History of Maryland Transit Administration
{{Short description|The Maryland Transit Administration history}}
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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/24dot/html/doth.html |title=Department of Transportation: Historical Evolution |work=Maryland Manual Online |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=May 8, 2012}} The MTA took over the operations of the old Baltimore Transit Company on April 30, 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.btco.net/bthist.htm |title=A Concise History of Baltimore's Transit |access-date=2007-08-02 |website=Baltimore Transit Archives |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020408170832/http://www.btco.net/bthist.htm |archive-date=2002-04-08 }}
File:Historic no.8 streetcar, Baltimore Streetcar Museum.jpg, the predecessor to bus Route 8, at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum. This vehicle is now used to give rides to visitors.]]
Many routes of the agency's current bus lines are based on the original streetcars operated by the Baltimore Transit Company and its parent companies between the 1890s and 1960s. All of these routes were ultimately converted to rubber tire bus operations, and many were consolidated, extended into newly developed areas, or otherwise reconfigured to keep up with the ridership demands of the times. Additional routes and extensions were added in later years to serve newly developed communities and to feed into Metro and Light Rail stations.
With the growth in popularity of the private automobile during the 20th century, streetcar and bus ridership declined, and the needs for public transportation changed. Mass transit in Baltimore and other cities shifted from a corporate operation to a service funded and run by the government. The amount of service provided was greatly reduced. Some areas once served by streetcars are now served minimally by buses or not at all.
The demise of the Baltimore streetcar took place between the years of 1947 and 1963, hastened by National City Lines' acquisition, which said that buses offered lower maintenance and had greater flexibility in traffic. With its rails demolished, Baltimore was no longer a streetcar city. As transit needs and trends changed, rail transit did return to the city, with the Metro Subway opening in 1983 and the Light Rail in 1992.
The track gauge was {{RailGauge|5ft4.5in|lk=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-e.html |title=Railroad Gauge Width |work=паровоэ ис |access-date=2007-11-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717001706/http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php |archive-date=July 17, 2012 }}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J2zH-zcuU-MC&pg=PA51 |last1=Hilton |first1=George W. |last2=Due |first2=John Fitzgerald |title=The Electric Interurban Railways in America |date=January 1, 2000 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-4014-2 |access-date=June 10, 2014 |quote=Worst of all, not all city systems were built to the standard American and European gauge of 4'-8{{citefrac|1|2}}". Pittsburgh and most other Pennsylvania cities used 5'-2{{citefrac|1|2}}", which became known as the Pennsylvania trolley gauge. Cincinnati used 5'-2{{citefrac|1|2}}", Philadelphia 5'-2{{citefrac|1|4}}", Columbus 5'-2", Altoona 5'-3", Louisville and Camden 5'-0", Canton and Pueblo 4'-0", Denver, Tacoma, and Los Angeles 3'-6", Toronto an odd 4'-10{{citefrac|7|8}}", and Baltimore a vast 5'-4{{citefrac|1|2}}".}} This track gauge is now confined to the Baltimore Streetcar Museum.
Parent companies
The following bus companies operated many of the services later provided by the Maryland Transit Administration:
=Baltimore Transit Company=
The Baltimore Transit Company (BTCO) was a privately owned public transit operator that provided streetcar and bus service in Baltimore from 1935. It was the successor to the old United Railways and Electric Company, formed in 1899 to consolidate and operate Baltimore's streetcar lines.{{cite book |first=Herbert W. Jr.|last=Harwood |title=Baltimore and its streetcars |pages=8–9 |year=1984 |publisher=Quadrant Press |isbn=0-915276-44-5}} The company was purchased in 1948 by National City Lines and the streetcar system was then run down in favor of buses, a process repeated in many places, which became known as the Great American Streetcar Scandal. The last streetcar ran in 1963.{{cite web |url=http://www.nscalelimited.com/2009/11/17/baltimore-streetcar-museum/ |title=The Baltimore Streetcar Museum |first=Jeremy W. |last=Yoder |date=November 17, 2009 |website=N Scale Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306001159/http://www.nscalelimited.com/2009/11/17/baltimore-streetcar-museum/ |archive-date=2012-03-06 |quote=In 1949, the National City Lines holding company gained control of BTCO. The NCL has long been accused of being a major player in the so-called 'Great American streetcar scandal', in which front organizations for bus manufactures, tire companies and oil suppliers acquired and dismantled streetcar systems in order to replace them with buses. Soon after the NCL takeover, BTCO began to replace streetcar and trolleybus lines with conventional buses. The 1950s saw decline of the once extensive system, as NCL cut back on service and car maintenance.}} Between 1940–1959, Baltimore Transit also operated trolley buses (or "trackless trolleys") on six lines, including Howard Street and Federal Street.{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-04-23-0104230281-story.html |title=Bring back trolley buses for Baltimore |first=Robert C. |last=Keith |date=April 23, 2001 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=April 9, 2021}}
BTCO was absorbed by what is now the Maryland Transit Administration in 1970. The BTC oversaw the elimination of streetcar service in favor of bus service in 1963 when the last streetcar routes, the number 8 providing service from Catonsville to Towson and the number 15 (Overlea to Walbrook Junction) were eliminated on November 3, 1963.
