Welcome you to the Inauguration of ACE #465

1. Welcome you to the Inauguration of ACE #465

2. Celebrating History & Literacy

3. The Oriole Motor Coach Lines1921 - 1964

4. In 1963 Oriole carried 3,260,000passengers with 51 busesover 8 routs!

5. Collavo fare token

6. Oriole fare token

7. Aerial View Of Garage

13. 1937 Yellow on Green Tree Carnegie run The one and only small bus they purchased

14. Oriole’s Green Tree Garage Green Tree Yard from Rear

15. Oriole experimented with numerus paint designs, 1944 GM at yard Purchased used from Charleston Transit 1954

16. 1946 GM at Green Tree Yard With yet another paint design Note M decal

17. Another paint variation on a 1941 Beaver Coach taken at the yard in 1951 Beaver buses were made in Beaver PA Note M decals at the corners of both coaches

18. Fueled and ready at Green Tree yard In 1963 Center bus is #91 a 1951 GM you’ll see it again in another slide

19. Green Tree Yard

20. ACE’s current president A few years ago

22. #99 inbound as the Hilton Hotel is under construction Like 465 she is a 1957 GM

23. Old post card of the then new Ft Pitt bridge with inbound Oriole bus on upper deck. Outbound bus is Pittsburgh Railways

26. After PATs take over buses were moved around the county as needed explaining this Oriole bus being in McKeesport

28. Number 106 the first of Oriole’s GMC Fishbowls arrives 10/63

29. Antique Coach Excursions completed negotiations for the 1957 General Motors coach with the Pacific Bus Museum of Fremont, CA in June 2015 Transport to Burgettstown Pa was done by flat bed trailer. Photo taken after off- loading in Burgettstown June 2015

30. Antique Coach Excursions 465 was originally numbered 517 and delivered new to San Diego Transit Lines in 1957. After a long service life in San Diego, she was sold to Yuma Bus Co. in Arizona. When sold again to an individual living near Yuma, she sat untouched for 18 years. A Southern California collector then bought and returned her to San Diego!

31. The Pacific Bus Museum acquired 517 October 2006 517 in service, Yuma AZ

32. Paint work nearing completion

33. The very skilled paint & body crew from Kirsopp Body Shop Pgh, PA

34. After paint, prior to lettering Kirsopp crew enjoying a break

35. ACE 465 is a 1957 General Motors TDH4801

36. General Motors TDH4801 Facts ENGINE: GM (Detroit) Diesel 6-71 6 = number of cylinders 71 =the cubic inches per cylinder TRANSMISSION: Spicer 2 speed hydraulic (automatic) transmission. At speeds from 0 to approx. 25 mph, transmission runs on torque converter, then shifts into direct drive. The only true gear is reverse. FUEL TANK CAPACITY: 85 gallons

37. TDH4801 Model Number Seating Capacity Hydraulic = Transmission Type Diesel = Engine Type Transit = Seat Configuration

38. Antique Coach Excursions 465 Was delivered new August 1957, the three hundred eighty fifth out of a total production of 547 units TDH3207

39. 1964 PAT takes over Oriole and 30 other independent companies PAT

40. PAT selected silver, red and white as their colors and began painting the fleet immediately

43. PAT continued school bus service in Pgh, known as “Trippers”

44. 5th Ave Pgh

45. PAT placed a large order for GM “new look” buses, also referred to as “fish bowls”, replacing older buses, some that dated back to the 1930s.

46. New PAT bus with streetcar on 2nd Ave A sign of what’s ahead for streetcar service

47. New look GM coach at Craft Ave car barn

48. PAT began painting equipment in “Mod” paint schemes in the 1970s Near the end of service, the lack of maintenance of GM old look buses was apparent

49. Remember number 91 from earlier? Here she in a junk yard near Harrisburg, PA 1990s

50. Special Thanks to Our Supporters 1079 Greentree RdPittsburgh, PA 15220Ph: (412) 344-0800 Located at the site of the Oriole garage!