Columbus Transit Company

History

• The previous operator was Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company from 1937-1949.
• In 1974, Columbus Transit Company becomes Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA).

Motor Bus roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1950	Leyland	RT			1 unit. Ex-?; bought in 1969.
101-118		1968	GMC	T6H-5305A
119-130		1969	GMC	T6H-5305A
131-148		1970	GMC	T6H-5305A
201-205		1954	GMC	TGH-3102
341-350		1952	Twin Coach	FL-30
351-375		1953	GMC	TDH-4512
376-382		1954	GMC	TDH-4512
383-398		1956	GMC	TDH-4512
401-415		1965	GMC	TDH-4519
416-433		1967	GMC	TDH-4519
501-508		1968	GMC	T6H-4521A
509-514		1971	GMC	T6H-4521A
701-736		1957	GMC	TDH-5105
737-748		1958	GMC	TDH-5105			748 was purchased and preserved by Liberty Lines Transit.
749-756		1954	GMC	TDH-5105			Ex-New Orleans Public Service; bought in 1965.
801-812		1959	GMC	TDH-5301
813-828		1960	GMC	TDH-5301
829-836		1961	GMC	TDH-5301
837-841		1962	GMC	TDH-5301
842-857		1963	GMC	TDH-5303
858-873		1964	GMC	TDH-5303
874-888		1964	GMC	TDH-5303
901-935		1965	GMC	TDH-5303
936-961		1966	GMC	TDH-5303
962-968		1967	GMC	TDH-5303
969		1968	GMC	TDH-5303

Trolley Bus Roster

Operations began on December 3, 1933 (with the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company & Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company) and ended on May 30, 1965.

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Motors	Notes
101-120		1933	ACF Brill	T30
141-158		1935	St. Louis Car Company	Job 1581
401-440		1938	ACF Brill	44SMT
441-465		1940	ACF Brill	44SMT
466-480		1942	Pullman
501-583		1947	Marmon-Herrington	TC44
601-655		1948	Marmon-Herrington	TC48		32 units to City Transit Company (Dayton, OH) in 1967. 20 were numbered 541-561 and the remaining 12 used for parts.