In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, the BTCO fired a white bus driver who claimed to be the Grand Wizard of the Baltimore Ku Klux Klan. A labor arbitrator ruled in favor of BTCO in this firing, which was in part spurred by other white drivers threatening to strike if the man was not dismissed.{{Cite news |title=Firm Upheld on Firing Klan Driver |date=August 13, 1966 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Courier}}
=Old Court Bus Lines=
Old Court Bus Lines was a service that provided van transport in northwest Baltimore County.{{cite web |url=http://www.btco.net/Tidbits/anamolies.html |title=Baltimore MTA Bus "Anamolies" |website=Baltimore Transit Archives |access-date=2010-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928091709/http://www.btco.net/Tidbits/anamolies.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011}} Its lines served places including Stevenson and Villa Julie College. These services have been provided by MTA since 1973, though much of them have been cut back or modified. Bus Route 60 serves Stevenson University, which used to be known as Villa Julie.
=Rosedale Passenger Lines=
Operated service in eastern Baltimore County. Most of its services later became a part of Bus Route 23. The only one still provided by MTA is service to Victory Villa, on Route 4.
=Dundalk Bus Lines=
Dundalk Bus Lines provided service in various parts of southeast Baltimore County between 1940 and 1972.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pU9xPrw5uekC&q=%22dundalk+bus+lines%22&pg=PA103 |title=Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses |first=Gary |last=Helton |year=2008 |publisher=Aracadia Publishing |page=103 |isbn=978-0-7385-5369-6 |access-date=2010-04-26}} MTA serves some of these areas with Bus Route 4.
=McMahon Services=
Operated in northeast Baltimore County to locales such as Lutherville and Jacksonville. The only route incorporated by MTA was Route 19A, which later became known as Route 105. Discontinued in 2005.
=Job Express Transit=
Operated several routes during the 1960s. Most notably, Route H became known as the #7 Rosewood Express serving Rosewood Center for more than 30 years. The #7 Rosewood Express service ultimately became Route 102 in 2000, and was absorbed by Route M-17 in 2005. Route M-17, along with this service, was eliminated in 2009.
=Auxiliary Bus Lines=
Operated some of the routes around the city, such as what is now Route 51.
=Baltimore Streetcar Museum=
A track providing service at the Baltimore Streetcar Museum was designated in 1970 as Route 25, and was renamed LocalLink 25 in June 2017.
=June 2017 Bus Redesign=
There was a bus redesign in June 2017 called BaltimoreLink.
Local routes prior to June 2017
Neighborhood Shuttle Bug routes prior to June 2017
| class="wikitable" |
| Route
!Terminus !Division !Major Streets !Places Served !Corridor Line !Replaced by |
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| Route 97
| | Northwest (4) |
| |LocalLink 82 |
| Route 98
| | Northwest (4) | | |LocalLink 21 |
Shuttle and Circulator routes prior to June 2017
| class=wikitable |
| Route
!Terminus !Division Operation !Major Streets !Places Served !Frequency !Bus Transfers !Replaced by |
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| Route 29
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!
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|20/20/20/20/- |LocalLink 26, LocalLink 71 |Cherry Hill Shuttle |
| Route 50
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!
