EARLY BUS AND AUTO STAGE LINES

DELAWARE


EARLY CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

Delaware was the only state not adopting regulation of intrastate bus service. The February 1922 issue of the publication "Bus Transportation", lists the operators and routes at the time.

Because Delaware is a small densely populated state, bus service generally is of a more local nature. Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, with streetcars operating until 1940. In 1941, operating buses only, that system became known as Delaware Coach Co. A predecessor to the present state owned system DART.


Operator                          Route

Delaware Rapid Transit            Wilmington-Townsend
Peoples Bus Line                  Marshallton-Wilmington
Liberty Bus Line                  Wilmington-Marshallton
Royal Bus Line                    Wilmington-Marshallton
J. J. Kellerher                   Wilmington-Marshallton
Red Arrow Bus Line                Wilmington-Marcus Hook PA
New Castle & Wilmington Bus Co.   Wilmington-New Castle
Wm. B. Loller                     Middletown-Earleville MD
Alfred C. Stiltz                  Wilmington-Newark-Elkton MD
West Chester Transportation Co.   Wilmington-West Chester PA
B & D Bus Line                    Wilmington-Kennett Sq. PA
O'Neil's Bus Line                 Wilmington-Yorklyn


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