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The Yelloway-Pioneer System (sometimes styled YellowaY-Pioneer) was a group of independently-owned intercity bus companies that operated the first transcontinental bus route in the United States. [3] [4] Proposed in early 1927, [3] the first transcontinental bus trip took place in 1928. [4]
Thus the Transcontinental Bus System (the Continental Trailways) acquired the other two-thirds of the ownership of the Tennessee Trailways (which had bought the Tennessee Coach Company in 1960) – through its purchase of the Virginia Trailways and the Smoky Mountain Trailways – in addition to the one-third share which already was the ...
Regular route bus ridership in the United States had been declining steadily since World War II despite minor gains during the 1973 and 1979 energy crises. By 1986, the Greyhound Bus Line had been spun off from the parent company to new owners, which resulted in Greyhound Lines becoming solely a bus transportation company.
Many tours also have a live guide. Tourists may board and leave the buses within their ticket's time limit at the different bus stops on the circular routes. This is called hop-on-hop-off. Many cities have more than one route to showcase all the different sights and attractions. On some routes, buses leave the city for suburban sights.
Learn more about the first transcontinental highway at Ruthmere Museum's gallery talk. Gannett. Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune ... Not Just a Blue Line” at 11a.m. Sept. 5 at 302 E. Beardsley Ave.
Golden Gate Transit Route 101 [1] Route operates as a complement to local Route 80. Operates effective June 15, 2009 as a weekday-only service, and it will use the HOV lanes along U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County between San Francisco and Santa Rosa. San Jose: VTA: Rapid 522: Route 522 parallels existing Route 22 in most sections.
Many of the oldest roadside attractions still can be visited today. When travel by car became more affordable for many Americans in the 1920s and 30s, road trips were invented!
[1] Many musicians, entertainers, dancing crews and bands travel in sleeper buses, commonly referred to as "tour buses". While most if not all of the buses and coaches listed above are for commercial applications, there are many coaches manufactured for personal use as motorhomes. These bus based motorhomes are considered the top end of the RV ...