They started a thread on SubChat in which people are posting all the transit systems they have been on, and I thought we could do the same here. Over there, buses don't count, but I think that on this board, they should.
Here is my list:
WMATA (Metrorail & Metrobus)
Ride-On
Fairfax Connector
MTA Maryland
New York City Transit (Subway & Bus)
Metro-North Railroad
New Jersey Transit
PATH
SEPTA
PATCO
MARTA
BART
SF MUNI
MBTA
CTA
Metra
Miami-Dade Transit
King County Metro
TCAT (Ithaca, NY)
Park City Transit (Park City, UT)
Amtrak (Northeast Corridor, Downeaster, Capitol Limited, Empire Builder, Cascades)
Alaska Railroad
Toronto Transit Commission
TransLink (Vancouver, BC)
West Vancouver Blue Bus
Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal
Haifa Carmelit
Egged (Israel)
Israel Railways
Transport for London
Docklands Light Railway
Glasgow Underground
MetroMadrid
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG
Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main mbH
Deutsche Bahn AG
ATAC S.p.A. (Rome)
Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens
SNCF (French National Railway)
Metronapoli S.p.A
Azienda Napoletana Mobilità S.p.A
ATC S.p.A (Trasporti Pubblici Bologna)
Trenitalia (Italian National Railway)
Transport Public Genevois
SBB CFF FFS (Swiss National Railway)
Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (Amsterdam)
Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram
RandstadRail
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch National Railway)
MPK Kraków
Of the above, I've done the DC, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Vancouver, Miami, Toronto, Glasgow, Rome, and Haifa subways in their entirety. I did Vancouver, Miami, Toronto, Glasgow, Rome, and Haifa in a single day.
I've also been on the Eurostar, TGV, ICE, AVE, Thalys, and Eurostar Italia high speed trains in Europe.
Mine is somewhat limited because I haven't done a whole lot of travel, but here goes:
RTC Las Vegas
WMATA
Ride On
The Bus
Fairfax Connector
DASH
PRTC
ART
MTA Maryland
Corridor Transit
Shuttle UM
CUE
Frederick Transit
HRT
Ocean City Transit
SEPTA
NJ Transit
NYCT
MTA Bus (I was on a lot of the systems when they were their original companies)
NFTA
MBTA
Cleveland RTA
CTA
ABQ Ride
Valley Metro Phoenix
LYNX
Palm Tran
CTS Charlottesville
CAT Harrisburg
Bee Line
Annapolis Transit
I'll be on some of the San Diego systems in October when I'm there for the APTA Expo, but that's about it for now.
Looking at Oren's list I think I'm way behind:-).
Let's see...
NYCT (bus, subway)
LIB (MTA Long Island Bus)
MTAB (MTA Bus Co)
SIR (Staten Island Rail)
Bee Line
CTransit
Metro-North
LIRR
NJTransit (bus, rail, Newark City Subway)
PATH
PATCO
Amtrak
MBTA (bus, subway, light rail)
CTA (subway)
SEPTA (bus, rail, subway, subway surface, high speed)
PATransit (bus, light rail)
MTA (Baltimore)
Annapolis Transit
MARC
Ocean City
WMATA (bus, subway)
Ride On
DASH
ART
PRTC
FFX
CUE
Shuttle-UM
Frederick Transit
CAT (Las Vegas)
MARTA (bus, subway)
CCT (Cobb County)
MDTA (bus)
AMA (Puerto Rico)
Tren Urbano (Puerto Rico)
Metrobus II (Puerto Rico)
Barbados (Don't remember the name)
MTS (San Diego)
Sound Transit
Community Transit
King County Metro (Seattle)
TheBus (Honolulu)
OK. By Region:
DC-Balto:
WMATA Bus & Rail (Pretty much all they run today plus MAN Artics and Flx New Looks)
MTA Maryland (Today's fleet plus GM & Flx New Looks, RTS's and the AN 440s)
Ride On Bus (Today's Fleet)
DASH Bus (Today's Fleet)
ART Bus (NABIs)
FFX Bus (RTS & Flyers)
Howard Transit Bus (Flxibles and Cutaways)
Frederick TransIT Bus (Orions)
Philadelphia Area:
SEPTA (Today's Fleet plus RTS's, Volvo Artics, GOH PCCs, Budd Almond Joys, and AMG ETBs)
PATCO Rail (Today's Fleet)
New York Area:
NY MTA (Today's Fleet plus GM & Flx New Looks, Redbird and older style cars)
NJ Transit (Flxibles, MCIs, PCCs and Commuter Rail)
Westchester Bee Line Bus (Neo Artics)
Staten Island Ferry
LIRR Commuter Rail
Metro North Commuter Rail
New England:
MBTA (Today's Fleet)
Portland ME Metro Bus (Flxibles Metros and Orions)
North Carolina:
CATS Charlotte (Gilligs, Nova LFS)
GTA Greensboro (Orion Vs)
PART Piedmont Area (Subn. Orion VIIs)
WSTA Winston-Salem (RTS)
HiTran High Point (Thomas SLF)
DATA Durham (Gillig Adv.)
