About HARTride 2012

Transit Enthusiast, Transit Rider, Transit Advocate

Page was last updated on 11/06/2025.

Overlooking Tampa Bay with the Sunshine Skyway in the distance. Photo Credit: HARTride 2012.

Thank you visiting my website today! I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit! While you’re here, let me spend a moment to tell you a bit about myself.

My real name is Walt, and I was born in Angeles City, Philippines. I moved with my family to Tampa, FL, United States in the early 90s, after traveling cross-country from California. I have lived in Tampa ever since and have seen the city grow and grow. Since my childhood, I’ve always been fascinated with transportation; from airports to highways, to high-speed trains and urban subways. As a child, I used to draw illustrations of highway interchanges, overpasses, and bridges, as well as airports and rail stations. Today, I’ve been slowly working on several fantasy transport systems, which I showcase here on my website periodically.

Throughout the years, I’ve had the chance to use public transit systems in Tampa, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tallahassee, Savannah, New York City, Norfolk, Belgium, and France. I’ve also been able to use one of the primary and still popular mode of public transport in the Philippines, the Jeepney! I hope to be able to use the metro rail system in the Metro Manila area at some point in the distant future.

HARTride 2012’s Transit Journeys Map

Below is a map & running list of transit modes and agencies that I’ve be aboard.
Note: The map also includes transit agencies that I’ve observed, but never got to use.

Map Marker Key

  • Green: Transit Agencies that I’ve used at least once.
  • Light Blue: Transit Agencies that I’ve observed only.

Listing of transit agencies & routes I’ve used

Below is a running list of every transit agency that I’ve used, along with each route. Please keep in mind that routes are not provided for a few of the agencies that I’ve used outside of the U.S., as I do not recall exactly which ones I used.

Due to system redesigns that have taken place over time, some agency route listings will have split column sections.

United States

State of California

  • Sacramento Region
    • Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT)
      • Bus: 23, 68
      • Light Rail: Blue, Gold
  • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Alameda-Contra Costa Transit (AC Transit)

Pre-2025 Redesign

  • Premium Bus (BRT): 1T
  • Local Bus: 88, 99, 210, 216
    • Route 99 was eliminated in 2025
  • Express Bus: O, SB
    • Route SB was eliminated in 2022

Post-2025 Redesign

No routes used yet

  • San Francisco Bay Area (Continued)
    • Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
    • Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
      • All lines, except the Oakland International Airport Connector
    • Caltrain
      • Weekday Rush Express
      • Weekday Limited
      • Local
    • Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (d.b.a. County Connection)
      • 16, 18, 93X
    • Dumbarton Express
      • DB
    • Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (d.b.a. Tri Delta Transit)
      • 201X
    • Golden Gate Transit
      • 150
    • Marin Transit
      • 23, 29
    • Napa Valley Transportation Authority (VINE)
      • 10, 11, 29, N
    • San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) – San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
      • Cable Car: Powell & Hyde
      • Current Bus: 2, 6, 8, 12, 14, 14R, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35, 38, 38R, 41, 45, 49
      • Light Rail/Streetcar: F, J, K, L, M, N, T
    • San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)
      • Current: 17, 110, 130, 141, 292, 294, ECR, EPX
    • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
      • Current Bus: 26, 55, 60, 66, 500, 522, 568
      • Light Rail: Blue, Green, Orange
    • Solano County Transit (SolTrans)
      • 5, Yellow Line Commuter
    • Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
    • WestCat
      • 30Z, JR

