This page was last updated on October 29, 2019.
Compiled by Andre Kristopans.
This page has been created to fill a major void in available data - that of the accurate history of modern urban heavy and light rail systems that have been proliferating in the United States and Canada since WW2, and particularly since the opening of the San Diego Trolley in 1981. What I have done is put together a chronological order of service changes for each system, drawn from notes in George Smerk's "Traction Currents" column, the New York Division ERA Bulletin, various transit authorities' web pages and system maps, and myriad other sources. Each system is described starting with initial service date, showing stations opened that day in BOLD FACE. Station names are as shown on transit map of that system, except where station signage is known to differ, where name as on station signage is used. Later additions follow the same pattern, with new stations shown in BOLD FACE. Hours of service are to be assumed as day and evenings (about 5AM to Midnight) 7 days a week, unless stated otherwise.
As with any database of this nature, errors and omissions are bound to occur. If you can add anything, please contact me at: andrethebusman99@msn.com
Thanks!
Andre
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Pace is the suburban bus and regional paratransit division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to the CTA, Metra, and Pace. The various agencies providing bus service in the Chicago suburbs were merged under the Suburban Bus Division, which rebranded as Pace in 1984. In 2013, Pace had 39.925 million riders. (Wikipedia)
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REGIONAL TRANSP AUTH - SUBURBAN BUS DIVISION - "PACE"
901-903 MB 0309D 28673,28693,28739 1976 for Bensenville
8000-8008 GM T6H4523A 2345-2353 1977 ordered by Greater Lake County Mass Transit Dist (Waukegan), cancelled before del'y and sold to RTA 09/77.
8009-8155 GM T6H4523A 2354-2500 1976
8201-8300 GRM 40102-8 90974-91073 1979
8301-8405 GRM 40096-8 91074-91178 1979
8406 FLX 40102-6T CD094884 1982 ( ) ex demo
8411-8458 SUP TL700 (see note below) 1979 PARATRANSIT - GMC Chassis
8411 CPL-329332-4661 8412 CPL-329332-4632 8413 CPL-329332-4399
8414 CPL-329332-4706 8415 CPL-329332-4538 8416 CPL-329332-4498
8417 CPL-329332-4521 8418 CPL-329332-4716 8419 CPL-329332-4808
8420 CPL-329332-4504 8421 CPL-329332-4726 8422 CPL-329332-4788
8423 CPL-329332-4822 8424 CPL-329332-4478 8425 CPL-329332-4472
8426 CPL-329332-4679 8427 CPL-329332-4688 8428 CPL-329332-4762
8429 CPL-329332-4783 8430 CPL-329332-4740 8431 CPL-329332-4697
8432 CPL-329332-4756 8433 CPL-329332-4529 8434 CPL-329332-4794
8435 CPL-329332-4622 8436 CPL-329332-4561 8437 CPL-329332-4614
8438 CPL-329332-4652 8439 CPL-329332-4512 8440 CPL-329332-4553
8441 CPL-329332-4595 8442 CPL-329332-4748 8443 CPL-329332-4732
8444 CPL-329332-4827 8445 CPL-329332-4545 8446 CPL-329332-4670
8447 CPL-329332-4258 8448 CPL-329332-4768 8449 CPL-329332-4642
8450 CPL-329332-4491 8451 CPL-329332-4777 8452 CPL-329332-4815
8453 CPL-329332-4465 8454 CPL-329332-4586 8455 CPL-329332-4801
8456 CPL-329332-4567 8457 CPL-329332-4577 8458 CPL-329332-4605
8460-8540 Fortibus (see note below) 1983 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
8460-8460 XBF-831324-0806 - 0826
8461-8515 XBF-831324-0839 - 0873
8516 XBF-831324-0885
8517-8525 XBF-831324-0875 - 0883
8526 XBF-831324-0874
8527 XBF-831324-0884
8528-8540 XBF-831324-0886 - 0898
1901-1908 Chance EW077248-EW077255 1984 for Niles
8410,8542, Champion Challenger 3221 (see note below) 1986 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
8543,8548,
8550-8599
8410 GHC02551 8542 GHC02549 8543 HHB22918 8548 GHC16302 8550 GHC16306
8551 GHC16316 8552 GHC16332 8553 GHC16339 8554 GHC16334 8555 GHC16340
8556 GHC16341 8557 GHC16336 8558 GHC16331 8559 GHC16310 8560 GHC16329
8561 GHC16324 8562 GHC16326 8563 GHC16338 8564 GHC16303 8565 GHC16335
