PACE BUS ROSTER

Also includes certain buses acquired during the 1970's by public agencies in existance at the time, prior to the formation of Pace.



Numbers       Builder    Model   Built  Length  Assigned Divisions

100-104       GM         T6H-4523A 1974   35'  Joliet MTD, retired
146-165       GM         T8H-5307A 1975   40'  SW,retired 1993
200-213       Flxible    35096-6-1 1975   30'  Joliet MTD, retired
401-474       GM         T8H-5307A 1975   40'  various,retired 1993
701-755       GM         T8H-5307A 1973   40'  S,retired 1993
761-766       Flxible    35096-6-1 1976   30'  Wilmette, retired
1040-1043     GM         T6H-4523A 1974   35'  Elgin DOT, retired
7150-7169     Carpenter  CBW-300   1983   21'  Acquired from CTA 1986
8000-8155     GM         T6H-4523A 1976   35'  various,retired 1993
8201-8300     Grumman    53102-8-1 1979   40'  various,retired 1993
8301-8405     Grumman    53096-8-1 1979   40'  various,retired 1993
8406          Grumman    40102-6T  1985   40'  demo,retired 1993
8600-8619     Gillig     Phantom   1986   35'  N,retired 1999
8700-8799     Orion      I         1988   40'  NW,W,S,SW,K,retired 2001
8800-8872 x13 Orion      I         1989   40'  NW,S,SW,K,retired 2003
8873-8923 x13 Orion      I         1990   40'  NS,NW,S,SW,retired 2003
2000-2084 x13 Orion      I         1990   35'  FV,R,H,LL,HP,retired 2003
2085-2129 x13 Orion      I         1990   40'  NW,H,NS,retired 2003
2200-2271 x13 Ikarus     416       1992   40'  W
2272-2291     Orion      I         1993   35'  NS,R
2292-2378 x13 Orion      I         1993   40'  S,N,NW,NS,R
2379-2400     Nova       Classic   1996   40'  SW,H,NW
2401-2422 x13 NABI       LFW-40    1999   40'  S
2423-2452     NABI       LFW-35    1999   35'  S,N
2500-2556 x13 El Dorado  Transmark 1997   29'  H,R,N,LL,retired
2600-2702 x13 El Dorado  EZ-Rider  2006   30'  various
2703-2741 x13 El Dorado  EZ-Rider  2007   30'  various
6000-6088 x13 Orion      VI        2000   40'  NW,W
6089-6144 x13 Orion      VI        2001   40'  SW,S
6145-6155     Orion      VI        2002   40'  NW
6156-6161     Orion      VI        2003   40'  NW
6162-6261 x13 NABI       LFW-40    2003   40'  S,W,H
6262-6322 x13 NABI       LFW-40    2005   40'  W
6600-6684 x13 NABI       LFW-35    2003   35'  H,FV,R,HP
6900-6907     MCI        D4000     2002   45'  S, motor coaches

x13: Bus number 8713 was the last Pace bus to be numbered with 13 as the last digits. Pace has since stopped numbering new buses with 13 as the last digits, presumably for supersticious reasons.

Assigned Divisions - following abbreviations are used:
NS - North Shore (Evanston)
NW - Northwest (Des Plaines, former Nortran/United Motor Coach)
W - West (Melrose Park, former West Towns)
S - South (Markham, former South Suburban Safeway Lines)
SW - Southwest (Bridgeview, former Suburban Transit System)
H - Heritage (Joliet)
FV - Fox Valley (Aurora)
R - River (Elgin)
N - North (Waukegan)
HP - Village of Highland Park
K - Keeshin (Des Plaines/O'Hare, contract operator)
LL - Laidlaw (several locations, contract operator)

Division assignments are general and are subject to variation, and are based on observations and other sources.

All above buses are air conditioned. Lift equipped buses include the 8600's Gilligs, along with all buses beginning with 2000. List does not include some buses furnished by contract operators, mostly motor coaches and school buses. List also does not include most paratransit vehicles, some of which are also used on certain fixed routes.

Carpenter buses 7150-7169 were CTA 150-169, acquired for the paratransit operations.

PACE BUS ASSIGNMENTS

Information on Pace bus assignments is difficult to obtain. But good information has been obtained for a couple of years.

1987
1997

SUBURBAN BUSES OF THE PAST

Above roster includes buses purchased by the RTA in the late 1970's, and retired in 1993. Also included are buses purchased by other public agencies in the early 1970's, most of which eventually were repainted for and operated by Pace.

Bus Rosters on the Web - Link to historic rosters of various Pace predecessors, along with links to other bus roster sites. Those rosters, along with this roster, provide an almost complete picture of the buses operated in Chicago's suburbs.

Buses 100-104 and 200-213 were originally acquired by the Joliet Mass Transit District, with those numbers.

Buses 146-165 were originally acquired by the village of Oak Lawn for the Suburban Transit System, with those numbers.

Buses 401-474 were originally acquired by Nortran, with those numbers.

Buses 701-755 were originally acquired by the Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit District for use by South Suburban Safeway Lines, with those numbers, and were later extensively renovated. Those buses ended up with CTA in 1994, when CTA needed additional buses to temporarily replace the elevated Green Line during renovation. They were repainted by CTA, retaining the same numbers, and retired in 1996.

Buses 761-766 were acquired by Nortran for the village of Wilmette, with those numbers, for its "Wilbus" routes, now Pace routes 421-423.

Buses 1040-1043 were originally acquired by the Elgin Department of Transportation, with those numbers.