CONVERTED CARHOUSES/BUS ROUTE ASSIGNMENTS

(SOUTH SIDE)

As buses became more widely used, not all carhouses were adapted for buses, requiring some routes to be transferred when various streetcar routes were converted to buses. Other carhouses were converted later into bus garages, resulting in further changes in route assignments. Longer routes generally had runs divided among more than one garage.

Various route changes were made over the years, with many changes involving routes being combined, or being split into separate routes, or a portion of one route becoming a portion of another route. Such changes as are generally not documented here if they did not significantly affect garage assignments. The Surface Transit Routes - Past And Present section of this Web site includes more detailed information on these changes.

Not included are certain downtown shuttle routes, many of which would be divided among more than one garage, and operationally were usually extensions of various main line bus routes between downtown and different parts of Chicago.

62A West Archer (6/25/34 new route, 5/30/48 combined into route 62)
47A West 47th (5/26/35 new route, 4/15/51 combined into route 47)
53A South Pulaski (1/25/37 new route)
54B South Cicero (12/6/41 replaces streetcar)
39A West Pershing (8/28/45 replaces streetcar, 2/15/48 combined into route 39)
94 South California (12/2/45 new route)
51A 51st-55th (9/9/46 new route, combined into trolleybus route 51 6/20/48)
62X Archer Express (10/21/46 new route, 7/3/94 discontinued)
59A West 59th (3/24/47, combined into route 59 5/30/48)
15 Canal-Wacker (5/8/47 new route, 1/24/82 discontinued)
39 Pershing (2/15/48 replaces streetcar from Cottage Grove)
59 59th-61st (2/15/48 replaces streetcar from 69th St., 9/5/54 returned to 69th St.)
26 26th St. (2/29/48 replaces streetcar, 1977 discontinued)
31 31st St. (2/29/48 replaces streetcar, 10/5/97 discontinued)
63W West 63rd (4/11/48 new route)
62 Archer (5/30/48 replaces streetcar)
51 51st-55th (5/30/48 replaces streetcar)
31A West 31st (12/4/49 new route, 10/5/97 discontinued)
35 35th St. (4/15/51 replaces streetcar temporarily at Cottage Grove)
47 47th St. (4/15/51 replaces streetcar temporarily at Cottage Grove)
52 Kedzie-California (5/11/52 weekends, 5/30/54 to Kedzie)
43 43rd-Root (8/9/53 replaces streetcar from Cottage Grove, 9/5/54 to 4/24/83 52nd)
23 Morgan-Racine (1/16/55 from Blue Island, 9/13/81 discontinued)
49 Western (6/18/95 from 69th St.)
52A South Kedzie (6/18/95 from 69th St.)

Trolleybuses:
47 47th St. (3/12/52 to 6/20/65)
51 51st-55th (6/20/48 to 6/20/59)

The 39A route was combined with the 39 Pershing route on 2/15/48 into a single bus route based at Archer. Prior to then, route 39 was a streetcar based at Cottage Grove.

The 35th St. and 47th St. streetcar routes were temporarily transferred to Cottage Grove for their final years as streetcar routes, allowing Archer to become a bus only facility.

Routes 59 and 43 temporarily were based at Archer, when Archer was more ready to accommodate the buses which replaced the streetcars. Route 43 was based at the former Chicago Motor Coach Co. 52nd St. Garage. until 4/24/83, when 52nd St. closed and that route returned to Archer.

In addition, Archer housed the various express bus routes operating via Archer Ave. or the Stevenson Expressway, phased out after opening of CTA's Orange Line rapid transit to Midway Airport. Upon opening of the Orange Line, several new feeder bus routes based at Archer began connecting with the rapid transit at Midway Airport.

Closed 6/18/95
Last streetcars 9/5/54
First buses 5/24/53

As 69th St. was later adapted to accommodate buses, four bus routes returned to 69th St., after having temporarily being based at Archer and 77th St. after being converted from streetcars.

67 67th-69th-71st (5/24/53 replaces streetcar, 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
110 Marquette (5/24/53 from 52nd St., 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
9 Ashland (2/14/54 replaces streetcar, 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
45 Ashland-Downtown (2/14/54 replaces streetcar, 11/7/93 discontinued)
44 Wallace-Racine (5/30/54 returned from 77th St. as bus route, 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
48 South Damen (5/30/54 returned from 77th St. as bus route, 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
63 63rd St. (5/30/54 returned from 77th St. as bus route, 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
59 59th-61st (9/5/54 returned from Archer as bus route, 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
55 Garfield (9/5/54 from 52nd St., 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
49 Western (6/17/56 replaces streetcar temporarily at 77th St., 6/18/95 to Archer)
71 71st St. (4/3/77 from 77th St., 7/3/94 to 77th St.)
75 74th-75th (4/3/77 from 77th St., 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
8 Halsted (4/24/83 from 77th St., 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
42 Halsted-Downtown (4/24/83 from 77th St., 6/18/95 to 74th St.)
52A South Kedzie (6/26/88 from Beverly, 6/18/95 to Archer)

Western route 49 remained a streetcar route until 6/17/56, temporarily transferred 9/5/54 to 77th St. to allow 69th St. to become strictly a bus garage. Upon conversion to buses, route returned to 69th St.

