Glendale Beeline
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Glendale Beeline is Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...

's transportation service, providing local routes that serve the need of those commuting within the city itself or who plan on using the bus to connect with rail service to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 or surrounding suburbs. The bus lines complements the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the...

's crosstown routes through the city. It also provies bus service to the cities of La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada Flintridge, California
La Cañada Flintridge is a small and affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States whose population at the 2010 census was 20,246, down from 20,318 at the 2000 census. According to Forbes, as of 2010, La Cañada Flintridge ranks as the 143rd most expensive U.S...

, La Crescenta, a small part of Burbank
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

 and an express route to and from Burbank's
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

 Downtown Station.

Routes

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Route
! colspan=2|Terminals
! via
! Notes†
|-
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Glendale Beeline is Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...

's transportation service, providing local routes that serve the need of those commuting within the city itself or who plan on using the bus to connect with rail service to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 or surrounding suburbs. The bus lines complements the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the...

's crosstown routes through the city. It also provies bus service to the cities of La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada Flintridge, California
La Cañada Flintridge is a small and affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States whose population at the 2010 census was 20,246, down from 20,318 at the 2000 census. According to Forbes, as of 2010, La Cañada Flintridge ranks as the 143rd most expensive U.S...

, La Crescenta, a small part of Burbank
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

 and an express route to and from Burbank's
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

 Downtown Station.

Routes

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Route
! colspan=2|Terminals
! via
! Notes†
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|

Glendale Beeline is Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...

's transportation service, providing local routes that serve the need of those commuting within the city itself or who plan on using the bus to connect with rail service to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 or surrounding suburbs. The bus lines complements the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the California state-chartered regional transportation planning agency and public transportation operating agency for the County of Los Angeles formed in 1993 out of a merger of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the...

's crosstown routes through the city. It also provies bus service to the cities of La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada Flintridge, California
La Cañada Flintridge is a small and affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States whose population at the 2010 census was 20,246, down from 20,318 at the 2000 census. According to Forbes, as of 2010, La Cañada Flintridge ranks as the 143rd most expensive U.S...

, La Crescenta, a small part of Burbank
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

 and an express route to and from Burbank's
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

 Downtown Station.

Routes

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Route
! colspan=2|Terminals
! via
! Notes†
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
1/2
|Glendale Station
|Stocker Square
Central Avenue and Stocker Street
|Central Avenue, Brand Boulevard
|Operates daily
Line 1 operates in a clockwise loop and Line 2 counterclockwise
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
3
|rowspan=2|Downtown Glendale
Harvard Street and Louise Street
|JPL (weekdays)
|rowspan=2|Glendale Avenue, Verdugo Road, Honolulu Avenue (weekdays, Saturday)
La Crescenta Avenue, Foothill Boulevard (weekdays)
|rowspan=2|Operates weekdays and Saturdays
This line is proposed to reduce service between Glendale College and JPL.
|-
|Montrose
La Crescenta Avenue at Montrose Avenue (Saturday)
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
33
|Montrose
Verdugo Road and Honolulu Avenue
|JPL
|Ocean View Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard, Oak Grove Drive
|Operates weekdays
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
34
|Montrose
Verdugo Road and Honolulu Avenue
|La Cañada High School
|Ocean View Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard, Oak Grove Drive
|Operates weekdays when school is in session
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
4
|Roosevelt Middle School
Chevy Chase Drive and Brand Boulevard
|Glendale Galleria
Glendale Galleria
The Glendale Galleria is a large three-story regional shopping mall located in downtown Glendale, California and is the second largest mall in Los Angeles County.- History :...


Central Avenue and Americana Way
|Broadway, Chevy Chase Drive
|Operates daily
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
5
|Pacific Park
Riverdale Drive and Pacific Avenue
|Hoover High School
Glenwood Road and Concord Street
|Pacific Avenue
|Operates weekdays and Saturdays
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
6
|Pacific Park
Pacific Avenue and Riverdale Drive
|Glendale High School
Broadway and Sinclair Avenue
|Colorado Street
|Operates weekdays and Saturdays
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
7
|West Glendale
Victory Boulevard and Western Avenue
|Glendale College
Glendale Community College (California)
Glendale Community College is a community college in Glendale, California, USA. It was founded to serve the needs of the people in the Glendale Union High School District which at the time included La Crescenta, Glendale, and Tujunga...


|Western Avenue, Glenoaks Boulevard, Stocker Street
|Operates weekdays and Saturdays
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
11
|Glendale Station
|Downtown Glendale
Colorado Street and Brand Boulevard
|Brand Boulevard, Wilson Avenue, Colorado Street
|Operates weekdays in the peak am and pm rush hour
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
12
|Glendale Station
|Burbank Station
Downtown Burbank (Metrolink station)
The Burbank Metrolink Station, sometimes referred to as the Burbank Transportation Center, is a Metrolink rail station near downtown Burbank, California. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line to Lancaster and Ventura County Line to Montalvo, Ventura and both terminating at Los Angeles...


|San Fernando Road, Flower Street
|Operates weekdays in the peak am and pm rush hour
|-
|style="background:white; color:black" align="center" valign=top|
13
|Glenoaks Canyon
Arcade Place and Glenoaks Boulevard
|Downtown Glendale
Harvard Street and Louise Street
|Glenoaks Boulevard, Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale Avenue
|Operates weekdays
This line will be cancelled by December 9, 2011 and replaced with enhancements to Metro Line 201 beginning December 12, 2011.
|}
†Glendale Beeline does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Fares

Fare structure as of October 1, 2011:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Fare Type !! General !! Student !! Senior/Disabled/Medicare
|-
| One-way (Lines 1-7 and 13)
| colspan=2|$0.75
| $0.35
|-
| One-way (Lines 11 and 12)
| colspan=3|$2.00
|-
| Local Transfer
| colspan=2|$0.25
| $0.15
|-
| Interagency Transfer
| colspan=2|$0.50
| $0.25
|-
| 31-Day Pass
| $27.00
| $22.00
| $13.50
|-
| 10-Ride Card
| colspan=3|$6.75
|}

Glendale Beeline is free to Metrolink/EZ Pass holders and to children under 5 (maximum of 2 with an accompanying adult).