State of Florida

  • Metro Orlando/Central Florida Region
    • Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (d.b.a. LYNX)
      • Local Bus (Current): 8, 11, 21, 36, 37, 38, 42, 51, 107, 436S
      • Local Bus (Defunct): 50
      • Premium Circulator Bus (LYMMO): 60, 61, 62
      • Limited Express Bus (Defunct – FastLink): 406
    • SunRail Commuter Rail
    • Volusia County Transit (VoTran)
      • Bus (Current): 1, 4, 8, 17B, 31, 60
      • Bus (Defunct): 21
  • Northern Florida & The Florida Panhandle
    • City of Tallahassee – StarMetro
      • Bus: B
    • Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA)
      • Local Bus (Current): 10, 18, 50
      • Local Bus (Defunct): 9
      • Premium Bus (BRT Lite – First Coast Flyer): 102 (Green), 107 (Blue), 109 (Red)
      • Express Bus: 202
      • Monorail (Skyway)
  • Tampa Bay/West Central Florida Region
    • Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART)

Pre-2017 Redesign

  • Local Bus: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 41, 44, 85, 89
    • Routes 2, 4, 10 (2000s incarnation), 18, & 41 were eliminated in 2017
    • Route 44 (2000s incarnation) was eliminated in 2014
    • Route 85 was eliminated in 2012
    • Route 89 was eliminated in 2014
  • Trolley Bus: 96, 97, 98
    • Route 96 survived the 2017 system redesign, but was ultimately eliminated in 2018
    • Route 97 existed in several iterations, all of which have been eliminated
    • Route 98 was eliminated in 2007
  • Premium Bus (BRT Lite): MetroRapid (Route 400)
  • Heritage Streetcar: TECO Line Streetcar

Post-2017 Redesign

  • Local Bus: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, 30, 35, 36
    • Route 10 was revived in 2021
    • Route 35 was eliminated in 2023
  • Limited Express Bus: 60LX, 275LX, 360LX
    • Route 60LX was eliminated in 2021
  • Premium Bus (BRT Lite): MetroRapid (Route 400)
  • Heritage Streetcar: TECO Line Streetcar
  • Tampa Bay/West Central Florida Region (Continued)
    • Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)

Pre-2025 Redesign

  • Local Bus: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 52, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68, 73, 74, 75, 78, 79
    • Routes 7, 14, 15, 67, 68, 75, & 79 were eliminated in 2025
  • Limited Express Bus: 52LX
  • Express Bus: 100X, 300X
  • Premium Bus (BRT): SunRunner
  • Trolley Bus: 35 (Central Ave Trolley), 555 (Suncoast Beach Trolley), 701 (Jolley Trolley North Beach)
  • Van: 812, 813, 814
    • Route 812 was eliminated in 2025
    • Route 813 was eliminated in 2023
    • Route 814 was converted to on-demand service in 2023

Post-2025 Redesign

  • Local Bus: 4, 59
  • Premium Bus: Spark, SunRunner
  • Tampa Bay/West Central Florida Region (Continued)
    • Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT)
      • Bus (Current): 2, 3, 99 (Jointly operated route between MCAT & Breeze), 203 (Skyway ConneXion)
    • Sarasota Breeze Transit
      • Bus (Current): 5, 9, 17, 99 (Jointly operated route between MCAT & Breeze)
      • Bus (Defunct): 11, 13, 15, 40, 90X, 100X
    • Tampa Bay Cross-Bay Ferry (1st iteration, defunct)

State of Illinois

  • Chicago Metro Region
    • Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
      • Bus (Current): X4, 6, 8, X9, J14, 15, 21, 22, 24, 47, 49B, X49, 53, 55, 77, 79, 87, 91, 97, 119, 124, 146, 147, 201
      • Elevated Urban Rail [(The “L”) Current]: Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red
    • Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) – Illinois
      • Metra Commuter Rail
        • Services (Current): Metra Electric, Milwaukee North, Rock Island, UP North, UP Northwest
      • Pace Suburban Bus
        • Local Bus (Current): 208, 600, 606
        • Premium Bus (BRT Lite): Pulse Milwaukee (Route 100), Pulse Dempster (Route 101)

State of Indiana

  • South Bend/Michigan City/Gary/Chicago Metro Region
    • Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)
      • South Shore Line

