GO Transit (Wisconsin)


GO Transit, formerly the Oshkosh Transit System, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

History

Service began in 1978, following the takeover of the struggling private City Transit Lines. Nine routes serve the city from Monday through Saturday. Since 1999, students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have been able to ride for free. Via Route 10, OTS serves Neenah, Wisconsin and connects with Valley Transit of Appleton, Wisconsin.
The name was changed from the Oshkosh Transit System on September 17, 2012.

Routes

GO Transit operating hours are from 6:15 AM to 6:45 PM Mondays through Saturdays. There is no service on Sunday.
In the past few years, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has provided free late night transportation to supplement the service of the OTS called Titan Transit.

Facilities

Terminals

The current buses are olive green with white lettering. Previous livery was a white base with blue and green stripes on the top and bottom of the windows.
Current
YearMakeModelLengthQuantityFleet numbersNotes
2003New Flyer IndustriesD35LFyes8301–308
2003New Flyer IndustriesD40LFyes3309–311
2010New Flyer IndustriesDE40LFyes41001–1004hybrid buses
1997New Flyer IndustriesD40LFyes69712–97179713/15/16/17 sold to Kenosha Transit in 2005

Retired
YearMakeModelLengthQuantityFleet numbersNotes
1980GMCRTS no141001–10141001/02/06/12/14 sold to Kenosha Transit in 1995; remainder retired
1993FlxibleMetro D no119301–9311all sold to Kenosha Transit in 2005
1959–1963GMCTDH-4517 & TDH-4519no13124-132
134–135		ex Fox River Bus lines in 1984; all retired by Oshkosh Transit

Future
YearMakeModelLengthQuantityFleet numbersNotes
2013New Flyer IndustriesXcelsior XD35yesTBD1301–13xxon order

GO Plus Paratransit services

While GO Transit buses are low floor, accessible services are available to patrons who cannot use regular bus services: Cabulance and City Cab a contractors that provide GO Plus services with accessible vehicles. Cabulance and Dial-A-Ride provide after hour bus and accessible services.
http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/Transit/disabled_riders.htm

Funding

Fares account for 15% of the funding for GO Transit. The remaining come from local, state and federal sources.

Transit Connections

Other transit operators in Wisconsin: