Main routes generally still existed in 1976.
Cardinal Buses - operated 1923-1976
Original routes around South Bend
Indianapolis & Vincennes Coach Co. - operated until 1985
Original route: Indianapolis-Vincennes
1959-1985 was I-V Coaches
Rainbow Cab Co. - operated 1945-1952
Original route: Jasper-Vincennes
Shoup Buses - operated until 1978
Original route: Goshen-Middlebury-Topeka IN
Prior to 1954 was Middlebury Bus Line
Tree City Lines - operated 1945-1949
Original route: New Castle-Columbus
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 Indiana Public Service Commission.
Arrow Coach Lines - operated 1948-1956 (to Wabash Arrow Lines/below)
Original route: Evansville-Princeton
Bloomington-Spencer-Greencastle Bus Line - operated until 1957
Original route: Bloomington-Spencer-Greencastle
1949-1957 was Siscoe Bus Line
Blue Bird Lines - operated until 1963
Original route: Terre Haute-Washington IN
Central Illinois Coach Lines - operated 1943-1951
Original route: Vincennes-Effingham IL
Charlestown Bus Lines - operated 1932-1943
Original route: Jeffersonville-Charlestown-Madison IN
Dare Bus Lines - operated by 1920's-1952 (to Hines Coach Lines/previous page)
Original route: Anderson-New Castle-Richmond/Connersville
ES&N Bus Line - operated until 1955
Original route: Evansville-Washington IN
Indianapolis-Rockville-Clinton Bus Line - operated until 1958
Original route: Indianapolis-Rockville-Clinton
Indiana Scenic Bus Line - operated until 1947
Original route: Nashville IN-Indianapolis
Indiana Stages - operated by 1920's-1949 (to Central Illinois Coach Lines/above)
Original route: Terre Haute-Bloomington-Sullivan/Columbus IN
Prior to 1944 was I.U. Bus Line
Meadors & Allen - operated 1928-1944
Original route: Salem-Louisville KY
Princeton-Louisville Bus Line - operated by 1920's-1950
Original route: English-Corydon-New Albany
Prior to 1945 was Schuppert's Bus Line
1945-1947 service suspended
Rankin Coach Lines - operated until 1955 (to Western Indiana Coach/below)
Original route: Terre Haute-Robinson IL
1955-1956 service suspended
Wabash Valley Coach Co. - operated by 1920's-1974 (to I-V Coaches/previous page)
Original route: Terre Haute-Sullivan-Vincennes-Evansville
1956-1974 was Wabash Arrow Lines
Wabash Valley Lines - operated until 1953 (to Western Indiana Coach/below)
Original route: Terre Haute-Casey
1953-1956 service suspended
Western Indiana Coach - operated until 1969
Original route: Terre Haute-Crawfordsville
Prior to 1947 was Wabash Valley Lines (above)
1960-1969 was Turner Coaches
Western Motor Lines - operated by 1920's-1952
Original route: Terre Haute-Paris IL
White Star Line - operated until 1984
Original route: Indianapolis-Madison IN
Yoder Bus Lines - operated by 1920's-1949
Original route: Nappanee-Elkhart
Prior to 1945 was Yoder Bus Lines
1945-1947 was Peoples Rapid Transit Corp.
1947-1949 was E-WA-NA Bus Line