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Left: Raritan Valley Bus Service 844 was a S6M5302 built in 1962, she was on the way to New York.
Right: As BTCo (Baltimore Transit Co) was taken over by MTA (Mass Transit Administration) in 1970, the bus fleet, mainly GMs were transferred and they were later painted with MTA livery. Among them, 26 buses (1950-2075) were GM TDH 5303's and 24 buses (2101-2124) were GM TDH 5304. Here, 1965 GM 2121 was in MTA livery, she just received an overhaul and stayed at Bush Division when photographed.
| 843 | Golden Gate Transit 843 was a S8H-5308 in San Francisco, her GM emblem is different from the others as the word "GM" was replaced by her fleet # "843". |
| BARTA 911 | BARTA (Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority in Reading - 125km NW of Philadelphia, Berks County, PA) 911, a GM T6H 4523A, was seen at Philadelphia Roadeo 1998. The side sign reads "24 Birdsboro", a very suburban route which was the farthest east that a reading bus would go. |
| 1009 | WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) 1009 got an overheated engine this day in 1998. |
| NYCTA 8802 | NYCTA 8802 was a T6H5305A of 1968. These buses did not have emergency doors on them and had 3 piece drivers side windows. |
| 2035 | 2035 was converted into a mobile classroom for drivers to learn computers. 2035 is the only BTCo bus still active on MTA property in 1999. |
| 1969 | MTA 1969 was just repainted with new livery from Carrol Park Paint Shop. |
| 2101 | MTA 2101 was seen at Kirk Division, her front silver front bumper was very shiny.. |
| 2114 | MTA 2114 was at Bush Division, the photo was taken in early 1970s. The MTA put the fleet numbers on both front corners.and in the rear center and later on the roof as well. |
| 2115 | MTA 2115 was running on route 22 at Liberty Heights Loop. It usually takes 2 hours and 20 minutes for just a one way trip. |
Right: BTCo 2117 was on the 10 line at Eastern and Ponca, the 1965 vehicle still had the BTCo livery, black background license plate with 3 digits. 2117 was repainted with MTA livery later.
Left: The PCC streetcar service was replaced by buses in 1963. MTA (Mass Transit Administration) 2063, a 1963 GM TDH 5303, was seen running on route 28. 2063 was in MTA livery, white background license tags with more digits and the S prefix stood for state operated vehicle.
| 2016 | MTA 2016 remained in the green and white BTCo livery from this 1964 photo. |
| 2065 | A 1968 photo shows 2065 at Oldham Division, which has become Eastern Division now. |
| 2208 | Baltimore BTCo 2208 was a GM TDH5304. She was on the 3 line enroute to Washington Blvd travelling south on Loch Raven Blvd. The photo was taken in the winter of 1969. |
| 2104 | 2104 was on layover at the old Hamond Lane Terminus. The BTCo only had numbers at the door side. and on the rear above the windows. |
| 2107 | 2107 was seen on Fulton Ave. The used car lot and houses at the background were demolished to make way for a new Elementary school in 1970. |
Special Thanks to Bryan Cooper for all the information and photos
