Pace Contract Operations
Overview of some of the privately owned bus companies, notably school bus operations, which provided bus service for Pace under contract.
622 - Northwest Northbrook - rush hour feeder route introduced 4/1/74 by village of Northbrook, operation later assumed by Nortran. Discontinued 7/31/98. During 1980's and 1990's, service operated under contract by various operators at different times, including Westway Coach, Scholastic Transit, Ryder Student Transportation, Olson Transportation, and Ryder Student Transportation again. Chartered school buses were normally used.
626 - Skokie Valley Limited - introduced 10/31/88, rush hour express bus connecting the Skokie Swift CTA station with the Lake-Cook Road office corridor, and office developments in Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire. Originally operated under contract by CW Transportation, in 1989 Keeshin Charter Service assumed operation. Keeshin normally furnished motor coaches equipped with transit type seating until 1996, when Pace began supplying transit buses. In 1997, direct operation assumed by Pace through its North Shore Division.
630-631 - Hanover Park - two rush hour feeder routes introduced 2/27/78, discontinued 3/23/84. Route #630 served north Hanover Park, route #631 served south Hanover Park. Routes were operated by Elgin Department of Transportation.
632 - Bartlett-Streamwood - rush hour feeder route introduced 2/27/78, operated by Elgin Department of Transportation. Discontinued in early 1990's.
633 - South Bartlett Feeder - rush hour feeder route introduced 8/4/80, discontinued 5/6/82, operated by Elgin Department of Transportation.
635-636 - West Chicago Feeder - two rush hour feeder routes introduced 12/12/77, discontinued 1/7/83. Route #635 served north West Chicago, route #636 served south West Chicago. Routes were operated under contract by Du Page Motor Coach Co.
636 - Lake Cook Road Express - introduced 12/2/96 between Rosemont CTA station and Northbrook and Lake Cook Road area via Tri-State Tollway, operated by Pace Northwest Division. Discontinued 3/14/2003.
637 - Wood Dale-Rosemont - reverse rush hour express route introduced 10/27/97, operated via Northwest Tollway to and from Wood Dale industrial area. Discontinued 2/7/2010, operated by Pace Northwest Division.
638 - Arlington Park Station-HSBC Shuttle - rush hour reverse feeder route introduced 6/13/2016, operated by Pace North Shore Division.
640 - Buffalo Grove - short lived all day route introduced 8/19/2002 between Lake Cook and Buffalo Grove Metra stations. Route operated by Pace North Shore Division.
641 - Lake Cook Road Midday Shuttle - mid day route introduced 10/4/2004 between the Braeside and Lake Cook Metra stations, and points west. Route operated by Pace North Shore Division, discontinued 10/24/2005.