Rockland Coaches
Parent | Coach USA |
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Founded | 1917 |
Headquarters | 180 Old Hook Road Westwood, New Jersey |
Service area | Bergen County, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York |
Service type | Commuter bus service |
Routes | 10 |
Hubs | Nanuet Mall, Port Authority Bus Terminal |
Fleet | See "Fleet" section below. All buses owned by New Jersey Transit |
Fuel type | Diesel-fueled motorcoaches |
Operator | Coach USA |
Chief executive | George Grieve |
Website | Official website |
Rockland Coaches Inc., also known as The Red and Tan Lines, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, United States, that operates commuter bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, and provides local bus service in both locales north of Route 46. Coach USA acquired the company in 1997.[1]
Routes[]
Interstate service[]
Between Bergen and Rockland Counties, and New York City, Rockland Coaches provides service along ten routes.
Route ends are given for each route except for branching. Some trips may only serve a portion of the route.
Route | Terminals | Local service via | |
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9 | Port Authority Bus Terminal (9T) George Washington Bridge Bus Station (9/9A) |
New City (9T) (full-time) Central Nyack (9) or Stony Point (9A) (peak service only) |
Sylvan Avenue, Oak Tree Road, Piermont Avenue/River Road, Broadway, Nyack Turnpike (Central Nyack trips only) Lake Road, Main Street, Route 9W (Stony Point trips only) |
11A | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Stony Point, or Spring Valley | Grand Avenue, Kinderkamack Road, Middletown Road, Route 59 (to Spring Valley), Routes 303, Main Street, and 9W (to Stony Point) |
14 | Port Authority Bus Terminal (14E) | Harrington Park, Westwood, or Montvale | Grand Avenue (some trips), Engle Street/Dean Street, Knickerbocker Road, Blanch Avenue, River Vale Road (to Montvale), Piermont Avenue (to Westwood) |
20 | Port Authority Bus Terminal (20T) | Palisades Center | CR 501, Tappan Road, Western Highway, Convent Road, Gilbert Avenue, Middletown Road, Route 59 |
21T | Port Authority Bus Terminal | New Milford | Grand Avenue, River Road |
45 | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Mt. Ivy | Upper Montvale Park-Ride (most trips), Chestnut Ridge Road, Route 45, Eckerson Road (some trips) |
46 & 47 | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Nanuet or Stony Point | Washington Avenue, Kinderkamack Road, Route 304, Main Street, Route 9W |
49 | Port Authority Bus Terminal | New City or Stony Point | Garden State Parkway, Route 304, Main Street, Route 9W |
49J | Port Authority Bus Terminal or 5th Ave & 42nd St | New City via Palisades Center Lot J | Route 304 |
Fleet[]
Rockland Coaches' fleet consists of exclusively NJT-owned MCI coach buses. The fleet consisted of older MC-series coaches, which were replaced with D4000 and D4500 coaches in the early 2000s. From 2019 to 2021, Rockland Coaches received brand-new D4500CT coaches to gradually replace the older D4000 and D4500 coaches.[2]
All buses owned by New Jersey Transit. Only units originally allocated to Rockland Coaches are shown.
Fleet Numbers | Photo | Year | Make | Model | Notes |
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8454-8505 8512-8513 |
2001 | MCI | D4000 |
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8554-8555 8836-8845 8877-8889 |
2003 | ||||
19001-19030 | 2019 | D4500CT | |||
20149-20168 | 2020 |
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21198-21241 | 2021 |
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Former routes[]
- Rockland Coaches operated Transport of Rockland from 1976 to 2013, when it lost the contract.[3]
References[]
- ^ Coleman-Lochner, Lauren (1997-03-06). "Coach takes over Red & Tan". The Record. Bergen County, N.J., United States. pp. –1. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ https://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2016/02/18/new-rockland-buses/80554064/
- ^ "Judge dismisses lawsuit; Brega takeover of TOR, Tappan ZEExpress buses is Sunday". lohud.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
External links[]
- Surface transportation in Greater New York
- Stagecoach Group bus operators in the United States and Canada
- Bus transportation in New Jersey
- Bus transportation in New York (state)
- Transport companies established in 1917
- Transportation in Bergen County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Rockland County, New York
- Bus companies of the United States
- 1917 establishments in New Jersey
- Transportation companies based in New Jersey