LOS ANGELES TRANSIT ROUTES

EARLY HISTORY

Historic details of the Los Angeles Railway Co. local streetcar system, and the Pacific Electric Railway Co., are at this excellent web site.

Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California

CONCISE HISTORY

The bus route network in Los Angeles County has evolved significantly, from the electric streetcars and interurban railways. In 1975, the Southern California Rapid Transit District transformed the bus network into the present grid system, operating throughout most of the county. And in 1983, nearly all bus routes were renumbered to the present numbering system.

1-99 - routes radiating to and from downtown Los Angeles
100's - east-west crosstown/cross county routes
200's - north-south crosstown/cross county routes
300's - limited stop routes
400's - express routes serving downtown Los Angeles
500's - other express routes
600's - special service routes

Routes are listed according to the 1983 numbering system, some changes have since occurred. Two columns are provided for old route numbers, to allow for listing of some route numberings. Not listed are the 300 series limited bus routes, generally making limited stops along established local routes. Many of those routes are numbered by adding 300 to the local route number. The 400 and 500 series express routes are only listed if they evolved from older routes.

In recent years, certain shuttle and circulator bus routes have been assigned 600 series numbers, "Rapid" service routes have been assigned 700 series numbers, and Busway routes have been assigned 900 series numbers. In addition, a few routes were replaced with routes operated by local municipal bus systems most of which had already had been operation. Those changes are not listed.

In 1988, Foothill Transit assumed operations in the Pomona/Covina/Claremont area, taking over certain routes from the Southern California Rapid Transit District. RTD route numbers were retained, those routes are indicated with "FT".

In 1921, letters were adopted for most streetcar lines in Los Angeles, replaced with numbers when they were converted to buses. Los Angeles Railway Co. bus routes were originally assigned numbers for internal use, beginning with 1 as they were introduced. In 1934, Los Angeles Railway Co. bus routes were assigned numbers in alphabetical order beginning with 41 into the 60's, and Los Angeles Motor Coach bus routes were assigned numbers in the 80's. Pacific Electric Railway Co. had a separate numbering system, with low numbers assigned to interurban trains, and numbers beginning with 50 for buses.

A few Los Angeles Railway Co. streetcar routes were converted to trolleybuses, prior to the conversion to motor buses. Those routes are indicated with "TB". All trolleybus routes were converted to motor buses on the same date as the last streetcars were converted to buses, which was 3/31/63.

Certain short lived routes are not included. Some of these routes were variations of a main route, different by one number, with an alternate branch.


Route   Route                 Old Route  Former   Buses Introduced
Number  Name                  Numbers    Company  Streetcars Discontinued

