Gary Public Transportation Corporation

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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

  • 6 – East 35th Ave./Marshalltown
  • 13 – Oak & County Line Road
  • 19 – West 6th Ave./Tolleston
  • 21 – University Park
  • 22 – Horace Mann/Village via Taft Street

Regional Routes

  • 12 – Lakeshore Connection
  • 17 – Broadway Express to 93rd Ave.
  • 18 – Broadway/61st Ave. to Methodist Hospital
  • 20 – U.S. 30 Shuttle
  • 23 – Burr Street and Lake Ridge
  • 24 – Lakeshore South

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

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Current

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Year 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 American Heritage Streetcar 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
8001-8002, 8004-8005 2008 Ford E450 8003 retired.

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Year 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
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
92XX 1992 ElDorado National 2 units, fleet numbers unknown.
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)
9606-9607 1997 Nova Bus RTS-06
(T70-606)
9701 1995 Flxible Metro "E"
(30102-4D)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 Built for a canceled DART order; acquired in 1999.
9702-9703 1999 Nova Bus RTS-06
(T706N)
9704-9707 1998 Nova Bus RTS-06
(T606N)

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