8566 GHC16345 8567 GHC16323 8568 GHC16308 8569 GHC16328 8570 GHC16325
8571 GHC16304 8572 GHC16333 8573 GHC16305 8574 GHC16344 8575 GHC16319
8576 GHC16342 8577 GHC16327 8578 GHC16309 8579 GHC16337 8580 GHC16315
8581 GHC16318 8582 GHC16301 8583 GHC16321 8584 GHC16313 8585 GHC16314
8586 GHC16312 8587 GHC16330 8588 GHC16320 8589 GHC16311 8590 GHC16317
8591 GHC16307 8592 GHC02544 8593 GHC16322 8594 GHC02547 8595 GHC02548
8596 GHC02546 8597 GHC02545 8598 GHC02550 8599 GHC16343
8600-8619 Gillig 35102TB6V92 G1081543-G1081562 1986 for Waukegan
8620-8624 OBI 02.501 H6005109-H6005113 1987
8625 Boyertown TVB360 H3307508 1987 for Joliet - Chev chassis
8920-8921 Ford Van HHB34990-HHB34991 1987 renumbered 920-921 1990
8626-8634 Braun Van (see note below) 1988 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
8626-8629 HHC07246-HHC07249
8630 HHB99989
8631-8632 HHC07244-HHC07245
8633-8634 HHB99990-HHB99991
7001-7005 Goshen GC II JHB68424-JHB68428 1988 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis - for Oak Brook
7006-7018 Goshen GC II JHB85044-JHB85056 1988 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis - for Oak Brook
7019-7020 Goshen GC II KHA81315-KHA81316 1989 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis - for Oak Brook
note - 7001-7020 originally owned by Oak Brook Bank, leased to PACE, now owned by PACE
8700 OBI 01.508 J6001801 1988
8701-8706 OBI 01.508 J6001879-J6001884 1988
8707-8750 OBI 01.508 J6001893-J6001936 1988
8751-8800 OBI 01.508 J6001958-J6002007 1988
8801-8812, OBI 01.508 J6002027-J6002051 1988
8814-8826
8827-8851 OBI 01.508 K6002076-K6002100 1989
8852-8872 OBI 01.508 K6002108-K6002128 1989
4000-4012, Champion Challenger 3221 (see note below) 1989 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4014-4070
4000 KHA88029 4001 KHB44104 4002 KHB63436 4003 KHB22896
4004 KHB81883 4005 KHB37187 4006 KHB44103 4007 KHB63426
4008 KHB44105 4009 KHB63434 4010 KHB63432 4011 KHB63433
4012 KHB63425 4014 KHB63424 4015 KHB63430 4016 KHB63428
4017 KHB63431 4018 KHB81886 4019 KHB81884 4020 KHB81882
4021 KHB63427 4022 KHB63535 4023 KHB63429 4024 KHB81880
4025 KHB81881 4026 KHB81890 4027 KHB81887 4028 KHB81889
4029 KHB81885 4030 KHB81888 4031 KHC11431 4032 KHC11430
4033 KHC11443 4034 KHC11441 4035 KHC11428 4036 KHC11427
4037 KHC11432 4038 KHC22990 4039 KHC03802 4040 KHC11444
4041 KHC11423 4042 KHC11433 4043 KHC11439 4044 KHC11438
4045 KHC11434 4046 KHC03792 4047 KHC03797 4048 KHC11426
4049 KHC03795 4050 KHC03800 4051 KHC03798 4052 KHC03801
4053 KHC03794 4054 KHC03796 4055 KHC11436 4056 KHC11424
4057 KHC03791 4058 KHC03790 4059 KHC03793 4060 KHC03799
4061 KHC11440 4062 KHC11435 4063 KHC12811 4064 KHC11429
4065 KHC11437 4066 KHC12810 4067 KHC03803 4068 KHC03804
4069 KHC11442 4070 KHC11425
4501-4537 Braun Van (see note below) 1989 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4501 KHB98823 4502 KHB98817 4503 KHB98839 4504 KHB98822
4505 KHB98806 4506 KHB98804 4507 KHB98807 4508 KHB98809
4509 KHB98831 4510 KHB98818 4511 KHB98812 4512 KHB98803
4513 KHB98805 4514 KHB98810 4515 KHB98811 4516 KHB98819
4517 KHB98808 4518 KHB98820 4519 KHB98816 4520 KHB98821
4521 KHB98833 4522 KHB98834 4523 KHB98815 4524 KHB98832
4525 KHB98829 4526 KHB98824 4527 KHB98838 4528 KHB98826
4529 KHB98825 4530 KHB98828 4531 KHB98837 4532 KHB98836
4533 KHB98813 4534 KHB98814 4535 KHB98835 4536 KHB98827
4537 KHB98830
2000-2012, OBI 01.507 K6002355-K6002386 1989
2014-2032
2033-2084 OBI 01.507 L6002387-L6002438 1990
8873-8912, OBI 01.508 L6002473-L6002522 1990
8914-8923
2085 OBI 01.508 L6002544 1990
2086-2112, OBI 01.508 L6002628-L6002670 1990
2114-2129
4100-4104 Goshen GC II LHB74405,LHB74404, 1990 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
LHB74406-LHB74408
4105-4116 Goshen GC II LHB78283-LHB78294 1990 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4117-4121 Gosheî GÃ IÉ MHA73528¬MHA73527, 1991 PARATRANSIT - Forä chassis
MHA73526,MHA73529-
MHA73530
