CamTran ridership is on rise

Passenger counts up for 4 straight months

JOHNSTOWN — With record February snowfalls snarling traffic, closing businesses and canceling events, CamTran leaders were expecting ridership numbers to drop.

They were pleasantly surprised to learn the passenger counts were actually up in February – for the fourth consecutive month.

“That’s a trend,” Marketing Director Jill Nadorlik said Friday at a Cambria County Transit Authority meeting.

Authority member Michael Noel pointed to recent initiatives and monitoring efforts launched by CamTran’s new labor-management ridership committee.

“We are doing something right,” Noel said, pointing to the increase. “This cooperative effort is proving to be working well.”

CamTran leaders have been concerned by declining ridership for the past few years.

Promotions have helped bring new riders, Noel said, but technology initiatives have helped turn them into regular...