Bluebird Coach Lines

Lyons IL

Bluebird 292

Bluebird Coach Lines 292, at the Lyons garage, 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 3.0.1

roster from 1936 to 1965 with dispositions

Number Builder Model Serial# Acquired Former # Notes
8 GM TDH-4507 2575 1962 Chicago &. Calumet District Transit 2863
nee Great Lakes Greyhound		 single door
9-11 GM PDA-4101 311-312, 317 1962 Los Angeles MTA 2000, 2001, 2006 ex 225, 226, 231
ex Metropolitan Coach Lines Same #s
nee Pacific Electric same #s		  
12 GM TDH-4519 253 1964 AC Transit wrecked enroute
never used by ACT or Bluebird
18-21 Flxible FL2P-40 Note 1 1962 Leyden Motor Coach same #s
Los Angles MTA,
nee Asbury Rapid Transit Note 2		 Single door
to Tri State Coach Lines
may never have been owned by Bluebird
105-106 Twin Coach 38-S 555B, 553B 1958 ex-Duluth-Superior Transit Co. 270, 273 to propane;
sold 1962
107-109 GM TG-4006 017, 016, 018 1958 ex-American Coach 50, 51, 53 107, 109 sold 1962;
108 scrapped 1963
110-111 GM TDH-4509 2101, 2100 1958 Maine Transit 381, 380
nee Maine Central		 single door
to West Suburban 421 - 422
112 GM TDH-4509 1374 1958 Eastern Greyhound Lines E568 luggage racks
single door
to West Suburban 423
113-114 GM TDH-4509 723, 728 1959 Eastern Greyhound Lines E64, E69 luggage racks
single door
suburban windows
to West Suburban 113, 424
115-118 Twin Coach 38-S 391B - 393B, 396B 1958 ex-Northern Indiana Transit 3710 - 3712, 3716 to propane;
sold 1959
119-122 GM TDH-4509 1805-1808 1959 Chicago Aurora & Elgin RR 805-808 rear door blocked
luggage racks, one side
to West Suburban 425, 120, 121, 426
123 GM TDH-4515 031 1960 American Coach Co. 56 luggage racks
to West Suburban 455
124-126 GM TDH-5105 2681-2683 1960 American Coach Co. 60 - 62 single door
to West Suburban 124, 125, 517
127-128 GM TDH-4007 392, 394 1960 American Coach Co. 1164 - 1165 single door
never used;
Scrapped 1965
129 GM TDH-4506 656 1960 American Coach Co. 42 rear door blocked
never used;
to West Suburban for parts
130 GM TDH-4007 013 1960 American Coach Co. 43
nee Cinncinnati Street Ry.		 rear door blocked
never used;
to West Suburban for parts
131 GM TDH-4512 131 1960 Gary Transit (IN), 526
nee Sheridan-Indianapolis Bus Line		 single door
to West Suburban 131
132 GM TDH-4509 2241 1960 Shell Oil Co. (TX) 52201 single door
equipped for aisle seats
to West Suburban 427
133 GM TDH-5106 051 1960 Shell Oil Co. (TX) 53201 single door
equipped for aisle seats
to West Suburban 560
134 GM TDH-5106 553 1960 Shell Oil Co. (TX) 55201 single door
equipped for aisle seats
to West Suburban 561
135-137 GM TDH-5106 162-164 1960 Shell Oil Co. (TX) 57291 - 57293 single door
equipped for aisle seats
to West Suburban 562-564
138-140 GM TDH-4506 643, 035, 036 1960 American Coach Co. 41, 40, 39
nee Cinncinnati Street Ry.		 rear door blocked
never used;
138 scrapped 1963; 139 scrapped 1965; 140 to West Suburban for parts
141 GM TDH-4007 009 1960 American Coach Co. 44
nee Cinncinnati Street Ry.		 rear door blocked
never used;
scrapped 1965

144-148

Yellow

716

072-076

1935

     144-145, 148 sold to Hines Coach Lines 1940; 146 in 1939; 147 off roster 1937

149-157

Twin

23-RL

95285-288, 369-370, 520-522

1936

  

Note 3

158-164

Twin

23-RL

95665-670, 810

1937

  

Note 3

165

Yellow

738

009

1938

  

 sold 1942 to Short Way Lines

166

Yellow

738

001

1938

ex Demo

sold 1942 to Short Way Lines

167-169

Twin

27-R

108055-057

1939

ex ?

  sold 1946; (167 was BCL of IN until 1942)

170-171

Twin

30-G

105616-617

1939

ex ?

  170 scrapped 1950;
171 burned 3/47

172-178

Twin

30-G

105672-677

1940

  

  172-174, 176, 178 scrapped 1951;
175 burned 3/47;
177 scrapped 1950

179-185

Twin

30-G

105718,717,716, 742,741, 743-746

1941

  

  179, 181, 183-184 burned 3/47;
180, 182, 185 scrapped 1950

186-188

Flx

29-BR-42

5557-5559

1942

  

  (BCL of IN)
sold 1942

189-200

Twin

30-G

105747-748, 751-760

1942

  

Note 4

201

Flx

29-BR-42

5940

1942

  

  sold A&R Bus Lines (IA) 1945

202

GMC

School bus

  

1944

Safety Transportation

  
203-212 GM TD-4007 134-143 1945   rear door blocked;
203, 205, 209, 212 sold 1956;
204, 206-208, 210-211 sold 1955
213-215 AERO P-37 746-748 1945   Never used;
sold Southern Limited
216-217 AERO P-37 793-794 1945   Never used;
sold Peoria-Rosckford
218-219 AERO P-37 828-829 1945   Never used;
sold Southern Limited
220-222 AERO P-45-37 868-870 1945   Never used;
220, 222 sold Illinois Transit Lines;
221 sold Peoria-Rockford
223-242 GM TD-4007 604-623 1946   rear door blocked;
Note 5
243-257 Twin Coach 34-S 146-160 1946   single door;
Note 6
258-259 Yellow 740 274-275 1947 Ex-Indianapolis Transit, 323-324  
260-274 Twin Coach 41-S 467-481 1947   converted to proprane
single door
Note 7
275-284 GM TDH-4008 1003-1012 1948   single door
to West Suburban 275-284 except 281, scrapped 1956
285 Twin Coach 41-S 1177B 1948   single door
propane
replaced 269
sold 1962
286-291 Twin Coach 52-S2-P 509-514 1951   similar to CTA 5000-5499
rear door blocked
on 287, 290;
all scrapped 3/65
292-299 Twin Coach 45-S-P 202-209 1951   single door;
all scrapped 3/65

Based on data compiled by the Omnibus Society and April 1968 issue of Motor Coach Age and much addotional material from A. J. Kristopans

last updated 2/12/06

This page brought to you by: A. J. Reinschmidt

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