bus system in raleigh north carolina formerly known as capital area transit see goraleigh . capital area transit founded 1973 headquarters 901 north cameron st. locale harrisburg pa service area southern half of dauphin county and the eastern half of cumberland county and into northern york county service type bus service paratransit routes 35 fleet 87 fixed route ; 16 paratransit daily ridership 8 000 2007 1 10 000 2010 2 website cattransit.com capital area transit cat also known as the cumberland dauphin harrisburg transit authority is a regional public transportation agency that operates bus and paratransit service in the harrisburg pennsylvania metropolitan area . its scheduled route bus service covers much of the southern half of dauphin county and the eastern half of cumberland county . it also operates two bus routes into northern york county . cat s shared ride paratransit operations serve residents throughout dauphin county . cat employs approximately 200 people and its management headquarters and bus maintenance facility are both located at 901 north cameron street in harrisburg . 3 contents 1 history 2 bus fleet 3 transportation network 3.1 east shore dauphin county routes 3.2 west shore cumberland and or york county routes 3.3 downtown harrisburg shuttles 4 funding 5 connecting services 6 proposed commuter rail services 6.1 capital red rose corridor corridor one 6.1.1 project schedule 6.2 corridor two 7 park and ride locations 8 see also 9 external links 10 references history edit the cumberland dauphin harrisburg transit authority was formed in 1973 after the dissolution of the harrisburg railways company . when that company ceased operations the city of harrisburg and cumberland and dauphin counties formed the authority to ensure mass transit services would continue to be available in the greater harrisburg metropolitan area . the commonwealth of pennsylvania s municipal authorities act of 1945 permitted the city and counties to undertake the action to create cat . 3 the authority is governed by a seven member board of directors . three are appointed by the city of harrisburg two are selected by dauphin county and two are chosen by cumberland county . each board member serves a five year term at which time they may be reappointed by their respective municipalities . the board meets each month on the last wednesday to set policy and provide guidance to the staff . committees of the board meet on an ad hoc basis dependent upon the activity occurring within the authority . cat currently has two divisions a fixed route bus division and a shared ride paratransit division . a third division for commuter rail is currently being developed . 3 bus fleet edit cat owns a fleet of 87 fixed route buses . the fleet includes eleven 35 foot buses twenty one 29 foot buses and fifty five 40 foot low floor buses . cat s buses followed a three digit numbering scheme until 1994 . buses bought in 1995 are numbered to show their year of acquisition 95 in the first two digits . starting in 2001 all cat buses ordered that year or later show the year in the second digit of the bus number . cat s active fleet roster is shown below . 2004 4 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide 2401 2404 2005 9 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide 2501 2509 2006 6 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide with a suburban interior configuration 2601 2606 2006 19 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide with a transit configuration 2607 2625 2008 2 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide with a suburban interior configuration 2801 2802 2008 4 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide with a transit configuration 2803 2807 2011 11 gillig advantages hybrid diesel electric 40 long 102 wide 1101 1111 2012 7 gillig advantages 35 long 102 wide 1201 1207 2013 7 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide 1301 1307 2014 4 gillig advantages 40 long 102 wide 1401 1404 4 transportation network edit as of may 2007 cat operates over 30 bus routes in its fixed route network . these include short distance shuttle routes longer distance rush hour express routes and regular intermediate length routes . nearly all the routes are organized into a hub and spoke system centered on downtown harrisburg . the hub in the system is the cat transfer center located at the southeast corner of the intersection of 2nd street and market street in harrisburg s market square . cat routes have either a number or letter and route name assigned to distinguish individual routes . generally speaking numbered routes operate in the harrisburg east shore area in dauphin county while lettered routes operate across the susquehanna river in the harrisburg west shore area in cumberland county . many routes operate monday through saturday though some only operate monday through friday during rush hours . none of cat s fixed routes operate on sundays ; however the shared ride division does provide rides seven days a week . the following is a list of cat routes . unless otherwise noted one of the endpoints for each route is in downtown harrisburg . the routes include east shore dauphin county routes edit route 1 market street to from kline village operates monday saturday route 3 third street to from 2nd street & linglestown road operates monday saturday combined with route 6 for late night service academy of medical arts and business route operates monday friday rush hours only route 6 sixth street to from 6th street & vaughn street operates monday saturday combined with route 3 for late night service route 7 middletown to from middletown via pa 230 operates monday saturday route 8 derry rutherford to from sue drive via derry street operates monday saturday route 9 city island hacc between city island and the hacc main campus or blue cross via downtown harrisburg operates monday friday blue cross rush hours only route 12 colonial park colonial commons gateway linglestown to from colonial commons linglestown or gateway corporate center colonial commons and linglestown operates monday saturday gateway corporate center operates monday friday rush hours only route 13 paxton street