East St. Louis City Lines

History

• Incorporated on July 29, 1935 from the acquisition of East St. Louis Railway Company.
• Began operations on November 14, 1935.
• Acquired by the Bi-State Development Agency on April 1, 1963.

Fleet

Bus Roster

Note: National City Lines intentionally skipped fleet numbers with "13" as the last two numbers in the fleet number (explaining the lack of fleet numbers 313, 1913 and 3013.

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
52, 56		1931	ACF				Ex-?; bought in 1938.
57, 59		1933	Yellow Coach	V			Ex-?; bought in ?.
60		1934	Yellow Coach				Ex-?; bought in 1938.
132		1933	Yellow Coach	V			Ex-?; bought in ?.
250		1935	Yellow Coach	Z			Ex-?; bought in ?.
300-312, 314-315		1935	Yellow Coach	728
326-330		1935	Yellow Coach	728
331-340		1936	Yellow Coach	728
341-346		1929	Yellow Coach	W			Rebuilt bodies from Fitzjohn; bought in 1935.
341-345 (2nd)		1936	Yellow Coach	728
394		1935	Yellow Coach	V			Ex-?; bought in ?.
429		1936	Yellow Coach	728			Ex-Aurora-Elgin City Lines; transferred in 1942.
440-443		1936	Yellow Coach	728			Ex-Pontiac City Lines; transferred in 1940.
517-526		1935	Yellow Coach	728			Ex-Tulsa City Lines; transferred in 1940.
600		1933	Yellow Coach	V			Ex-?; bought in ?.
704-710		1937	Yellow Coach	733			Later lengthened and expanded to 26 seats.
948-949		1937	Yellow Coach	728			Ex-Pontiac City Lines; transferred in 1941.
1031-1034		1936	Yellow Coach	728			Ex-Canton City Lines; transferred in 1941.
1226-1230		1942	Mack	RC-3G
1427-1428		1940	Mack	L-25
1492-1496		1941	Mack	LC-3G
1701-1704, 1754-1755, 1759		10/1941	Yellow Coach	TG-2706
1900-1912, 1914-1920		5/1944	GMC	TG-4006
1973, 1976-1977, 1979		1944	GMC	TG-4006			Converted to Diesel. Ex-Rock Island-Moline City Lines; transferred in 1956.
1998		2/1945	GMC	TG-4007
2027-2036		4/1945	GMC	TD-4007
2295-2299		1/1947	GMC	TGH-3207
2466-2470		1946	ACF-Brill	C-36			Diverted from Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company.
2471-2495		1947	ACF-Brill	C-36
2548, 2552		1947	GMC	TDH-3610			Ex-Beaumont City Lines; transferred in 1960. To Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.
2601-2604		1937	Yellow Coach	728			Ex-Lincoln City Lines; transferred in 1942.
2786-2797		1/1948	GMC	TDH-3610
2894-2898		9/1948	GMC	TDH-3610
2982-2984		1949	GMC	TDH-3612			Ex-Decatur City Lines; transferred in 1960. 2982-2983 to Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.
3012, 3014-3022		6/1949	GMC	TDH-4509			To Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.
3053-3054		1949	Aerocoach	T-361C
3075-3084		1/1950	GMC	TDH-4509			To Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.
3272-3276		1951	GMC	TDH-3612			Ex-Decatur City Lines; transferred in 1960. To Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.
3314-3323		2/1951	GMC	TDH-4509			To Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.
3444-3448		1941	Yellow Coach	TG-3603			Ex-Decatur City Lines; transferred in 1953.
3504-3508		1942	Yellow Coach	TG-4005			Ex-St. Louis Public Service Company; bought in 1953.
4025-4034		12/1960	GMC	TDH-4517			Equipped with AC. To Bi-State Development Agency in April 1963.

Buses with unknown fleet numbers

Arranged by year.

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		1930	Mack	BC			5 buses Ex-Cincinnati Street Railway 31, 33-35 & 38; bought in 1936
		1936	Yellow Coach	728			5 buses.