West Towns Bus Co. roster

West Towns Bus Co.

Oak Park, Il

#815 on 8-9-64, photo by A. J. Reinschmidt
#530 on 11-24-63, photo by A. J. Reinschmidt

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

version 4.2.0

roster 1940-1969

Number	Builder	Model	Serial#	Acquired	Former #	Notes
101-110	ACF-Brill	C-36 (auto)	Note 1	1960	Chicago Transit Authority Note 2	Leased, later purchased, off roster by 1961
200-209	ACF-Brill	H-13		1937
210-229	Available	WS-175		1937
230-234	Reo			1940	ex- Marigold Bus Lines
235-249	ACF-Brill	31-S		1940
250-259	ACF-Brill	26-S		1940
293-302	Ford	09B		1941
303-313	Ford	09B		1941
314-332	Ford	09B		1941
333-338	Ford	09B		1946		333-342 one order
339-342	Ford	09B		1947		333-342 one order
435-447	ACF-Brill	C-36 (mech)	893-905	1947		Off roster by 1960 Dispositions Note 3
448-449	ACF-Brill	C-36 (mech)	?	1951		Off roster by 1960
500-509	GM	TG-3609	0212 - 0221	1944		502, 504, 508 to diesel-hyd.
510-529	GM	TG-3609	0454 - 0458, 0462 - 0471, 0451 - 0453, 0901 - 0902	1945		All except 522-525, 528 to diesel-hyd.
530-569	GM	TGH-3207	041 - 060, 163 - 182	1947		530, 532, 548, 555, 565 to diesel Dispositions Note 4
600-619	Mack	C45GT	3071 -3079, 3090 -3100	1948		Dispositions Note 5
620-621	Mack	C45GT		1957	City Bus Co. (Oaklahoma City) nee Louisville Transit Co.	To Memphis Transit 1960
622-631	Mack	C45DT		1959	Jacksonville Coach Lines	To Memphis Transit 1960
700-719	GM	TDH-4509	553-572	1949		702, 705, 712 Sold to Cuba 1960; 708,710,715,717,719 to Glenview 1972
720-744	GM	TDH-4509	835-859	1950		723, 726, 732,733, 740, 741 Sold to Cuba 1960; 727,728,731,735,737 to Glenview 1972; 744 to Ottumwa Transit Lines 118
745-748	GM	TDH-4509	2218-2221	1952		745 sold to Cuba 1960
751-762	GM	TDH-4509	Note 6	1961	Indianapolis Transit System Note 7
763-773	GM	TDH-4509	Note 8	1963	San Diego Transit System Note 9
774-776	GM	TDH-4509	737,738,740	1963	San Diego Transit System 964,965,967
777-778	GM	TDH-4509	103,111	1963	San Diego Transit System 949,957
779	GM	TDH-4509	735	1963	San Diego Transit System 962
780-782	GM	TDH-4509	109,087,101	1963	San Diego Transit System 955,933,947
801-810	GM	TDH-4517	404-413	1960
811-820	GM	TDH-4517	882-891	1961
821-830	GM	TDH-4517	1299-1308	1961
831-835	GM	TDH-4517	1561-1565	1961
836-840	GM	TDH-4517	1758-1762	1962
841-850	GM	TDH-4517	1769-1778	1962
851-860	GM	TDH-4519	274-283	1964
861-870	GM	TDH-4519	482-491	1964
871-875	GM	TDH-4519	844-848	1965
876-880	GM	TDH-4519	976-980	1965
881-890	GM	TDH-4519	1738-1747	1967
1718, 1720, 1728, 1749, 1763, 1768, 1785, 1795, 1796, 1797	Twin	44-S		1963	ex CTA same #s	Purchased to fill in for late arrival of 851-860

From data compiled by Richard R. Kunz, Published in April, 1968 Motor Coach Age Omnibus Society data, and Sept. 1955 Motor Coach Age
last updated 8/22/01

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Note 1
Serial #s for 101-110 are: 1156, 1149, 1161, 1162, 1151, 1166, 1133, 1146, 1159, 1118.
Note 2
Chicago Transit Authority #s for 101-110 were: 2423, 2416, 2428, 2429, 2418, 2433, 2400, 2413, 2426, 2385.
Note 3
Dispositions: 445, 446, 436 to La Grange Transit (IL) 3-5
435, 438, 441, 447 to Wausau WI same #s
2 #s? to Freeport IL
Note 4
Dispositions: 531, 544, 545, 558, 559, 567 to Janesville Municapal Bus System 214, 215, 219, 218, 216, 217
533, 547 to Waukegan-North Chicago Transit 20-21
535, 563 to Glenview Bus Co. 50-51
Note 5
Dispositions: 600 to Memphis Transit
601, 605, 610, 614, 615, 619 to Deerfield-Highland Park Transit (Il)
611 to Hausman Bus Sales
612 to Fenwick HS (Chicago)
others scrapped
Note 6
Serial #s for 751-762 are: 1921,1923-1927,1929,1928,1931,1930,1934.
Note 7
Indianapolis #s for 751-762 were: 1001,1003-1007,1009,1008,1011,1010,1014.
Note 8
Serial #s for 763-773 are: 083,069,092,081,080,072,074,077,096,104,112.
Note 9
San Diego #s for 763-773 were: 929,915,938,927,926,918,920,923,942,950,958.

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