to from harrisburg mall via paxton street operates monday saturday route 14 union deposit four seasons to from four seasons housing development operates monday friday rush hours only route 15 union deposit rutherford rd. to from rutherford rd. & union deposit rd. operates monday saturday route 16 union deposit pennswood to from pennswood apartments operates monday friday rush hours only route 19 steelton to from harrisburg mall via steelton operates monday saturday route 20 high pointe commons to from high pointe commons shopping center operates monday saturday route 21 dgs annex complex to from dgs annex complex operates monday friday rush hours only route 23 elizabethville millersburg halifax to from elizabethville via millersburg and to from halifax operates monday friday rush hours only route 24 springford to from springford apartments operates monday friday rush hours only formerly route 12s route 39 herr st. blue mountain commons to from blue mountain commons on lingletown rd. operates monday saturday formerly route 18 route 322 hershey to from outlets at hershey operates monday saturday route hp hersheypark to from hersheypark operates monday saturday during summer season only west shore cumberland and or york county routes edit route a new cumberland to from capital city airport and defense distribution region east operates monday friday route b highland park to from west port operates monday friday route c carlisle local to from carlisle via carlisle pike market street operates monday friday route cx carlisle express to from carlisle via interstate 81 operates monday friday rush hours only route d shoppers special to from capital city mall via camp hill operates monday saturday route f enola to from central pennsylvania college via us 11 15 operates monday friday route k erford road to from rupley park operates monday friday rush hours only route l lemoyne station shuttle between highmark blue shield complex in east pennsboro township and 3rd street & walton street in lemoyne operates monday friday route m downtown mechanicsburg to from mechanicsburg via trindle road pa 641 operates monday saturday route mx mechanicsburg express to from mechanicsburg via pa 581 operates monday friday rush hours only route 81n shippensburg newville carlisle harrisburg express to from shippensburg operates monday friday rush hours only route 81s shippensburg newville mechanicsburg naval base express between shippensburg and naval inventory control point in hampden township operates monday friday rush hours only route 120 winding hill commuter express to from winding hill road operates monday friday rush hours only downtown harrisburg shuttles edit route 4 market walnut islander between city island and 4th street & walnut street operates monday friday rush hours only formerly route 2 riverfront office center shuttle between cat transfer center and riverfront office center operates monday friday rush hours only many of the regular routes listed above only operate over a portion of the route for certain runs . funding edit cat has about a 35 % farebox recovery ratio . citation needed the remainder of the operational funds to provide service as well as capital funds comes from cumberland and dauphin counties the city of harrisburg and pennsylvania department of transportation . additional funding for capital expenditures is received from the federal transit administration . 3 connecting services edit essentially all of cat s east shore routes and many of their west shore routes stop within one block of the harrisburg transportation center the primary intercity passenger rail and bus hub in the greater harrisburg area . transportation operators who currently provide service at the htc include amtrak greyhound lines capitol trailways fullington trailways and susquehanna trailways . in addition cat s route 7 middletown stops within one block of the middletown amtrak station and the route 322 hershey shares multiple stops in hershey with capitol trailways harrisburg reading route . all of cat s routes excluding the route 81 shippensburg naval base and route l lemoyne shuttle routes have shared stops in downtown harrisburg with the rabbit transit york harrisburg commuter bus route the rabbitexpress . rabbit transit is cat s counterpart public transit agency in york county . most of cat s routes also connect at multiple locations in downtown harrisburg with rush hour commuter bus routes operated by r & j transportation . r & j transportation runs two schuylkill county harrisburg routes . in hershey the route 322 connects with selected bus routes within the county of lebanon transit authority or colt system . colt is the transit provider in lebanon county . connecting routes include colt s route 8 which connects with the cat route 322 at tanger outlets hershey and colt s route 18 which shares stops with the route 322 at various locations within the village of hershey and at the penn state hershey medical center . colt also has twilight run evening service on the route 8 that connects with cat s hershey route . finally the route 7 middletown stops on some of its runs at harrisburg international airport the primary commercial service airport in south central pennsylvania . most major u.s. passenger airlines excluding dedicated low cost carriers have flights to from hia . proposed commuter rail services edit capital red rose corridor corridor one edit main article capital red rose corridor in late 1999 cat s board of directors voted unanimously to pursue the vision of bringing commuter rail to the harrisburg metropolitan area . the project initially named corridorone will provide regional rail service along existing rail facilities within the lower susquehanna valley linking lancaster with harrisburg . original planning of the corridor would have extended service along a 54 mile stretch between lancaster harrisburg and carlisle cumberland county ; however the harrisburg to carlisle segment was dropped from the proposal in 2005 . project schedule edit preliminary engineering and environmental studies phase completed august 2006 final engineering design phase est. 2009 construction phase complete late 2010 est. lancaster to harrisburg