Duke Univ. (Orion V)
Chapel Hill Transit (RTS, NABI BRT Artic)
Triangle Transit (Gillig Adv.)
Wolfline NC State (Flyer D40LF)
CAT Raleigh (Orion V)
Chicago Area:
CTA (Today's Fleet)
PACE Bus (NABIs and Orions)
METRA Commter Rail
MCTS Milwaukee (Flyers)
Kenosha Transit (PCC)
Others E of the Mississippi:
Cleveland RTA (Flxibles, Nabis, RTSs, and LFSs)
New Orleans RTA (Orions and Perley Thomas Cars)
Lancaster Red Rose Transit Bus (BRT)
Pittsburgh PAT (Today's Fleet)
Pittsburgh MMVTA Bus (RTS)
Arizona:
Phoenix Valley Metro Bus (RTS, Nabi, and Helldorado)
Tucson Sun Tran Bus (Neoplan and RTS)
Bay Area (CA):
San Francisco MUNI (Neoplan, NABI, and Flyer Bus, Flyer and Skoda ETB, Breda LRV, and PCC and PW Cars)
Oakland AC Transit Bus (MCI)
San Mateo Sam Trans Bus (Gillig)
BART Rail
San Jose VTA (LRV & Gillig and Flxible Metro)
Caltrain Commuter Rail
Oakland-SF Ferry
Other West of the Mississippi:
Denver RTD Bus (MCI MC12)
Portland OR Tri-Met (RTS, Flx. New Look, AM General New Look, and Ikarus Artics)
And of course Amtrak and Greyhound
Not included are some College agencies I've ridden, even though some of these have had some neat equipment, such as those in the Boston area.
Others I could and probably should have ridden (as I certainly have been there there for pics of them) but haven't
Richmond VA GRTC
Charlottesville VA CTS Bus
Monterey-Salinas CA MST Bus
Wilmington DE DART Bus
New York Bus Service
NY Command Bus
Brampton MA Transit Bus
Chicago IL Free Enterprise System Bus
Harrisburg PA CAT Bus
My goodness, you guys put me to shame....
Although, I'll bet that I've got one or two that the rest of you missed...
