Color coded map shows intercity bus routes in existence in 1976.
Blue indicates Greyhound, red indicates Trailways. Additional colors indicate significant independent bus companies, and are identified with labels. Black indicates smaller independent companies.
Thin blue or red lines indicate routes which were once part of Greyhound or Trailways, but later transferred to independent bus companies.
US 2005/1976 Cities Greyhound or Year Original Year Consol- Hwy. Russell's Served Trailways Intro- Company Consol- idated No. Guide Company or duced idated Company Table Division 6 7096 560 Omaha-Lincoln OGL 1922 White Trans. 1924 ITL 6 8370 Omaha-Lincoln-Hastings BTC(T) 1929 --------------- 1929 BTC 6 8370 Hastings-Sterling CO BTC(T) 1934 --------------- 1934 BTC 20 Sioux City IA-O'Neill Arrow Stage Lines 20 843 O'Neill-Gordon United Motor Ways 20 843 Gordon-Chadron Crawford Chadron Gordon Bus Line 26 881 Ogallala-Scottsbluff Bickel Bus Lines/Wade Bus Lines 26 846 Angora-Scottsbluff BTC(T) 26 846 Scottsbluff-Torrington BTC(T) 1937 --------------- 1937 BTC 30 558 Omaha-Cheyenne OGL 1927 --------------- 1927 YEL 30 7096 8380 Grand Island-Ogallala BTC(T) 1934 --------------- 1934 BTC 30 4691 8380 Ogallala-Cheyenne BTC(T) 1934 --------------- 1934 BTC 34 7096 8380 Lincoln-Grand Island BTC(T) 1934 --------------- 1934 BTC 34 862 Grand Island-Hastings Yellow Diamond/United Motor Ways 34 Hastings-McCook BTC(T) 34 8370 McCook-Fort Morgan BTC(T) 73 751 8371 Sioux City-Omaha BTC(T) Arrow Stage 1936 BTC 73 561 Tekamah-Omaha OGL 1922 Boulevard Tr. 1924 ITL 73 751 561 Omaha-Nebraska City OGL 1923 --------------- 1923 ITL 73 751 561 Nebraska City-Hiawatha OGL 1925 --------------- 1925 ITL 73 Nebraska City-Peru BTC(T) 75 Omaha-Stella MOP(T) 1929 --------------- 1929 MOP 77 561 Sioux City-Oakland OGL 1922 Boulevard Tr. 1924 ITL 77 Oakland-Fremont Capitol Stage Lines 77 856 Fremont-Lincoln OGL 77 8376 Lincoln-Beatrice SFT(T) 81 854 Norfolk-Columbus OGL 81 Columbus-Fairmont Meridian Transit Lines 81 8376 Fairmont-Belleville KS SFT(T) 83 North Platte-Oberlin KS Bickel Bus Line 136 Fairbury-Deshler Fairbury Lincoln Stage Line 136 888 Red Cloud-Oxford Bickel Bros./Republican Valley 136 Oxford-Edison BTC(T) 183 Holdredge-Alma Midwest Stages 275 843 O'Neill-Norfolk Rapid Transit Lines 275 566 Norfolk-Fremont OGL Norfolk-Fremont 1925 ITL 275 566 Fremont-Omaha OGL 1922 Boulevard Tr. 1924 ITL 281 Bonesteel SD-O'Neill Velder Bus Line 281 O'Neill-Grand Island United Motor Ways 281 888 Hastings-Red Cloud Bickel Bros./Republican Valley 385 843 Hot Springs SD-Chadron Black Hills Stage Lines 385 846 Chadron-Alliance BTC(T) Alliance-Chadr. 1939 BTC 385 846 Alliance-Angora BTC(T) 385 Angora-Sidney BTC(T) Scottsb.-Sterl. 1939 BTC S 561 Oakland-Tekamah OGL 1922 Boulevard Tr. 1924 ITL S 861 Grand Island-Broken Bow BTC(T) Gr. Is.-Br. Bow 1939 BTC S Broken Bow-Alliance BTC(T) S Nebraska City-Lincoln BTC(T) Interstate Tr. 1930 BTC S Hastings-Kearney BTC(T) 1929 --------------- 1929 BTC S Scottsbluff-Angora BTC(T) Scottsb.-Sterl. 1939 BTC S Sidney-Sterling BTC(T) Scottsb.-Sterl. 1939 BTC S Stella-Falls City MOP(T) 1929 --------------- 1929 MOPRussell's Guide Table Numbers
Greyhound tables had numbers below 700, while Trailways tables had numbers above 7000. Table numbers in between were independent bus companies. Although Greyhound Lines of Canada, not covered here, had tables numbered in the low 700's.
Where no table number is indicated, service had been discontinued by then.
Further clues on Greyhound or Trailways affiliations are the presence of a "G" or a "T" in a company abbreviation. Trailways company abbreviations are followed by a "(T)". While abbreviations of certain Greyhound companies not obviously "Greyhound" in name are followed by a "(G)".
Over the years, certain Greyhound or Trailways or other routes were sold to the following independent bus companies, identified by the following Russell's Guide table numbers.
749- 767 Jefferson Lines 841- 843 Black Hills Stage Lines 846 Star Bus Line 854- 856 Capital Service Lines 861- 862 United Motor Ways 4682-4691 Powder River Transportation 7095-7098 Burlington Trailways (new company)
Missouri Pacific Bus Lines/Missouri Pacific Trailways (MOP) - formed 1928 as bus subsidiary of Missouri Pacific Railroad, in 1936 joined Trailways, in 1948 resumed independent operation, sold 1957 to Midwest Bus Lines which was a Trailways member, sold 1960 to Transcontinental Bus System/Continental Trailways.
Santa Fe Trail Transportation/Santa Fe Trailways (SFT) - formed 1928 as bus subsidiary of Santa Fe Railway, in 1936 joined Trailways, sold 1948 to Transcontinental Bus System/Continental Trailways.