United Motor Coach Co.

Des Plaines, Il

United # 101
#101 TD 3601-024 at the Trailways depot in Chicago photo courtsey of Bob Redden

United # 114
#114 TDH-4512- 914, at Michigan and Jackson on August 17, 1970, photo by Joe Testagrose

See Bill Vandervoort's Chicago Suburban Transit History page for a brief description of this company.

version 4.0.1

roster of buses operated 1941-1975

Number

Builder

Model

Serial#

Acquired

Former #

Notes

60 - 63

Yellow

TG-2706

0030 - 0033

1941

  

off roster by 1966

64 - 65

Yellow

PG-2505

060-061

1941

  

off roster by 1966

66 - 69

Yellow

TD-3609

0658 - 0661

1945

  

off roster by 1966

70 - 75

GM

TD-3206

Note1

1945

    

76 - 81

GM

PD-2903

094-099

1946

    

82 - 87

GM

TDH-4008

619-624

1947

    

88 - 93

GM

TDH-4008

1188-1193

1948

  

 

94 - 99

GM

TDH-4509

1284-1289

1951

  

#94, 96-99 to Nortran 1975

100 - 105

Yellow

TD-3601

Note 2

1951

Cincinnati Transit Co. 751, 753, 756, 759, 761, 763

  

106 - 111

GM

TD-4506

Note 3

1953

Cincinnati Transit Co. Note 4

  

112 - 117

GM

TDH-4512

912-917

1955

  

to Nortran 1975

118 - 121

GM

TDH-4512

1537-1540

1956

  

to Nortran 1975

122 - 125

GM

TDH-4512

2822-2825

1958

  

to Nortran 1975

126 - 140

GM

TD-4007

Note 5

1959

St. Louis Public Service Note 6

  

141 - 144

GM

TDH-4517

078-081

1960

  

to Nortran 1975

145 - 148

GM

TDH-4517

990-993

1961

  

to Nortran 1975

149 - 151

GM

TDH-4509

809,813,832

1962

Pioneer Bus Co. (Houston) (nee Denver Tramways)

to Nortran 1975

152 - 156

GM

TDH-4509

Note 7

1962

Indianapolis Transit System Note 8

to Nortran 1975

157 - 159

GM

TDH-4512

2050,2051,2429

1965

Leyden Motor Coach Co. 106,107,110

to Nortran 1975

160 - 167

GM

TDH-5304

832,839

1965

AC Note 9

to Nortran 1975

168 - 172

GM

TDH-4509

Note 10

1966

West Towns Bus Co. Note 11

to Nortran 1975

173 - 177

GM

TDH-4512

1143-1147

1972

ex Evanston Bus Co. 221-225

to Nortran 1975

178

GM

TDH-5106

1364

1972

ex West Suburban Transit 564,
ex Bluebird Coach Lines 137,
nee Shell Oil 57293

to Nortran 1975

179 - 193

GM

TDH-4512

Note 12

1973

ex Transport of New Jersey Note 13

to Nortran 1975

194 - 197

GM

TDH-5106

169, 170, 174, 198

1974

ex Miami Dade Transit 707, 708, 712, 619

to Nortran 1975

201-202

GM

TGH-3102

331-332

1954

    

203-206

GM

TGH-3102

405-408

1955

    

601-605

GM

TDH-5105

991-994,1007

1973

ex West Suburban Transit 510-514, nee New Orleans 1791-1794,1807

to Nortran 1975

606

GM

TDH-5105

2683

1973

ex West Suburban Transit 517, nee Bluebird Coach Lines 126,
nee American Coach Co. 62

to Nortran 1975

607-609

GM

TDH-5105

739, 740, 747

1973

ex West Suburban Transit518-520, nee Memphis Transit Auth 603,604,611

to Nortran 1975

610-611

GM

TDH-5105

999, 1030

1973

ex West Suburban Transit 521-522, nee New Orleans 1799, 1830

to Nortran 1975

612

GM

TDH-5105

1733

1974

ex Memphis Transit Auth. 619

to Nortran 1975

Data compiled by Richard R. Kunz, Published in April, 1968 Motor Coach Age, and additional information supplied by Andre Kristospans and Jim Beeler
last updated 11/11/02

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