controller.js

angular.module('index', ['data'])
.controller('IndexController', ['routeList', function (routeList) {
    //* 
    routeList.getAjaxData(function (data) {
        this.routeList = routeList.sort(data);
    });
    /*/
    this.get = function () {
        //routeList.getAjaxData();
        this.routeList = routeList.getAjaxData();
        console.log(JSON.stringify(this.routeList)); //proves we are getting data, currently note getting data
        //this.routeList = [{ "routeOffsetID": "1", "routeAbbr": "1", "name": "Pontiac - Dhu Varren" }, { "routeOffsetID": "2", "routeAbbr": "10", "name": "Ypsilanti - Northeast" }, { "routeOffsetID": "3", "routeAbbr": "11", "name": "Ypsilanti - South" }, { "routeOffsetID": "36", "routeAbbr": "12A", "name": "Miller - Liberty" }, { "routeOffsetID": "37", "routeAbbr": "12B", "name": "Liberty - Miller" }, { "routeOffsetID": "5", "routeAbbr": "13", "name": "Newport" }, { "routeOffsetID": "30", "routeAbbr": "14", "name": "Geddes - E Stadium" }, { "routeOffsetID": "6", "routeAbbr": "15", "name": "Scio Church - W Stadium" }, { "routeOffsetID": "7", "routeAbbr": "16", "name": "Ann Arbor - Saline Rd" }, { "routeOffsetID": "8", "routeAbbr": "17", "name": "Amtrak - Depot" }, { "routeOffsetID": "9", "routeAbbr": "18", "name": "Miller - University" }, { "routeOffsetID": "10", "routeAbbr": "1U", "name": "Pontiac - University" }, { "routeOffsetID": "11", "routeAbbr": "2", "name": "Plymouth" }, { "routeOffsetID": "4", "routeAbbr": "20", "name": "Ypsilanti Grove - Ecorse" }, { "routeOffsetID": "13", "routeAbbr": "22", "name": "North-South Connector" }, { "routeOffsetID": "12", "routeAbbr": "2C", "name": "Plymouth Glazier South" }, { "routeOffsetID": "14", "routeAbbr": "3", "name": "Huron River" }, { "routeOffsetID": "15", "routeAbbr": "33", "name": "College of Business Shuttle" }, { "routeOffsetID": "16", "routeAbbr": "351", "name": "AF Briarwood to SU" }, { "routeOffsetID": "17", "routeAbbr": "352", "name": "AF Briarwood to Main" }, { "routeOffsetID": "18", "routeAbbr": "353", "name": "AF Pioneer to SU" }, { "routeOffsetID": "19", "routeAbbr": "354", "name": "AF Pioneer to Main" }, { "routeOffsetID": "20", "routeAbbr": "36", "name": "Wolverine Tower Shuttle" }, { "routeOffsetID": "21", "routeAbbr": "39", "name": "AOS TEST ROUTE" }, { "routeOffsetID": "22", "routeAbbr": "4", "name": "Washtenaw" }, { "routeOffsetID": "24", "routeAbbr": "46", "name": "Huron - Textile" }, { "routeOffsetID": "25", "routeAbbr": "5", "name": "Packard" }, { "routeOffsetID": "26", "routeAbbr": "501", "name": "Pontiac - Huron High" }, { "routeOffsetID": "27", "routeAbbr": "502", "name": "Plymouth - Huron High" }, { "routeOffsetID": "28", "routeAbbr": "505", "name": "Packard-Huron High" }, { "routeOffsetID": "29", "routeAbbr": "6", "name": "Ellsworth" }, { "routeOffsetID": "31", "routeAbbr": "609", "name": "Dexter - University" }, { "routeOffsetID": "32", "routeAbbr": "7", "name": "South Main - East" }, { "routeOffsetID": "33", "routeAbbr": "710", "name": "ExpressRide Chelsea" }, { "routeOffsetID": "34", "routeAbbr": "711", "name": "ExpressRide Canton" }, { "routeOffsetID": "35", "routeAbbr": "787", "name": "AirRide" }, { "routeOffsetID": "38", "routeAbbr": "8", "name": "Pauline" }, { "routeOffsetID": "23", "routeAbbr": "9", "name": "Dexter - Jackson" }];
    
    };
    //*/
    return this;
}]);

dataService.js

angular.module('data', [])
.factory('routeList', ['$http', function ($http) {
    var URI = 'models/GetRouteNames.aspx';
    var routeList;