4122-4126 Goshen GC II MHA75320-MHA75324 1991 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4127-4131 Goshen GC II MHA82191-MHA81915 1991 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4132-4140 Goshen GC II MHA95601-MHA95609 1991 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4600-4604 Braun Van LHB68434-LHB68438 1990 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4605-4626 Braun Van LHB82022-LHB82043 1990 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4627-4636 Braun Van MHA71687-MHA71696 1991 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4637-4646 Braun Van MHA75310-MHA75319 1991 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4647-4658 Braun Van MHA82179-MHA82184, 1991 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
MHA82187,MHA82186,
MHA82185,MHA82188-
MHA82190
4659-4675 Braun Van (see note below) 1993 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4659 PHA38051 4665 PHA38046 4671 PHA38058
4660 PHA38045 4666 PHA38053 4672 PHA38052
4661 PHA38047 4667 PHA38059 4673 PHA38048
4662 PHA38061 4668 PHA38054 4674 PHA38056
4663 PHA38057 4669 PHA38049 4675 PHA38055
4664 PHA38050 4670 PHA38060
1910 Chance RT-50 80-7079 1980 (1990 for Niles)
2200-2212, Ikarus 416.05 MA155279-MA155349 1991
2214-2271
2272-2291 OBI 01.507 N6003144-N6003163 1992
2292-2298 OBI 01.508 N6003177-N6003183 1992
2299-2301 OBI 01.508 N6003186-N6003188 1992
2302-2312, OBI 01.508 P6003191-P6003204 1993
2314-2316
2317 OBI 01.508 P6003206 1993
2318-2319 OBI 01.508 P6003208-P6003209 1993
2320-2321 OBI 01.508 P6003211-P6003212 1993
2322 OBI 01.508 P6003214 1993
2323-2328 OBI 01.508 P6003216-P6003221 1993
2329-2332 OBI 01.508 P6003225-P6003228 1993
2333-2334 OBI 01.508 P6003230-P6003231 1993
2335-2336 OBI 01.508 P6003234-P6003235 1993
2337 OBI 01.508 P6003237 1993
2338-2341 OBI 01.508 P6003239-P6003242 1993
2342-2345 OBI 01.508 P6003244-P6003247 1993
2346-2348 OBI 01.508 P6003249-P6003251 1993
2349-2351 OBI 01.508 P6003254-P6003256 1993
2352-2354 OBI 01.508 P6003258-P6003260 1993
2355-2377 OBI 01.508 P6003262-P6003284 1993
2378 OBI 01.507 P6003285 1993
4200-4212, Eldorado Aerotech (see note below) 1994 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4214-4311 220
4200 RHB26953 4242-4243 RHB97829-RHB97830
4201-4210 RHB51552-RHB51561 4244-4250 RHB97836-RHB97842
4211 RHB60118 4251 RHB93152
4212 RHB60117 4252-4262 RHB97844-RHB97854
4214 RHB60119 4263 RHB97856
4215 RHB74759 4264 RHB97855
4216-4218 RHB75178-RHB75180 4265-4273 RHB97857-RHB97865
4219-4221 RHB93149-RHB93151 4274-4283 RHC05462-RHC05471
4222 RHB97843 4284-4301 RHC05482-RHC05499
4223-4241 RHB93153-RHB93171 4302-4311 RHC11598-RHC11607
1920-1937 Chance RT-52 RW535728-RW535745 1995
4314-4387 Eldorado Aerolite (see note below) 1995 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
95
4314-4320 SHB42518-SHB42524 4337 SHB60381
4321 SHB42528 4338-4339 SHB60387-SHB60388
4322 SHB42531 4340 SHB60383
4323-4325 SHB42525-SHB42527 4341-4350 SHB63784-SHB63793
4326 SHB42529 4351 SHB70616
4327-4330 SHB42532-SHB42535 4352 SHB70619
4331 SHB42530 4353-4354 SHB63795-SHB63796
4332 SHB60380 4355-4356 SHB70623-SHB70624
4333 SHB60382 4357 SHB63794
4334-4336 SHB60384-SHB60386 4358 SHB70625
4359 SHB70617 4370 SHB78281
4360 SHB70626 4371 SHB83867
4361 SHB70618 4372 SHB78282
4362-4363 SHB70621-SHB70622 4373 SHB83863
4364 SHB70620 4374-4375 SHB83869-SHB83870
4365 SHB78278 4376 SHB78279
4366-4367 SHB83864-SHB83865 4377 SHB83868
4368 SHB78280 4378-4384 SHB83871-SHB83877
4369 SHB83866 4385-4387 SHB96780-SHB96782
4390-4412, Eldorado Aerotech (see note below) 1995 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
4414-4420 220
4390-4392 SHB74397-SHB74399
4393-4412, SHB96783-SHB96809
4414-4420
2379 Nova TC40102A S3000090 1995
2380-2400 Nova TC40102A S3000142-S300162 1995
4142-4186 Eldorado Aerolite (see note below) 1996 PARATRANSIT - Ford Chassis
95
4142 THA70490
4143-4146 THA70493-THA70496
4147-4149 THA70487-THA70489
4150-4151 THA70491-THA70492
