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D.C. TRANSIT SYSTEM

Fleet Roster - 1958-1968

This is the roster of vehicles operated by the D.C. Transit System, prior to it's becoming part of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) MetroBus system.
Bear in mind that there may be some gaps in information, however, I hope to have those filled soon.

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FLEET #    MFR.       MODEL       YEAR   SERIAL #           NOTES

4700-4719  GMC        TD-4505     1942   0358-0377            A
3100-3156  GMC        TGH-3102    1953   0102-0158            A
3160-3176  GMC        TGH-3102    1958   0865-0881
4900-4915  GMC        TDH-4512    1958   2749-2764
5600-5666  GMC        TDH-5105    1958   3151-3217            1
4920-4944  GMC        TDH-4517    1959   0001-0025
5700-5744  GMC        TDH-5301    1959   0003-0077
4700-4799  GMC        TDH-4517    1960   0201-0300
4300-4304  GMC        TDH-4509   [1961]  1751-1755            2
4305-4306  GMC        TDH-4509   [1961]  1757-1758            3
4307-4312  GMC        TDH-4509   [1961]  1760-1765            4
4313-4317  GMC        TDH-4509   [1961]  1818-1822            5
4318-4324  GMC        TDH-4509   [1961]  1831-1837            6
5020-5032  GMC        TDH-5104   [1961]  0031-0043            7
5325-5354  GMC        TDH-5105   [1961]  1779-1805            8
5355-5374  GMC        TDH-5105   [1961]  3375-3394            9
20-24      GMC        SDM-5301    1962   0583-0587
5800-5874  GMC        TDH-5302    1962   0498-0572
5900-5974  GMC        TDH-5302    1962   0678-0752
6300-6381  GMC        TDH-5304    1963   0180-0261
1800-1809  PTE        MB-701      1963   0129-0138
1810-1813  PTE        MB-701      1964   0139-0142
6400-6499  GMC        TDH-5304    1964   0539-0638
25-34      GMC        SDM-5302    1964   0434-0443
6500-6579  GMC        TDH-5304    1965   0842-0921
35-44      GMC        SDM-5302    1965   0665-0674
45-54      GMC        SDM-5302    1965   0679-0688
1814-1815  Minibus    MB-701      1966   0227-0228
6600-6609  GMC        TDH-5304    1966   1439-1448
6610-6689  GMC        TDH-5304    1966   1359-1438
6690-6699  GMC        TDH-5304    1966   1449-1458
6700-6724  GMC        TDH-5304    1967   2003-2027
6800-6884  Flxible    111CD-D5-1  1968   53581-53665

NOTES:

A - Capital Transit System
1 - First GM Transit bus production run built with air conditioning
2 - Originally built 1951, ex-Steinway Transit (N.Y.) 331-335
3 - Originally built 1951, ex-Steinway Transit (N.Y.) 337-338
4 - Originally built 1951, ex-Steinway Transit (N.Y.) 340-345
5 - Originally built 1951, ex-Steinway Transit (N.Y.) 346-350
6 - Originally built 1951, ex-Queens Transit Corp (N.Y.) 704-710
7 - Originally built 1952, ex-Queens Transit Corp (N.Y.) 801-813
8 - Originally built 1956, ex-Rapid Transit Lines (Tex.) 1201-1230
9 - Originally built 1956, ex-Rapid Transit Lines (Tex.) 1231-1250
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