Cecil Transit (Formerly known as Cecil County Transit) is the primary transit operator in Cecil County, Maryland. Cecil Transit operates 4 routes from Elkton, Glasgow, and Perryville, Maryland, with two lines even going into Newark Delaware.

Cecil Transit Routes

Cecil Transit operates four fixed bus routes and two “demand response” services. While Cecil Transit fixed routes have numbers, they all are externally referred to with individual “connector” names.

  • Route 1 – Glasgow Connector – Loop route serving Peoples Plaza in Delaware, connecting with DART First State Services, and serving Union Hospital, Cecil College-Elkton Station, Elkton Super Walmart, and Big Elk Mall
  • Route 2 – Cross County Connector – East/West arterial service from Elkton, MD to Perryville via US-40
  • Route 4 – Elkton-Newark Connector – Loop route serving Cecil College – Elkton Station, Peoples Plaza, connecting with DART First State services, Newark Transit Hub connecting with DART First State, and Newark Train Station, connecting with DART First State and SEPTA Regional Rail
  • Route 5 – Commuter Connector – Connecting SEPTA Regional Rail service in Newark, DE, to MARC Service in Perryville, MD. Conveniently enough, this line also connects to Harford Transit LINK‘s route 5 at Perryville Station

Cecil Transit Fleet Roster

Most of Cecil Transit’s fleet seem to be Ford F450 chassis hooked up to Coach and Equipment Phoenix bodies.

YearMake/ModelImageNumbersNotes
2014International 3200/Eldorado Passport-HD250-252 (2014)Three buses were ordered in 2014 to operate on Elkton-Newark Connector, relacing DART First State route 65 in 2015

First low floor buses in the fleet
2019-2021IC Bus International MV/Eldorado Passport-HD253-256 (2019)
257-258 (2021)
2017-2023Ford E450/Coach & Equipment
Phoenix DRW
Cecil County Transit 241
Glassgow-Elkton Line
Ford E450
People's Plaza, Newark, DE235-236 (2017)
237-238 (2018)
239-242 (2019)
243 (2021)
242-245 (2023)

Sources: