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This is not a page for the hardcore railfan, but what the heck, I like busses. After all, it IS my website! :-)
Please keep in mind that many of my pictures are from the 2010-2015 time frame.....
The MTA has been operating the Baltimore bus system since the early seventies
when it took over operation of the BTC. From Wikipedia: The Maryland
Transit Administration was originally known as the Baltimore Metropolitan
Transit Authority, then the Maryland Mass Transit Administration before it
changed to its current name in October 2001. The MTA took over the operations
of the old Baltimore Transit Company on April 30, 1970.
MTA bus numbers are simple four digit numbers (now 5 digit!), with the first two indicating the
year the bus was purchased (except for the old 35 and 70 series, which by now,
there shouldn't be any around).
There are four bus yards:
-- Washington Blvd (the main shops)
-- Kirk
-- Eastern
-- Northwest
All of the yards can do simple repairs, but anything major gets sent over (or towed) to the Washington Blvd shops.
In addition to the standard 30 and 40ft
busses, the MTA also has several area Shuttle buses such as the one that runs
around in Hampden (called the Shuttle Bug), handicap busses, and some newer
commuter busses for lines such as the 410, 411, and 425.
An older 1999 version of a standard 40ft bus.
A 2016 40 footer.
A 2013 40 footer.
An articulated bus at the Lutherville light rail station.
At Lutherville.
A "new" MTA commuter bus!
These 8 pictures are mostly at Lutherville. The "wave" was a paint scheme that started in 2010.
(R) The Hampden Shuttle Bug.
A 2011 bus, with really bright LED headlights and bright white destination signs! Downtown on Baltimore St.
Bus #5013 on Baltimore St near Charles St.
A mobility bus, operated by Veolia under contract with the MTA
(that what the "V" on the end of the number denotes). These busses give
handicapped people door-to-door service with a days notice.
The newest addition (to date) to the Baltimore landscape are the
Charm City Circulator busses.
They offer free rides in the downtown area on five different routes: Banner,
Cherry, Purple, Orange, and Green. The system is NOT operated by the MTA.
At least when they first started running, the busses were much nicer than the
MTA busses. Have not ridden one lately to see what they are like now.
Their interiors should be what the MTA should strive for with a RED LINE bus system.
Johns Hopkins Hospital & University
Johns Hopkins University & Hospital Shuttle, the two right thumbnails were taken
from the second floor of the Kennedy-Krieger Institute.
Ride On - Montgomery Co MD (suburban Washington DC)
Ride-On services augments that of the DC MetroBus system. These four
pictures were taken at the Rockville MARC/Metro station (on a rainy day -- sorry
-- especially for the last shot). On Sundays, they also provide service to
the National Capital Streetcar Museum in Wheaton.
The national bus lines have a depot centrally located in Baltimore at
2110 Haines Street, as seen in the map above. They used to stop at the Travel Plaza
located on O'Donnell St, on the east side of Baltimore adjacent to Interstate 95,
but not anymore. The regional line, Peter Pan, also has daily busses stopping at the Haines St
location (if you are ever in the Springfield area, you gotta go find their
depot, it's huge!). SInce I first did this page, a casino has opened
next door to the Greyhound Terminal!
Greyhound at the Travel Plaza.
Peter Pan at the Travel Plaza.
The Travel Plaza today :-(
The unused Travel Plaza from I-95
Rabbit Transit
415 Zarfoss Drive, York PA 17404
Rabbit has a number of commuter runs between York and the Cockeysville/Towson area, Route 83S. Their HQ is in Harrisburg.
Dillon has a fleet of about 80 coaches, the majority of which are based at their home in Millersville
MD (south of Baltimore on I97). There are two (other) small bases of operation,
one in Cherry Hill, the other in Aberdeen (on Rt 40 between MD 7 and MD 715). In
addition to their regular "for hire" coach service, they provide MTA commuter
service to out lying Baltimore communities. To support the commuter runs, Dillon
operates 8 buses owned by the MTA (see above). I caught their stuff up in
Aberdeen, as the busses are readily accessible without going around fences. Some
of their busses will fool you because they say "Coach USA" on the side.
There are two additional paint schemes I have seen. One is the Coach USA
scheme with Dillon's in place of the big Coach USA Dillon's Bus Service.
Classic Dillon paint scheme.
Eyre's Bus Tour and Travel
13600 Triadelphia Rd, Glenelg MD
Golden Ring Motor Coach 8861 Citation Rd, Essex, MD 21221
Anyone have any pictures? Google images has f--ked up their search algorithm and the results are frickin horrible!!!
Hunt Valley Motor Coach
7474 Shipley Ave, Harmans, MD 21076
Used to be located in Cockeysville on Cockeysville Rd, but hasn't been there for at least 4 or 5 years (as of 2026).
I believe they have "merged" with Gunther Charters.
Caught one of their busses at Bronner's year round Christmas place in Michigan years ago!
Rohrbaugh's yard is located on the north side of Manchester MD on MD 30. I
was there on a Tuesday evening, and there looked to be about 12 busses around,
as well as someone working in the service bay if your interested in chatting.
They also operate a small fleet of school busses.
in 1983
Royal Coach
I believe these guys are new to the area..... Their website doesn't say much
An older 1999 version of a standard 40ft bus.
A 2016 40 footer.
A 2013 40 footer.
An articulated bus at the Lutherville light rail station.
At Lutherville.
A "new" MTA commuter bus!
Greyhound at the Travel Plaza.
Peter Pan at the Travel Plaza.
The Travel Plaza today :-(
The unused Travel Plaza from I-95
Classic Dillon paint scheme.
for sale on ebay
for sale on ebay
in 1983
La Cubana, Miami FL 
Krapf's Coaches
Krapf's Coaches
Krapf's Coaches (from a 20 year old GIF picture :-)
SafetyTours
Starr
Tremblay's
Wise Coaches (Nashville TN)
Ionosphere Travel & Tours (Anderson, SC)
Ionosphere Travel & Tours (Anderson, SC)
Sharaton, Wyalusing PA
DC Trails x2
DC Trails Recent paint scheme
Promised Land Church Bus
Gregg Bus, Wilmington DE
CSPAN bus from 2008
Southern Management properties
Nice looking private coach!