Cleveland Railways
Cleveland Transit System
Cleveland Regional Transportation Authority


Cleveland, OH

Cleveland RTA 138

Cleveland 138. Photo by Harris, A. J. Reinschmidt collection

Cleveland RTA 2118

RTA #2118 in Euckid on Oct. 19, 1979. Photo by Phelps, A. J. Reinschmidt collection.

Cleveland RTA 2330

#2330, A. J. Reinschmidt collection

Cleveland RTA 4720

RTA 4720 in Public Square, Cleveland OH, June 24,1998 photo by A. J. Reinschmidt

Cleveland RTA 9763

9763 at West 3rd and West Prospect, June 24,1998 photo by A. J. Reinschmidt

version 3.0.0

All ime roster to '96
Number Builder Model Serial# Seats Acquired Former # Notes
50-52 White 54A 26 1914 Kuhlman body
100-129 White 54A 29 1925 Kuhlman body; 123 wrecked and rebuilt as 170, 1931
130-159 White 54A 29 1926 Kuhlman body
160-169 White 54A 29 1927 Lang Body
170 White 54A 38 1931 Lang Body; built on chasis of 123
180-189 Twin 306W 40 1941
100-199 Flxible 111-CC-D61 50 1971
200-219 White 56A 381928 Lang Body
220-234 White 788 40 1940 ex 825-839, 1941
235-274 White 788 40 1941
275-299 Mack RC 32 1941
300 Safeway Six Wheel 29 1925
301-310 Yellow 29 1929 Lang bodies; parlor coach express buses for Cedar Heights
311-315 Mack CM 40 1940 ex 815-819, 1941
316-335 Mack CM 40 1941
350-354 YC TD-4001 40 1940 ex 820-824, 1941
355-369 YC TD-4001 40 1941
300-334 GMC TDH-4512 1312-1346 45 1956
335-349 GMC TDH-4512 1361-1375 45 1956 349 equipped with suburban seating
350 GMC TDH-4512 001 45 1953 ex 3475 one of several demonstrators purchased in 1953
351 GMC TDH-4509 40 1961 ex Broadview Road Bus Line 9
352 GMC TDH-4509 2431 40 1961 ex BRBL 10 to CSET 4062, 1966
353 GMC TDH-4512 457 40 1961 ex BRBL 11
400 Versare 8HC39 35 1926 ex Demo
401 Versare 6HV37 39 1928 to 701, 1928
400-404 White 54A 38 1928
405-419 White 54A 38 1929
420-424 White 54A 38 1932
425-429 White 54A 38 1933
450-474 Ford 25 1938 Test fleet
475-499 Twin 27-R 25 1938 Test fleet
500-529 Safeway Double Deck 62 1925 509 cut down to 32-passenger single deck bus in 1931
530-549 Safeway Double Deck 62 1926
550-552 Safeway Double Deck 62 1927
553-558 Safeway Double Deck 62 1928
500-524 Mack 6C 31 1938 Test fleet
525-549 Yellow 728 32 1938 Test fleet
550-574 White 784 31 1938 Test fleet
400-44 GMC TDH-5103 885-934 51 1953
450-469 GMC TDH-5105 501-520 51 1954
470-524 GMC TDH-5105 656-710 51 1954
525 GMC TDH-5105 474 51 1955 ex DEMO
530-569 GMC TDH-5105 1476-1515 51 1955
570 GMC TDH-5105 1459 53 1961 ex BRBL 12
600 Twin 33 1928 to 800, 1929
600-604 Yellow 31 1929
605-614 Twin 27-R 27 1940
625-634 Mack CY 26 1940
645-674 White 788 40 1939
685-694 Yellow 740 40 1940
600-699 GMC TDH-5301 078-177 53 1959 695-699 deluxe; 698-699 a/c
681 to Miami Dade Transit Agency 395
701 Versare 39 1928 ex 401, 1928
710 White 684 32 1935
711-735 White 684 32 1936
736-775 White 684 32 1936
701-702 GMC TDH-4517 960, 994 45 1961 ex City of Euclid 2114-2115; nee 14-15
700-739 GMC TDH-3714 448-487 37 1955
800 Twin 33 1928 ex 600, 1929
801-810 Indiana 20 1933
815-819 Mack CM 40 1940 to 311-315, 1941
820-824 YC TD-4001 40 1940 to 350-354, 1941
825-839 White 788 40 1940 to 220-234, 1941
840-899 Ford 09-B 27 1940-1
800-831 Brill T-40 40 1951 ex Louisville Railways Note 1 ETB
