SUBURBAN TRANSIT ROUTES

ROUTES 720-729

PALATINE/BARRINGTON FEEDER ROUTES

Feeder networks serving a few suburbs northwest of Chicago. Service was generally operated by contract operators, often school bus companies. Routes 720-724 operated under contract by Westway Coach through mid 1980's, operated by Ryder Student Transportation until around 1995, operated by Keeshin Charter Service until around 1999, finally operated directly by Pace through its Northwest Division. Routes 725-729 originally operated under contract by Commuter Bus Systems, operated by Our Town Bus Co. in early 1980's, operated by Scholastic Transit and successor Ryder Student Transportation from early 1980's until early 1990's, finally operated by Olson Transportation. All of these routes were eventually discontinued.

Pace Contract Operations
Overview of some of the privately owned bus companies, notably school bus operations, which provided bus service for Pace under contract.

720 - Palatine-Hoffman Estates - rush hour feeder route introduced 6/26/78, discontinued 5/26/89.

721 - Northwest Palatine - rush hour feeder route introduced 6/26/78, discontinued 9/28/90.

722 - North Palatine - rush hour feeder route introduced 6/26/78, discontinued 4/11/86.

723 - Northeast Palatine - rush hour feeder route introduced 6/26/78, along with a reverse feeder variation of route serving Motorola plant in Arlington Heights. Effective 5/3/93 reverse feeder was designated route #724, discontinued shortly after. Effective 11/27/81 absorbed earlier route #694, discontinued 8/17/2001.

724 - Arlington Park-Motorola - reverse feeder variation of route #723 introduced 11/6/78 serving Motorola plant in Arlington Heights, effective 5/3/93 was designated route #724, discontinued shortly after.

725 - Barrington-Lake Zurich - rush hour feeder route introduced 11/6/78, discontinued in 1996.

726 - Barrington-Wauconda - rush hour feeder route introduced 11/6/78, discontinued in 1994.

727 - North Barrington - rush hour feeder route introduced 11/6/78, discontinued 6/4/82.

728 - Barrington-Lake Zurich Industrial - reverse feeder variation of route #725 introduced 11/6/78 serving employers in Lake Zurich, discontinued in 1996.

729 - Barrington-Quaker Oats - reverse feeder route introduced 11/19/79, discontinued 6/4/82.

729 - Barrington Road Corridor - short lived reverse feeder route in early 1990's between Barrington and the businesses near the Northwest Tollway and Barrington Road, service restored 8/27/2001 as route #557.