General Motors TDH-4509
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GMC TDH-4509 | |
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Years of manufacture | 1949 to 1953 |
Length | 35 feet |
Width | 96 inches |
Power/Fuel | Diesel |
The General Motors TDH-4509 was a 35 foot Old Look transit bus built from 1949 to 1953 in the United States. It featured ‘paired windows’, a higher roof line, larger bumpers and a new Hydraulic ‘V’ transmission with angle drive developed by the GM Allison Division.
2494 units were built in total.
Specifications
Engine
Transmission
Operators
Canada 
- City Transit - St. John, NB
- Eastern Canadian Greyhound Lines
- St. Catharines Transit - St. Catharines, ON
United States 
- Alexandria Barcroft & Washington Transit Company - Alexandria, VA
- Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad - Glen Burnie, MD
- Baltimore Transit Company - Baltimore, MD
- Buffalo Transit Company - Buffalo, NY
- Capitol Transit Company - Little Rock, AR
- Caseyville Bus Lines - Caseyville, IL
- Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company - Hammond, IN
- Chicago and West Towns Railway Company - Oak Park, IL
- City of Commerce Municipal Bus - Commerce, CA
- Connecticut Railway and Lighting (CR&L)
- Crown Coach Company - Joplin, MO
- DC Transit System - Washington, DC
- DeCamp Bus Lines - Montclair, NJ
- Denver Tramway Corporation - Denver, CO
- Dundalk Bus Lines - Dundalk, MD
- Fresno City Lines - Fresno, CA
- Fresno Municipal Lines - Fresno, CA
- Gary Railways - Gary, IN
- Gary Transit - Gary, IN
- Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (CityLink) - Peoria, IL
- Green Bus Lines - Jamaica, NY
- Holyoke Street Railway - Holyoke, MA
- Houston Transit Company - Houston, TX
- Industrial Bus Lines - Caseyville, IL
- Key System Transit Lines - Oakland, CA
- Lincoln City Lines - Lincoln, NE
- Memphis Street Railway Company - Memphis, TN
- Mobile City Lines - Mobile, AL
- MTA Maryland - Baltimore, MD
- Phoenix Street Railway - Phoenix, AZ
- Rochester Transit Corporation - Rochester, NY
- St. Louis Metro - St. Louis, MO
- St. Louis Public Service Company - St. Louis, MO
- Torrance Transit - Torrance, CA
- TRANSPO - South Bend, IN
- Triboro Coach Corporation - Jackson Heights, NY
- Tucson Rapid Transit Company - Tucson, AZ
- Union Street Railway Company - New Bedford, MA
- United Motor Coach - Des Plaines, IL
- Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
- Valley Transit - Appleton, WI
- Vandalia Bus Lines - Caseyville, IL
- Waukegan-North Chicago Transit Company - Waukegan, IL
- West Suburban Transit Lines - Lombard, IL
- West Towns Bus Company - Oak Park, IL
Preserved Coaches
Year | Thumbnail | Serial | Original Owner | Fleet Number | Current Owner |
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1949 | 59 | Great Lakes Greyhound Lines | G6860 | Antique Motor Coach Association of Pennsylvania | |
1949 | 96 | San Diego Transit System | 942 | Pace | |
1951 | 1405 | North Olmstead Municipal Transit | 110 | City of North Olmstead | |
1951 | 1901 | Public Service Coordinated Transport | E313 | New Jersey Transit | |
1952 | 2093 | City of Euclid Municipal Bus Line | 38 | Ohio Museum of Transportation |