Metro (WMATA Bus & Rail)
Howard Co. Transit (Columbus back in the 70's)
Ocean City
NYC Subway
MTA MARYLAND (Metro, Light Rail & Bus)
MARTA
San Diego (Lt. Rail)
Allegany County Transit (Maryland) ;D
PVTA (Potomac Valley Transit Authority)
I don't suppose the People Mover at Disney or the trams at Orlando, Dallas and Atlanta airports count :-\
Way behind Oren (then again, who has him beat :) ), but ahead of some others:
WMATA (bus and rail)
Ride On
PG The Bus
MTA Maryland (bus and rail)
ART
FFX
DASH
PRTC
VRE
MARC
NJ Transit (bus, rail, commuter rail)
Metro-North
LIRR
MTA NYCT
Triboro Coach (pre-MTAB)
Bee-Line
Poughkeepsie Transit
Dutchess County LOOP
CDTA
CT Transit
WHEELS (Norwalk, CT)
BRTA (Berkshire County, MA)
BAT (Brockton, MA)
MBTA (bus, rail, and commuter rail)
STM (bus and rail)
RTL (Longeuil, Quebec)
MARTA (bus and rail)
Systems I've photographed but not ridden
PVTA
Kingston (NY) Citibus
UCRT/UCAT (Ulster County, NY)
NFTA
COTA
DART (Delaware)
Gwinnett County Transit
C-Tran (Clayton County, GA)
CATS (Charlotte)
Niagara Falls (ON) Transit
STL (Laval, Quebec)
Hey all saw this post so i had too reply. I know i havent seen or talked to you guys in a while, i quit driving big rigs so no more riding systems all over the country or seeing buses being delivered (like the time i saw the new Gilligs for DASH in Amarillo, TX)
Systems I DROVE and rode:
Ride-on
Ocean City (MD)
Votran (Daytona beach, FL)
RFTA (Aspen, CO)
Systems i rode:
RTD (Denver,CO)
Transfort (Fort Collins, CO)
Mountain Metro (Colorado Springs,CO when it was Springs Transit)
Snowmass Village Shuttle (Snowmass Village,CO)
Town of Vail (Vail,CO)
Town of Avon (Avon,CO)
Summit Stage(Frisco/Breckenridge,CO)
Breckenridge "free ride"(Breckenridge,CO)
Steamboat Springs transit(Steamboat Springs,CO)
Grand Valley Transit (Grand Junction, CO)
Copper Mountain (Copper Mountain ski Resort, CO)
Cheyenne Transit Project (Cheyenne, WY)
Valley Metro (Phoenix, AZ)
ABQ ride (Abq,NM)
DART (Dallas,TX whole rail system also)
Trinity Railway Express (Dallas/FT. Worth, TX)
MARTA (Atlanta, GA whole rail system last year)
Gwinett county Transit (Atlanta,GA suburbs)
Lynx (Orlando, FL)
CAT (Las Vegas, NV)
MTA (Nashville,TN)
HRT (Norfolk/Virginia beach,VA well the predessor TRT)
GRTC (Richmond,VA)
Shore Transit (Salisbury, MD)
Annapolis Transit
Connect-a-ride
MTA (Baltimore, MD)
The Bus
Wmata
Howard Transit (and the old Columbus system Columbia,MD)
ART
Fairfax Connector
DASH
MARC
Frederick Transit
PRTC
SEPTA
PATCO
NJ Transit
Dart (Delaware)
MTA (NYC)
UTA (Salt Lake City,UT)
Ben Franklin Transit (Tri-cities area,WA)
Spokane Transit Authority (Spokane,WA)
Tri-Met(Portland, OR) I even got to ride an un open MAX light rail line, the green line to Clackamas, I was working thou.:)
C-Tran (Vancouver, WA)
ACT (Amarillo, TX)
CUBS (Kelso/Longview, WA)
Pierce Transit (Tacoma, WA)
Sound Transit (Puget sound area/Seattle Metro, WA)
King County Metro (Seattle, WA)
HART (Danbury, CT)
MTA (New York, NY) at least some of the subway
Intercity carriers
Amtrak
Greyhound
Black Hills Stagecoachs
List as of Jan. 25, 2009
Throughout my life's journey, here's what I've been on:
In Virginia
Charlottesville Transit Service (I grew up riding it)
University Transit Service (same as above, it runs around U.VA)
Valley Metro (Roanoke, don't go there as often like I used to)
Hampton Roads Transit (in the Tidewater, before AND after the PenTran/TRT merge)
GRTC Transit System (I live on the 73 line)
DASH
Fairfax Connector
Blacksburg Transit (haven't ridden it since the retirement of the RTS's)
Williamsburg Area Transport
