In honor of the occasion, agency employees rode the trains to visit with passengers about TEXRail and to offer colorful commemorative t-shirts for riders.
To help celebrate the occasion, Metro identified Mala Escobar as January’s one-millionth rider.
A native of Adamsville, Ga., Coy Dumas joined MARTA, then known as Atlanta Transit, in 1972 as a bus operator.
The agency commemorated 50 years of public bus service in Orange County with an event attended by former board members and staff, including the first GM of the bus system.
To mark the event, LANTA unveiled a fully restored 1972 General Motors bus that served the agency's fleet at its inception 50 years ago.
Since August, AVTA has been receiving and placing into service their zero-emissions, high-capacity commuter coaches from MCI. Over the next few weeks, AVTA will receive the 20 electric commuter coaches necessary to retire the remaining diesel commuter fleet.
As part of the celebration, the TRE is offering riders the opportunity to win 25 days of free rides.
The bus was scheduled for delivery to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Mo., later that month.
Over 50 customers across the U.S. are now operating GILLIG’s battery electric bus or have orders for the vehicles.
The 11-mile light rail extension costed $2.1 billion, and it is set to open in November.
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