Main routes generally still existed in 1976.
Brooks Bus Line - operated until 1988
Operated various directions from Paducah
Trailways member 1942-1959
Fuqua Bus Lines - operated 1932-1987
Original route: Bowling Green-Owensboro
1983-1987 was Audubon Trails Coach Lines
Bus companies generally listed in the July 1942 Russell's Guide or the 1952 Mass Transportation's Directory, and their predecessor and successor companies. This list is somewhat arbitrary and provides a general overview.
A.G.L. Bus Line - operated until 1947
Original route: Greensburg-Elizabethtown
Black Bus Lines - operated until 1946 (to Black Brothers Lines/previous page)
Original route: Corbin-London-Manchester-Hyden
Blue Ribbon Lines - operated 1927-1955 (to Consolidated Bus Lines/Consolidated Trailways)
Original route: Ashland-Cincinnati
Central Kentucky Bus Lines - operated 1946-1958
Original route: Louisville-Elizabethtown-Columbia/Tomkinsville
Conley Bus Lines - operated until 1951
Original route: Jackson KY-Salyersville-Paintsville-Logan WV
Cooper's Bus Line - operated until 1943
Original route: Harlan-Pennington Gap VA
Cumberland Coach Lines - operated until 1966
Original route: Whitesburg-Cumberland-Harlan/Appalachia VA
Hale Bus Line - operated until 1953 (to Owensboro-Central City-Greenville/previous page)
Original route: Dawson Springs-Hopkinsville-Central City
Hazard-Hyden Bus Line - operated until 1947 (to Hazard-Jenkins Bus Line/below)
Original route: Hazard-Hyden
Hazard-Jenkins Bus Line - operated until 1954 (to Cumberland Coach Lines/above)
Original route: Hazard-Jenkins
Greyhound member until 1945
1954-1956 service suspended
Jones Bus Lines - operated until 1955
Operated various directions from Fordsville
Ken-Ten Coach Lines - operated until 1954
Operated various directions from Williamsburg
Kentucky Bus Lines - operated until 1972 (to Continental Trailways)
Original route: Louisville-Central City-Paducah
1935-1945 was Chaudoin Bus Lines
Trailways member 1952-1954
Kentucky-Virginia Stages - operated until 1950 (to Southeastern Greyhound Lines)
Operated various directions from Pikeville
Phillips Coach Line - operated until 1960
Original route: Lexington-Wilmore
Southern Kentucky Bus Co. - operated until 1942 (to Fuqua Bus Lines/above)
Original route: Scottsville-Bowling Green
Sparks Bros. Bus Co. - operated until 1954
Original route: Prestonburg-Hazard
Webster Carrier Co. - operated until 1947 (to Owensboro-Central City-Greenville/previous page)
Operated various directions from Clay
J.C. Wells Bus Lines - operated until 1954
Original route: Maysville-Compton
1947-1954 was Fraley Bus Lines