4152-4186 THA70497-THA70531
4422-4491 Eldorado Aerotech (see note below) 1996 PARATRANSIT -Ford Chassis
220
4422-4437 THB34264-THB34279
4438-4491 THB40951-THB41004
2500-2512, ElDorado National RE TC084016-4047 1996
2514-2532
2533-2551 ElDorado National RE VC084116-4134 1997
2552-2556 ElDorado National RE VC084151-4155 1997
2401 NABI 040.04 WA140001 1998
2402-2412, NABI 040.04 XA140081-0100 1999
2414-2422
2423 NABI 035.02 WA140001 1998
2424-2452 NABI 035.02 XA140101-0129 1999
2453 NABI 040.04 XA140324 1999
1-4 Chance AH28 YW535196-5199 2000
5-7 Chance AH28 YW535207-5209 2000
6000 Orion 06.501 Y6600285 2000
6001-6010 Orion 06.501 Y6600340-0343,0345- 2000
0350
6011-6012, Orion 06.501 Y6600397-0405,0412- 2000
6014-6088 0428,0430-0433,0438-
0439,0448-0469,0472-
0494
5500-5512 EDN/Ford Aerotech 2 (see note below) 2000 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5500 YHA60578
5501-5505 YHB73865-3869
5506-5512 YHB85219-5225
5000-5012, EDN/Chev Aerolite (see note below) 2000 PARATRANSIT - Chevrolet chassis
5014-5015
5000 Y1233690 5005 Y1234750 5010 Y1235693
5001 Y1232611 5006 Y1234942 5011 Y1232461
5002 Y1235032 5007 Y1235139 5012 Y1233747
5003 Y1233148 5008 Y1235573 5014 Y1234172
5004 Y1232749 5009 Y1235794 5015 Y1233236
5085 EDN/Chev Aerolite Y1234673 2000 PARATRANSIT - Chevrolet chasssis (del as 5013)
5800-5812, EDN/Ford Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2000 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5814-5830
5800 YHA60579
5801-5805 YHB73870-3874
5806-5809 YHB77313-7316
5810-5812 YHB85226-5228
5814-5829 YHB85230-5245
5830 YHB85229 (del'd as 5813)
6089-6112, Orion 06.501 16600561-0590 2001
6114-6119
6120-6129 Orion 06.501 16600594-0603 2001
6130-6155 Orion 06.501 16600607-0632 2001
5016-5084 EDN/Chev Aerolite (see note below) 2001 PARATRANSIT - Chevrolet chassis
5016 11190042 5039 11191868 5062 11201965
5017 11191640 5040 11190097 5063 11201161
5018 11188853 5041 11189508 5064 11203215
5019 11191829 5042 11190556 5065 11202041
5020 11190174 5043 11191470 5066 11200956
5021 11190342 5044 11200533 5067 11203039
5022 11191329 5045 11200913 5068 11201513
5023 11188637 5046 11201075 5069 11201461
5024 11188553 5047 11200482 5070 11202905
5025 11191851 5048 11200881 5071 11201865
5026 11189681 5049 11200468 5072 11203108
5027 11192001 5050 11200770 5073 11203399
5028 11190004 5051 11200429 5074 11202794
5029 11191721 5052 11200572 5075 11203255
5030 11188601 5053 11200734 5076 11201836
5031 11191044 5054 11201110 5077 11202971
5032 11191533 5055 11202322 5078 11201253
5033 11189775 5056 11201939 5079 11202447
5034 11189716 5057 11202207 5080 11201200
5035 11190711 5058 11202467 5081 11203154
5036 11191246 5059 11201566 5082 11202126
5037 11189632 5060 11202765 5083 11202684
5038 11191741 5061 11202080 5084 11203291
5514-5590 EDN/Ford Aerotech 2 (see note below) 2001 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5514-5521 1HA86214-6221
5522 1HA88052
5523-5533 1HA86203-6213
5534-5551 1HB38445-8462
5552-5560 1HB42417-2425
5561 1HB71754
5562-5570 1HB66926-6934
5571-5577 1HB71747-1753
5578 1HB66925
5579-5590 1HB75570-5581
5831 EDN/Ford Aerotech 4 1HB38463 2001 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
6156-6161 Orion 06.501 26600642-0647 2002
6900 MCI D4000N 2P055088 2002
6901-6907 MCI D4000N 2P055097-5103 2002
6162-6212, NABI 040.28 2A140617-0687 2002
6214-6233
6600-6612, NABI 035.05 2A140562-0616 2002
6614-6655
5086-5103 EDN/Chev Aerolite (see note below) 2002 PARATRANSIT - Chevrolet chassis
5086 21190759 5092 21186832 5098 21187758
5087 21186970 5093 21186094 5099 21188828
5088 21185806 5094 21187345 5100 21186899
5089 21188311 5095 21186474 5101 21187266
5090 21186415 5096 21185776 5102 21186643
5091 21186053 5097 21188653 5103 21185824
5591-5607 EDN/Ford Aerotech 2 (see note below) 2002 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5591-5599 2HA01146-1154
5600 2HA96978
5601-5607 2HB11420-1426