State of Maryland

  • Washington, D.C. Metro Region
    • Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
      • Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)
        • Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC)
          • Services (Current): Brunswick Line
    • Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
      • Montgomery County Ride-On
        • Bus (Defunct): 10

State of Michigan

  • Grand Rapids
    • Interurban Transit Partnership (d.b.a. The Rapid)
      • Local Bus (Current): 5, 9, 11, 27, 28
      • Premium Bus (BRT): Laker Line (Route 45), Silver Line (Route 90)

State of New Jersey

  • Statewide
    • New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit)
      • Bus (Current): 159, 159R, 178, 181
      • Light Rail (Current): Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
  • Fort Lee/Jersey City/Hackensack
    • Other Public Transportation Avenues
      • Privately operated Jitney service between Fort Lee, NJ & New York, NY
  • New Jersey/New York (bi-state agency)
    • Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ)
      • Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)
        • Newark – World Trade Center Service
        • Journal Square – 33rd St (Manhattan) Service

State of New York

  • New York City Metro Region
    • Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York (MTA)
      • Bus (Current): Bx6-SBS, Bx12-SBS, Bx36, M2, M14D-SBS, M60-SBS, M79-SBS, Q53-SBS, Q65
      • Bus (Defunct): M79 Limited (replaced by the M79-SBS)
      • Bus (Temporary Subway Shuttle Bus): Q109
      • Subway Services (Current): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A, B, C, D, F, G, J, L, M, N, Q, R, W, Z, 42nd St Shuttle, Franklin Ave Shuttle, Rockaway Park Shuttle
    • Roosevelt Island Operating Corportation
      • Roosevelt Island Tramway
    • Westchester Bee-Line System
      • Bus (Current): 20, 60

State of Virginia

  • Washington, D.C. Metro Region
    • Arlington County
      • Arlington Transit (ART)
        • Bus (Current): 42
    • Alexandria (independent city)
      • Alexandria Transit Company (d.b.a. DASH)
        • Bus (Current): 30, 35, 36B, King St Trolley
    • Fairfax County
      • Fairfax Connector
        • Bus (Current): 983
  • Hampton Roads Region
    • Hampton Roads Transit (HRT)
      • Bus (Current): 44
      • Bus (Defunct): 17
      • Light Rail: The Tide

Washington, District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Pre-2025 Redesign

  • Bus: 32, 33, 38B, Y7
  • Subway Services (Metro): Blue, Orange, Red, Silver, Yellow

Post-2025 Redesign

No routes used yet

Intercity Services

  • National Railroad Passenger Corporation (d.b.a. Amtrak)
    • Long-Distance Services
      • Floridian (2024 – 2027 Iteration)
    • Northeast Corridor Services
      • Northeast Regional
    • State-Supported Services
      • Capitol Corridor (Amtrak California)
      • Wolverine (Amtrak Midwest)
    • Thruway Connecting Bus Service
      • Route 8364
        Kalamazoo – Grand Rapids
        Operated by Indian Trails

International

Europe

  • Belgium
    • Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn
      • Local Bus: Several routes within Brussels & Antwerp. Unfortunately I cannot recall which ones.
      • Light Rail: I also cannot recall which lines, but they were in Antwerp
    • Brussels Metro (Subway)
      • I cannot recall which services I used
    • National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB)
      • Commuter Rail: I also cannot recall which services I used
  • France
    • French National Railways (SNCF)
      • Regional Rail: Regional Express Rail (RER) – C Line
    • Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)
      • Local Bus: 30
      • Paris Métro (Subway): 2, 4, 6, 7, & 12 Lines
  • Intercity Services
    • Eurostar
      • Travelled under the now-defunct Thalys brand service

Asia

  • Philippines
    • Jeepney (privately operated “jitney” style service using WWII era converted jeep transports – though modern vehicles exist today)
    • Intercity Coach Bus (privately operated)

    I earned my A.A. in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting at Hillsborough Community College in 2009. In August of 2012, I earned my B.S. in Marketing, from the University of South Florida.

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