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Gillig Corporation

Gillig Corporation
Company nameGillig Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryTransit
FoundedSan Francisco, California 1890
Founder(s)Jacob Gillig
Headquarters25800 Clawiter Road
Hayward, California 94545
Area servedNorth America
ProductsHeavy-duty low floor transit buses
Production output 1200-1300 buses/year
ParentHenry Crown & Company

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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.

Gillig Corporation Video

Transporte Municipal de Tijuana #1-132 Make: Gillig Corporation Model: Gillig Phantom Thank you Mexico, for saving these wonderful buses. Could it be an ex Foothill Transit?
0.27 min. | 5.0 user rating		 none
0.30 min. | 5.0 user rating		 I hope I get another chance to do this again & hopefully with a camcorder instead of digital camera. I couldnt open the window since it just got washed. The bus is going to drop off/pick up passengers at the San Ysidro border crossing parking lot. Operator: MexiCoach Vehicle: #89 Make: Gillig Corporation Model: Gillig Phantom Model Year: Unknown
0.52 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Line: 4 eastbound to LARC Ranch via Bouquet Canyon Road Recorded stretch: Heading west through Newhall along Lyons Avenue, then heading north through Valencia along Wiley Canyon Road,Tournament Road/Rockwell Canyon Road, and east along McBean Parkway. Engine: Cummins ISM Transmission: Allison B300R5 Recorded Thursday December 23rd, 2010
15.97 min. | 1.66 user rating		 Transportation Centers for this Transit Authority Enjoy :D Taken in 2010
9.52 min. | 5.0 user rating
About this recorded stretch: Heading south on Montebello Boulevard. Engine: Cummins C8.3 Transmission: Allison B400R5 Recorded on Saturday February 12th, 2011
5.22 min. | 0 user rating		 Special Notes (Updated 02/4th/2012): This one's a real screamer, don't say I didn't warn you! All 1987 Gillig Phantom units have been retired as of January 2012. They have been replaced by the 2011/2012 MCI D4000CT units. About this recorded stretch: Heading south on the Harbor Transitway/110 Freeway from the 37th Street Station to the 105 Freeway. The bus transitions to the 105 Freeway West en route to Imperial Hwy/Aviation Blvd in El Segundo near LAX. Engine: Cummins ISC (Formerly Detroit Diesel 6V92 before repowered & refurbished in 2003/2004 by Complete Coach Works) Transmission: Allison HT-747 Recorded on Monday March 1st, 2010
9.98 min. | 3.8 user rating		 Note: All 1987 Gillig Phantom units have now been retired from service. South Bay service area units were retired in early December 2011. San Fernando Valley service area units were retired in mid January 2012. They have been replaced by the 2011/2012 MCI D4000CT units. Line: Express 422 eastbound to Downtown LA, Exposition Park/USC via US-101 Freeway Recorded stretch (Part 1): Heading south on Canoga Avenue, then east on the US-101 Freeway, stopping at Reseda Blvd and Van Nuys Blvd along the way. Recorded stretch (Part 2): Heading west on Temple Avenue in Downtown LA, then heading south on Hope Street/Flower Street. Engine: Cummins ISC (Formerly Detroit Diesel 6V92TA before repowered and refurbished by Complete Coach Works in 2003/2004) Transmission: Allison HT-747 Recorded on Friday December 9th, 2011 Photo: #87005 @ Temple Avenue/Alameda Street in Downtown LA Taken by me on 10/25th/2011 My entire Photostream on Flickr: www.flickr.com
21.22 min. | 0 user rating		 Pictures from Late 2011- 2012 Pictures up to about last week from November 2011 Enjoy
5.22 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The Last Gillig Phantom buses ever made from September 2008 seen here on the 566 to Bellevue. Cummins ISL 8.9L/Voith D864.5 Transmission TwinVision Amber LED signs.
15.40 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Current Gillig Product Lines
Model Name Low Floor Low Floor Hybrid Electric Vehicle BRT Trolley Replica
Photo(s)
Length (ft)
Year Introduced 1996 2004 2004
Notes

Discontinued Product Lines (Transit Buses)
Model Name Phantom Gillig-Neoplan Spirit
Photo(s)
Length (ft) 28
Years Produced 1980-2009 1977-1979 mid-late 1980s
Notes A 28 ft (8.5 m) medium-duty bus offered as lower-cost alternative to the 30 ft (9.1 m) Phantom.

Discontinued Product Lines (School Buses)
Model Name Transit Coach School Bus Phantom School Bus
Photo
Length (ft) 28-40
Years Produced 1940-1982 1986-1993
Notes 96" wide version of the Phantom redesigned to school bus specifications as a successor to the Transit Coach.

North American bus builders

ActiveAdvanced Bus Industries * Blue Bird Corporation * Champion Bus Incorporated * Coach and Equipment * Collins Bus Corporation * DesignLine Corporation * DINA S.A. * Dupont Industries * Eagle Bus * ElDorado National * Federal Coach * Ford Motor Company * Glaval Bus * Gillig * Girardin Minibus * Goshen Coach * IC Bus * Motor Coach Industries * North American Bus Industries * New Flyer Industries * Nova Bus * Optima Bus Corporation * Orion International * Prevost Car * Setra * Stallion Bus Industries * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses * Trans Tech * Trident Bus Industries
DefunctAerocoach * AM General * AmTran * Beck * Canadian Car and Foundry * Carpenter Body Company * Crown Coach Corporation * Fageol * Fifth Avenue Bus Company * Flxible * General Motors Corporation (buses)/General Motors Diesel Division * Kenworth * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil * Mack Trucks * Millennium Transit Services * Neoplan USA * Superior Coach Company * Transportation Manufacturing Corporation * Twin Coach * U.S. Bus Corporation * Ward * Wayne Corporation * Yellow Coach

North American School bus manufacturers

Active Manufacturers |Blue Bird Corporation * Collins Industries (Collins, Mid Bus, Corbeil) * Girardin Minibus * IC Bus * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses, Inc * Trans Tech |list3style=background:#ddf; |Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
Blue Bird Corporation * Collins Industries (Collins, Mid Bus, Corbeil) * Girardin Minibus * IC Bus * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses, Inc * Trans Tech |list3style=background:#ddf; |Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)



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