INTERCITY BUS ROUTES - HISTORY

MARYLAND

Intercity Bus Map/1976

Color coded map shows intercity bus routes in existence in 1976.

Blue indicates Greyhound, red indicates Trailways. Additional colors indicate significant independent bus companies, and are identified with labels. Black indicates smaller independent companies.

Thin blue or red lines indicate routes which were once part of Greyhound or Trailways, but later transferred to independent bus companies.

(map also includes Delaware)

Beginning in 1916, intrastate bus service in Maryland was regulated by the Maryland Public Service Commission.


GREYHOUND BUS COMPANIES

Capitol Greyhound Lines
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
Richmond Greyhound Lines
Blue Ridge Transportation Co.

TRAILWAYS BUS COMPANIES

American Buslines
Carolina Coach Co./Carolina Trailways
Safeway Trails/Safeway Trailways

Additional Trailways Companies

INDEPENDENT BUS COMPANIES

Additional Bus Companies

Early Bus Companies

The earliest bus companies in those states.

Obscure Interurban/Intercity Bus Companies

The most obscure bus companies, not listed in the Russell's Guide but mentioned in the 1952 Mass Transportation's Directory, or sometimes mentioned in the WPA Federal Writers Project/American Guide Series books.


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