Main routes generally still existed in 1976.
Amador Stage Lines - operated until 1983
Incorporated 1852 as a stagecoach operator
Operated various directions from Jackson CA
Amador Stage Lines remains in existence
Redwood Empire Lines - operated until 1994
Original route: Eureka-Redding
Prior to 1947 was Humboldt Motor Stages
1947-1949 service suspended
1949-1952 was Trinity Bus Line
1952-1968 was Eureka Redding Stages
Peerless Stages - operated 1917-1995
1917-1921 was Peerless Auto Stage Association
Main route: Oakland-San Jose-Santa Cruz
In 1973 suburban routes sold to public sector (See Link)
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. Some available beginning dates are from early reports of the California Railroad Commission, indicating a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.
Airline Bus Co. - operated until 1951 (to Pacific Greyhound Lines)
Original route: San Francisco-Taft-Los Angeles
1949-1951 was Los Angeles-San Francisco Short Line
Arvin Line - operated 1948-1955 (to Orange Belt Stages/previous page)
Original route: Bakersfield-Barstow
1952-1955 was Bakersfield-Barstow Line
Coast Line Stages - operated 1923-1943
Original route: Rockport-Fort Bragg-Petaluma
Cook Stages - operated until 1952
Original route: Bakersfield-Taft
Hemet Bus Line - operated until 1953
Original route: Riverside-Hemet
Los Angeles-Trona Stages - operated 1920's-1958
Original route: Los Angeles-Trona
Mendocino Transit Co. - operated until 1949
Original route: Fort Bragg-Santa Rosa
Mount Lassen Motor Transit - operated until 1948
Operated various directions from Susanville
Moyers Stages - operated until 1948
Operated various directions from Fresno
O.C.& N. Stages - operated 1930-1947 (to Pacific Greyhound Lines)
Original route: Klamath Falls OR-Alturas-Reno NV
Pony Express Stages - operated until 1947
Original route: Los Angeles-Las Vegas-Salt Lake City
Redding-Alturas-Lakeview Stages - operated until 1956
Original route: Redding-Alturas-Lakeview
1948-1956 was Redding-Lakeview Stages
Richardson Springs Stage Line - operated 1920's-1953
Original route: Richardson Springs-Chico