Gary Public Transportation Corporation

Gary Public Transportation Corporation or GPTC provides transit service to the City of Gary, Indiana. The regional routes reach Calumet Township, Crown Point, East Chicago, Griffith, Hammond, Hobart and Merrillville.

Routes

Maps & schedules

Gary Routes

• L1 – East 35th Ave./Marshalltown
• L2 – Oak & County Line Road
• L3 – West 6th Ave./Tolleston
• L4 – University Park
• L5 – Horace Mann/Village

Regional Routes

• R1 – Lakeshore Connection
• R2 – U.S. 30 Shuttle
• R3 – Burr St/Lake Ridge
• R4 – Lakeshore South
• R5 – Merrillville Shuttle
• R-BMX – Broadway Metro Express

Fares

Current

Facilities

Garage/Office

• Address: 2101 West 35th Ave., Gary, IN 46408
• Phone: 219-980-7566

Downtown Terminal

• Address: 100 West 4th Ave., Gary, IN 46402

Bus Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1001-1009		2010	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL
1401-1403		2014	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9
1700		2017	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9
2006		2000	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB
4001-4003		2014	Ford	E450
7001-7005		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL
7006-7008		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL
8001-8005		2008	Ford	E450			8003 retired.

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-2		1967	GMC	SDH-4502	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #s.
3-31	Renumbered 7603-7631
51-65	Renumbered 7651-7665
70-86	Renumbered 8070-8086
118		1966	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #. Rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8100 in 1981.
119-124		1967	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #s. 119 rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8101 in 1981. 121-124 rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8102-8105 in 1981.
125-130		1968	GMC	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #s. 125-130 rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8106-8111 in 1981.
131-133		1969	GMC	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #s. 131-133 rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8112-8114 in 1981.
217-220		1967	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #s. Rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8120-8123 in 1981.
221-225		1968	GMC	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Formerly Gary Transit same #s. Rebuilt by Blitz and renumbered 8124-8128 in 1981.
226		1966	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Blue Motor Coach Company 62, bought in 1979. Rebuilt in 1981 and renumbered 8129.
20xx		2000	Chance	Opus	Cummins ISB		Known units: 2008-2010. 2010 was spotted at a junk yard in northwest Indiana on 2/4/2010.
7603-7631		1976	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 3-31.
7651-7665		1976	GMC	T8H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	Ex 51-65.
8003		2008	Ford	E450
8070-8086		1980	GMC	RTS-03 (T8H-603)	Detroit Diesel 8V71T	Allison V730	Ex 70-86.
8200-8223		1982	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
9101-9108		1991	TMC	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
9201-9202		1992	TMC	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
9270		1992	BIA	Orion V (05.501)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Ex-UTA 9270.
9301-9302		1993	Flxible	Metro "D" LNG (35096-6CG)	Cummins L10G
9303-9305		1993	TMC	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
9501-9502		1995	Flxible	Metro "E" (35096-6C8)	Cummins C8.3
9503-9508		1995	Flxible	Metro "E" LNG (35096-6CG)	Cummins L10G
9601-9605		1996	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel Series 50
9606-9607		1997	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T70-606)	Detroit Diesel Series 50
9701		1995	Flxible	Metro "E" (30102-4D)	Detroit Diesel Series 50		Built for a canceled DART order; acquired in 1997.
9702-9703		1999	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T706N)	Detroit Diesel Series 50
9704-9707		1998	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (T606N)	Detroit Diesel Series 50

External Links

• www.gptcbus.com