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