850-855 P-S 45 1953 ex United Transit System [Providence RI] 1351-1356 ETB
856-882 P-S 45 1953 ex UTS Note 2 ETB
883-888 P-S 45 1953 ex UTS 1345-50 ETB
889-891 P-S 45 1953 ex UTS 1366/70/77 ETB
892-899 P-S 45 1953 ex UTS Note 3 ETB
800-829 GMC TDH-5301 1254-1283 53 1960
830 GMC TDH-5301 708 53 1960? ex Broadview Bus Lines 16 single exit
831 GMC TDH-5301 1516 53 1960? ex BBL 17 single exit
832 GMC TDH-5301 186 51 1968 ex Berea Bus Lines 128 single exit
839-899 GMC TDH-5303 53 1982 Leased from MARTA
900-919 P-S 40 1936 ETB
920-927 P-S 40 1937 ETB
950-999 P-S 44 1945-6 ETB
1000-1074 St.Louis 44 1947 ETB
1075-1129 St.Louis 44 1948 ETB
1130-1174 St.Louis 44 1949 ETB
1000-1024 GMC TDH-5303 2065-2089 53 1964 1020-1024 deluxe
1100-1144 GMC TDH-5303 3399-3443 53 1965
1200-1274 M-H TC-44 44 1947/8 Sold to Toronto (1963) and Mexico City (1966)
1275-1324 M-H TC-48 50 1951 1324 used as M-H European demonstrator (1951-1952)
1200-1209 Flxible FD47-331-1 75011-75020 38 1965
1200-1212 GMC T6H-5306 283 - 295 53 1970? ex City of Euclid 3055-3067
1300-1324 Flxible F2D6V-401-1 52062-52086 53 1964
1400-1429 Flxible F2D6V-401-1 51238-51267 53 1961
1500-1529 Flxible F2D6V-401-1 51273-51302 53 1962
1600-1664 Flxible F2D6V-401-1 51832-51896 53 1963
1700-1739 GMC TDH-5105 2910-2949 51 1957
1800-1829 GMC TDH-5105 3276-3305 51 1958
1830 GMC TDH-5105 3472 53 1961 ex BRBL 15
1900-1959 GMC TDH-5303 377-436 53 1963 1910-1939 Downtown Loop; 1954-1959 deluxe
2000-2001 Mack C-49-DT 2029 - 2030 50 1957
2002-2003 Mack C-49-DT 1328, 1330 51 1964 ex Redifer 501-501, ex Demos
2004-2007 Mack C-49-DT 2128-2131 51 1964 ex Redifer 503-506
2008-2009 Mack C-49-DT 1179, 1877 51 1964 ex Redifer 507-508, ex Demos
2100-2159 GMC TDH-5303 5886-5945 53 1967
2300-2304 GMC SDH-5302A 045-049 53 1965 Sold 1971
2305 GMC SDH-5302 050 53 1968 ex Berea Bus Lines 188
2306 GMC SDH-5302 051 49 1968 ex Berea Bus Lines 190 equipped with card table in rear
2330-2333 GMC TDH-5304 081-084 53 1966? ex City of Euclid 2330-2333; nee 30-33
2400 Twin 52-S2 2 23 1950 Charterchief with lounge interior
2401-2402 GMC T8H-5305A 28 1969 Charterchief with lounge interior
2500-2651 GMC T8H-5307A 50 1975
2600-2603 Ford 81 27 1956 ex South Euclid Municipal Bus Line
2626-2629 GMC TDH-5304 1070-1073 53 1966? ex City of Euclid 2626-2629, nee 26-29
2700-2749 Mack C-50-DT 1401 - 1450 50 1951
2800-2849 Mack C-50-DT 1401 - 1450 50 1951 Note 4
2947-2949 White 1150-DW 400014, 390377, ? 50 1953 ex demonstrators 2947, 2948 to Maple Heights Buses 505, 501
2950-2999 White 1150-DW-7 396015-396065 50 1952 Note 5
3000-3024 White 738 40 1945 Standard transmission
3000-3099 Flxible 111-CC-D5 50 1969 Fibergalss seats
3100-3104 GMC TDH-3714 37 1953
3110-3149 GMC TDH-3612 36 1949
3150-3199 GMC TDH-3610 36 1948
3200-3224 GMC TDH-4007 034-059 40 1945 3216-3217 to North Olmsted 112-113, 1960
3395-3399 GMC TDH-4507 44 1946
3400-3424 GMC TDH-4507 44 1948
3425 GMC TDH-4512 001 44 1948 Demonstrator to 3475, 1955
3450-3474 GMC TDH-4507 1948
3475 GMC TDH-4512 001 44 1948 ex 3425, 1955 to 350
3500-3539 GMC TDH-5103 207-246 51 1950
3540-3589 GMC TDH-5103 357-406 51 1951
3590-3629 GMC TDH-5103 388-727 51 1952