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|20/40/40/40/40 |Belair-Erdman Shuttle |LocalLink 57 |
School Supplementary routes prior to June 2017
| class="wikitable" |
| Route
!Terminus !Division Operation !Major Streets !Places Served !Corridor Line !Replaced by |
|---|
| Route 18
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| Northwest (4) | | |Park Heights Schools Line |LocalLink 92 |
| {{anchor|Route 38 (MTA Maryland)}}Route 38
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| Bush (1) | |
|(Crosstown) |LocalLink 38 |
Local Express routes prior to June 2017
| class=wikitable |
| Route
!Terminus !Division Operation !Major Streets !Places Served !Corridor Line |
|---|
| Route 103 (Formerly 3X) |
| Bush Street (1) | | |Loch Raven Blvd (Express) Line |
| Route 105 (Formerly 5X) | | Eastern (2) | | |Johns Hopkins Hospital-Sinclair Ln (Express) Line |
| Route 110 (Formerly 10X) |
| Bush Street (1) | | |Frederick Ave (Express) Line |
| Route 115 (Formerly 15X) |
| Bush Street (1) | | |Johns Hopkins Hospital-Belair Rd (Express) Line |
| Route 119 (Formerly 19X) |
| Kirk Avenue (3) | | |Harford Rd (Express) Line |
| Route 164 (Formerly 64X) |
| Bush Street (1) | | |Hanover St-Fort Smallwood Rd (Express) Line |
Note:
- All AM trips are to Downtown Baltimore
- All PM trips are to outer-points usually the suburbs of Baltimore
- Local express routes are not individual routes
QuickBus routes prior to June 2017
| class="wikitable" |
| Route
!Terminus !Division !Major Streets !Places Served !Corridor Line !Replaced by |
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| Route qb40
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| Bush Street (1) | |
|U.S. Route 40-Eastern Ave (Limited-Stop) Line |CityLink Blue, Orange |
| Route qb46
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| Bush Street (1) | |
|Frederick Ave-Sinclar Ln (Limited-Stop) Line |CityLink Purple, Pink |
| Route qb47
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| Bush Street (1) | | |Rosemont-Belair Rd (Limited-Stop) Line |LocalLink 80 |
| Route qb48
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| Bush Street (1) | |
|Greenmount Ave-York Rd (Limited-Stop) Line |CityLink Red |
Express routes prior to June 2017
| class="wikitable" |
| Route
!Terminus !Division Operation !Corridors Served !Places Served !Corridor Line |
|---|
| Route 102
| | Eastern (2) | |
|White Marsh-Towson Expressbus Link Line |
| Route 104
| | Kirk Avenue (3) | | |Loch Raven Blvd-Johns Hopkins Hospital (Express) Line |
| {{anchor|Route 120 (MTA Maryland)}}Route 120
|
| Eastern (2) | | |White Marsh (Express) Line |
| Route 150
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| Bush Street (1) |
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|Columbia-U.S. Route 40 (Express) Line |
| Route 160
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| Eastern (2) | | |Eastern Blvd (Express) Line |
Former bus routes
| class="wikitable" |
| Route
!Major Streets !Places Served !Years of operation !Replaced by !Notes |
|---|
| {{anchor|Route 0}}0 Druid Hill Park – Patterson Park |Druid Hill Ave, Paca, Lombard, Exeter, Pratt | |1893–1920 (streetcar) | |
| {{anchor|Route 2}}2 Druid Hill Park – Fort McHenry |Pennsylvania Ave, Cumberland St, Carey St, Charles St, Fort Ave | |1893–1959 (streetcar before 1948) |Merged with Route 1 when both trackless trolley routes were converted to bus |
| 2 Fox Ridge – Overlea |Golden Ring Mall |1972–1977 | |
| 2 Catonsville – City Hall |Rolling Road |Yale Heights |1982–2005 |Combined with Route 10 as part of GBBI to provide single-seat crosstown service |
| {{anchor|Route 4}}4 Windsor Hills – Downtown |Windsor Mill Rd, Bloomingdale Rd, Poplar Grove St | |1894–1954 (was a streetcar) | |
| {{Anchor|Route 5}}5 Clement & Charles – Charles St. & North Avenue |1894–1910 (was a streetcar) |renumbered Route 30 | |
