Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority

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The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (also known as The COMET), is a public transportation agency based in Columbia, South Carolina.

Area served Richland County, South Carolina
Founded 2002
Fleet size 40+ Transit buses

?? ADA/Flex transit cutaways

Number of routes 27
Operator RATP Dev
Unions TBD
Website catchthecomet.org
Twitter @CatchTheCOMET

History

Created in 2002, the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority is the successor to the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), which had control over transit operations up until September 2002. For the next decade, the CMRTA would rely on the tax revenue of the citizens of its service area as well as the SCE&G to run. In 2013, CMRTA went under a rebranding and became The COMET.

Facilities

Administrative Office & Main Garage

Address: 3613 Lucius Rd, Columbia, SC 29201

Fares

Current Fares

Routes

The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority has 27 fixed-route services with several more special lines, such as a stadium express, a flex service, and a circulator route.

Fleet Roster

Active

All 2017 and older buses were delivered with 3-digit fleet numbers. Some have been renumbered 5-digit numbers, though this has not been done consistently.

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
10318-10325 2010 NFI D35LFR Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R
  • Sport rooftop HVAC units
17701-17723 2017 NFI XD35 Cummins L9 Allison B400R
  • Several buses are wrapped for the Soda Cap Connector service
  • 17701-17708 are 2016 models
  • 17709-17728 are 2017 models
17801-17808 2017 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Allison B400R
21601-21608 2021 NFI XD40 Cummins L9 Allison B400R
21609-21612 2021 NFI XD35 Cummins L9 Allison B400R
23724-23725 2023 NFI XE35
  • 23724 VIN: 5FYB8KJ13PF108155
  • 23725 VIN: 5FYB8KJ15PF108156
  • Delivery expected November-December 2023
  • To enter service in Spring 2025
24809-24810 2023 NFI XHE40
  • 24809 VIN: 5FYF8FX13RF108238
  • 24810 VIN: 5FYF8FX15RF108239
  • 2024 model year.
  • Delivery expected November-December 2023
  • To enter service in Spring 2025

On Order

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes

Retired

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
201-207 2002 Blue Bird CS 30' Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired in mid-2017.
208-214 2002 Blue Bird CS 30' CNG John Deere 6081H
301-317 2002 Blue Bird CS 35' Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired in mid-2017.
  • 310 retired in September 2016 due to an engine fire.
401-412 2002 Blue Bird CS 39' Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Retired in mid-2017.
08979, 08981, 08985,
08991, 08994, 08997-08998 		2008 NABI 40-LFW Cummins ISL Allison B400R5

External Links

References

  1. ↑ COMET Press Release
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