EARLY BUS AND AUTO STAGE LINES

WISCONSIN


CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY/CC CERTIFICATES 1930'S

Eventually, all certificates granted were from the "CC" series. Including for older operators, which were assigned new certificate numbers from the "CC" series. No documentation could be found for the assigning of the new certificate numbers. Typically each operator had only one certificate for all routes, with the certificate being amended to cover new routes.


No.   Date Certificate Granted   Applicant              Route

Northland Greyhound Lines was originally an Illinois corporation,
known earlier as Royal Rapid Transit Co.

   1   Jul. 12, 1930   Northland Greyhound Lines        Wisconsin Dells-Eau Claire
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-127
   1   Jun. 16, 1931   Northland Greyhound Lines        IL state line-Milwaukee
                            Acquired from Metropolitan Motor Coach Co.
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-402
   1   Jun. 20, 1934   Northland Greyhound Lines        Ashland-Ironwood MI
                            Acquired from Northwestern Motor Bus Co.
   1   Jul. 16, 1934   Northland Greyhound Lines        Madison-Stevens Point-Abbotsford
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
   6   Dec. 29, 1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        St. Croix Falls-Superior-Ashland
                            Acquired from Northland Transportation Co.
                            Discontinuance granted May  16, 1934 Frederic-Superior
                            Restoration granted May  27, 1937 Frederic-Superior
   6   Aug. 31, 1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        Superior-Ashland
                            Previous Certificate No. IS-331
   6   Dec. 29, 1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        Ashland-Abbotsford
                            Acquired from Northland Transp./previous Certificate No. OS-3

Certificate No. CC-6 was subsequently consolidated into Certificate No. CC-1.
Certificate No. CC-1 replaced Dec. 30, 1936 with new Certificate No. CC-298,
coinciding with Northland Greyhound Lines becoming a Delaware corporation.

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. previous Certificate No. BC-42,
individual route certificate numbers included a letter following "BC-42".
Certain certificates were part of different numbering systems.

  12   Sep. 30, 1926   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Fond Du Lac
                            Previous Certificate No. BC-870
  12            1921   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Racine-Kenosha
                            Sold 1943 to Kenosha Motor Coach Lines
  12            1922   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Racine
                            Sold 1945 to Kenosha Motor Coach Lines
  12            1919   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Burlington-Lake Geneva
                            Discontinuance granted Dec.  6, 1934
  12            1922   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Racine-Burlington
                            Discontinuance granted Nov. 22, 1932
  12            1922   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Burlington-Beloit
                            Transfer to Midland Coach Lines granted Jul. 16, 1936
  12            1922   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Oconomowoc
                            Sold 1947 to Northland Greyhound Lines
                            Sold 1951 to Waukesha Transit Lines
  12            1922   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Madison
                            Sold 1947 to Northland Greyhound Lines
  12            1921   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Waukesha
                            Discontinued 1928
  12            1922   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Waukesha-Janesville
                            Discontinuance granted Dec.  6, 1934
  12   Dec. 28, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Janesville-East Troy
                            Discontinuance granted Dec.  6, 1934
  12   Dec. 19, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Cedar Lake
  12   Dec. 19, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Hartford
  12   Dec. 19, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Holy Hill
  12   Dec. 19, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Menomonee Falls
  12   Dec. 28, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Racine-Sturtevant
                            Transfer to Midland Coach Lines granted Dec. 18, 1935
  12   Dec. 19, 1927   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-County Loop
  12   Aug. 17, 1929   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Burlington-Delavan
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-138
  12   Nov. 21, 1929   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Appleton-Sheboygan
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-207
                            Transfer to Roy Vandenburg granted Nov. 23, 1932
  12   Jan.  3, 1930   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Sheboygan-Green Bay
                            Acquired from Wis. Power & Lt./previous Certificate No. AT-215
                            Transfer to Green Bay Stages granted Nov.  2, 1936
  12   Jan.  3, 1930   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Green Bay-Iron Mountain MI
                            Acquired from Iron River Tran./previous Certificate No. AT-215
                            Transfer to Gray Transportation Co. granted Jan. 10, 1931
  12   Oct.  1, 1932   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee-Shorewood
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-104
  12   Oct. 17, 1933   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Milwaukee
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-3
  12   Dec.  7, 1933   Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.    Racine
                            Sale to Racine Motor Coach Lines granted Dec. 29, 1939

Certificate No. CC-12 replaced 1938 with new Certificate No. CC-334,
coinciding with formation of subsidiary The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co.

