Main routes generally still existed in 1976.
Abilene Northern Coaches - operated 1944-1961
Original route: Abilene-Childress
Carlsbad Cavern Coaches - operated until 1969 (to TNM&O Coaches)
Original route: El Paso-Carlsbad NM
Chisholm Trail Motor Coaches - operated 1942-1950
Original route: Vernon-Stephenville
Jordan Bus Co. - operated until 1981
Original route: Idabel OK-Hugo-Durant-Ardmore-Lawton-Vernon
Painter Bus Lines - operated until 1988 (to Kerrville Bus Co.)
Operated various directions from Uvalde
Southwest Coaches - operated until 1977 (to Oklahoma Transportation Co.)
Original route: Wichita Falls-Abilene
Affiliated with Mid-Continent Coaches until 1977
Trailways members until 1954
Both companies affiliated with Oklahoma Transportation Co. 1954-1977
Sun-Set Stages - operated until 2004
Original route: Abilene-San Angelo
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.
Abilene-View Bus - operated until 1945
Original route: Abilene-View-San Angelo
Bandera Bus Line - operated until 1944 (to Kerrville Bus Co./previous page)
Original route: San Antonio-Bandera-Medina City
1944-1946 service suspended
Bee Line Coaches - operated until 1946 (to Central Texas Bus Lines/previous page)
Original route: Henderson-Palestine-Waco-Brenham-Bellville
Border Bus Line - operated until 1945 (to Winter Garden Bus Line/previous page)
Original route: Del Rio-Eagle Pass
Cap Rock Bus Line - operated until 1955
Original route: Childress-Shamrock-Pampa
Coastal Coaches - operated until 1960 (to Texas Bus Lines/previous page)
Original route: Galveston-Beaumont
B.G. Creamer Stage Line - operated until 1945 (to Arrow Coach Lines/previous page)
Original route: Hearne-Temple-Lampasas-Brady
1944-1945 was Creamer Coaches
Henderson-Shreveport Motor Coaches - operated 1948-1954
Original route: Henderson to Shreveport LA
Hub Motor Coaches - operated until 1946
Original route: Mt. Pleasant-Atlanta TX
Hubbard Bus Line - operated until 1942 (to Sunshine Trailways)
Operated various directions from Greenville
Lufkin-Beaumont Motor Coaches - operated until 1973 (to Texas Bus Lines/above)
Original route: Lufkin-Beaumont
1956-1973 was Mack's Lufkin-Beaumont Coaches
Mack's Motor Coaches - operated until 1950
Original route: Bryan-Crockett-Woodville
Mooney Motor Coaches - operated 1930-1955
Operated various directions from Greenville
Nance Bus Line - operated until 1949 (to Jordan Bus Co./above)
Original route: Paris-Hugo OK
1949-1950 service suspended
O.S.T. Stages - operated until 1956 (to Oilfield Bus Line/below)
Original route: Del Rio-Sonora-San Angelo
Oilfield Bus Line - operated until 1976 (to Sun-Set Stages/above)
Original route: San Angelo-McCamey
Rainbow Coaches - operated until 1950
Original route: Wichita Falls-Brownwood
Affiliated with Mid-Continent Coaches
Ross Motor Coaches - operated until 1945 (to Arrow Coach Lines/previous page)
Original route: Abilene-Brownwood
Tyler Bus Lines - operated 1973-1977
Original route: Tyler-Mt. Pleasant
(acquired 1973 from Texas Bus Lines)
(above company acquired route 1960 from Greyhound)
Waco-Cisco Coaches - operated until 1943 (to Bee Line Coaches/above)
Original route: Waco-Cisco
West Texas Transportation Co. - operated 1946-1954
Original route: Sweetwater to Rotan
Waits Bus Line - operated 1946-1950 (to Mooney Motor Coaches/above)
Original route: Commerce-Sulphur Springs-Pittsburg-Marshall