| {{anchor|Route 6}}6 Wagner's Point – Roland Park East Monument |Hanover Street |Curtis Bay |1892–1977 (was a streetcar before 1948) |Routes 61, 62, 63 (now Route 64), and 64 |Was split into four routes. Service today is provided in the Roland Park area by Route 61 (peak hours only), in East Baltimore on Route 35, and south of downtown on Route 64. |
| 6 Eastpoint – Ft. Howard |1996–1999 |not replaced |Previously, Ft. Howard had been served by other routes including the #26 Streetcar, Bus Route 9, and the current Bus Route 4. Route 4 service was eliminated in 1993 and replaced by a private contractor. Route 6 restored MTA service there in October 1996, but was eliminated in January 1999. |
| 6 Edmondson Village – Cedonia |Baltimore Street |Downtown Baltimore |2008-2010 |West side service replaced with a new Route 30. Eastside service replaced with Route 46 Quickbus. |
| {{anchor|Route 9}}9 Catonsville – Ellicott City |1893–1957 (streetcar before 1955) |not replaced at time |Route 150 provides service between Baltimore and Ellicott City during peak hours |
| 9 Sparrows Point – Ft. Howard |1971–1973 | |
| {{anchor|Route 11}}11 Lakeside to Roland & University Parkway |Roland | |1890s–1924 (was a streetcar) |Renumbered Route 28 | |
| {{anchor|Route 12}}12 Cloverdale & McCulloch – Westport |McCulloch, North, John Avenue, Lafayette, Park, Camden, Paca, Fremont, Ridgely, Annapolis | |1893–1938 (was a streetcar) |portions replaced by Route 17 (later merged into route 28; service now provided by Route 27), rest not replaced | |
| 12 Halethorpe – Downtown |Wilkens Avenue, Park Heights Avenue | |1948–1959 | |
| 12 Westview/Essex – Downtown |1972–1991 |Route 12 was the designation for express routes from both the western and eastern suburbs. The route was redesignated in 1991. |
| 12 North Linthicum station – Parkway Center |Nursery Road |Linthicum |1993–1996 |Route 12 was formed in 1993 as a replacement for Route 230, which was eliminated in conjunction with the opening of the south end of the Light Rail. It also served a part of Route 17, which had been rerouted at the time. In 1996, Routes 12 and 17 were combined, with portions of both routes eliminated and not replaced. |
| {{anchor|Route 14}}14 Ellicott City – Downtown | | |1898-1954 (streetcar) | |
| {{anchor|Route 15A}}15A Kingsville/Perry Hall/White Marsh – Downtown Baltimore |1973–1991 |Route 43 (now Route 15) |Was redesignated as Route 43 in 1991. Route 43 Kingsville service was merged into Route 15 in 1992. Route 43 White Marsh service was merged into Route 66 at the same time, but Route 66 was eliminated in 1993, and White Marsh service became a part of Route 15. Service between Overlea and White Marsh Mall/White Marsh Town Center is now provided by Route 58. |
| {{anchor|Route 16}}16 Madison Avenue & Clover – Broadway & Thames |Madison Avenue, Eutaw Street, Baltimore Street, Broadway | |1893-1959 (streetcar before 1948) |not replaced | |
| 16 Odenton/Ft. Meade/BWI Airport – Downtown |Aviation Boulevard |1973-1989 | |
| 16 North Linthicum station – Ft. Meade |express service |1993–1995 |Private carrier (now other agencies) |Connect-a-ride Route K provides service to Ft. Meade from Arundel Mills |
| {{anchor|Route 17}}17
| |St. Paul Street |1893–1947 (was a streetcar) |Route 3 and Route 28 (which was discontinued in 2001) | |
| 17
|1949–1950 |Route 17 was formerly the St. Paul Street streetcar but was replaced by Route 3 and Route 28 (which was discontinued in 2001) in 1947 |
| {{anchor|Route 18}}18 Canton – Downtown |Pennsylvania Avenue | |1894–1959 (streetcar before 1952) | |
| 18 Hereford/Warren Road/ Timonium Park & Ride – Downtown |1973–1992 | |
| 18 Fairgrounds station – Hunt Valley Mall |1992-1993 |Route nearly duplicated Route 9 |
| 18 Cromwell station – Old Mill |Oakwood Road |1993–1996 |not replaced |In 1995, service after 7 pm was discontinued. In 1996, line was completely discontinued due to low ridership. |
| {{anchor|Route 20}}20 Patterson Park – Downtown |Orleans Street | |1894–1929 (streetcar) |Route 6 (later split; this section served by Route 62, later Route 35) | |