  14   Sep.  5, 1932   Calvetti Transportation Co.      Hurley-Iron Belt
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-110
  14   Jul. 17, 1936   Calvetti Transportation Co.      Mellen-Montreal
  28   Jan.  3, 1931   Dependable Bus Line              Waupaca-Wisconsin Veterans Home
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-349
  33   Dec. 10, 1946   Seymour Bus Lines                Green Bay-Waupaca-Tomah
  35   May  13, 1935   Duluth-Superior Bus Co.          Superior
  37                   Lake & Bay View Bus Line         Sturgeon Bay-Gills Rock
  37   Jun. 14, 1934   Lake & Bay View Bus Line         Sturgeon Bay-Manitowoc
  38   Dec. 28, 1927   Inter-County Motor Coach Line    Appleton-New London
                            Previous Certificate No. BC-37A
  38   Mar. 31, 1930   Inter-County Motor Coach Line    New London-Clintonville
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-249
  38                   Inter-County Motor Coach Line    Clintonville-Antigo
  38   Jun. 18, 1964   Inter-County Motor Coach Line    Antigo-Rhinelander
  52   Apr. 10, 1931   Wisconsin Northern Transport.    Eau Claire-Hayward-Superior
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-388
  52   Aug. 17, 1937   Wisconsin Northern Transport.    Hayward-Ashland
                            Discontinuance granted Jul. 24, 1940
  53                   Wisconsin River Valley Transp.   NEW CERTIFICATE NO.
  68   Aug. 21, 1929   Central Wisconsin Transp. Co.    Madison-New Tuburcular Hospital
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-181
  69                   Northwestern Motor Bus Co.       Ashland-Ironwood MI
                            Sale to Northland Greyhound Lines granted Jun. 20, 1934
  69                   Northwestern Motor Bus Co.       Iron River MI-Iron Mountain MI

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. previous Certificate No. BC-1,
individual route certificate numbers included a letter following "BC-1".
Many routes discontinued or sold prior to adoption of "CC" certificate numbers/not listed.

  70   Jun.  2, 1928   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Oshkosh
                            Transfer to Oshkosh City Lines granted Dec. 12, 1933
  70   May  29, 1929   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Janesville
                            Sold 1944 to Janesville Bus Co.
  70   Sep. 26, 1930   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Beloit
                            Sold 1944 to Beloit Bus Co.
  70                   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Fond Du Lac
                            Sold 1944 to Fond Du Lac City Lines
  70   Dec. 30, 1935   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Sheboygan
                            Sold 1944 to Sheboygan City Lines
  70                   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Madison-Dodgeville
  70                   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Dodgeville-Lancaster-Platteville
                            Discontinuance granted Dec. 28, 1937
  70                   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Dodgeville-Mineral Point
  70   Dec. 28, 1937   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Mineral Point-Dickeyville
  70                   Wisconsin Power & Light Co.      Dickeyville-Dubuque IA

  71   Jan.  3, 1931   Northern States Power Co.        Eau Claire
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-363
                            Transfer to Eau Claire Transport. Co. granted May  25, 1939
  75   Aug. 10, 1931   Mississippi Valley Pub. Serv.    La Crosse
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-9
                            Sold 1948 to La Crosse Transit Co.
  76   Oct.  6, 1933   Madison Bus Co.                  Madison
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-1
                            Renamed Mar. 14, 1940 from Madison Railways
                            Sale to City of Madison granted Apr. 16, 1970

  95   Jan. 18, 1930   Gordon A. Aspenson               Prairie du Chien-Boscobel-Dubuque
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-231
                            Discontinuance granted Dec. 28, 1937
  95   Jul. 21, 1931   Gordon A. Aspenson               Soldiers Grove-Dubuque IA
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-2
  95   Dec. 28, 1937   Gordon A. Aspenson               Prairie du Chien-Lancaster-Dubuque
  95   Dec. 28, 1937   Gordon A. Aspenson               Dodgeville-Fennimore-Lancaster

Gordon A. Aspenson Certificate No. CC-95 revoked Jun. 16, 1939.

