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You can cast some doubt on many of the things that have been written or said at some point, regarding Baltimore Transit Operations.  Some have been known to stretch the truth, yet these tall tales have made their way into accepted usage.

While one may dispute the claims that others sometimes make, there's no disputing items that come directly from the source - Company Bulletins provide a great insight into Baltimore's Transit Operations, both in the Past and Present.  Many of these bulletins provide the answers to long pondered questions, while others bring new possibilities to light.

In this section will be a number of the more interesting company bulletins, many of which will make light of changes never before mentioned among the existing printed references.  Each bulletin is reprinted verbatim, and carries the original header style of the actual bulletin issued.  Those with purple print were prepared on a Ditto Machine, and thus, are styled to look as such.  Enjoy these official blasts from the past!

Bulletin:
Dated:
Subject:
Of Note:
No Number September 1, 1943 NOTICE: TO OPERATORS OF NO. 27 LINE Reassignment of Line
39-49 April 15, 1949 INAUGURATION OF NO. 48-KELLY AVENUE LINE Note the use of Crossover instead of Loop
150-49 November 30, 1949 EXTENSION OF NO. 45 LINE TO NORTHERN PARKWAY AND YORK ROAD.  
12-50 January 20, 1950 CHANGE IN NO. 56-MURRAY HILL LINE.
NO. 24-LAKESIDE LINE DISCONTINUED		  
101-50 September 1, 1950 ALL DAY SERVICE ON THE NO. 45-BAYNESVILLE LINE  
22-51 April 2, 1951 INAUGURATION OF LIMITED STOP SERVICE ON NO. 25 LINE, IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. Operation along Lower Falls Road
97-51 September 13, 1951 FORT HOWARD LINE TO BE KNOWN AS ROUTE NO. 38.  
109-51 September 27, 1951 CHANGE IN ROUTE OF NO. 18 LINE.  
53-52 June 4, 1952 INAUGURATION OF LIMITED STOP SERVICE ON NO. 18 LINE, ON A TRIAL BASIS Unwritten about previously.  Original on Ditto Sheet.
85-52 July 30, 1952 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE ON THE NO. 59-COLGATE BUS LINE  
86-52 August 1, 1952 CHANGE IN SERVICE ON THE NO. 46-UNION AVENUE BUS LINE Service reduced to peak only tripper.
92-52 August 8, 1952 INTERLINING OF NOS. 13 AND 19 LINES WITH NO. 26 LINE. Raises controversy of Possible use of Peter Witt Cars on 26 Line.
54-57 June 17, 1957 RETREAT STREET DIVISION TO BECOME A BUS DIVISION Debunks MCA Article statement that TT operation was from Retreat alone, from 1954 until conversion




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