Active Bus fleet

Here is a list of the current active bus fleet.
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Picture
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Fuel
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
!Assigned routes
|- align="center"
|B62-B65
|http://rmcconnell.com/transport/ca/glendale/B63.jpg
|1995
|Gillig
Gillig
Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:...


|Phantom 40'
Gillig Phantom
The Gillig Phantom was a transit bus produced by the Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California. The Phantom was first introduced in late 1980 and, with the exception of a small number of buses built in a three-year-long joint venture with Neoplan from 1977 to 1979, was Gillig's first transit bus...


|Diesel
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...


|Detroit Diesel Series 50
|Allison B400R
|
|
  • operated on lines 3,11
  • B64 has suburban seating

|- align="center"
|B32-B34
|http://rmcconnell.com/transport/ca/glendale/B32.jpg
|1999
|Eldorado National
ElDorado National
ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...


|Transmark RE-32
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|Cummins B Gas Plus
Cummins B Series engine
The Cummins B Series is a family of straight-four and straight-6 diesel truck and industrial piston engines manufactured by Cummins. The B Series is known for displacing "one liter per cylinder" because of the popular straight-four and straight-six. A straight-four is also available...


|Allison
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,...

 B300R
|
|
  • operated on lines 1,2,6,12

|- align="center"
|B44-B57
|http://rmcconnell.com/transport/ca/glendale/B46.jpg
|2001
|NFI
New Flyer Industries
New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...


|C35LF
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|Detroit Diesel Series 50G
|Allison
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,...

 B400R
|
|
  • operated on lines 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,11,12

|- align="center"
|B58-B59
|http://www.cptdb.ca/wiki/images/7/7e/Glendale_Beeline_B58.JPG
|2005
|NFI
New Flyer Industries
New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...


|C40LF
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|Cummins C Gas Plus
Cummins C Series engine
The Cummins ISC is a straight-six diesel engine, design by a Cummins production line, which is in displacement. This went into production in March 1998 by Cummins. The engine was built off its predecessor, the Cummins C 8.3 litre engine originally introduced in 1985 as the 6C8.3...


|Allison B400R
|
|
  • operated on lines 3,6,7,11

|- align="center"
|B66-B72,LC2
|http://rmcconnell.com/transport/ca/glendale/B66.jpg
|2010
|NFI
New Flyer Industries
New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...


|C35LFR
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|Cummins ISL G
Cummins L Series engine
The Cummins ISL is a straight-six diesel engine designed and produced by Cummins. It displaces , and began production in 1998. The engine was based on its predecessor, the Cummins C8.3 engine....


|Allison
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,...

 B400R
|
|
  • operated on lines 1,2,33,34,4,5,6,7
  • LC2 only operates on lines 33,34 and has the LCF Shuttle design

|- align="center"
|B73-B74
|http://www.cptdb.ca/wiki/images/d/d3/Glendale_Beeline_B74.JPG
|2010
|NFI
New Flyer Industries
New Flyer Industries Inc. is a bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.-History:...


|C40LFR
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|Cummins ISL G
|Allison
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,...

 B400R
|
|
  • operated on line 3

|}

Retired Bus fleet

Not Completed
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Picture
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Fuel
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|B301-B304
|http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/b/b301-3.jpg
|1982
|Gillig
Gillig
Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:...


|Phantom 40'
Gillig Phantom
The Gillig Phantom was a transit bus produced by the Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California. The Phantom was first introduced in late 1980 and, with the exception of a small number of buses built in a three-year-long joint venture with Neoplan from 1977 to 1979, was Gillig's first transit bus...


|Diesel
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...


|
|
|
  • 4 units
  • Acquired used
  • Retired 2005
  • operated on line 3

|- align="center"
|
|
|1991
|Gillig
Gillig
Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:...


|Phantom 40'
Gillig Phantom
The Gillig Phantom was a transit bus produced by the Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California. The Phantom was first introduced in late 1980 and, with the exception of a small number of buses built in a three-year-long joint venture with Neoplan from 1977 to 1979, was Gillig's first transit bus...


|Diesel
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...


|
|
|
  • 4 units
  • Transferred from Foothill Transit
    Foothill Transit
    Foothill Transit is a joint powers authority of 21 member cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. It operates a fixed-route bus public transit service in the San Gabriel Valley of Greater Los Angeles, California.-Overview:...

     in 2005

|- align="center"
|B14, B19?
|http://www.chaffeeyiu.com/photo/b/b14andb19.jpg
|?
|ElDorado National
ElDorado National
ElDorado National is a bus manufacturer owned by Thor Industries. Heavy-duty buses are built in Riverside, California, and cutaway buses and mobility vans are built in Salina, Kansas.-Products:* Aerotech and similar lines of cutaway buses...


|Escort RE
|Diesel
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

?
|
|
|
  • operated on lines 1,2

|- align="center"
|B24-B25
|
|1996
|Blue Bird
|Q-Bus CNG
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|
|
|
  • Retired in 2010
  • operated on lines 1,2,33,34,12,13

|- align="center"
|B26-B31,L1
|
|1998
|Blue Bird
|Q-Bus CNG
|CNG
Compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...


|
|
|
  • Retired 2010
  • L1 currently operates on lines 33,34 and has the LCF Shuttle design
  • operated on lines 1,2,33,34,12,13

|}
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