5832-5860 EDN/Ford Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2002 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5832 2HA01155
5833 2HA04647
5834-5842 2HA01137-1145
5843-5850 2HA04639-4646
5851-5852 2HA04648-4649
5853-5858 2HB11427-1432
5859-5860 2HB75866-5867
6234-6261 NABI 040.28 3A140584-0611 2003
6656-6684 NABI 035.05 3A140555-0583 2003
5104-5112, EDN/Ford Aerolite 3HB14729-4743 2003 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5114-5119
5608-5612, EDN/Ford Aerotech 2 (see note below) 2003 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5614-5623
5608 3HB18264
5609-5612 3HB14744-4747
5614-5623 3HB14748-4757
5861-5876 EDN/Ford Aerotech 4 3HB18248-8263 2003 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5120-5127 EDN/Ford Aerolite 4HA96241-6248 2004 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5624-5644 EDN/Ford Aerotech 2 (see note below) 2004 PARATRANSIT - Ford chassis
5624-5628 40780434-0438
5629-5639 40880439-0449
5640-5644 40980450-0454
5877-5890 Ford/EDN Aerotech 4 4HB04654-4667 2004 PARATRANSIT
5891 Ford/EDN Aerotech 4 4HB00371 2004 PARATRANSIT
6262-6312, NABI 040.28 5A140001-0060 2005
6314-6322
2600 ElDorado EZII 6C084153 2006
2601-2612, ElDorado EZII 7C084034-4097 2007
2614-2695
2696 ElDorado EZII 7C084033 2007
2697-2702 ElDorado EZII 7C084184-4189 2007
7021-7048 Chev/Champ Crusader (see note below) 2007 COMMUNITY
7021 71236626
7022 71236799
7023 71236772
7024 71236695
7025 71236813
7026 71236652
7027 71236788
7028 71236852
7029 71236862
7030 71236969
7031 71236643
7032 71236705
7033 71236943
7034 71236749
7035 71236760
7036 71236878
7037 71236893
7038 71236957
7039 71236936
7040 71236910
7041 71236837
7042 71236823
7043 71236665
7044 71236613
7045 71236745
7046 71236678
7047 71236719
7048 71236603
2703-2712, ElDorado EZII 8C084045-4070 2008
2714-2729
2730-2741 ElDorado EZII 8C084118-4129 2008
5130-5212, Ford/EDN Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2008 PARATRANSIT
5214-5275
5130 8DA50744
5131-5138 8DA54533-4540
5139 8DA50743
5140-5159 8DA54541-4560
5160 8DA74245
5161-5165 8DA84923-4927
5166-5167 8DA88093-8094
5168-5180 8DA92052-2064
5181-5203 8DB46117-6139
5204-5210 8DB47845-7851
5211-5212 8DB59439-9440
5214-5232 8DB59441-9459
5233 8DB56619
5234-5243 8DB56609-6618
5244-5255 8DB59427-9438
5256-5275 8DB56589-6608
0001-0005 Ford/EDN Aerolite 9H039812-9813, 2009 hybrid (r# 1951-1956)
9815-9816,9813
5276-5312, Ford/EDN Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2009 PARATRANSIT
5314-5347
5276-5295 9DA47229-7248
5296-5300 9DA50995-0999
5301-5312 9DA50980-0991
5314-5316 9DA50992-0994
5317-5336 9DA55014-5033
5337-5347 9DA61747-1757
5714-5726 Ford/EDN Aerolite (see note below) 2009 PARATRANSIT
5700 9DA51000
5701-5707 9DA64456-4462
5708-5710 9DA67054-7056
5711-5712 9DA72361-2362
5714-5721 9DA72363-2370
5722-5726 9DA75270-5274
7049-7073 Chev/Champ Crusader (see note below) 2009 COMMUNITY
7049-7050 91151883-1884
7051 91151941
7052 91152003
7053 91151882
7054 91151974
7055-7056 91152035-2036
7057 91151972
7058 91151942
7059 91152034
7060 91151973
7061 91152002
7062 91151943
7063 91152004
7064 91160075
7065 91160080
7066 91160079
7067 91160077
7068 91160081
7069 91160073
7070 91160076
7071 91160072
7072 91160078
7073 91160074
2742-2766 ElDorado EZII AC084001-4025 2010
2767-2812, ElDorado EZII AC084217-4274 2010
2814-2825
5348-5412, EFord/EDN Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2010 PARATRANSIT
5414-5499
5348 ADA01307
5349-5362 ADA02680-2693
5363 ADA03635
5364-5368 ADA03630-3634
5369-5370 ADA08832-8833
5371-5374 ADA09722-9725
5375-5377 ADA11205-1207
5378-5388 ADA12833-2843
5389-5408 ADA24246-4265
5409-5412 ADA24290-4293
5414-5418 ADA24294-4298
5419-5443 ADA36222-6246
5444-5468 ADA39658-9682
5469-5471 ADA40103-0105
5472-5480 ADA41178-1186
5481 ADA41188
5482 ADA41187
5483-5499 ADA41189-1205
5727-5746 Ford/EDN Aerolite (see note below) 2010 PARATRANSIT
5727 ADA11209
5728-5731 ADA11210-1213
5732-5745 ADA15496-5509
5746 ADA20991
