Public Service Coordinate Transport of New Jersey

Company History: PSCT was formed out of the Public Service Railway Co. in the 1920s. PSCT became the Transport of NJ in the early 1970, and then as NJDOT/ NJ Transit.

The Public Service Coordinate Transport (PSCT of New Jersey) tried out two C49-DM demonstrator motor coaches built in 1958. They were built with Firestone air suspension that gave it the distinct bounce that kept bouncing whenever the bus hit a pothole. They were equipped with END 673 diesel and a manual transmission, and seated 49 passengers. They were numbered M65-M66. Those demonstrator buses fell out of favor from their competition and returned and later became Avenue B & East Broadway buses.

Successor/Parent History: New Jersey Transit Corporation, marketed as NJ Transit (NJT), is a state-owned public transportation system serving the US state of New Jersey; along with portions of New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State; and Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, notably connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in the adjacent major cities of New York and Philadelphia.

Covering a service area of 5,325 square miles (13,790 km2), NJT is the largest statewide public transit system and the third largest provider of bus, rail, and light rail transit by ridership in the United States, linking major points in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

NJT also acts as a purchasing agency for many private operators in New Jersey, with numerous private operators receiving equipment from NJT (primarily buses) for route service within the state not controlled by NJT.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.