    function getRouteNames(cb) {
        //*
        return $http.get(URI).success(cb);
        /*/
        return routeList = [{ "routeOffsetID": "1", "routeAbbr": "1", "name": "Pontiac - Dhu Varren" }, { "routeOffsetID": "2", "routeAbbr": "10", "name": "Ypsilanti - Northeast" }, { "routeOffsetID": "3", "routeAbbr": "11", "name": "Ypsilanti - South" }, { "routeOffsetID": "36", "routeAbbr": "12A", "name": "Miller - Liberty" }, { "routeOffsetID": "37", "routeAbbr": "12B", "name": "Liberty - Miller" }, { "routeOffsetID": "5", "routeAbbr": "13", "name": "Newport" }, { "routeOffsetID": "30", "routeAbbr": "14", "name": "Geddes - E Stadium" }, { "routeOffsetID": "6", "routeAbbr": "15", "name": "Scio Church - W Stadium" }, { "routeOffsetID": "7", "routeAbbr": "16", "name": "Ann Arbor - Saline Rd" }, { "routeOffsetID": "8", "routeAbbr": "17", "name": "Amtrak - Depot" }, { "routeOffsetID": "9", "routeAbbr": "18", "name": "Miller - University" }, { "routeOffsetID": "10", "routeAbbr": "1U", "name": "Pontiac - University" }, { "routeOffsetID": "11", "routeAbbr": "2", "name": "Plymouth" }, { "routeOffsetID": "4", "routeAbbr": "20", "name": "Ypsilanti Grove - Ecorse" }, { "routeOffsetID": "13", "routeAbbr": "22", "name": "North-South Connector" }, { "routeOffsetID": "12", "routeAbbr": "2C", "name": "Plymouth Glazier South" }, { "routeOffsetID": "14", "routeAbbr": "3", "name": "Huron River" }, { "routeOffsetID": "15", "routeAbbr": "33", "name": "College of Business Shuttle" }, { "routeOffsetID": "16", "routeAbbr": "351", "name": "AF Briarwood to SU" }, { "routeOffsetID": "17", "routeAbbr": "352", "name": "AF Briarwood to Main" }, { "routeOffsetID": "18", "routeAbbr": "353", "name": "AF Pioneer to SU" }, { "routeOffsetID": "19", "routeAbbr": "354", "name": "AF Pioneer to Main" }, { "routeOffsetID": "20", "routeAbbr": "36", "name": "Wolverine Tower Shuttle" }, { "routeOffsetID": "21", "routeAbbr": "39", "name": "AOS TEST ROUTE" }, { "routeOffsetID": "22", "routeAbbr": "4", "name": "Washtenaw" }, { "routeOffsetID": "24", "routeAbbr": "46", "name": "Huron - Textile" }, { "routeOffsetID": "25", "routeAbbr": "5", "name": "Packard" }, { "routeOffsetID": "26", "routeAbbr": "501", "name": "Pontiac - Huron High" }, { "routeOffsetID": "27", "routeAbbr": "502", "name": "Plymouth - Huron High" }, { "routeOffsetID": "28", "routeAbbr": "505", "name": "Packard-Huron High" }, { "routeOffsetID": "29", "routeAbbr": "6", "name": "Ellsworth" }, { "routeOffsetID": "31", "routeAbbr": "609", "name": "Dexter - University" }, { "routeOffsetID": "32", "routeAbbr": "7", "name": "South Main - East" }, { "routeOffsetID": "33", "routeAbbr": "710", "name": "ExpressRide Chelsea" }, { "routeOffsetID": "34", "routeAbbr": "711", "name": "ExpressRide Canton" }, { "routeOffsetID": "35", "routeAbbr": "787", "name": "AirRide" }, { "routeOffsetID": "38", "routeAbbr": "8", "name": "Pauline" }, { "routeOffsetID": "23", "routeAbbr": "9", "name": "Dexter - Jackson" }];
        //*/
    }

    function sortList(list) {
        list.sort(sortAlphaNum);
        var includeList = ['1U', '2C', '12A', '12B', '609', '711', '710'];
        var cleanlist = [];

        list.every(function (route) {
            // Work around to suppress unwanted items
            if (route.routeAbbr < 100 && route.routeAbbr != 39 || includeList.indexOf(route.routeAbbr) > -1) {
                cleanlist.push(route);
            }
            return true;
        });

        return cleanlist;
    }

    function sortAlphaNum(c, d) {
        var a = c.routeAbbr;
        var b = d.routeAbbr;

        var reA = /[^a-zA-Z]/g;
        var reN = /[^0-9]/g;

        var aA = a.replace(reA, "");
        var bA = b.replace(reA, "");
        if (aA === bA) {
            var aN = parseInt(a.replace(reN, ""), 10);
            var bN = parseInt(b.replace(reN, ""), 10);
            return aN === bN ? 0 : aN > bN ? 1 : -1;
        } else {
            return aA > bA ? 1 : -1;
        }
    }

    getRouteNames();

    return {
        routeNames: routeList, //Call this variable instead of the method to insure AJAX returns?
        sort: sortList,
        getAjaxData: getRouteNames
    }

}]);

webpage

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<html>

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />

    <title>
        Track My Bus
    </title>


    <!-- Styles -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="resources/styles.css" />
    <link href="resources/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="resources/angular.min.js"></script>
</head>

<body class="container" data-ng-app="index">
    <header id="header" class="row">
        <a id="logoLink">
            <img id="logo" class="" src="resources/logo-m.gif" alt="The Ride" />
        </a>
        <h1>Track My Bus</h1>
    </header>
    <main class ="row">
        
        <div id="routeList" class="col-sm-6" data-ng-controller="IndexController as index">
            <h2>Choose a Route</h2>
            <ul >
                <li data-ng-repeat="route in index.routeList"><a id="{{route.Abbr}}" class="" href="route.html?route={{route.routeAbbr}}">{{route.routeAbbr}} - {{route.name}}</a></li>
            </ul>
            <div id="removeME" style="display:none;">
                <button data-ng-click="index.get()">Get</button>
                <p data-ng-repeat="route in index.routeList">{{route.name}}</p>
            </div>
        </div>
        
    </main>
    <footer id="footer" class="row" style="font-size:1em;">
        <hr style="color:#6ACFF6;font-size:1em;">
        <br />
        <p>
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    </footer>
    <!-- Scripts -->
    <script src="services/data.js"></script>
    <script src="controllers/indexController.js"></script>
   

   
</body>

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