5981-5999 Ford/EDN Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2010 PARATRANSIT
5981 ADA41124
5982-5999 ADA41206-1223
11101-11110 Ford/EDN Aerolite ADB00733-0752 2010 PARATRANSIT - hybrid
2830-2831 OBI 07.502 B6707799-7800 2011
2826-2829 ElDorado EZII CC084097-4100 2012
7074-7081 Chev/Champ Crusader (see note below) 2012 COMMUNITY
7074 C1179559
7075 C1178892
7076-7077 C1178934-8935
7078-7079 C1178880-8881
7080 C1178891
7081 C1179560
6910 MCI 102DL3 VP049444 1997 (2012) Hausman - leased
6911-6912 MCI 102DL3 WP050514-0515 1998 (2012) Hausman - leased
6914 MCI 102DL3 XP052004 1999 (2012) Hausman - leased
6915 MCI 102DL3 YP053273 2000 (2012) Hausman - leased
6916 MCI 102DL3 XP052003 1999 (2012) Hausman - leased
6917 MCI 102DL3 WP050636 1998 (2012) Hausman - leased
6918 MCI 102DL3 VP049626 1997 (2012) Hausman - leased
6919 MCI 102DL3 VP049894 1999 (2012) Hausman - leased
6920 MCI D4505 9P058838 2009 (2012) Hausman - leased
6921-6922 MCI D4505 9P058776-8777 2009 (2012) Hausman - leased
6923 MCI J4500 7W064120 2007 (2012) Hausman - leased
6323 EDN Axess DC084023 2013
6324-6376 EDN Axess DC084091-4143 2013
6377-6391 EDN Axess DC084144-4158 2013 suburban
14001-14121 Ford/EDN Aerotech (see note below) 2013 PARATRANSIT
14001 DDA85510
14002-14021 DDB08805-8824
14022-14024 DDB12696-2698
14025-14031 DDB16098-6104
14032-14049 DDB19331-9348
14050-14051 DDB27307-7308
14052-14054 DDB27310-7312
14055-14060 DDB28890-8895
14061-14062 DDB30370-0371
14063-14071 DDB30787-0795
14072-14091 DDB30806-0825
14092-14110 DDB31891-1909
14111-14121 DDB35091-5101
14200 Ford/Champ Challenger DDB36403 2013 PARATRANSIT
6392-6394 EDN Axess EC084063-4065 2014
6395 EDN Axess EC084165 2014
6396-6399 EDN Axess EC084067-4070 2014
6400 EDN Axess EC084066 2014 Altoona Test Bus
6401-6412 EDN Axess EC084283-4294 2014
6414-6430 EDN Axess EC084295-4311 2014
6431-6437 EDN Axess EC084321-4327 2014
6950-6962 MCI D4000 EP013182-3194 2014
14122-14157 Ford/EDN Aerotech (see note below) 2014 PARATRANSIT
14122-14133 EDA13270-3281
14134-14139 EDA17090-7095
14140-14141 EDA41080-1081
14142 EDA56527
14143 EDA56521
14144-14149 EDA56528-6533
14150 EDA56535
14151 EDA56534
14152 EDA88267
14153 EDA88270
14154 EDA88269
14155 EDA88271
14156 EDA88266
14157 EDA88268
14201-14297 Ford/Champ Challenger (see note below) 2014 PARATRANSIT
14201-14210 EDA52254-2263
14211-14233 EDA55723-5745
14234-14250 EDA65922-5938
14251-14252 EDA72707-2708
14253-14255 EDA75798-5800
14256-14257 EDA78603-8604
14258-14264 EDA83565-3571
14265 EDB10004
14266-14267 EDB10002-0003
14268-14269 EDB10005-0006
14270 EDB10009
14271-14272 EDB10007-0008
14274 EDB17057
14275-14277 EDB17043-7045
14278 EDB17058
14279 EDB17062
14280-14281 EDB17052-7053
14282-14287 EDB17046-7051
14288-14290 EDB17054-7056
14291-14293 EDB17059-7061
14294-14296 EDB17063-7065
14297 EDB10011
14400-14419 Chev/Champ Crusader (see note below) 2014 COMMUNITY
14400 E1177478
14401 E1176686
14402-14403 E1177016-7017
14404 E1177477
14405 E1177034
14406 E1176685
14407 E1180290
14408 E1180107
14409 E1180289
14410 E1180288
14411-14412 E1180105-0106
14413 E1180099
14414 E1180729
14415 E1180731
14416 E1180730
14417 E1180100
14418 E1180098
14419 E1177033
15500 EDN Axxess EC084320 2014 CNG
6438-6484 EDN Axxess FC084058-4104 2015
6963-6964 MCI D4000 FP013830-3831 2015
6965-6968 MCI D4000 FP013834-3837 2015
6969-6971 MCI D4000 FP013839-3841 2015
15501-15512 EDN Axess FC084150-4161 2015 CNG
15514-15520 EDN Axess FC084162-4168 2015 CNG
6485-6509 EDN Axess GC084175-4199 2016
6510-6512 EDN Axess GC084207-4209 2016
6514-6520 EDN Axess GC084210-4216 2016
6521-6575 EDN Axess GC084221-4275 2016
16001-16050 Ford/EDN Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2016 PARATRANSIT
16001 GDC28183
16002 GDC28186
16003 GDC28182
16004 GDC32039
16005 GDC32044
16006 GDC32049
16007 GDC32048
16008-16010 GDC32045-2047
16011 GDC36097
16012 GDC36096
16013 GDC40746
16014 GDC39507
16015-16016 GDC40747-0748
16017-16018 GDC40743-0744
16019-16021 GDC43373-3375