   1  Hollywood Blvd.                91  PE      9/26/54  Replace Local Car
   2  Sunset Blvd. (east)            83  LAMC   12/20/23  New Bus
   2  Sunset Blvd. (west)            76  PE     11/15/26  New Bus
   3  Beverly Bl.                44  44  LARY   10/15/23  New Bus LARY  7
   4  Santa Monica Blvd. (east)  91  94  PE      6/ 1/53  Replace Interurban
   4  Santa Monica Blvd. (west)      75  PE      7/ 7/40  Replace Interurban
      Echo Park (discontinued)   91  94  PE     10/ 1/50  Replace Local Car
      Edgeware (discontinued)    A   35  LARY    6/30/46  Replace Streetcar
  10  Melrose                    H    4  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar
  10  Melrose (west)             56   4  LARY    9/ 6/24  New Bus LARY  5
  11  Melrose-Temple             A   42  LARY    6/30/46  Replace Streetcar
  16  West 3rd St. (east)        R   28  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  16  West 3rd St. (west)        D    3  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar (TB)
  18  W. 6th St.                 D    3  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar (TB)
  18  Whittier Bl.               R   28  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  20  Wilshire Bl.               82  83  LAMC   10/10/23  New Bus LARY  3
  21  Wilshire Bl./UCLA          82  83  LAMC    3/18/29  New Bus
  22  Wilshire Bl./Brentwood         83  PE      3/26/40  Replace Interurban
  26  Virgil                     A   42  LARY    6/30/46  Replace Streetcar
  26  Franklin                   78  89  PE      3/17/40  Replace Local Car
  27  W. Olympic/San Vicente          4  PE      7/ 7/40  Replace Interurban
  28  W. Olympic Blvd.           88   4  LAMC    4/ 9/34  New Bus
  30  W. Pico/E. 1st/Floral      P   26  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  31  W. Pico/W. 1st             I   65  LARY   11/ 1/39  Replace Streetcar
  33  Venice Blvd.                   75  PE      9/ 7/50  Replace Interurban
  35  W. Washington              W   12  LARY   11/18/56  Replace Streetcar
  35  W. Washington (west)           12  LARY   10/25/25  New Bus LARY 12
  37  West Adams Blvd.           A   11  LARY    6/30/46  Replace Streetcar
  38  West Jefferson Blvd.       J    9  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  40  King Blvd.                 79  51  PE      5/12/40  New Bus
  40  Crenshaw                    5   5  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
  40  Hawthorne (north)           2 102  XS-SS   8/  /21  New Bus
  40  Hawthorne (south)           2 102  XS-SS  1960      New Bus
  42  King Blvd./La Tijera Bl.   79  51  PE      5/12/40  New Bus
  45  S. Broadway                 7   7  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
  45  N. Broadway                 9   7  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
      W. 48th (discontinued)      9  10  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
  46  Broadway/Griffin            2  25  LARY   10/ 5/41  Replace Streetcar
  46  Mercury                    53  12  LARY    6/11/23  New Bus LARY  2
  48  Maple/Main                 H   42  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar
  48  San Pedro                  42  49  LARY   12/11/22  New Bus LARY  1