| 20 Gwynn Oak Junction – Pimlico |Gwynn Oak, not a street, Belview, and Belvedere | |1930 (was a streetcar) |Temporary service when Route 33 was suspended during the Great Depression | |
| 20 Dundalk Short Line | | |1930-1936 (was a streetcar) |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 22}}22 Canton |Washington Street | |1895–1938 (streetcar) |Route 34 (later merged into Route 22) | |
| {{anchor|Route 23}}23 Middle River – Downtown |Washington Street | |1895–1942 (streetcar) |Route P (which was changed to Route 23 in 1950) | |
| {{anchor|Route 24}}24 Sparrows Point – Downtown | |1903–1926 (streetcar) |renumbered Route 26 | |
| 24 Lakeside to Roland & University Parkway |Roland | |1929–1950 (was a streetcar) |replaced by expanded trips on Route 56 (now Route 11) |Only operated from 1:30am to 5:30am. |
| 24 Pimlico Park & Ride | | |1974–1984 | |
| 24 Brooklyn – Curtis Bay | |1986–1987 | |
| {{anchor|Route 25}}25 Belvedere – Camden Station | |Falls Road |1897–1959 (streetcar before 1949) | |
| {{anchor|Route 26}}26 Sparrows Point – Highlandtown | |1926–1959 (streetcar before 1958) |Route 10 (no Sparrows Point service) |This route has recently been resurrected to serve between Downtown Baltimore and Dundalk Marine Terminal, including the new Amazon Distribution Facility on Holabird Avenue.{{Cite web |url=http://mta.maryland.gov/share-bus-overview?bus_service=Local+Bus&route=Route+26 |title=Schedules |website=Maryland Transit Administration}} |
| 26 Providence Road Park & Ride – Downtown Baltimore |express service |1976–1993 |Shuttle to Light Rail |Was an express service that operated through Towson, then downtown via I-83. In 1992, along with the Light Rail opening, the number of trips were cut in half. In 1993, all express service was discontinued. A shuttle was formed in response to protests to total elimination. |
| 26 Providence Road Park & Ride – Lutherville station |Fairmount Avenue |1993–1995 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 27}}27 Washington Boulevard line |1905–1959 (streetcar until 1938, trolley until 1957) |
| {{anchor|Route 28}}28 Gwynn Oak Park | | |1908–1910 (streetcar) | |
| 28 Guilford | | |1924–1924 (streetcar) |Renumbered Route 11 | |
| 28 Lakeside – Roland & University Parkway |Roland | |1924–1929 (streetcar) |Renumbered Route 24 | |
| 28 Randallstown – Cherry Hill/Baltimore Highlands |Liberty Road/Liberty Heights Avenue |Mondawmin |1947–2001 |Routes 5, 27, 29, 91, M-1, M-6 |In 1984, service west of Mondawmin was replaced with "M-lines" during Metro's hours. In 1993, service south of the Cherry Hill Light Rail Stop was replaced with Routes 29 and 30 . |
| {{anchor|Route 29}}29 Roland Park to Downtown Baltimore |Roland Avenue |Charles Village |1908–1959 (streetcar before 1947) |Route 6 | |
| 29 Timonium Park-and-Ride – Downtown Baltimore |I-83 |express service |1983–1988 |Route 18 (now Light Rail) | |
| {{Anchor|Route 30}}30 Clement & Charles – Charles St. & North Avenue |1910–1993 (was a streetcar before 1950, and a trolley before 1958) |not replaced |In 1992, service on this route was cut in half. When discontinued in 1993, no replacement service on route was provided, but other buses operate near entire route. |
| 30 Cherry Hill station – Patapsco station |Mt. Winans |1993–2001 |Merged into Route 51 |
| 30 City Hall/Bayview Medical Center – Edmondson Village |Old Frederick Road, Fayette/Baltimore Streets, Pratt/Lombard Streets, Eastern Avenue |Edmondson Village |2010–2015 |additional service on Route 20 and rest covered by Route 10 | |
| {{anchor|Route 31}}31
| |Garrison Boulevard |1917–1952 (streetcar) | |
| 31 Halethorpe – Penn Station |1987–2005 |Service between UMBC and downtown merged into Route 35 in 2005 as part of GBBI. Service between UMBC and Halethorpe replaced by Route 77. |
| {{anchor|Route 32}}32 Randallstown – Downtown Baltimore |1920–1959 (streetcar before 1955) |Route 28 |Routes 52 and 54 provide service on Liberty Road/Heights Avenue |
