Gillig Spirit

The **Gillig Spirit** was a transit bus available in the United States and built in Hillsboro, Texas. It was offered as a low-cost alternative to the Gillig Phantom. However, it was not very successful. It was introduced in 1989 and was discontinued in 1991. Less than 250 units were built.

## Specifications

 Engine
 Transmission
 Rockwell

## Operators

### United States

#### Original Operators

* Albany Transit System (OR) - Albany, OR
* Amarillo City Transit (ACT) - Amarillo, TX
* American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport) - Irving, TX
* Avis Rent-A-Car (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport) - Irving, TX
* Banning Transit - Banning, CA
* Central New York Regional Transportation Authority - Fulton, NY
* Chesapeake Bus - Salisbury, MD
* Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
* Foothill Transit - San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys, CA
* Golden Rain Foundation - Walnut Creek, CA
* Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) - Greensboro, NC
* Hertz Corporation (various airports) - Park Ridge, NJ
* Intercity Transit - Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater & Yelm, WA
* Metro Regional Transit Authority - Akron, OH
* Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority - Dulles International Airport Parking Shuttle - Dulles, VA
* Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority - Dayton, OH
* Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
* Monterey Park Spirit - Monterey Park, CA
* Monterey-Salinas Transit - Monterey & Salinas, CA
* Municipal Area Express - Torrance, CA
* Pine Bluff Transit - Pine Bluff, AR
* Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) - Clearwater, FL
* Tahoe Area Regional Transit - Placer County, CA
* Pullman Transit - Pullman, WA
* Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services - Saginaw, MI
* Santa Clarita Transit - Santa Clarita, CA
* Springs Transit - Colorado Springs, CO
* Tahoe Transportation District - Zephyr Cove, NV
* Torrance Transit - Torrance, CA
* Transportation & Research Center - Columbus, OH
* Union City Transit - Union City, CA
* Unitrans - Davis, CA
* Westmoreland County Transit Authority - Greensburg, PA

#### Second-Hand Operators

* Albany Transit System (GA) - Albany, GA
* Commuter Bus Lines/Lynwood Trolley - Lynwood, CA
* Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation (Citilink) - Fort Wayne, IN
* DJ Jaystar Transportation - ?, CA
* Lion Limousine - ?, CA
* Marguerite Shuttle (Stanford University) - Stanford, CA
* Teamsters Youth Boxing - South El Monte, CA
* Transportation Concepts Inc./Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Los Angeles, CA
* University of California, Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
* ?? - MT (sold by the State of Montana Property & Supply Bureau) on 10/3/2007

## Externals

* Unidentified demonstrator photo
* boardarchives.metro.net (Ctrl+F Spirit)
* flh.fhwa.dot.gov (Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge - Kauai, HI) (Ctrl+F Spirit)

## References

1. ↑ flickr.com
2. ↑ www.been-plated.com
3. ↑ me.me & pics.me.me
4. ↑ www.facebook.com
5. ↑ www.ebay.com & www.pinterest.com
6. ↑ www.skoolie.net
7. ↑ www.overlandbound.com
8. ↑ www.polkio.com
9. ↑ www.truckpaper.com
10. ↑ orangecounty.craigslist.org

* Andrew Novak - Rapid Transit Press
* Craig Barnes' Gillig-Spirit Production List