Marilyn is a Clinton County Senior Citizen who has been a riding with South Central Transit since 2017. She recently began using the Purple Martin 2 Shuttle, which is a newly revised intra-city route. This shuttle makes predetermined stops at predetermined times at several local businesses and residential locations inside the city limits of Carlyle and rides are just 50¢ per trip.  The Purple … [Read more...]

Our Purple Martin Routes 1&2 Shuttle service has been revised.  Revised Purple Martin Routes will begin Monday, August 2, 2021. Purple Martin 1 will now provide public shuttle services Monday - Friday between the cities of Breese, Beckemeyer, Carlyle and Centralia with stops at Kaskaskia College, Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School and Centralia Family Health Center.  Purple Martin 2 will … [Read more...]

Hi – I am Beth Monken, Procurement Officer at South Central Transit. I have been with the SCT organization for 22 years and I would say that two of the most significant changes during my time with SCT has been the expansion of services and the increase in the number of employees. When I started at SCT there were approximately 30 employees total and to date we have close to 150. Working with the … [Read more...]

Door-to-Door Service Policy - This service available per customer request. Passengers must request door-to-door service through the dispatching department at the time of scheduling transportation. With door-to-door service, the SCT driver (or escort) assists the passenger from the door of the pick-up point to the SCT vehicle and from the SCT vehicle to the door of the destination point. Under no … [Read more...]