| 32 Hillen Road Park & Ride – Downtown Baltimore |Perring Parkway |1979–1982 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 33}}33
| |1920–1924 |Route 18 (later Route 7) | |
| 33 Gwynn Oak Junction – Downtown | |Gwynn Oak, not a street, Belview, Belvedere, and Heights Avenue |1924–1948 |Route 5 (portion converted to buses) and a branch of Route 32 (remaining streetcar portion) | |
| 33
| |1950–1954 | |
| {{anchor|Route 34}}34 North & Washington – Canton/Highlandtown |1907–1975 (streetcar before 1950) | |
| {{anchor|Route 35}}35 Lorraine – Walbrook Junction |1904–1966 (streetcar before 1954) | |
| 35 UMBC – Catonsville Community College | |1966 |College operated shuttles |Route 77 provides service between UMBC and CCBC Catonsville |
| 35 Garrison Boulevard – Morgan State University |1968–1969 | |
| {{anchor|Route 37}}37 Randallstown – Cherry Hill |Milford Mill |Liberty Heights Avenue |1947–1974 |Route 28 (now Routes 54, 52, 5, 91, and 27) |No. 37 designation was specifically reserved for trips on the route of bus no. 28 going to Cherry Hill |
| {{anchor|Route 38}}38 Sparrows Point – Ft. Howard | | |1951–1952 |Dundalk Bus Lines |(service not provided now) |
| {{anchor|Route 40}}40 Pikesville – Glyndon |1948–1951 |
| {{anchor|Route 43}}43 Kingsville/White Marsh – Downtown Baltimore |1990–1992 | |
| {{anchor|Route 44X}}44X Springlake Way & Bellona Avenue – Overlea |1970–1990 |Route 58 now serves this area, and Route 55 covers the portion of this line between McLean Blvd and Overlea. |
| {{anchor|Route 45}}45 Baynesille – Waverly | |1949–1956 | |
| {{anchor|Route 46}}46 Clipper Mill – Hampden | |1901–1970 (streetcar before 1949, but was not numbered 46 until later) | |
| 46 Northwest School Trips |Robert Poole, Falstaff, and Pimlico Middle Schools, and Northwestern High School | |1999–2003 |absorbed by line services | |
| {{anchor|Route 47}}47 Cheswolde – Downtown | |1950–1989 (streetcar before 1950, but was not numbered 47 until later) |not replaced |Riders directed to take bus to Metro. Route 58 serves area and connects to Metro and Light Rail. |
| 47 Bush School Trippers |Benjamin Franklin and Lombard Middle Schools, and Southern High School | |1998–2002 |absorbed by line services | |
| {{anchor|Route 48}}48 Belvedere Loop – Mount Washington | |Belvedere Avenue, Pimlico Road, Ken Oak, Cross Country, and Kelly Avenue |1949–1951 (streetcar before 1950) |Route 25 (service later obtained on Route 10, and until June 2017 on Route 27) | |
| 48 S.E.E.T. Shuttle | | |1988–1989 |not replaced | |
| 48 Kirk School Trips |Hamilton Middle School and Northern High School | |1997–2004 |absorbed by line services | |
| {{anchor|Route 49}}49 Edmondson Village | |Belvedere Avenue, Pimlico Road, Ken Oak, Cross Country, and Kelly Avenue |1950–1952 | |
| 49 S.E.E.T. Shuttle | | |1988–1989 |not replaced | |
| 49 Eastern School Trips |Thurgood Marshall and Southeastern Middle Schools, Schools #170 and #171, and Patterson High School | |1996–2004 |absorbed by line services | |
| {{anchor|Route 52}}52 Lansdowne – Morrell Park | |Washington Boulevard |1948–1957 |Now served by Route 36 |
| {{anchor|Route 53}}53 Parkville – Carney | |1948–1956 | |
| {{anchor|Route 54}}54 Randallstown – Gwynn Oak Junction |Milford Mill |Liberty Road |1948–1955 |Route 32 |Served by routes 52 and new Route 54 (unrelated) |
| {{anchor|Route 55}}55
| |1948–1952 |Dundalk Bus Lines (now Route 4) | |
| {{anchor|Route 56}}56 Murray Hill – Bedford Square |1948–1953 | |
| 57 Old York Rd & 33rd St – Harford Rd |1947–1975 |not replaced | |
| 58 Brighton – Greenspring Manor |1948–1973 |Route 44 (now new Route 58) |
| 58 Pimlico – Ranchleigh | |Pimlico Road |1973–1975 |Route 44 (now new Route 58) | |
| 58 Reisterstown Road Plaza – Mt. Washington |1976–1978 |not immediately replaced (served now by current Route 58 and Route 60) | |
