Transport of Rockland
# Transport of Rockland

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 176 square miles (460 $km^2)$ 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 is $2.00 Transfers cost $1.00. Fares on Clarkstown Mini-Trans and Spring Valley Jitney are $1.50 with transfers at 30 cents.

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.

| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Major streets | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 59 | Suffern Lafayette Avenue and Chestnut Street | Nyack Artopee Way | NY 59 West Nyack Road | |
| 91 | Spring Valley Bus Terminal | Nyack Cedar and Main Streets | North Main Street New Hempstead Road Ramapo Road US 9W NY 303 Nyack Turnpike | Service 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. |
| 92 | Spring Valley Bus Terminal | Palisades Center | Red Schoolhouse Road Orangeburg Road NY 303 Nyack Turnpike | Service 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. |
| 92 | Spring Valley Bus Terminal | Nyack Cedar and Main Streets | Red Schoolhouse Road Orangeburg Road NY 303 Nyack Turnpike | Service 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. |
| 93 | Pearl River Middletown Road and East Central Avenue | Sloatsburg Washington Avenue and Seven Lakes Parkway | Middletown Road Viola Road Eckerson Road Orange Turnpike | |
| 94 | Spring Valley Bus Terminal | Tomkins Cove Elm Avenue | Maple Avenue Forshay Road Pomona Road Thiells-Mount Ivy Road Filors Lane Routes 9W/202 | No Sunday service. Limited service between Helen Hayes Hospital and Tomkins Cove. |
| 95 | Rockland Community College | Haverstraw Broadway and New Main Street | Ramapo Road Grandview Avenue | Weekday service only. |
| 97 | Stony Point South Liberty Drive and Lowland Hill Road | Tappan NY 303 and Oak Tree Road | Liberty Drive (9W) NY 303 | Weekday rush-hour service only. Service between Haverstraw and Palisades Center also provided by the 91. |
| Loop 1 | Monsey Shoppers' Haven | Monsey Shoppers' Haven | Route 306 Suzanne Drive Elish Parkway Park Lane Central Avenue Robert Pitt Drive | No Saturday service (there is Sunday service). All service operates via Atrium Plaza in Spring Valley. |
| Loop 2 | Monsey Shoppers' Haven | Monsey Shoppers' Haven | Route 306 Blauvelt Road Yale Drive Dr. Frank Road Francis Place Maple Avenue Church Street Monsey Boulevard Robert Pitt Drive | No Saturday service (there is Sunday service). All service operates via Atrium Plaza in Spring Valley. |
| Loop 3 | Spring Valley Bus Terminal | Suffern Lafayette Avenue and Orange Avenue | NY 59 College Road Old Nyack Turnpike | |

### 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.

## Roster

| Fleet Number(s) | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RC221-RC228 | 2009 | Gillig | BRT HEV 35' | Cummins ISB | Allison Transmission $E^P40$ hybrid system | Part of order of 16 buses which are first Hybrid buses in the fleet. |
| RC229-RC230 | 2009 | Gillig | BRT HEV 40' | Cummins ISB | Allison Transmission $E^P40$ hybrid system | Part of order of 16 buses which are first Hybrid buses in the fleet. |
| RC231-RC236 | 2009 | Gillig | BRT HEV 29' | Cummins ISB | Allison Transmission $E^P40$ hybrid system | Formerly used on the Tappan ZEExpress Part of order of 16 buses which are first Hybrid buses in the fleet. |
| RC241-RC243 | 2010 | Gillig | BRT HEV 40' | Cummins ISB | Allison Transmission $E^P40$ hybrid system | |
| RC244-RC246 | 2010 | Gillig | BRT HEV 35' | Cummins ISB | Allison Transmission $E^P40$ hybrid system | |
| RC304-RC305 | 2015 | Gillig | Low Floor 29' | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | |
| RC306-RC307 | 2015 | Gillig | Low Floor 35' | Cummins ISL9 | Allison B400R | |
| RC308-RC312 RC314-RC316 | 2018 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | |
| RC317-RC321 | 2018 | Gillig | Low Floor 35' | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | |
| RC322-RC324 | 2022 | Gillig | Low Floor 35' | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R | |
| RC333-RC341 | 2022 | Gillig | Low Floor 40' | Cummins L9 | Allison B400R |
