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Island Explorer Celebrates 20th Anniversary with 21 New Buses
June 14, 2019 · Source: National Park Service
Partners of the Island Explorer bus system gathered Friday, June 14th to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Island Explorer bus system and the integration of 21 new propane-powered buses into the fleet. The Island Explorer is a fare-free transportation system linking hotels, campgrounds, and inns with destinations in Acadia National Park and area villages. Since 1999, the bus system has carried over 7.7 million passengers, reduced private automobile traffic by more than 2.9 million vehicles, and prevented the emission of an estimated 41 tons of smog-causing pollutants and 27,000 tons of greenhouse gases. The Island Explorer began operating on the Schoodic Peninsula Memorial Day weekend and will begin serving Mount Desert Island and Trenton beginning on June 23rd this year.
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