  48  Main (south)               42  49  LARY    7/ 1/26  New Bus LARY 16
  51  7th St.                    R   28  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  51  San Pedro/Avalon           S   29  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  52  Avalon/Artesia TC          S   29  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  53  Central Av.                U    3  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar (TB)
      University (discontinued)  U       LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar
  55  Compton Av.                 3   2  RTD    1970's    New Bus
  56  Wilmington Av.            308   2  RTD    1970's    New Bus
  60  Long Beach Bl. (north)     J    9  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
  60  Long Beach Bl. (south)         66  PE      4/ 9/61  Replace Interurban
      L. B. Av. (discontinued)       92  PE      4/ 9/61  Replace Interurban
  61  Long Beach Bl./Tweedy      51   9  LARY   1925      New Bus Holbrook&Shuler/LARY 32
  65  E. Washington                  32  RTD    1970's    New Bus
  65  Indiana                    35  32  LARY    6/30/46  Replace Streetcar
  65  Gage                       31  32  LATL    6/30/46  New Bus
  66  E. Olympic                     47  LARY    5/ 1/27  New Bus LARY 26
  66  W  9th St.                 N   25  LARY    9/10/50  Replace Streetcar
  67  W. 8th St.                 N   29  LARY    9/10/50  Replace Streetcar
      E. 4th St. (discontinued)  F   47  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
  68  Chavez (Brooklyn)          B    2  LARY   12/ 5/48  Replace Streetcar
      12/Hooper (discontinued)   B    2  LARY   12/ 5/48  Replace Streetcar (TB)
  70  Garvey Av.                     63  Motor  1936      New Bus
  71  City Terrace/CSULA         B    2  LARY   12/ 5/48  Replace Streetcar (TB)
  76  Valley Bl.                 53  63  Motor  1916      New Bus
  76  N. Main St./Valley Blvd.   O    8  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar
      S. Main (discontinued)     O    8  LARY    8/ 3/47  Replace Streetcar
  78  Huntington/Las Tunas       52  52  PE     11/30/41  Replace Interurban
  79  Huntington Dr.             68  68  PE      9/30/51  Replace Interurban
  81  N. Figueroa St.            64  25  LARY    1/ 2/35  New Bus
  81  S. Figueroa St.            49  49  LARY    9/22/24  New Bus LARY  8
  83  Pasadena Ave./York         W    6  LARY             Replace Streetcar
  83  York (west)                43   6  LARY   10/ 8/23  New Bus LARY  4
  84  Cypress/Eagle Rock          5   7  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
  85  Verdugo                    61   7  LARY   12/ 1/26  New Bus LARY 17
  90  Foothill/Pennsylvania          56  Motor  1922      New Bus
  91  Foothill/La Crescenta          56  Motor  1922      New Bus
  92  Glendale-Glenoaks          29  24  PE      6/19/55  Replace Interurban
  92  Glenoaks                   12  24  ART     1/  /47  New Bus
  93  Glenoaks/Allesandro                RTD    1980's    New Bus
  94  San Fernando Rd.           12  24  ART    1913      New Bus
  96  Riverside Dr./Griffith     86  86  LAMC    2/ 1/26  New Bus
  97  Riverside Dr. (west)           90                   New Bus