3630 GMC TDH-5103 642 51 1952 ex DEMO
3648-3649 Twin 43S 267B-268B 40 1954 ex Lakewood Rapid Transit 303-304
3650-3659 Twin 46D 44 1946
3660-3709 Twin 44S 1-40(?) 44 1947 Note 6
3710-3734 Twin 41S 282-307 40 1947 Note 7
3735-3784 Twin 41S 40 1947 Note 8
3785 Twin 52-S2 2 52 1951
3786-3797 Twin 41S 260-271 40 1954 ex LRT 403-414
3798-3799 Twin 45S 62-63 44 1954 ex LRT 501-502
3800-3804 White 798 44 1946
3805-3854 White 798 44 1946
3855-3929 White 798 44 1947 Automatic transmission; 3902 equipped with Leyland diesel
4100-4256 GMC T8H-203 215-371 45 1979
5535-5543 GMC TDH-5301 53 1959? ex Garfield Heights Coach Lines 5535-43
5545-5547 GMC TDH-5301 1463, 1464, 1515 53 1960? ex GHCL 5545-47
5550 GMC TDH-5301 3441 53 1962? ex GHCL 5550
5555-5556 GMC TDH-5303 1105-1106 53 1963? ex GHCL 5555-56
5558-5560 GMC TDH-5303 2024, 2425, 2426 53 1964? ex GHCL 5558-60
5564-5565 GMC TDH-5303 3334-3335 53 1965? ex GHCL 5564-65
5566-5570 GMC TDH-5303 4189-4191, 4747-4748 53 1966? ex GHCL 5566-70
5595-5598 GMC TDH-5301 53 1959? ex GHCL 5595-98
5600 GMC TDH-5301 53 1959 ex GHCL 5600
6000 Twin Super Twin 58 1940 Semi-articulated, nicknamed "Queen Mary"
8000-8142 AMG 10240B-8 001293 - 001435 48 1978
8301-8339 Flxible 40102-6T 95636 - 95675 1984
8340-8376 Flxible Metro 95676-95712 48 1984 8374-8375 North Olmstead Municipal Bus Lines
8577-8588 Flxible Metro 97188-97199 47 1985 NOMBL
8589-8594 Flxible Metro 97200-97205 47 1985
8595-8603 Flxible Metro 97206-97214 47 1985 NOMBL
8901-8977 TMC T8J206 825844, 5879-5950 47 1989 NOMBL
9000-9001 Dodge Ê9 1975
9070-9074 Flxible Metro 101262-101266 44 1990 NOMBL
9100-9111 Argosy 1975
9151-9156 Flxible Metro 101887-101892 44 1990 NOMBL
9200-9204 Dodge 1975
9201-9202 Flxible Metro 103247-103248 44 1992 NOMBL
9300-9314 Argosy 1977
9305 Flxible Metro 105060 45 1993 NOMBL
9400-9414 Argosy 1977
9500-9514 Argosy Commuter 1980
9701-9810 Nova T8O206
9901-9915 Nova 40' LFS
T100-T160 Bus Trailer 25 1942-3 Note 9
Primary data source is Cleveland's Transit Vehicles by Toman and Hayes, as transcribed by Alan Gryfe and supplemented with infromation from various Motor Coach Ages.
last updated 7/5/99

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Notes

  • Note 1
    Louisville Ry.'s #s were:.221/24/19/17/29/32/18/ 06/13/08/25/30/23/02/07/16/11/28/27/12/14/10/20/ 03/31/26/ 05/09/15/01/22/24

  • Note 2
    United Transit System [Providence RI] #s were: 1382/83/85/87/89/90/93/1407-26

  • Note 3
    United Transit System [Providence RI] #s were: 1430/36/90/41/48-50/56

  • Note 4
    2804/06/07/10/11/15/18/19/21/23/24/30/31/34/36/42-45; renumbered when converted to Detroit Diesel in 1957

  • Note 5
    2955-2957, 2951, 2967, 2968 to Maple Heights Buses 502-504, 506-508, in 1963.

  • Note 6
    3660, 3664, 3665, 3672, 3674, 3678,3679 to Garfield Heights same #, 1965

  • Note 7
    3734, 3728, 3711, 3720 to North Olmsted 75-78, in 1962; 3733 to Garfield Heights same #.

  • Note 8
    3752 to Cleveland Southeastern 4253; 3779 to Garfield Heights, same #

  • Note 9
    Plywood bus trailers built on old auto-hauler chassis. Sold as cottages and veteran's homes in 1945.
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