  97   May   3, 1932   Ladysmith Bus Co.                Ladysmith-Eau Claire
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-58
  97   Jun.  9, 1934   Ladysmith Bus Co.                Ladysmith-Rhinelander
                            Sale to Northland Greyhound Lines granted
  98   Mar. 31, 1933   Yellow Motor Bus Co.             Stevens Point-Waupaca-Oshkosh
                            Acquired from Northland Greyhound Lines
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-119
                            Resale to Northland Greyhound Lines granted Dec. 27, 1943
 103   Mar. 22, 1934   Nick Zynda                       Wisconsin Rapids-Stevens Point
                            Acquired from Edward Vicker
 109                   Badger Bus Line

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. previous Certificate No. BC-41,
individual route certificate numbers included a letter following "BC-41".
Certain certificates were part of different numbering systems.
Many routes discontinued or sold prior to adoption of "CC" certificate numbers/not listed.

 114   Nov. 28, 1928   Wisconsin Public Service Corp.   Green Bay
                            Discontinuance granted Jan.  8, 1973
 114   Jun.  1, 1933   Wisconsin Public Service Corp.   Merrill
                            Previous Certificate No. BC-211
                            Discontinuance granted Oct.  9, 1941
 114   Feb. 20, 1934   Wisconsin Public Service Corp.   Wausau
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-27
                            Sale to Wausau Transit Lines granted Jan. 29, 1951

 134   Dec. 12, 1933   Oshkosh City Lines               Oshkosh
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-12
                            Sold 1962 to City Transit Lines

Fox River Bus Co. various previous certificates were part of different numbering systems.
Many routes discontinued or sold prior to adoption of "CC" certificate numbers/not listed.

 136   Jun. 15, 1929   Fox River Bus Co.                Appleton-Waupaca
                            Previous Certificate No. AT-115
                            Transferred to Certificate No. CC-460
 136   May  13, 1939   Fox River Bus Co.                Waupaca-Stevens Point
                            Transferred to Certificate No. CC-460

Certificate No. CC-136 replaced with new Certificate No. CC-460,
coinciding with sale to Fox River Bus Lines.

 137   Nov. 27, 1934   Harold Bartholomew
                            Acquired from A. R. Stuve
 145   Feb. 14, 1934   Cherry Transit Co.               Green Bay-Sturgeon Bay
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-15
 151                   Motor Bus Company                Chippewa Falls-Wausau
                            Previous Certificate No. BC-31
 151   Mar. 22, 1934   Motor Bus Company                Chippewa Falls-Eau Claire
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-26

 152   Mar. 21, 1932   Safe Way Motor Coach Co.         Manitowoc
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-37
                            Discontinuance granted Aug. 17, 1968
 152   Mar. 21, 1932   Safe Way Motor Coach Co.         Manitowoc-Two Rivers
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-38
                            Discontinuance granted Aug. 17, 1968
 152   Mar. 21, 1932   Safe Way Motor Coach Co.         Manitowoc-Appleton
                            Acquired from Crocker Brothers
                            Previous Certificate No. 2AT-39
                            Sale to Stageways granted Dec. 24, 1940

 172   Jul.  6, 1934   Lake Shore Bus Co.               Ashland-Bayfield
                            Previous Certificate No. CT-56
 172   May  10, 1937   Lake Shore Bus Co.               Hayward-Ashland
 211                   Harold Bartholomew               NEW CERTIFICATE NO.

 240   Mar. 19, 1935   Midland Coach Lines              Lake Geneva-Burlington-Racine
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.
 240   Dec. 18, 1935   Midland Coach Lines              Racine-Sturtevant
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.
 240   Jul. 16, 1936   Midland Coach Lines              Lake Geneva-Elkhorn-Beloit
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.
 240   Mar. 11, 1938   Midland Coach Lines              Burlington-Milwaukee
                            Replaced Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co. interurban railway

 Midland Coach Lines sold 1949 to Northland Greyhound Lines.