Route   Route                 Old Route  Former   Buses Introduced
Number  Name                  Numbers    Company  Streetcars Discontinued

 102  Jefferson/Coliseum         K   18  LARY   10/ 5/41  Replace Streetcar
 103  King Blvd./38th St.            27  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 104  E. Wash. (west)            34 118  LATL    5/14/46  New Bus
 104  E. Wash. (east)            18 118  XS-BB   7/23/51  New Bus
 104  Painter                    17 117  XS-WB            New Bus
 105  Vernon                     V   95  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
 105  Vernon/La Cienega              27  LATL    1/27/46  New Bus
 106  Euclid/Evergreen           E   30  LARY    6/30/46  Replace Streetcar
 106  Boyle/State                    14  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 107  54th St.                    8   8  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
 107  Fairview Ave./Inglewood     6  52  LARY    7/ 6/26  New Bus
 107  Santa Ana                          RTD    1980's    New Bus
 108  Slauson Ave. (east)        55  77  LARY   1917      New Bus Stimson/LARY 33
 108  Slauson Ave. (central)     58  46  LARY    2/16/29  New Bus LARY 21
 108  Slauson Ave. (west)        79  51  PE      5/12/40  New Bus
 110  Gage Ave. (east)            2 112  XS-HT   5/  /34  New Bus
 110  Gage Ave.                      77  LARY   1917      New Bus Windstorm/LARY 18
 110  Hyde Park Blvd.            54  10  LARY    7/ 6/25  New Bus LARY 10
 111  Florence (east)             1 111  XS-HT   8/ 7/56  New Bus
 111  Florence (central)         46  46  LARY   1923      New Bus Holbrook&Shuler/LARY 34
 111  Florence (west)            50  50  LARY    6/17/25  New Bus LARY  9
 111  Leffingwell               117  46                   New Bus
 112  Florence/Otis St.                  RTD    1980's    New Bus
 115  Manchester                 54  54  LARY    4/ 1/26  New Bus LARY 15
 115  Firestone (west)           54  54  Motor  1920      New Bus
 115  Firestone (east)           59  58  LARY   1928      New Bus Southgate/LARY 31
 117  Century Blvd./Tweedy Rd.      100  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 119  108th St.                     359  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 120  Imperial Hwy. (LAX)         5 105  XS-SS   2/11/47  New Bus
 120  Imperial Hwy. (west)       15 115  XS-XT  1949      New Bus
 120  Imperial Hwy. (east)          137  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 124  El Segundo                    123  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 124  Santa Fe Ave.              14 114  XS-XT  11/  /45  New Bus
 125  Rosecrans Ave.             16 116  XS-BB   9/ 7/48  New Bus
 125  Rosecrans/Manhattan B.      3 103  XS-SS   3/  /48  New Bus
 126  Manhattan Beach Blvd.         102                   New Bus
 127  Compton Blvd./Bellflower   13 113  XS-SC   1/ 4/37  New Bus
      Caldwell (discontinued)    14 114  XS-SC   8/ 7/42  New Bus
 128  Alondra Blvd.                  38
 130  Artesia Blvd.                 125  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 146  Anaheim St.                    66  PE      1/ 2/49  Replace Interurban
 147  San Pedro/Summerland          129  SP               New Bus
 147  San Pedro/19th-25th           131  SP               New Bus
 149  Long Beach/Corona          59 860  PE               New Bus
 149  Corona/Arlington           59 860  PE      8/11/31  Replace Interurban
 149  Arlington/Riverside        59 860  PE      1/10/43  Replace Interurban
 150  Ventura Blvd.                  81  PE     10/10/23  New Bus
 152  Roscoe Blvd./Vineland Ave.     16
 154  Oxnard St.                    154  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 155  Olive Ave./Alameda Ave.        86
 156  Chandler/Van Nuys              93  PE     12/28/52  Replace Interurban
 158  Devonshire/Woodman            158  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 161  Thousand Oaks/Canoga Park     161  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 163  Sherman Way (east)            163  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 163  Sherman Way (west)         83  86  PE      6/ 1/38  Replace Interurban
 164  Victory Blvd. (east)           86  PE      8/ 4/47  New Bus
 164  Victory Blvd. (west)          164  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 165  Vanowen St.                85  74  PE      2/ 1/44  New Bus
 166  Nordhoff St.              139 166  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 167  Plummer St. (east)             93
 167  Plummer St. (west)             93  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 168  Lassen St.                    168  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 169  Saticoy St./Sunland Blvd.     169  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 170  Del Mar/Montebello            424  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 175  Fountain                   11  42
 175  Talmadge/Hyperion          87  80  LAMC    7/25/43  New Bus
 176  Ave. 50/York Blvd.         43  43  LARY    4/22/29  New Bus LARY 22
 176  Glassell Park/El Monte     51  79  PE      6/27/23  New Bus
 176  Rush St./Walnut Grove Av.     424  RTD    1970's    New Bus
      Ramona (discontinued)      53  60  PE      9/30/51  Replace Interurban
 177  California/Walnut          64 434  PE     1947      New Bus
 177  Foothill (east)            64 434
 177  Linda Vista                19 434  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 177  Foothill (west)/Verdugo    19 434
 178  El Monte/Walnut (FT)          446  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 180  Eagle Rock/Colorado Ave.   31 436  ART    1919      New Bus
 180  Pasadena/North Lake           109  PCL    1941      Replace Local PE Car
 181  Eagle Rock/Colorado Ave.   31 436  ART    1919      New Bus
 181  Pasadena/Yosemite Dr.      45  45  LARY    9/ 8/25  New Bus LARY 11
 181  Colorado Ave. (east)          109  PCL    1941      Replace Local PE Car
 183  Magnolia/Kenneth           14  20  ART     5/  /24  New Bus
 185  Hacienda/Arrow (FT)           445  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 187  Claremont/Pasadena (FT)        64  PE     1940's    New Bus
 190  Ramona Blvd. (FT)          53 490
 192  Arroyo/San Bernardino (FT)    452  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 194  Valley Blvd. (FT)          57 484  Motor  1914      New Bus

