Cape Ann Transportation Authority
Headquarters | 3 Rear Pond Road |
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Locale | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
Service area | Cape Ann |
Service type | bus service |
Routes | 7 |
Operator | Cape Ann Transportation Operating Company |
Administrator | Felicia Webb |
Website | canntran.com |
The Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA) is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to the Cape Ann area, consisting of the city of Gloucester and the nearby towns of Essex, Ipswich and Rockport.
Routes[edit]
The system operates the following routes:[1]
- The Green Line serves all of Downtown Gloucester every half an hour.
- The Red Line serves the area between Gloucester and Rockport via Thatcher Road.
- The Blue Line serves the area between Gloucester and Rockport via Lanesville.
- The Orange Line serves the area between Gloucester and Magnolia.
- The Purple Line serves the area between Gloucester and West Gloucester.
- The Yellow Line serves the area between Gloucester and the Blackburn Industrial Park.
- The Shopping Mall Express is a shuttle between Gloucester, Liberty Tree Mall and Northshore Mall.
- The Ipswich - Essex - Crane Beach is a summertime weekend shuttle service connecting Ipswich MBTA train station, Crane Beach, and Essex[2]
Fleet[edit]
CATA operates a diverse set of vehicles on its routes. Its full-size bus fleet includes 6 International HCCB buses, 6 Gillig Low Floor buses, and 2 Ford ElDorado buses, while its mini bus fleet is made up of 21 Ford E-Series vehicles, including 12 Ford Cutaways, 5 Ford E350s, and 4 Ford E450s. CATA also utilizes 2 American Heritage Trolley tourist trolleys.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cape Ann Transportation Authority". CATA. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "CATA Purple Line IPSWICH - ESSEX - CRANE BEACH". CATA. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Overview of the Cape Ann Transportation Authority". Mass.Gov. Office of the State Auditor. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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