 252   Oct. 14, 1937   Hillsboro & North Eastern Ry.    Hillsboro-Union Center-Elroy
 253   Apr. 28, 1928   Benson E. Baumann                Red Granite-Neshkoro
                            Previous Certificate No. BC-257
                            Discontinuance granted Mar. 10, 1938
 259   Apr. 28, 1928   Benson E. Baumann                Red Granite-Neshkoro
                            Previous Certificate No. BC-257
                            Discontinuance granted Mar. 10, 1938
 262   Oct. 22, 1935   Twin City Transportation Co.     Marinette-Menomonee MI
                            Acquired from Menomonee & Marinette Light & Traction Co.
 275   May  26, 1936   Bert M. O'Connor                 Stevens Point-Plover
 283   Aug. 11, 1936   Peoria-Rockford Bus Co.          Big Foot-IL state line-Milwaukee
 283                   Peoria-Rockford Bus Co.          Williams Bay-Janesville
                            Suspension granted Feb. 11, 1941
 283   May  16, 1940   Peoria-Rockford Bus Co.          Lake Geneva-Kenosha
                            Suspension granted Feb. 11, 1941
 288   Nov.  2, 1936   Green Bay Stages                 Sheboygan-Green Bay
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.
                            Sold 1948 to Northland Greyhound Lines
 292   Dec. 11, 1936   L. R. Nohr                       Green Bay-De Pere

Northland Greyhound Lines was previously an Illinois corporation, Certificate No. CC-1.
Certificate No. CC-1 replaced Dec. 30, 1936 with new Certificate No. CC-298,
coinciding with Northland Greyhound Lines becoming a Delaware corporation.

 298   Jun. 16, 1931   Northland Greyhound Lines        IL State Line-Milwaukee via US 41
 298   Nov. 30, 1929   Northland Greyhound Lines        Chicago-Madison via US 12
 298   Feb. 28, 1929   Northland Greyhound Lines        Madison-Eau Claire via US 12
                            Acquired from Twin City Southern Bus Co.
 298            1929   Northland Greyhound Lines        Eau Claire-Minneapolis via US 12
 298            1925   Northland Greyhound Lines        Beloit-Janesville via US 51
 298            1925   Northland Greyhound Lines        Janesville-Madison via US 14
 298   Feb. 28, 1929   Northland Greyhound Lines        Madison-La Crosse via US 14
                            Acquired from Twin City Southern Bus Co.
 298            1926   Northland Greyhound Lines        La Crosse-Eau Claire via US 53
                            Sale to La Claire Lines granted Sep. 12, 1958
 298   Feb. 28, 1929   Northland Greyhound Lines        Ellsworth-Hudson-MN State Line
 298   Feb. 28, 1929   Northland Greyhound Lines        Hudson-Rice Lake
 298   Dec. 29, 1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        St. Croix Falls-Superior
                            Discontinuance granted May  16, 1934 Frederic-Superior
                            Restoration granted May  27, 1937 Frederic-Superior
                            Discontinuance granted Siren-Superior
 298   Dec. 29, 1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        Superior-Ashland via US 2
 298   Jun. 20, 1934   Northland Greyhound Lines        Ashland-Ironwood MI via US 2
 298   Dec. 29, 1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        Ashland-Abbotsford
 298   Jul. 16, 1934   Northland Greyhound Lines        Abbotsford-Stevens Point-Madison

Above routes previously covered by Certificate No. CC-1,
known earlier as Royal Rapid Transit Co.
Below routes subsequently added as new.