Petersburg Area Transit (and I'm >:( that they got rid of the Flxibles)
D.C.-Maryland
WMATA (Bus and Rail)
Ride On
Duh BUS
MTA Maryland (Bus, rail, and subway)
Georgia
MARTA (Bus and subway)
Clayton County C-Tran (Clayton County area)
Cobb Community Transit (Marrieta)
Gwynett County Transit (Gwynett County area)
California
LACMTA (best night owl service I know of, ridden bus, rail, and subway)
San Diego MTS (rode SDTC and MTS only, both bus and rail)
North County Transit District (Oceanside)
Torrance Transit (Torrance)
Long Beach Transit (Long Beach)
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica)
OCTA (Orange County)
OmniTrans (San Bernardino)
Foothill Transit (West Covina)
Other cities
LYNX (Orlando)
CATS (Charlotte)
DART (Dallas, TX)
VIA Metropolitan Transit (San Antonio, TX)
MTA-New York (NYCT only)
MATA (Memphis, TN, both bus and streetcar)
Cleveland RTA
MTA-Nashville
As for intercity/tour lines:
Greyhound
James River Bus Lines
MARTZ
Eastern Shuttle
Quick's Bus
Also, it's nice to hear that me and Tristan weren't the only two people riding every last bus in Charlottesville.
I already know I got the smallest list on here:
MTA Maryland
WMATA
LYNX Orlando
Annapolis Transit
WMATA
Ride On
Fairfax Connector
ART
CUE
DASH
VRE
Loudoun County Transit
PRTC
Virginia Regional Transit
MTA Maryland
MTA New York City Transit
NJ Transit
SEPTA
That's about it so far for me.
Well Here Goes Mine,
WMATA
THE BUS
RIDE ON
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR
DASH
CUE
PRTC
LOUDOUN TRANSIT
MDMTA
HOWARD TRANSIT
CORRIDOR TRANSIT
ANNAPOLIS TRANSIT
DART
SEPTA
NYCTA
BEE LINE
NYDOT (Before and after the takeover)
PAT
TranSIT(Frederick MD)
Charlottesville
GRTC
MARTA
PATCO
NJT
CTA
PACE
Cleveland
Gwinett County Transit
Cobb County Transit
ART
It took me awhile to compile my list, but here it goes
DC-MD-VA
WMATA
DC Circulator
Annapolis Transit
Baltimore MTA
Connect-a-Ride (Corridor Transportation Corporation)
Frederick Transit
Howard Transit (and the old "ColumBUS")
Ride On (I sure hope so ;D )
Shuttle Um
PG The Bus
Ocean City Transit
MARC
VRE
PRTC
ART
DASH
Fairfax Connector
CUE
GRTC (Richmond)
TRT (now known as HRT)
California
AC Transit
Caltrain
Coaster
Foothill Transit
LACMTA (Los Angeles)
SamTrans
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
MTS (San Diego)
MUNI
NCTD
BART
Dumbarton Express
VTA (San Jose)
Golden Gate Transit
Colorado
RTD (Denver)
RFTA (Aspen)
Copper Mountain
Summit Stages
Breckenridge's "Free Ride"
Vail Transit
Snowmass Village Town Shuttle
Florida
LYNX (Orlando)
Votran (Daytona Beach)
Georgia
MARTA (Atlanta)
Illinois
CTA (Chicago)
METRA
PACE
Indiana
Citybus (Lafeyette)
Louisiana
NORTA (New Orleans)
Jefferson Transit
Maine
Portland METRO
Massachusetts
MBTA (Boston)
Minnesota
Metro Transit (Minneapolis)
Nevada
RTC (Las Vegas)
New Jersey
NJT
PATH
PATCO
New York
NYCTA
NYBS (before MTAB takeover)
Green Bus Lines (before MTAB takeover)
Triboro (before MTAB takeover)
Queens Surface (before MTAB takeover)
Liberty Lines (before MTAB takeover)
LIRR
Metro-North
Bee Line
North Carolina
Cats (Charlotte)
GTA (Greensboro)
PART (Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation)
WSTA (Winston-Salem)
Hi-Tran (High Point)
DATA (Durham)
Duke University Transit
Chapel Hill Transit
Triangle Transit
Cat (Raleigh)
Wolfline
Ohio
RTA (Cleveland)
RTA (Dayton)
Oregon
Tri-met (Portland)
Pennsylvania
SEPTA (Philadelphia)
PAT (Pittsburgh)
MMVTA (Mid-Mon Valley)
Tennessee
MTA (Nashville)
Wisconsin
MCTS (Milwaukee)
Kenosha Transit
Other Carriers
Amtrak
Greyhound
Peter Pan
That's all I can think of now. I'll update this list as I continue my travels!
(list current as of 09/26/10)
DC-MD-VA:
Ride-On
WMATA
Fairfax Connector
DASH
South Florida:
Broward County Transit
Palm Tran
that's about it, I have been to Key West, Miami, MTA (Maryland), ART, Duh Bus, and SEPTA territories but I have never rode their buses.
Systems i've been on:
WMATA Metrorail and Metrobus
TheBus P.G County
Systems I could've been on but I wasn't:
Ride On
Fairfax Connector
DASH
NFTA (Niagra Frontier Transit Authority)
MTA NYC
CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System)
Ocean City Transit
NJ Transit
MTA Maryland
Petersburg Area Transit
GRTC
Amtrak
SEPTA
I don't travel much due to the fact that i'm still in high school. But I am going to travel a lot starting next year or 2010 and beyond.
I've had the opportunity to ride various systems in North America and Europe, but I've visited and photographed many more without ever taking a ride. I don't have time to compile a definitive list right now, but here are a few highlights:
Original hometown system: Boston's MBTA (I remember riding Mack and GM Old Looks as a kid, and have photographed all modes since 1978)
Current home town system: CNY Centro in Syracuse NY
First system I traveled to outside of Boston: New York City TA
Favorite city I've traveled to in recent years: San Francisco Bay Area
Favorite historic modes I've had the opportunity to ride: (Tie) - San Francisco cable cars, Lisbon trams (Portugal)
City I haven't done enough in and need to spend more time in some day: Chicago
DC MD VA
Ride On
Frederick Transit
Shuttle-UM
Maryland MTA
Howard Transit
Connect-A-Ride
PG The Bus
Annapolis Transit
WMATA
Circulator
American University Shuttle Thingy
King Farm "Transit"
ART
DASH
Fairfax Connector
PRTC
HRT
VRE
New York
MTA Transit
MTA Bus
Green Bus Lines
Jamaica Buses
Queens Surface Corporation
Command Bus Company
Triboro Coach
New York Bus Service
LI Bus
Bee Line
Long Island Railroad
New Jersey
New Jersey Transit
Red & Tan
Port Authority PATH
PATCO
Pennsylvania
SEPTA
LANTA
Massachusetts
MBTA
UMass Shuttle
Ohio
Columbus COTA
Dayton RTA
Ohio State University CABS
Indiana
CityBus
IndyGo
Illinois
CTA
METRA
PACE
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Transit
Kenosha Transit
Georgia
MARTA
Over The Road
Greyhound
Eastern Shuttle
New Century
Today Bus
Tony Coach
BoltBus
Academy
Transbridge Lines
Wisconsin Coach Lines
Over The Rail
Amtrak
In The Air
United Airlines
Independence Air
US Airways
Northwest Airlines
JetBlue
Southwest
Asiana
AirTran
Continental
The MBTA, home system.
WMATA
ART
CUE
DASH
SEPTA
AMTRAK
NYC TA
WMATA,(had to capitalize it lol),Marta,Ride-on,The Bus,Cta(Chicago transit Authority),Fairfax Connector (grew up on it),Prtc,Cue,Dash,Gwinnet county Transit,Houstion Metro. Thats about it.