Route   Route                 Old Route  Former   Buses Introduced
Number  Name                  Numbers    Company  Streetcars Discontinued

 200  Alvarado St.               41  41  LARY   11/25/25  New Bus LARY 14
 201  Silver Lake Blvd.          87  65  LAMC    7/ 1/32  New Bus
 201  Brunswick Ave.                 22  GCL    12/  /21  New PE Bus
 201  Silver Lake/Glenoaks           20  GCL    11/  /23  New PE Bus
 202  Willowbrook/Wilmington         33  PE     12/ 7/58  Replace Interurban
 202  Greenleaf Av.              15 115  XS-SC   8/ 7/42  New Bus
 203  Griffith Park              86  95  LAMC   12/20/23  New Bus
 204  Vermont Ave. (north)       V   95  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
 204  Vermont Ave. (south)       F    6  LARY    5/22/55  Replace Streetcar
 206  Normandie Ave.             57  90  LARY   10/19/25  New Bus LARY 13
 207  Western Ave. (north)       S   84  LARY    3/31/63  Replace Streetcar
 207  Western Ave. (south)       84  84  LAMC    8/18/23  New Bus
 208  Beachwood Dr.                  89  PE     1940's    New Bus
 209  Van Ness/Arlington         60  73  LARY    6/ 1/30  New Bus LARY 22
 210  Vine/Crenshaw Blvd.        85  85  LAMC   12/ 1/24  New Bus
 210  Crenshaw Blvd. (south)      7 101  XS-SS   3/17/47  New Bus
 211  Prairie Ave.               10 104  XS-SS   8/26/47  New Bus
 212  La Brea Ave.               85  85  LAMC   1925      New Bus LARY 19
 215  Inglewood Ave.              4 104  XS-SS  12/22/47  New Bus
 217  Fairfax Ave.               89  89  LAMC    4/21/36  New Bus
 217  La Cienega                103 607
 218  Laurel Canyon                      MTA    1990's    New Bus
 220  Robertson                  21 877  ART    1923      New Bus
 220  Culver                     79  51  PE      5/12/40  Replace Interurban
 222  Hollywood Way              21  81  ART     4/  /41  New Bus
 224  Lankershim Blvd.           15  87  PE      7/12/48  New Bus
 225  Aviation                    2 102  XS-SS  1917      New Bus
 225  Palos Verdes              125 869  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 226  Palos Verdes West         125 869  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 228  Coldwater Canyon              159  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 230  Laurel Canyon Blvd.        14  90  ART     5/  /47  New Bus
 232  Pacific Coast Hwy.         66 102  PE      1/ 2/49  Replace Interurban
 233  Van Nuys Blvd.                 93  PE     12/28/52  Replace Interurban
 234  Sepulveda Blvd.            84  90  PE      6/ 1/38  Replace Interurban
 236  Balboa                    143 156  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 237  Woodley                       156  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 239  White Oak/Zelzah/Rinaldi      155  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 240  Reseda Blvd.               85  74  PE      2/ 1/44  New Bus
 242  Tampa Ave.                    154  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 243  Winnetka Ave.                 153  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 244  De Soto Ave.                  153  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 245  Topanga Canyon Blvd.       81 151  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 246  Avalon Blvd.               37 810
 246  San Pedro/Pacific Ave.    130 810  SP
 247  San Pedro/7th St.         126 841  SP
 251  Soto St./Ave. 26           50  50  LARY    6/29/30  New Bus LARY 24
 251  Seville/State/California   51   9  LARY   1923      New Bus Home Gardens Bus/LARY 32
 252  Soto St./Huntington        50  50  LARY             New Bus
 253  Evergreen Ave.             30  87
 254  Boyle Ave./Lorena St.         142  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 255  Rowan                          15  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 256  Eastern                       425  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 256  Ave. 64                   107 425  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 256  Hill Ave.                 110 425  PCL
 258  Lake Ave./Altadena         70  70  PE     10/ 8/50  Replace Interurban
 258  Fremont/Templeton          80  17  PE      7/15/29  New Bus
 259  Arizona/Eastern                17  RTD    1980's    New Bus
 260  Atlantic Blvd.                 61  PE      3/24/47  New Bus
 260  Fair Oaks Ave.             71  71  PE      9/30/51  Replace Interurban
 260  Los Robles Ave.               107  PCL     7/ 3/23  Replace Local PE Car
 262  Garfield Ave.              61 420
 264  San Gabriel                11 431
 265  Paramount Blvd.            13 113  XS-SC   1/ 4/37  New Bus
 266  Rosemead                  108 829  RTD    1960's    New Bus
 266  Lakewood                       55
      Balboa (discontinued)          55  PE      6/ 9/50  Replace Interurban
 267  Temple City                   433  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 267  Lincoln                   110 433  PCL    1941      Replace Local PE Car
 268  Baldwin/Washington            435  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 270  Orr & Day Rd.              13 113  XS-BB   7/23/51  New Bus
 270  Workman Mill/Peck (FT)        827  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 271  Pioneer                    16 116  XS-BB   7/ 1/54  New Bus
 274  Puente/Citrus (FT)            441  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 275  Valley View                17 117  XS     1958      New Bus
 275  Greenleaf                  20 117  XS-WB
 276  Covina                     53 443  PE      9/30/51  Replace Interurban
 276  Sunset                        443  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 280  Azuza Ave. (FT)               447  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 285  Colima Rd. (FT)               820  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 285  La Habra   (FT)            58  72
 287  Santa Anita Ave./Rush St.  52
 290  Foothill Blvd.                 56  Motor  1922      New Bus
 291  Garey/Foothill Blvd. (FT) 195 451  RTD    1970's    New Bus
 293  Indian Hill/Reservoir     196 453  RTD    1970's    New Bus

Route   Route                 Old Route  Former   Buses Introduced
Number  Name                  Numbers    Company  Streetcars Discontinued

