DUMBARTON EXPRESS
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Page created August 17, 2005.
Updated November 5, 2009.

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DUMBARTON EXPRESS:
Dumbarton Express is an inter-agency bus service connecting Palo Alto and Union City across the Dumbarton Bridge. Buses are currently (2009) operated by AC Transit.

DB operates Monday to Friday during daytime and early evening hours between Palo Alto Transit Center and Union City BART via Decoto Road, Dumbarton Bridge, Willow Road, Middlefield Road, Hamilton Street, Alma Street (westbound) and High Street (inbound) to University Avenue. Selected peak hour trips serve Stanford Industrial Park via El Camino Real and Page Mill Road. Peak trips marked DB1 bypass downtown Palo Alto via Oregon Expwy. and U.S. 101.

FLXIBLE METRO:
Flxible 150 on Decoto Road in Union City on May 22, 2006.

Flxible 151 leaving Palo Alto Transit Center in June 1997.

Flxible 152 on University at El Camino in Palo Alto on December 27, 2002.

Flxible 153 leaving Palo Alto Transit Center in June 1997.

Flxible 153 entering US 101 from Oregon Expwy. on August 7, 2006.

Flxible 153 on El Camino Real at Galvez on January 29, 2007.

Flxible 154 leaving Union City Bart on May 22, 1997.

Flxible 154 at El Camino and Page Mill in Palo Alto, December 19, 2005.

Flxible 155 on El Camino near California Avenue on August 9, 2006.

GILLIG PHANTOM:
Gillig 160 entering the Caltrain/Alma Street undercrossing on University Avenue. July 25, 2003.

Gillig 160 at Palm Dr. and El Camino Real on January 29, 2007. The bus is leaving the Palo Alto Transit Center for the Stanford Industrial Park.

Gillig 161 signed as a training bus, High and Hamilton Sts. in Palo Alto, April 17, 2006.

Gillig 161 on Decoto Road in Union City on May 22, 2006.

Gillig 161 on El Camino Real at Galvez/Embarcadero on January 29, 2007.

Gillig 161 at University and El Camino on October 5, 2007.

Gillig 162 on University at High in Palo Alto is signed "Happy New Year." December 27, 2002.

Gillig 162 on Page Mill Road at El Camino Real on May 8, 2006.

Gillig 162 on Decoto Road in Union City on May 22, 2006.

Gillig 164 on Page Mill Road at Palo Alto Square, December 19, 2005.

Gillig 164 on El Camino Real at Stanford Avenue on August 9, 2006.

Sequence with Gillig 164 on route DB1. VA Hospital, Page Mill and Hillview, Oregon and Greer, and rounding the curve into U.S. 101. Taken on January 29, 2007.

Gillig 161 at University and El Camino on October 5, 2007.

Gillig 165 crossing El Camino from Page Mill Road to Oregon Expressway. December 27, 2002. Note "Happy New Year" on the side sign.

NABI LOW FLOOR:
An unusual assignment of equipment: AC Transit NABI 4085 at Decoto and Alvarado-Niles Rds. in Union City on December 12, 2006. The bus is going into service, hence the turn from Alvarado-Niles.

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