16022-16023 GDC45286-5287
16024 GDC49099
16025 GDC49098
16026-16050 GDC47669-7693
16400-16434 Chev/Champ Crusader (see note below) 2017 community
16400 H1102898
16401 H1103114
16402 H1103034
16403 H1102779
16404 H1102975
16405 H1103608
16406 H1103405
16407 H1103436
16408 H1103710
16409 H1102738
16410 H1103744
16411 H1102613
16412 H1103809
16413 H1103084
16414 H1100181
16415 H1103008
16416 H1100203
16417 H1100302
16418 H1103233
16419 H1104573
16420 H1104115
16421 H1104205
16422 H1104259
16423 H1103878
16424 H1103898
16425 H1104471
16426 H1104326
16427 H1104216
16428 H1104525
16429 H1103961
16430 H1104233
16431 H1104278
16432 H1104693
16433 H1104304
16434 H1104150
6700-6712 EDN Axess HC084270-4282 2017
6714-6754 EDN Axess HC084283-4323 2017
8624-8630 EDN Axess HC084154-4160 2017 Trolley
17001-17120 EDN/Ford Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2017
17001 HDC57189
17002-17012 HDC57206-7216
17013-17027 HDC58563-8577
17028-17035 HDC68259-8266
17036 HDC77561
17037-17038 HDC75832-5833
17039 HDC77567
17040 HDC77565
17041-17046 HDC75836-5841
17047 HDC77560
17048-17049 HDC75843-5844
17050 HDC77557
17051-17053 HDC75846-5848
17054 HDC77602
17055 HDC75850
17056-17057 HDC77596-7597
17058-17059 HDC77555-7556
17060-17061 HDC77576-7577
17062 HDC77584
17063-17064 HDC77586-7587
17065-17067 HDC77562-7564
17068 HDC75835
17069 HDC77566
17070 HDC75834
17071 HDC77617
17072-17078 HDC77569-7575
17079 HDC75845
17080 HDC77558
17081-17086 HDC77578-7583
17087 HDC77612
17088 HDC77585
17089 HDC75842
17090 HDC75831
17091-17095 HDC77588-7592
17096-17097 HDC77613-7614
17098 HDC77595
17099-17100 HDC77553-7554
17101-17104 HDC77598-7601
17105 HDC75849
17106-17114 HDC77603-7611
17115 HDC77568
17116 HDC77616
17117 HDC77559
17118 HDC77615
17119-17120 HDC77593-7594
17500-17512 EDN Axess HC084112-4124 2017 CNG
17514-17528 EDN Axess HC084125-4139 2017 CNG
17529-17549 EDN Axess HC084227-4247 2017 CNG
17550 EDN Axess HC084269 2017 CNG
17551-17571 EDN Axess HC084248-4268 2017 CNG
6972-6976 MCI D4000 HP014429-4433 2017
6977-6979 MCI D4000 HP014653-4655 2017
6755-6786 EDN Axess JC084001-4033 2018
18001-18012, EDN/Ford Aerotech 4 (see note below) 2018
18014-18029
18001 JDC24652
18002-18003 JDC32241-2242
18004 JDC32219
18005 JDC32218
18006 JDC32240
18007 JDC32243
18008 JDC32238
18009-18010 JDC32224-2225
18011 JDC32237
18012 JDC32227
18014-18015 JDC32228-2229
18016-18017 JDC32233-2234
18018 JDC32232
18019-18020 JDC32230-2231
18021-18022 JDC32235-2236
18023 JDC32226
18024 JDC32223
18025 JDC32229
18026 JDC32221
18027 JDC32217
18028 JDC32220
18029 JDC32222
18400-18402 Chev/Champ Crusader (see list below) 2018 community
18400 J1338695
18401 J1339226
18402 JN007432
18500-18510 EDN Axess JCO84156-4161 2018 CNG
Section 2 - Vehicles Aquired From Predecessor Operators
from Waukegan-North Chicago Transit:
110-112 TDH4519 212-214 1963
114-116 TDH4519 1783-1785 1967
117-119 T6H4521 253-255 1969
131-133 TDH3301 012-014 1970
from West Towns Bus Co:
757 TDH4509 1929 1951 ex Indianapolis 1009 (Serials from RTA property records, some differ from
760-761 TDH4509 1930,1934 1951 ex Indianapolis 1010,1014 previosly recorded serials)
763 TDH4509 083 1949 ex San Diego 929
765-767 TDH4509 092,081,080 1949 ex San Diego 938,927,926
769-773 TDH4509 074,077,096,
104,112 1949 ex San Diego 920,923,942,950,958
774-776 TDH4509 737,738,740 1950 ex San Diego 964-965,967
777 TDH4509 103 1949 ex San Diego 949
780-782 TDH4509 109,087,101 1949 ex San Diego 955,933,947
801-810 TDH4517 404-413 1960 807 scr by WTBC 1977
811-820 TDH4517 882-891 1960
821-830 TDH4517 1299-1308 1961
831-835 TDH4517 1561-1565 1962 832 wrecked 1979
836-840 TDH4517 1758-1762 1962
841-850 TDH4517 1769-1778 1962
851-860 TDH4519 274-283 1964
861-870 TDH4519 482-491 1964
871-875 TDH4519 844-848 1965
876-880 TDH4519 976-980 1965
881-890 TDH4519 1738-1747 1967 885 scr by WTBC 1972
Note - 4509's acquired in inoperable condition. 771 restored by Blitz 1986 as WTBC 771.