 442  Hawthorne/Manchester        5
 444  Hawthorne/Palos Verdes    101 125
 460  Los Angeles/Disneyland     58      PE      7/ 3/50  Replace Interurban
      Santa Ana (discontinued)   58      Motor  1913      New Bus
 471  Whittier                   58      Motor  1917      New Bus
 480  W. Covina-Montclair (FT)   53      PE     11/ 1/41  Replace Interurban
 487  Sierra Madre               67      PE     10/ 8/50  Replace Interurban
 494  Foothill-Glendora (FT)     68      PE      9/30/51  Replace Interurban
 534  Santa Monica-Malibu       175      RTD    1970's    New Bus
 788  Van Nuys/UCLA              88      RTD    1960's    New Bus

Route   Route                 Old Route  Former   Buses Introduced
Number  Name                  Numbers    Company  Streetcars Discontinued

In 1958, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA) was formed by acquiring Los Angeles Transit Lines and the Pacific Electric Railway Co. They and their predecessor companies are abbreviated as follows:

LARY - Los Angeles Railway Co. (primary city streetcar system)
LATL - Los Angeles Transit Lines (1945 renaming of LARY after acquisition by National City Lines)
LAMC - Los Angeles Motor Coach Co. (formed 1923, acquired by LATL in 1949)
PE - Pacific Electric Railway Co. (primary interurban railway system)
Motor - Motor Transit Co. (formed 1917, operating over varying distances, acquired by PE in 1930)
ART - Asbury Rapid Transit (formed 1939 consolidating several companies), acquired by PE in 1954)

Beginning in 1953, the Pacific Electric Railway Co. was owned by Metropolitan Coach Lines.

LAMTA was succeeded in 1964 by the Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD), and in 1993 by the present Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). After the formation of LAMTA, additional private bus companies were acquired, abbreviated as follows:

XS - Crosstown Suburban Bus Lines (formed 1959 from below companies, acquired by LAMTA in 1961)
WB - Whittier Bus Lines (merged into Crosstown Suburban Bus Lines in 1959)
SC - Southern Cities Transit (merged into Crosstown Suburban Bus Lines in 1959)
SS - Sunset Stages (acquired by Southern Cities Transit in 1958)
XT - Cross Town Lines (acquired by Southern Cities Transit in 1954)
XL - Cross Town Lines of Lynwood (acquired by Southern Cities Transit in 1954)
HT - Holbrook Transit Co. (acquired by Southern Cities Transit in 1954)
BB - Benton Bus Lines (acquired by Holbrook Transit Co. in 1954)

XH - Cross Town Lines of Huntington Park (acquired by LAMTA in 1961)

GCL - Glendale City Lines (formed in 1941 by National City Lines, acquired by LAMTA in 1962)
PCL - Pasadena City Lines (formed in 1941 by National City Lines, acquired by RTD in 1967)
ICL - Inglewood City Lines (formed in 1942 by National City Lines, acquired by RTD in 1967)
SP - San Pedro Motor Bus Association (acquired by RTD in 1971)
SP - San Pedro Transit Lines (acquired by RTD in 1973)

National City Lines acquired the Pacific Electric Railway Co. local operations in Glendale and Pasadena in 1941, forming the above subsidiaries, and completed the conversion from streetcars to buses. And National City Lines acquired the Inglewood Transit Lines bus system in 1942. Inglewood City Lines and Pasadena City Lines were sold to independent companies in 1946 and 1963 respectively, and were both acquired by RTD in 1967.

Two bus companies operated in San Pedro, it is not clear which companies previously operated the local routes inherited by RTD.

Historically, the Pacific Electric Railway Co. operated lines into the counties beyond Los Angeles County. Including the San Bernardino Line. Between 6/9/40 and 11/1/41, rail service east of Baldwin Park was phased out and replaced with buses, route 53. First express bus service was introduced 6/6/47. And on 11/8/54, bus service was restructured, with service east of El Monte operating express via San Bernardino Freeway and renumbered route 60. The 1983 renumbering resulted in a route 496, operated under contract for the Riverside Transit Agency, and Omnitrans serving San Bernardino County. Route was eventually discontinued, as the transit agencies in those outlying counties assumed greater responsibility for the bus services in those areas.


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