service primarily along county and state highway corridors in Rockland County, along with shuttle routes servicing the towns of Ramapo, Clarkstown, and the Village of Spring Valley. There are other minibus services provided by those towns that supplement TOR service.

Fare The standard one-way fare for Transport of Rockland fixed-route services as of 2020 is free.

TOR transfers are valid on other TOR buses, Spring Valley Jitney vans, Lower Hudson Transit Link buses, and Clarkstown Mini-Trans vans. Lower Hudson Transit Link transfers, in addition to validity on these service, are also valid for a connecting Bee-Line bus or the CT Transit Stamford I-Bus to Greenwich, CT, and Stamford, CT.

Paratransit The County of Rockland also operates Transportation Resources Intra-County for Physically Handicapped and Senior Citizens (T.R.I.P.S.), the ADA-mandated curbside-to-curbside para-transit bus service for Rockland County residents who are physically or mentally challenged. In addition, senior citizens over the age of 60 who find it difficult or impossible to use fixed-route bus service can also use this service.

Routes The Transport of Rockland provides service along twelve routes. All service is accessible to customers with mobility impairments.

The full route is shown except for branching. RouteTerminalsMajor streetsNotes59SuffernLafayette Avenue and Chestnut StreetNyackArtopee WayNY 59West Nyack Road91Spring Valley Bus TerminalNyackCedar and Main StreetsNorth Main StreetNew Hempstead RoadRamapo RoadUS 9WNY 303Nyack TurnpikeService operates via Haverstraw. Some weekday and Saturday trips operate via New City, the Yeager Center, and Helen Hayes Hospital. Weekday and Saturday trips that does not serve New City are marked as "Spring Valley Direct" or "Haverstraw Direct". No Sunday service between Palisades Center and Nyack, or to New City, the Yeager Center, or Helen Hayes Hospital.92Palisades CenterRed Schoolhouse RoadOrangeburg RoadNY 303Nyack TurnpikeService to Sparkill is provided weekday middays and on all day weekends only. No rush-hour service to Palisades Center; use the #97 running along Route 303. No midday or weekend service to Nyack, service terminates at Palisades Center. Use #59 or #91 for Nyack service. One AM trip operates via Crooked Hill Road. Between Chestnut Ridge and Pearl River, there is another stop in Montvale, New Jersey at the intersection of Spring Valley Road at Summit Avenue.NyackCedar and Main Streets93Pearl RiverMiddletown Road and East Central AvenueSloatsburgWashington Avenue and Seven Lakes ParkwayMiddletown RoadViola RoadEckerson RoadOrange Turnpike94Spring Valley Bus TerminalTomkins CoveElm AvenueMaple AvenueForshay RoadPomona RoadThiells-Mount Ivy RoadFilors LaneRoutes 9W/202No Sunday service. Limited service between Helen Hayes Hospital and Tomkins Cove.95Rockland Community CollegeHaverstrawBroadway and New Main StreetRamapo RoadGrandview AvenueWeekday service only.97Stony PointSouth Liberty Drive and Lowland Hill RoadTappanNY 303 and Oak Tree RoadLiberty Drive (9W)NY 303Weekday rush-hour service only. Service between Haverstraw and Palisades Center also provided by the 91. At Tappan, the bus will cross the state border of NY and NJ (on Route 303) and make the last stop in Northvale, New Jersey.Loop 1MonseyShoppers' HavenRoute 306Suzanne DriveElish ParkwayPark LaneCentral AvenueRobert Pitt DriveNo Saturday service (there is Sunday service). All service operates via Atrium Plaza in Spring Valley.Loop 2Route 306Blauvelt RoadYale DriveDr. Frank RoadFrancis PlaceMaple AvenueChurch StreetMonsey BoulevardRobert Pitt DriveLoop 3Spring Valley Bus TerminalSuffernLafayette Avenue and Orange AvenueNY 59College RoadOld Nyack TurnpikeWeekend Ferry ShuttlePalisades CenterHaverstrawFerry DockNY 59, NY 303Began operation in July 2024, operates weekends only.

Tappan ZEExpress (discontinued)

Service on the Tappan ZEExpress was discontinued in October 2018. Service across the Tappan Zee Bridge is now provided by Hudson Link buses owned by the New York State Department of Transportation operated by Transdev.

Fleet Fleet number(s)PhotoYearManufacturerModelNotesRC221-RC2282009GilligBRT HEV 35'Part of order of 16 buses which are first Hybrid buses in the fleet.RC229-RC2302009BRT HEV 40'RC231-RC2362009BRT HEV 29'Formerly used on the Tappan ZEExpress Part of order of 16 buses which are first Hybrid buses in the fleet.RC241-RC2432010BRT HEV 40'RC244-RC2462010BRT HEV 35'RC304-RC3052015Low Floor 29'RC306-RC3072015Low Floor 35'RC308-RC312 RC314-RC3162018Low Floor 40'RC317-RC3212018Low Floor 35'RC322-RC3242022RC333-RC3412022Low Floor 40'RC342-RC3432025Low Floor 29'

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