This page lists buses purchased and operated by the Baltimore Transit Company prior to 1960. This part of the roster pre-dates the arrival of the Fishbowls and reflects the era when a solid streetcar system was still in service in Baltimore City.

If anyone knows and additional background of the MTA buses, please send me an email.

Thanks in advance for any help, and enjoy!

FLEET #    MFR.    MODEL        YEAR   SERIAL #             NOTES
1-4        ACF     (unknown)    1938   ---------              1
673-677    GM      (unknown)    1938   ---------              1
678-704    GM      (unknown)    1939   ---------              1
705-707    Ford    (unknown)    1940   ---------              1
1044-1046  GM      (unknown)    1940   ---------             1,2
1047-1050  GM      (unknown)    1939   ---------             1,3
1051-1055  GM      731          1938   ---------              1
1056-1060  GM      TD-4001      1940   28-32                  1
1061-1065  GM      TDE-4002     1940   3-7                    1
1066-1095  GM      TD-4005      1941   18-47                  1
1096-1100  GM      TD-4506      1945   1-5                    1
1101-1200  GM      TD-4506      1946   542-641 (A)            1
1201-1300  Ford    (unknown)    1946   ---------              1
1400-1498  GM      TDH-4507     1947   601-613;615-700 (B)    1
1465 (II)  GM      TDH-4507     1947   614 (C)                1
1499-1567  GM      TDH-4507     1947   932-1000 (D)           1
1568-1599  GM      TDH-4507     1947   1001-1031 (E)          1


2500-2599  ACF     C-44         1947   423-522 (F)            1
2600-2605  ACF     C-44         1947   673-700 (F)            1
2606-2659  ACF     C-44         1947   680-733 (F)            1
2660-2661  ACF     C-44         1947   745-746                1


1600       GM      TDH-4509     1949   1290                   1
1601       GM      TDH-4509     1949   1294                   1
1602-1604  GM      TDH-4509     1949   1291-1294              1
1605       GM      TDH-4509     1949   1400                   1
1606-1607  GM      TDH-4509     1949   1398-1399              1
1608-1609  GM      TDH-4509     1949   1401-1402              1
1610-1614  GM      TDH-4509     1949   1412-1416              1
1615-1619  GM      TDH-4509     1949   1538-1542              1
1700-1710  GM      TDH-5103     1951   778-788                1
1711-1730  GM      TDH-5103     1952   865-884 (G)            1
1800-1814  GM      TDH-5105     1953   232-246                1
1815-1816  GM      TDH-5105     1954   816-817                1
1817-1818  GM      TDH-5105     1954   1057-1058              1
1819-1843  GM      TDH-5105     1955   1134-1158              1
1844-1863  GM      TDH-5105     1955   1624-1643              1
1864-1888  GM      TDH-5105     1955   1754-1778              1
1889-1893  GM      TDH-5105     1955   1695-1699              1
1894-1910  GM      TDH-5105     1956   2584-2607              1
1911-1914  GM      TDH-5105     1956   2671-2674              1
1915-1918  GM      TDH-5105     1956   2875-2878              1
1925-1949  GM      TDH-5105     1958   3586-3610 (H)          1

1 - Baltimore Transit Company
2 - Ex-Philadelphia (Pa.) Transportation Company #1605-1607
3 - Ex-Philadelphia (Pa.) Transportation Company #1701-1704

A - Serial numbers as follows: 565, 560, 547, 613, 543, 606, 623, 621, 595, 567, 631, 594, 550, 561, 580, 542, 619, 585, 607, 581, 617, 603, 571, 551, 596, 600, 582, 593, 589, 578, 618, 598, 620, 609, 612, 586, 611, 564, 602, 555, 562, 599, 615, 583, 627, 592, 597, 566, 625, 604, 610, 570, 588, 549, 634, 616, 626, 630, 568, 614, 552, 557, 624, 559, 544, 574, 590, 628, 563, 591, 573, 554, 546, 601, 545, 548, 553, 556, 558, 569, 572, 575-577, 579, 584, 587, 605, 608, 622, 629, 632-633, 635-641
B - Serial numbers as follows: 607-608, 637, 611, 604, 625, 609, 658, 605, 664, 655, 653, 665, 623, 666, 657, 645, 615, 641, 638, 647, 612, 613, 671, 621, 651, 675, 667, 672, 662, 656, 676, 643, 624, 695, 673, 668, 654, 627, 652, 636, 606, 634, 616, 669, 659, 603, 617-618, 661, 649, 602, 674, 619, 639, 663, 601, 648, 632, 644, 631, 693, 678, 660, 610, 620, 633, 629, 683, 685, 628, 679, 700, 689, 622, 640, 646, 691, 626, 670, 681, 635, 688, 642, 692, 677, 690, 699, 694, 630, 682, 687, 697, 684, 698, 680, 650, 686, 696
C - Replaced original #1465 (s/n 620), which was rejected by BTC and subsequently re-sold to 5 Av Coach Co (NY) as #2350
D - Serial numbers as follows: 990, 985, 955, 957, 946, 972, 956, 946, 944, 978, 937, 941, 994, 935-936, 984, 970, 939, 986, 932, 951, 953, 952, 934, 958, 975, 973, 982, 989, 964, 1000, 979, 993, 969, 998, 947, 977, 981, 960, 987, 976, 962, 943, 974, 950, 945, 965, 968, 988, 961, 949, 948, 940, 971, 966, 938, 983, 997, 992, 991, 980, 996, 995, 999, 959, 963, 942, 933
E - Serial numbers as follows: 1026, 1006, 1017, 1005, 1011, 1004, 1002, 1007, 1003, 1001, 1015, 1029, 1019, 1012, 1025, 1031, 1008, 1029, 1020, 1031, 1018, 1009, 1013, 1027, 1010, 1024, 1023, 1014, 1016, 1021-1022
F - Serial not in order; sequence unknown
G - Serial numbers as follows: 873, 866, 871, 879, 881, 884, 875, 882, 867, 876, 868,, 878, 877, 883, 874, 872, 880, 866, 870, 865
H - Serial numbers as follows: 3606, 3605, 3593, 3604, 3586-3587, 3601, 3603, 3589, 3588, 3590-3592, 3594-3600, 3602, 3607-3710

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