Main routes generally still existed in 1976.
Cape Cod Bus Line - operated 1968-1988 (to Plymouth & Brockton/below)
Original route: Hyannis-Provincetown
(acquired from New England Transportation Co.)
Peter Pan Bus Lines - operated 1933-present
Original route: Boston-Springfield-Northampton
Trailways member (Peter Pan Trailways) 1992-2006
Peter Pan Bus Lines remains in existence
Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co. - operated 1923-present
Incorporated 1900 as an interurban railway
Original route: Plymouth-Brockton
Acquired Cape Cod Bus Line in 1988
Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co. remains in existence
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.
The Blue Line - operated 1935-1980
Original route: Springfield MA-New London CT
Cowell Coach Lines - operated 1945-1958 (to Interstate Transportation Co./below)
Original route: Plymouth-Taunton-Providence
The Direct Line - operated until 1953
Original route: Webster-Quinebaug-Southbridge
I.C.T. Bus Co. - operated until 1951
Original route: New Bedford-Fall River-Providence
Interstate Busses Corp. - operated 1924-1970 (to Bonanza Bus Lines/previous page)
Original route: Providence-Springfield-Pittsfield-Albany-Schenectady NY
Interstate Transportation Co. - operated until 1979
Original route: Plymouth-Taunton-Providence
1967-1979 was Brander Bus Lines
Manchester-Fitchburg Coach Lines - operated 1949-1953
Original route: Manchester NH-Fitchburg/Worcester
Pocumtuck Stages - operated until 1950 (to Englander Coach Lines)
Original route: Greenfield-Amherst-Springfield MA