Silver Streak (bus)

Silver Streak
Overview
Type	Transitway
Locale	San Gabriel Valley
Termini	Montclair Transcenter Olympic/Grand (Downtown LA)
Stations	17
Services	707
Operation
Opened	March 18, 2007
Operator(s)	Foothill Transit
Rolling stock	North American Bus Industries 60-foot articulated bus
Technical
Line length	38 mi (61 km)
Route map Legend Montclair Transcenter Begin use of San Bernardino Freeway Pomona Transcenter Azusa Avenue Vincent/Lakes Westfield West Covina West Covina Parkway Puente Avenue End use of San Bernardino Freeway El Monte Begin El Monte Busway Cal State LA LAC+USC Medical Center End El Monte Busway Union Station Spring Street 1st Street/Broadway (Civic Center) Grand/2nd Street Olive/5th Street (Pershing Square) Grand/5th Street Olive/7th Street (7th St/Metro Center) Grand/7th Street (7th St/Metro Center) Olive/Olympic Grand/Olympic Layover

Route map

The Silver Streak is a bus rapid transit system operated by Foothill Transit between Los Angeles and Montclair. Service began on March 18, 2007 and also resulted in a restructuring of service. The idea of the Silver Streak came when Line 480, Foothill's most popular line, became a very busy bus line and needed higher-capacity vehicles and enhanced service. The goal of Silver Streak was to eliminate the many deviations and minor stops on Line 480 and provide a quality service that would attract discretionary riders. Officially, the route is known as Line 707 .

The Silver Streak travels from the Montclair TransCenter to Downtown Los Angeles via the San Bernardino Freeway and El Monte Busway (I-10) for its entire length. Primary stops for the Silver Streak are at the Montclair TransCenter, Pomona Regional Transit Center, Westfield West Covina, El Monte Bus Station, and Union Station (Alameda St. off-ramp from the 101 Freeway) before going through Downtown Los Angeles and terminating at Grand Ave. & Olympic Blvd. In addition, several stops are unmarked on the map but are signed on the street, and are located at Azusa Avenue, Lakes Drive, Toluca Avenue, and Puente Avenue, replacing former stops on Foothill Transit Line 480.

Usually, the bus headsigns display "LOS ANGELES" or "MONTCLAIR."

The one-way fare is $2.75 ($105 for a monthly pass) for trips of any length, in contrast to the regular Foothill fare of $1.25. A discounted fare of $1.35 for seniors, the disabled, and Medicare card holders applies outside of peak hours. (Peak hours are non-holiday weekdays from 4-10am and from 2-8pm.) Fares were free from the start of service until April 1, 2007.

Local Plus service on Lines 482, 486, 488, 492, and 494 was converted to local service only, and the lines had their western terminus at El Monte Bus Station. Line 480 was terminated at Westfield West Covina. Passengers have to transfer to Line 481, the Silver Streak, or Metro service to then get to Downtown Los Angeles.

Buses

60-foot NABI articulated buses are used on this route, like the ones used on the Metro Orange Line, some Metro Local, and some Metro Rapid routes. 42-foot NABI BRT buses (F1700-F1724) are used during late night and early morning hours and on weekends, with 40-foot NABI buses (F1500-1509) used when the NABI BRT buses are not available.

On-board wi-fi was originally offered to passengers on the NABI articulated buses, however Foothill Transit chose to discontinue the service in 2009 due to low usage and advancing technologies to cut costs.

Each 60-foot NABI articulated bus has a "Spirit of..." label on each side of the bus. The labels represent a city, community, or large area that Foothill Transit serves.

Bus Number	"Spirit of..."
F1600	Arcadia
F1601	San Dimas
F1602	Avocado Heights
F1603	Azusa
F1604	Baldwin Park
F1605	Bassett
F1606	Bradbury
F1607	Charter Oak
F1608	City of Industry
F1609	Claremont
F1610	Covina
F1611	Diamond Bar
F1612	Duarte
F1613	El Monte
F1614	Glendora
F1615	Hacienda Heights
F1616	Irwindale
F1617	La Puente
F1618	La Verne
F1619	Los Angeles County
F1620	Monrovia
F1621	Pomona
F1622	Pomona Valley
F1623	Rowland Heights
F1624	San Gabriel Valley
F1625	South El Monte
F1626	Temple City
F1627	Valinda
F1628	Walnut
F1629	West Covina

List of stops, from East to West

Station	Connections	Stop type
Montclair TransCenter	Riverside Transit Agency CommuterLink 204, Omnitrans 65, 66, 67, 68, 80 Foothill Transit Local bus 187, 197, 480, 492 Express 690 Commuter Express 699 Metrolink San Bernardino Line	Transit Center
Pomona TransCenter	Omnitrans 61, Foothill Transit 195, 197, 286, 291, 292, 480, 482, 852, 855 Metrolink Riverside Line, Amtrak	Transit Center
San Bernardino Fwy. & Azusa Ave.	Foothill Transit 280, 480	Freeway Ramp Station
Vincent Ave. & Lakes Dr.	Foothill Transit 480	Street Stop
Westfield West Covina	Foothill Transit 178, 185, 272, 480, 488	Transit Center
West Covina Pkwy. & Toluca Ave.	Foothill Transit 178	Street Stop
San Bernardino Fwy. & Puente Ave.	Foothill Transit 272, 274	Freeway Ramp Station
El Monte Bus Station	El Monte Busway (Connections listed here) Silver Line	Transit Center
California State University, Los Angeles	El Monte Busway (Connections listed here) Silver Line	Transitway Station (Weekdays Only)
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center	El Monte Busway (Connections listed here) Silver Line	Transitway Station (Weekdays Only)
Union Station	Red Line  Purple Line  Gold Line  Silver Line  El Monte Busway Metro Rapid: 704, 728, 740, 745, 770 Amtrak  Metrolink	Transitway Station
Spring St. & 1st St.		Street Stop
Broadway & 1st St. (Civic Center)	Red Line  Purple Line Metro Rapid: 728, 740, 745, 770	Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & 2nd St.		Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & 5th St. (Pershing Square)	Red Line  Purple Line Metro Rapid: 720, 728, 740, 745, 770 Angels Flight	Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & 7th St. (7th St/Metro Center)	Red Line  Purple Line  Blue Line  Harbor Transitway Metro Rapid: 720, 760, 770	Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & Olympic Blvd.		Street Stop