The following is a list of all buses purchased by the Aronomink Transportation Company and it's successor, the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company (Red Arrow Lines) prior to the takeover by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on 30 January 1970.
The information for this site came from research by Michael Greene.

ARONOMINK TRANSPORTATION

Fleet Nos. Manuf.      YEAR     Model         Serial #s         NOTES
1-3        White       1923     (unknown)     (unknown)
4          White       1926     (unknown)     128390              1
5          Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20862
6          Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20769
7          Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20917
8          Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20922
9          Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20976
10         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20910
11         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20913
12         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20924
13         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20923
14         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20925
15         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20928
16         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  K20927
17         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  21120
18         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  21121
19         Faegol      1926     Safety Coach  21122
20         White       1927     (unknown)     143485              2
21         White       1927     (unknown)     142754              2
22         White       1927     (unknown)     142917              2
23         White       1927     (unknown)     142918              2
24         White       1927     (unknown)     142874              2
25         White       1928     53            156538              2
26         White       1928     53            156539              2
27         White       1928     53            156439              2
28         White       1928     53            156414              2
29         White       1928     53            156442              2
30         White       1928     53            156415              2
31         White       1929                   164440
32-34      Twin        1929     40            708-710
35-37      Twin        1929     40            769-771
38-45      Twin        1930     40            893-900
60         White       1933     54            180375
61         White       1933     54            180462
62         White       1933     54            180460
63         White       1933     54            180459
64         White       1933     54            180461
70         White       1934     684           185811
71         White       1934     684           185821
72         White       1934     684           185820
73         White       1934     684           185837
74         White       1934     684           185865
75         White       1934     684           185880
76         White       1934     684           185836
77         White       1934     684           185882
78         White       1934     684           185881
79         White       1934     684           185918
80-81      Mack        1935     6-CQ-3S       1087-1088
82         Mack        1935     6-CQ-3S       1138
83         Mack        1935     6-CQ-3S       1141
84-91      Mack        1936     6-CQ-3S       1204-1211
92-96      Mack        1935     6-CQ-3S       1335-1339
98-99      Yellow      1937     733           343-344
100-104    ACF         1937     H-17-S        376-380
105-116    ACF         1937     36S           052-063
117-121    ACF         1937     36S           182-186
150-154    ACF         1941     TG2102        017-021

PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (RED ARROW LINES)

Fleet Nos. Manuf.      YEAR     Model         Serial #s         NOTES
1-10       ACF         1941     41S           017-021
21-25      Mack        1941     CM-3G         2026-2030
11-20      GM          1944     TD4006        261-270             3
26-35      GM          1946     TD3609        287-296
36-46      GM          1947     TDH4507       289-303
47-56      GM          1947     TDH3610       621-629
57-76      GM          1948     TDH4507       2532-2551
77-86      GM          1949-50  TDH4509       689-698
87-101     GM          1951     TDH4509       1641-1655
102-111    GM          1952     TDH4509       2206-2215
112-121    GM          1954     TDH4512       381-390
122-131    GM          1954     TDH4512       716-725
132-141    GM          1955     TDH4512       882-891
142-151    GM          1958     TDH4512       2732-2741
152-161    GM          1960     TDH4517       532-541
301-341    ACF        [1960]    C-36          LIST B
1015-1038  Twin       [1961]    38S           814B-837B            4
1040       Twin       [1961]    38S           839B                 4
162-171    GM          1961     TDH4517       967-976
172-181    GM          1961     TDH4517       1168-1177
182-191    GM          1962     TDH4517       1495-1504            5
400-409    GM          1963     SDM5302       110-119              6
250        GM         [1966]    TDH5106       1627                 7
251-252    GM         [1966]    TDH5106       1630-1631            8
192-196    GM          1966     TDH5303       4632-4636
197-205    GM          1967     TDH5304       1705-1713            9
500-502    GM          1968     PD4903        172-174
503-505    GM          1968     PD4903        198-200
506-510    Eagle       1969     05            7879-7883

NOTES:

1 - Kuhlman Bodies
2 - Bender Bodies
3 - 6V71 engines in 1945
4 - Former PTC; same numbers; built 1946-1947
5 - 200-205 licensed for use in New Jersey
6 - Originally numbered 192-201
7 - Former Green Bus Lines (Queens, NY) 156; built 1959
8 - Former Green Bus Lines (Queens, NY) 159-160; built 1959
9 - Licensed for use in New Jersey after 1963

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