| 58A Reisterstown Road Plaza – Greenwood |Pikesville |Stevenson Road |1973–1975 |Route 5 (later Metro connection routes; service to Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie) is now provided by Route 60; service on Stevenson Road is not provided.) | |
| {{anchor|Route 59}}59 Ponca & Holabird – Colgate Warehouses | | |1948–1953 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 61}}61 Pier 6 Parking Lot – Preston Street Parking Lot |1946–1949 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 62}}62 Hollander Ridge – Inner Harbor |Armistead Gardens |Pulaski Highway |1977–2000 | |
| {{anchor|Route 63}}63 Curtis Bay – Davison Chemical | |1948–1951 |Route 6 | |
| 63 Riviera Beach – Downtown (1977–1993)/Patapsco station (1993–1996) | |Ft. Smallwood Road |1977–1996 | |
| {{anchor|Route 64}}64 Northwood Shopping Center | | |1955–1957 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 65}}65 A.R.D.C. Shuttle | | |1956–early 1960s |not replaced |Only personnel from the U.S. Air Force could ride this bus. |
| 65 Patapsco station – Wagner's Point | |Patapsco Avenue |2003–2005 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 66}}66 Arundel Crosstown |1974–1982 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 66}}66 Bellona and Springlake – Overlea |1991–1993 |Routes 36, 55 and current Route 58 | |
| {{anchor|Route 67}}67 Howardsville Station – Pleasant Street |1956–1968 |not replaced (Metro Subway serves route) | |
| 67 Rogers Avenue station – Pimlico Racetrack |Pimlico Shuttle | |?–? |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 68}}68 Walbrook Junction – Windsor Hills |Forest Park |2003–2007 |Provided local service to Windsor Hills while Forest Park Avenue bridge over Gwynns Falls was being replaced |
| 70 Fallsway Park & Ride shuttle | |1990–1992 |not replaced | |
| 71 Charles Center station – Johns Hopkins Hospital station | | |1988–1995 |Metro Subway extended to Hopkins in 1995 | |
| 73 Penn Station – Downtown Baltimore |MARC shuttle | |1991 |not replaced | |
| 73 Eastern High School – Baltimore Museum of Art |Monet - BMA Shuttle | |1992–1993 |not replaced | |
| 76 Towson shuttle | | |1985–1990 |not replaced | |
| 80 Uptown shuttle | | |1959–1962 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 86}}86 various locations – Social Security |various routes | |1960–2005 |not replaced; riders directed to use other lines | |
| {{anchor|Route 87}}87 Johns Hopkins Hospital Express | | |1974–1975 |not replaced |Park & Ride Service to Hopkins Hospital from Westview, Timonium, Pimlico, Memorial Stadium, City Hall, and GEM Lot East |
| 87 North & Milton – Social Security |West Baltimore |1985–1990 |not replaced; riders directed to use other lines | |
| {{anchor|Route 88}}88 White Marsh Mall | | |1984–1985 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 90}}90 Sinai Hospital – Belvedere Loop |Sinai Hospital Shuttle | |1959–1960 |19 | |
| {{anchor|Route 92}}92 Lombard & Pratt Streets |Baseball Service | |1992 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 93}}93 Paca & Eutaw Streets |Baseball Service | |1992–2003 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 96}}96 Metro Clean Up | | |1987–1988 |discontinued when Subway hours expanded | |
| 96 Zoo Shuttle | | |1997–2001 |not replaced | |
| {{anchor|Route 99}}99 Fort Howard Shuttle | | |1950–1951 |renumbered Route 38 |only shown on a 1950 map |
| 99 Old Court station – BWI Airport |Randallstown, Windsor Mill, Rutherford Business Park, Woodlawn, Social Security Administration, Security Square Mall, Westview Mall, Catonsville, CCBC Catonsville, UMBC, BWI Airport, BWI Business District |Old Court Road, Rolling Road, Windsor Mill Road, Security Boulevard, I-695 (Beltway), Bloomsbury Road, I-195, Elm Road | |
| {{anchor|Route 102}}102 Rosewood Center – Fremont Avenue |Rosewood Lane |Owings Mills |2001–2005 |Route M-17 (now completely defunct) | |
| M-1 Mondawmin station – Milford Mill |Baltimore City Community College |Liberty Heights Avenue/Liberty Road |1984–2009 |Redesignated Route 52 | |