801-806,810,815,821,827 repainted RTA orange 1976
808-809,811-814,816-817,819-820,822-826,828-832 rebuilt by Blitz 1978, including A/C. Repainted RTA silver/blue/brown.
from Suburban Transit System:
116-117 TDH5301 704-705 1960
122-124 TDH5301 1541-1543 1961
125 TDH5301 2844 1962
126 TDH5301 3112 1962
127 TDH5303 063 1963
134-137 TDH5303 2091-2094 1964
140-142 TDH5303 4749-4751 1966
143-145 TDH5303 4815-4817 1966
146-16µ T8H5307Á 2843-286² 197µ owned by Village of Oak Lawn. Acquired by RTA 1988; painted PACE yellow (except 160¬ wreckeä early 1980's)
from South Suburban Safeway Lines:
594-599 TDH5303 4204-4209 1966 owned by Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit Dist after 1973
600-605 TDH5303 5773-5778 1967 "
606-611 TDH5303 5992-5997 1967 "
701-755 T8H5307A 1233-1287 1973 owned by CSSMTD
notes - 603, 709 repainted RTA orange 1976
702,706-708,711,712,714-721,723-729,731,732,734,736-744,746-749,753-755 rebuilt by Blitz 1983, repainted RTA orange, but
still CSSMTD owned. Most (all?) repainted PACE yellow 1987-88.
702,706,707,711,712,714-718,720,721,723-726,728,729,731,732,736,738-744,746,747,753-755 leased to CTA 1994, partially
repainted with blue middle stripe
from City of Elgin DOT:
1040-1043 T6H4523A 591-594 1974 1043 repainted RTA orange, all now PACE yellow.
1051-1053 TGH3502 007-009 1968 repainted RTA silver/brown/blue
1061-1067 TC31B 25446-452 1973 1061-1064 to Highland Park, r# 808-811
1068 TC31B 25470 1973 repainted RTA white/orange/brown
NOTE - various other buses were acquired for scrapping from Nortran, Suburban Transit, Northbrook, Wilmette, etc. None were actually operated under RTA ownership, and records of what was actually taken over are contradictory and incomplete.
section 3 - miscellaneous
Nortran 160-167 TDH5304 - 832-839 1965 163, 166 repainted RTA silver/blue/brown by Blitz 1978
401-474 T8H5307A - 2863-2936 1975 - acquired 1988, most painted PACE yellow (except 467, wrecked early 1980's)
761-766 35096-6-1 - 61066-61071 1975 - ran in Wilmette until 1984, then sold to RTA and moved to Highland Park, painted PACE yellow 1987, then scrapped.
Following vans have bus-series numbers but are not owned. Some are leased, others are owned by contractors:
8549 Ford 1982
8544-8546 Ford 1987
8541-8542, 8547 Dodge 1987 - 8542 r# 8408?
there may have been others?
CTA buses leased to RTA:
Mid 1976 - 7776,7797,7819 T8H5307A - S Suburban Safeway, Rte 364 only. Experimental paint jobs.
Late 1976 - 454-461 T8H5307A - Suburban Transit System, became 9454-9461
- 462,464,468 T8H5307A - S Suburban Safeway, Rte 364 only, replacing 7700's. Were to also get 463,465-467,469-475 but never did. Became 9462-9475.
- 476-539 T8H5307A - West Towns Bus Co, became 9476-9539
10/77 to 09/78 3702-3703 FD6VT-401-1 - West Towns Bus Co.
1987-88 - 100,101,105,107,111 Superior TL800 - unknown if any repainted, saw little if any paratransit use.
1987-88 - 150-169 Carpenter CBW300 - all painted PACE yellow/white, ran at Waukegan and McHenry County in line service, renumbered 7150-7169. Some now CTA work buses.
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