Blacksburg Transit serves the communities of Blacksburg and Christiansburg in Montgomery County, Virginia. The vast majority of the riders of Blacksburg Transit are Virginia Tech students. In regular service, Blacksburg Transit mostly runs its newest buses, which are New Flyer 30, 35, and 40-foot diesel buses. For special events requiring extra capacity, Blacksburg Transit runs some of its older buses, manufactured in the 1980's by Flxible and TMC.
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Vehicle: 5212 Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: 2002 New Flyer D40LF. Note "GO HOKIES" message on head sign, for Virginia Tech. |
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Vehicle: 5219 Service: BT University Mall Shuttle Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: Side LED. |
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Vehicle: 5213 Service: BT University Mall Shuttle Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 1806 Service: BT Hokie Express Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: 1998 New Flyer D35LF. 1801-1809 and 1811-1816 are the only New Flyer buses in the fleet to have the green flip-dot signs. All the other buses use amber LED signs. |
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Vehicle: 5218 Service: BT Tom's Creek B Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 5218 Service: BT Tom's Creek B Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: New Flyer interior. As this is the public transit system that services Virginia Tech, the buses carry a color scheme that subtly evokes Virginia Tech. |
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Vehicle: 4201 Service: BT Ramble Road/Hospital Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: This is one of two New Flyer D30LF buses in the fleet. The other is bus 4202. Both 30-footers were on the Ramble Road/Hospital run the day of my visit. These two buses are also the only buses in the fleet to have roof-mounted air-conditioner units. |
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Vehicle: 1814 Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 5215 Service: BT University Mall Shuttle Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 1806 Service: BT Hokie Express Location: Approaching Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 1809 Location: Torgerson Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: Bus 1809 sits out of service, marked as a "Tripper", which means it is only running to provide extra capacity during peak times, traveling in one direction only. |
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Vehicle: 5214 Location: Torgerson Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: "Leave your car... take the bus" message on head sign. Blacksburg Transit buses show a number of messages like this as well as the destination of the bus. |
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Vehicle: 3102 Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: Bus 3102, a 2001 New Flyer D35LF, is another "tripper". Its head sign is indicating that it is out of service, and to take the next bus. |
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Vehicle: 1813 Service: BT Two Town Trolley Location: Torgerson Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: 1998 New Flyer D40LF. |
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Location: Torgerson Hall Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: Blacksburg Transit bus stop sign. |
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Vehicle: 4202 Service: BT Ramble Road/Hospital Location: Newman Library Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 3106 Service: BT Hokie Express Location: Drillfield Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 4202 Location: Newman Library Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 3102 Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: "Tripper" bus. |
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Vehicle: 1814 (foreground), 1813 (background) Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 1813 Service: BT Two Town Trolley Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 1814 Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 3105 (foreground), 5212 (background) Service: BT Hethwood/Windsor Hills Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: The driver of 3105 checks his bus over before continuing. |
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Vehicle: 5213 Service: BT University Mall Shuttle Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: View from drillfield in front of Burruss Hall. |
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Vehicle: 1804 Location: Drillfield Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: Bus 1804, a 1998 New Flyer D35LF, shows "TryTransit" on its flip-dot head sign, with images of a wheelchair and a parent with a child to either side. |
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Vehicle: 3101 Service: BT Hethwood/Windsor Hills Location: Squires Student Center Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 4201 Service: BT Ramble Road/Hospital Location: Newman Library Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 |
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Vehicle: 4201 Service: BT Ramble Road/Hospital Location: Burruss Hall Category: New Flyer buses Date: 2005-02-16 Comments: For the last run of the evening for a given route, BT buses show "LAST RUN" on their signs. |