 298            1937   Northland Greyhound Lines        Fond Du Lac-Milwaukee via US 41
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Rice Lake-Cameron-Rhinelander
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Janesville-Beaver Dam
                            Discontinued 1938/to Swenson Coach Lines
 298            1933   Northland Greyhound Lines        La Crosse-Sparta-Tomah via US 16
 298   Oct. 14, 1937   Northland Greyhound Lines        Wausau-Rhinelander-Woodruff-Hurley
 298            1939   Northland Greyhound Lines        Green Bay-Marinette via US 41
                            Acquired from The Gray Transportation Co.
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Marinette-Pound
                            Discontinuance granted Jan.  5, 1940
 298            1939   Northland Greyhound Lines        Florence-Iron Mountain via US 2
                            Acquired from Northwestern Motor Bus Co.
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Fairfield-Marshfield via US 10
 298            1945   Northland Greyhound Lines        Oshkosh-Fond Du Lac via US 45
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
 298            1937   Northland Greyhound Lines        Fond Du Lac-Milwaukee via US 45
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt. Co.
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Abbotsford-Wausau
 298            1938   Northland Greyhound Lines        Green Bay-Iron Mountain via US 141
                            Acquired from The Gray Transportation Co.
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Stevens Point-Waupun-Milwaukee
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Whitewater-Delavan-Lake Geneva
 298   Aug.  7, 1940   Northland Greyhound Lines        Milwaukee-Plymouth-Green Bay
 298   Sep. 12, 1940   Northland Greyhound Lines        Fond Du Lac-Appleton-Stevens Point
 298   Dec. 27, 1943   Northland Greyhound Lines        Oshkosh-Waupaca-Stevens Point
                            Acquired from Yellow Motor Bus Co.
 298            1945   Northland Greyhound Lines        Appleton-Green Bay via US 41
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Watertown-Sun Prairie
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Prescott-Fairchild via US 10
 298            1947   Northland Greyhound Lines        Milwaukee-Sheboygan via US 141
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Transport Co.
 298            1948   Northland Greyhound Lines        Sheboygan-Green Bay via US 141
                            Acquired from Green Bay Stages
 298            1947   Northland Greyhound Lines        Milwaukee-Madison via US 18
                            Acquired from Milwaukee Elec. Ry. & Transport Co.
 298            1946   Northland Greyhound Lines        Tomah-Milwaukee via US 16
 298                   Northland Greyhound Lines        Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan
 298            1949   Northland Greyhound Lines        Delavan-Elkhorn
                            Acquired from Midland Coach Lines
 298            1949   Northland Greyhound Lines        Elkhorn-Racine
                            Acquired from Midland Coach Lines
                            Sale to Best Motor Coach granted
 298            1945   Northland Greyhound Lines        Fond Du Lac-Madison via US 151
                            Acquired from Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
 298            1945   Northland Greyhound Lines        Madison-Dubuque IA via US 151
                            Acquired from Inter-City Bus Co.
 298            1949   Northland Greyhound Lines        Lake Geneva-Milwaukee
                            Acquired from Midland Coach Lines
                            Sale to Waukesha Transit Lines granted Mar. 14, 1963
 298            1949   Northland Greyhound Lines        Beloit-Mukwonago
                            Acquired from Midland Coach Lines
                            Sale to Waukesha Transit Lines granted Mar. 14, 1963

Certificate No. CC-298 replaced 1957 with new Certificate No. CC-827,
coinciding with Northland Greyhound Lines merging into Greyhound Corporation.

 299                   Gray Diamond Bus Line            Oshkosh-Berlin-Ripon-Fond Du Lac
                            Discontinuance granted Oct. 21, 1953
 308   Jul. 29, 1937   Hill's Sightseeing Tours         Lake Geneva
 313   Aug. 25, 1937   South Shore Transportation Co.   Superior-Bayfield-Washburn
 322   Jan. 20, 1938   George Carver                    Wausau-Rib Mountain
 324   Mar. 14, 1938   Hiawatha Stage Lines             Fond Du Lac-Wisconsin Dells
 324   Feb.  2, 1940   Hiawatha Stage Lines             Mineral Point-Dodgeville
 325   Aug. 29, 1933   M. M. Liederbach                 Hudson-Fond Du Lac-IL state line
                            Previous Certificate No. IS-341
 325   May  27, 1938   M. M. Liederbach                 Prescott-Eau Claire-Milwaukee
                            Revoked May  26, 1939

No.   Date Certificate Granted   Applicant              Route


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