Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA)

 

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The Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) was created in 1972 and serves the Easton, Allentown, and Bethlehem areas in Northampton and Lehigh Counties.  LANTA also provides contracted service for Carbon County Community Transit, such as the LYNX.

Today, LANTA's 35ft and 40ft Metro buses operate on 17 daytime city routes, 7 suburban routes, 7 school routes and the Silverline Express route.  In the evening, there is the Starlight and Night Owl service that provides evening service for the area.  On Saturdays, the Slater Express Van brings area residents to Palmer Park Mall.

 

Metro Bus Fleet (click for pictures)

 

Year	Manufacturer	Fleet Number	Length	Model	Engine	Transmission
1998	New Flyer	9801-9815	35 feet	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
1998	New Flyer	9816-9820	40 feet	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2001	New Flyer	0121-0130	40 feet	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2001	New Flyer	0131-0140	35 feet	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2002	New Flyer	0241-0245	40 feet	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2002	New Flyer	0246-0250	35 feet	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2003	New Flyer	0351-0360	40 feet	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2004	New Flyer	0461-0465	35 feet	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2004	New Flyer	0466-0470	40 feet	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R
2006	Gillig	0671-0674	35 feet	G29B102N4	Cummins ISL 280	Allison B400R
2006	Gillig	0675-0678	40 feet	G29D102N4	Cummins ISL 280	Allison B400R

 

1. LANTA also retained 3 inactive 1989 Orion Is (8941, 8944, 8932) with the Detroit Diesel 6v71 hooked up to a Voith transmission. 
2. The LYNX service uses 2007 Starcraft Allstar 24 Passenger Body cutaway with a Chevy C5500 Chassis.