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37974 Shinn St, Fremont, CA 94536
37974 Shinn St, Fremont, CA 94536
Mailing Address P.O. Box 601105 Sacramento, CA 95860-1105
Mailing Address P.O. Box 601105 Sacramento, CA 95860-1105
GM built 951 TDH-5103 buses from 1950 to 1953. This bus, a GM TDH 5103-559, was originally delivered, new, in 1951 to Pacific Electric in Los Angeles, CA as #2857.
Pacific Electric 2784
The 2800 series was the last word in bus travel when new. They were painted in a striking silver and red swoop scheme and adorned with anodized aluminum trim below the windows.
Antelope Valley Bus Lines in Lancaster, CA acquired the bus in the late 1960’s for their transit operations in the Lancaster-Palmdale area. The bus was renumbered #126 and painted a metallic green over part of the two-tone green and white paint scheme of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, successor to both the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) and Pacific Electric.
Stephen Schwarzwald, acquired the bus from Antelope Valley Bus Lines in 1975. This bus was part of the West Coast Motor Coach Museum, the predecessor to the Pacific Bus Museum, “Coach Roster” as early as July 1987. In the July 1987, it shows the “Previous Owners” as:
July 1987 WCMCM Membership Newsletter Excerpt
Stephen Schwarzwald, who was the Vice President of the WCMCM and later was the Secretary of the PBM, donated the bus to the PBM in 1992.
The storied history of public transit in Los Angeles makes this Pacific Electric bus a nostalgic reminder.
As a volunteer orginization, we are always looking for as much help as we can get. If you've got skills and time, and want to get your hands dirty, consider becoming a member.
If you don't want to contribute "hands-on", financial donations for the restoration of bus #126 are also needed at this time to complete this remaining work. All donations for bus #126 will be placed in a Special Fund account exclusively for the restoration and maintenance of bus #126. Please make a donation today to continue the restoration of bus #126!
Make a "Pacific Bus Museum" donation to the Special Funds account for for bus #126.
The Pacific Bus Museum is a non-profit, tax-exempt, volunteer organization registered in the state of California. We were granted tax-exempt status as a non-profit corporation by the IRS under 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code Tax ID # 1683391. Donations to the Pacific Bus Museum are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.