Route 55 was a former Chicago Motor Coach Co. route 6, transferred from the former CMC's 52nd St. Garage.

On 7/3/94 upon closure of Limits, 69th St. assumed all runs of routes 8 and 9 which had been based at Limits. 69th St. also assumed all runs of route 49 which had been based at North Park, which at the same time assumed many north side routes from Limits.

On 6/18/95 upon closure of 69th St., most routes transferred to the newly opened 74th St. Garage.

103A West 103rd (5/5/30 new route, 10/13/41 combined into route 103)
87B West 87th (5/3/35 new route, 5/27/51 to Beverly/combined into route 87)
95 West 95th (5/19/35 new route, 5/27/51 to Beverly/combined with route 93)
71A East 71st (5/20/35 new route, 5/22/47 combined into route 71)
8A South Halsted (10/17/38 new route, 12/4/49 to Beverly, 6/26/88 to 77th St.)
111A West 111th (9/11/39 new route, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
83 83rd (9/18/39 new route, 9/8/63 combined into route 95-Beverly)
106 106th St. (8/13/41 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
103 103rd St. (10/13/41 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
79A West 79th (11/2/42 new route, 4/2/67 combined into route 79)
89 Jeffery/100th (4/12/45 new route, 1970's discontinued)
111 111th St. (9/23/45 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
115 115th St. (9/23/45 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
119 119th St. (2/3/46 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
48A South Damen Extension (8/12/46 new route, 1/26/48 combined into route 48)
52A South Kedzie (8/19/46 new route, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
34 Riverdale (9/9/46 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 12/4/49 to Beverly)
30 South Chicago (10/21/46 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 1990's to 103rd St.)
27A Torrence (10/21/46 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 9/13/81 discontinued)
75 74th-75th (10/28/46 replaces streetcar, 4/3/77 to 69th St.)
71 71st St. (5/22/47 replaces streetcar, 4/3/77 to 69th St., 7/3/94 to 77th St.)
48 South Damen (1/26/48 replaces streetcar from 69th St., 5/30/54 return to 69th St.)
24 Windsor Park (4/25/48 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 9/7/63 discontinued)
27 South Deering (4/25/48 replaces streetcar from Burnside, 6/26/88 to 103rd St.)
49A South Western (8/1/48 new route, 12/4/49 to Beverly, 6/26/88 to 77th St.)
28 Stony Island (12/4/49 weekends, 6/29/51 replaces streetcar, 6/26/88 to 103rd St.)
44 Wallace-Racine (12/4/49 weekends, 7/27/51 to bus, 5/30/54 return to 69th St.)
79 79th St. (2/11/51 weekends, 9/16/51 replaces streetcar)
8 Halsted (11/25/51 weekends, 5/30/54 replaces streetcar, 4/24/83 to 69th St.)
42 Halsted-Downtown (11/25/51 weekends, 5/30/54 replaces streetcar, 4/24/83 69th)
63 63rd St. (12/7/52 weekends, 5/24/53 replaces streetcar from 69th St., 5/30/54 return to 69th St.)
9 Ashland (5/11/52 weekends, 2/14/54 to 69th St.)
49 Western (12/7/52 weekends, 9/5/54 to 69th St.)
3 King Drive (5/24/53 from 52nd St.)
29 State (9/5/54 weekends, 12/5/55 replaces streetcar)
24 Wentworth (9/5/54 weekends, 6/21/58 replaces streetcar)
4 Cottage Grove (6/19/55 replaces streetcar)
87 87th St. (3/26/72 from Beverly)
95E 93rd-95th (4/3/77 from Beverly, 6/26/88 to 103rd St.)
95W West 95th (4/3/77 from Beverly)
1 Indiana-Hyde Park (4/24/83 from 52nd St.)
2 Hyde Park Express (4/24/83 from 52nd St.)
6 Jeffery Express (4/24/83 from 52nd St., 6/26/88 to 103rd St.)

Routes 44, 48, and 63 from 69th St. temporarily were based at 77th St., when 77th St. was more ready to accommodate the buses which replaced the streetcars.