Noble J. Dick Lines

Noble J. Dick Lines is a former privately-owned public transit operator in the greater Pittsburgh area.

History

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• 1947: Noble J. Dick purchases the previous Clairton Bus Lines from Mon Valley Bus Company. Fourteen new GMC TDH-3610 coaches were purchased, and the Elizabeth-Large shuttle line extended to downtown Pittsburgh.
• 1948: Noble J. Dick purchased the recently closed Mon Valley Bus Company assets and local routes, and the route between Clairton and Pittsburgh. For clarity, the Mon Valley routes were retained, and operated under the old branding of Mon Valley Bus Company. Buses did, however, keep the same livery with the only difference being the small certificate lettering on the sides.
• 1949: Rockwell Motor Coach Lines is purchased by Noble J. Dick Lines, under the Mon Valley Bus Company branding.
• 1950 through 1963: Pittsburgh Railways Company began abandoning various streetcar lines in the McKeesport Area, with Mon Valley Bus Company bidding on and acquiring many lines that did not enter Pittsburgh.
• 1950: Noble J. Dick acquires Westside Motor Transit Company of Charleroi, Westside was originally a subsidiary of Penn Transit, changing to City Coach ownership before being purchased by Noble J. Dick, still continuing the Westside Motor Transit branding. Some coaches were transferred to Mon Valley Bus Company.
• 1957: Mon Valley Bus Company is sold off.
• June 26, 1964: Noble J. Dick sells some assets and routes to the Port Authority of Allegheny County. The garage stayed with Noble J. Dick, to store construction equipment for his other company.

Routes

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• Pittsburgh - Clairton or Elizabeth via Rt. 51
• Pittsburgh - Pleasant Hills
• Pittsburgh - Clairton via Rt 885 or Irvin Works
• Colonial Village - Wilson Newtown
• McKeesport - Glassport - Clairton
• McKeesport - Dravosburg - West Elizabeth - Monongahela
• McKeesport - Glassport - Elizabeth
• McKeesport or Clairton - Irvin Works
• Clairton - South Park
• McKeesport - Riverview Circle
• Elizabeth - Blaine Hill
• McKeesport - South Park

All-time roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Serial number	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-12		1332-1343	3/1948	GMC	TDH-3610			6, 8-9, 11 to Port Authority of Allegheny County 886-889
13-14		1349-1350	3/1948	GMC	TDH-3610
23-24		0030-0031	7/1949	GMC	TGH-2708			Ex-Mon Valley Bus Company 23-24
50-52			1948	GMC	TDH-3610			To Port Authority of Allegheny County 891-893
54-59		0663-0668	1951	GMC	TDH-3612			Ex-Mon Valley Bus Company 54-59 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 734-739
60		0996	1951	GMC	TDH-3612			To Port Authority of Allegheny County 726
61-66		0916-0921	2/1951	GMC	TDH-3612			61, 63-66 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 727, 728-730, 740
67-69		1050-1052	1951	GMC	TDH-3612			To Port Authority of Allegheny County 731-733
70-71			1951	GMC	TD-3206			Ex ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 780-781
72			1948	GMC	TDH-3207			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 785
73-75			1948	GMC	TDH-3207			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 782-784
77			1942	Yellow GMC	TG-3606			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 850
79		0096	1953	GMC	TDH-4512			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 322
80		0097	1953	GMC	TDH-4512			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 319
81		1292	1/1956	GMC	TDH-4512			Ex-Mon Valley Bus Company
82		1765	1956	GMC	TDH-4512			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 320
83		2181	1957	GMC	TDH-4512			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 321
84			1956	GMC	TDH-4512			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 323
205			1948	GMC	TDH-3610			Ex- ? To Port Authority of Allegheny County 890