Southwest Transit

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Southwest Transit Logo A.jpg
Area Served Chanhassen, Chaska, and Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Founded 1986
Fleet Size 60
Number Of Routes 12
2007 Ridership 1,019,565

Southwest Transit is the transit provider for the communities of; Chanhassen; Chaska and Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Southwest Transit operations are contracted to First Transit.

Overview

Southwest Transit was formed in 1986 under an agreement between the cities of Chanhassen, Chaska, and Eden Prairie, MN to provide the communities with transit service. This was done as a result of the Minnesota State Legislature allowing suburban communities to opt-out of the Metro Transit system and collect their property tax revenue to provide their own transit service directly. In 2001 the source of transit funding shifted from property taxes to the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax.

Southwest Transit currently operates a fleet of 60 buses on 12 routes providing mainly express service to the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN as well as the University of MN and Edina, MN.

Facilities

Southwest Transit operates seven park-n-ride locations. The largest location is Southwest Station, located in Eden Prairie, with parking for over 900 vehicles.

Roster

Active

This roster is incomplete and was last updated on 19:36, 11 March 2020 (UTC)[1]

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Passenger
Seats 		Notes
? 2008 Turtle Top Van Terra 12 1 unit.
121, 235-240 2012 MCI D4500CT 57
374-375 2015 MCI D4500CT 57
427-430, 452-453 2015 MCI D4500CT 57
460-463, 473-477, 479 2014 MCI D4500CT 57
608-617 Southwest Transit 615-a.jpg 2006 Gillig BRT 40'
(G29D102N4) 		Cummins ISL 39 Suburban configuration
705-710 2017 MCI D4500CT 57
762-768 2008 MCI D4500CT 57
773 2007 GMC/Glaval Titan 28
778, 816 2008 Ford/Glaval E450/Universal 25' Ford Power Stroke V8 6.0L 20
8xx 2018 MCI D4500CT 57 Known units: 831, 835, 841.
842-846 2018 Prevost X3-45 57
902-905 2011 MCI D4500CT 57
915-916 2019 MCI D45 CRT LE Cummins X12 Allison B500
  • Ordered in May 2018[2]
  • MCI Unit Numbers 81015 and 81016
  • Unveiled through an image to the Metropolitan Council on November 25, 2019[3]
TBD 2021 MCI D45 CRT LE Cummins X12 Allison B500
  • MCI Unit Numbers 81090-81093
  • Options to be exercised from AC Transit contract
  • Conditioned on approval by Metropolitan Council on 3/25/2020[4]

On Order

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

Retired

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Passenger
Seats 		Notes
101 2001 Optima AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison 27
102 2002 Optima AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison 27
103 2005 Optima AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison 27
202-203 2003 Ford/Champion
215-219 2001 Ford/Champion
307-308 2001 MCI D4500 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500 57
  • Renumbered?
  • 307 was listed as 807 on eBay in St. Paul, MN in August 2019.[5]
351-356 2001 MCI 102-DL3 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500 57 An unknown unit was listed on Craigslist in Hutchinson, MN on 8/8/2019.[6]
400-411 Southwest Transit 408-a.jpg 2003 Gillig Phantom 40'
(C27D102N4)
(C20D102N4) 		400-404 & 411: Cummins ISL
405-410: Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR 		400-404 & 411: Voith D864.3E
405-410: ? 		45
  • Suburban configuration
  • Retired in November 2018.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
469, 471, 476, 477, 478, 480, 485, 488 1988 Gillig Phantom 40'
(40102TB6V92T) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-747
Allison HTB-748 		43
  • Unknown total amount of units. Their fleet numbers were based off of the serials from the buses' VIN numbers.
  • Owned & operated by Laidlaw Transit Services.
  • Ex-BART Express 19103, 19105, 19110, 19111, 19112, 19114, 19119, 19122.
  • 469 (Ex 19103) was refurbished in 2010. It was later auctioned off by an unknown owner on 10/25/2014.[7]
  • 471 & 485 (Ex 19105 & 19119) were auctioned off on 5/17/2008.[8]
  • 476 (Ex 19110) sold to MET Transit? It was spotted in an auction as MET Transit 476 on 11/17/2007.[9]
    • Bought by a private owner, but was auctioned off on 8/10/2014.[10]
    • Bought by a 2nd private owner, but was sold off from its storage yard on 9/16/2015.[11]
  • 478 (Ex 19112) sold to MET Transit? It was spotted in an auction as MET Transit 478 on 11/17/2007.[9]
544-549 Southwest Transit 548-a.jpg 2003 MCI D4500 Detroit Diesel Series 60 57
584-591 2005 MCI D4500 Detroit Diesel Series 60 57
601 Southwest Transit 601-a.jpg 2001 NFI D40i Cummins ISC Allison B400 38
  • Ex-New Flyer demo; bought in 2005.
  • Retired on 12/30/2010.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
602-604 Southwest Transit 604-a.jpg 2006 NFI D40LFR Cummins ISL 38
813 2008 Ford/Glaval Universal 25' 20
827 2008 Ford/Turtle Top 10 25' model.
971, 986 2009 Glaval Titan 32' 28
1062 1984 MAN SG-310 MAN D2566 MLUM Renk-Doromat 874B
1307 1984 MAN Americana
(SL-40102A) 		MAN D2566 MLUH Renk-Doromat 874B 44

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Southwest Transit: Eden Prairie Garage Vehicle Positioning System
  2. ↑ Metropolitan Council: Transportation Committee Business Item 2018-124 MCI Low Floor Sole Source Bus Purchase
  3. ↑ Suburban Transportation Providers presentation to the Metropolitan Council, November 25, 2019
  4. ↑ Metropolitan Council Business Item 2020-97 Contract with Motor Coach Industries Utilizing the AC-Transit Coach Contract 2020-1436
  5. ↑ www.ebay.com
  6. ↑ minneapolis.craigslist.org
  7. ↑ www.lotnut.com
  8. ↑ mn.gov (Ctrl+F 471, 485)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 www.mn.gov (Ctrl+F 476, 478)
  10. ↑ www.k-bid.com
  11. ↑ abcnewspapers.com
  12. ↑ public.fotki.com
  13. ↑ public.fotki.com
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