Burlington Trailways

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Burlington Trailways
Burlington Trailways logo.png
Founded1929
HeadquartersWest Burlington, Iowa
Service areaWestern United States/Midwestern United States
Service typeIntercity bus
AllianceTrailways Transportation System
Fleet> 24 coaches[1]
Websiteburlingtontrailways.com

Burlington Trailways is an inter-city bus company based in West Burlington, Iowa.

History[]

Burlington Trailways was founded in 1929 as the Burlington Transportation Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It started as a bus line that run through Highway 34. In 1934, the service expanded to Denver and Omaha and in 1935 from Chicago to California. In 1936 it was a charter member of the Trailways Transportation System, an association of independent intercity bus operators created to offset the growing strength of Greyhound Lines.[2][3][4]

In 1952, Burlington Transportation Company was renamed into Burlington Trailways.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Mashek, Kera (August 17, 2007). "Trailways buses upgraded". KHQA. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  2. ^ Schwantes (2003), 187.
  3. ^ Yago (1984), 172.
  4. ^ a b "Trailways Travel". www.trailwaystravel.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

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