| M-2 Mondawmin station – Old Court station |Park Heights |Reisterstown Road |1984–2009 |Redesignated Route 53 | |
| M-3 Penn-North station – Milford Mill station |Park Heights |Park Heights Avenue |1984–2009 |Originally started at Mondawmin station |
| M-5 Rogers Avenue station – Towson |Cheswolde |Glen Avenue |1987–1992 |Route M-10 (now provided by Route 58 between Reisterstown Plaza Station and Mt. Washington) | |
| M-6 Rogers Avenue station – Security Square Mall |Howard Park |Gwynn Oak Avenue |1987–2009 |Redesignated Route 57; no routing changes made | |
| M-8 Rogers Avenue station – Randallstown |Milford Mill |Milford Mill Road |1987–2009 | |
| M-9 Reisterstown Plaza station – Glyndon |Pikesville |Reisterstown Road |1987–2008 | |
| M-10 Reisterstown Plaza station – Villa Julie College |Cheswolde |Clarks Lane |1987–2008 | |
| M-12 Milford Mill station – Greenwood/Caves Road |Stevenson Road |1987–2005 |Service to Villa Julie replaced by Route M-10 (now Route 60). Service to other parts of line not replaced. | |
| M-13 Milford Mill station – Milford Mill/Bellemore Farms | |Milford Mill Road |1987–1988 | |
| M-15 Randallstown – Pikesville/Owings Mills | |Liberty Road |1987–1992 |Route M-9 | |
| M-16 Owings Mills station – Reisterstown | |1987–1997 |Route M-9 (now Route 56) | |
| {{anchor|Route M-17}}M-17 Owings Mills station – Owings Mills Town Center | | |1987–1992 |Routes M-9 and M-16 (now Routes 56 and 59) | |
| M-17 Owings Mills station – Business Center at Owings Mills |1997–2009 |59 replaced service on Red Run; no replacement for Rosewood service | |
| P-1 Reisterstown Plaza station – Reisterstown |1984–1987 |Routes M-9 and M-16 | |
| P-2 Reisterstown Plaza station – Caves Road |Stevenson Road |1984–1987 |Route M-12 (service not provided on this route) | |
| P-3 Reisterstown Plaza station – Greenwood |Stevenson Road |1984–1987 |Route M-12 (service to Villa Julie provided by Route 60).) | |
| P-4 Reisterstown Plaza station – Owings Mills Mall |Reisterstown Road |1984–1987 |Route M-9 (now Route 59) | |
| P-5 Reisterstown Plaza station – Halcyon Gate | |1984–1987 |Route M-12 (service not provided on this route) | |
| P-6 Reisterstown Plaza station – Bellemore Farms |Milford Mill Road |1984–1987 |Route M-13 | |
| P-7 Reisterstown Plaza station – Ranchleigh |1984–1987 |Route M-10 (now Route 60) | |
| R-2 Rogers Avenue station – Mt. Washington |Glen Avenue |1984–1987 |Route M-5 (now Route 58) | |
| R-3 Rogers Avenue station – Social Security |1984–1987 | |
| R-4 Rogers Avenue station – Randallstown |Milford Mill |1984–1987 |Route M-8 (now Route 54) | |
| A Charles Village – Downtown |Johns Hopkins University |1915–1947 | |
| B
| |1922–1947 |Routes 28 and 37 (no buses operate on Mt. Royal Avenue; Route 91 operates closest of all parallel routes) | |
| C
|1924–1943 |not replaced (other buses operate nearby) | |
| D
|1923–1948 | |
| E Randallstown – Gwynn Oak Avenue |1931–1948 |Route 54 (now Route 32) | |
| F
|1924–1950 |Route 33 (now Route 13) | |
| G
|1925–1949 |Route 17 (now provided by several routes, not including current Route 17) | |
| H
|1925–1948 |Route 55 (now provided by Route 4) | |
| I
|1925–1948 | |
| J Morrell Park – Lansdowne | |1927–1948 |Route 52 (now provided by Route 36) | |
| K
|1927–1947 |Route 28 (now Route 51) | |
| L
| |1929–1948 | |
| M Pikesville – Glyndon |1932–1948 |Route 5/7 (now Routes 56 and Route 59) | |
| N
| |West Baltimore Street |1932–1948 | |
| O
| |1931–1947 | |
| P
| |1933–1950 | |
| Q Halethorpe – Downtown | |1935–1948 |Route 12 (now Route 35) | |
| R Parkville – Carney | |1936–1948 |Route 53 (now Route 19) | |
| S Liberty Heights – Bank & Grundy |Druid Park Drive |1937–1947 | |
| T Waverly – Northwood | |1940–1947 | |
| U Mannasota – Mayfield | |Shuttle service |1940–1948 | |
| V
| |1941–1948 |Route 6 (now Route 33) | |
| W
| | |1942–1945 |Route J | |
| X Curtis Bay – Davison Chemical | |1946–1950 |Route 63 (now Route 64) | |