Huskie Line

Huskie Line operates at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. The service is operated by Transdev Services Inc.

History

The service was originally operated under contract with ATC Management Company based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. ATC operated the Huskie Line since its inception in 1971 to the 2000's.

Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0401-0402		7/2004	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G20B102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR
0501-0502		2005	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G29B102N4)	Cummins ISL
0601-0604		2006	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G29B102N4)	Cummins ISL
0701-0702		2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL
1001-?		2010?	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL		Unknown amount of units.
1501-?		2015?	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9		Unknown amount of units.
1701-?		2017?	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9		Unknown amount of units.

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
?		1968	GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	1 unit. Ex-Birmingham Transit Corporation 1834; bought in 1973.
?		1968	GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	1 unit. Ex-Kentucky Bus Line 1844; bought in 1973.
?		1972	GMC	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	1 unit. Ex-Texas Motor Coaches 1262; bought in 1973.
427, 429, 434, 438-440		1972	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Capital Metro Transit 427, 429, 434, 438-440; bought in April 1988. 427, 429 & 434 retired in December 1991. 438-440 retired in August 1993.
1005-1007		1980	GMC	RTS-03 (T7H-603)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730	Transferred to another ATC Property in 1986-1987.
1278-1280		1972	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Texas Motor Coaches 1278-1280; bought in June 1984. Exx-LaSalle-Peru City Lines 1334-1336. These were originally 1334-1336, which were purchased back from Texas Motor Coaches after being sold to them. 1278 retired in September 1988. 1279 retired in December 1988. 1280 became a parts bus.
1332-1336		1972	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-LaSalle-Peru City Lines 1332-1336. Sold to Texas Motor Coaches. 1334-1336 returned to Huskie Line as 1278-1280.
1462-1473		1974	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Texas Motor Coaches 1462-1473. 1462 & 1463 were assigned to Tucson Transit System (AZ) before being sold to Huskie Line. 1462-1465, 1469-1470, 1473 transferred to another ATC property 1980. 1466 retired in 1998 and was stored until the 2000's. 1467, 1471 & 1472 retired in August 1994. 1468 retired in 1999 and was sold in 2000.
1480-1481		1973	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Miami-Dade Transit 268 & 269; bought in August 1986. 1480 retired in August 1994. 1481 retired in December 1988.
1652-1654		1976	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Texas Motor Coaches 1652-1654; acquired new in 1976. 1652 retired in August 2000. 1653 retired in 1998 and was stored until the 2000's. 1654 was the last GMC New Look to operate at Huskie Line. It retired in May 2002 and was bought by a private owner in June 2002.
1719		1989	Gillig	Phantom 35' (35102TB6V92T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.2	Ex-Capital Metro Transit 1719; bought in November 2003.
1731-1732, 1734		1967	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company 1731, 1732 & 1734; bought in 1973. 1734 sold to Continental Air Transport 293 in 1975.
1746, 1768, 1770, 1772		1989	Gillig	Phantom 35' (35102TB6V92T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Voith D863.2	Ex-Capital Metro Transit 1746, 1768, 1770 & 1772. 1746 & 1768 were bought in February 2003. 1770 was bought in June 2002. 1772 was bought in June 2001.
1862-1865		1968	GMC	T6H-4521	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Long Beach Transit 4562-4565; bought in June 1982. Retired in December 1991.
1927			GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Danville Mass Transit #?; bought in June 1983. Retired in December 1994.
1951-1956		1979	GMC	RTS-03 (T7H-603)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730	1951 & 1954 transferred to Hammond Ind. in 1982. They would later become Madison Metro 1017 & 1015 in June 1998. 1952 & 1953 transferred to another ATC Property in 1982. 1955 & 1956 transferred to another ATC Property in 1986.
5801-5803		6/1993	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TB6V92T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	5802 was displayed at the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Vintage Transportation Extravaganza in 2006.
6471		1994	Ford/ElDorado National	E350/Aerotech			VIN: 1FDKE30M7RHC05792.
6796		2000	Ford/ElDorado National	E450/Aerotech			VIN: 1FDXE45F8YHA47483.
6858-6861		7/1994	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TB6V92T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Retired circa 2011. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
8024		1990	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TB6V92TA)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Ex-Valley Coach/Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport 3009 (2nd); bought in June 2000. Image
9167-9172		1991	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TB6V92T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	9168 was wrecked in an accident in January 2003. 9170 image

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