EARLY BUS AND AUTO STAGE LINES

NEW YORK


BUS COMPANIES EXISTING IN THE 1920'S

North of New York City.


Name                             Original Route               Start Date    End Date

James Acker                      East Kingston-Kingston       Jan.  1, 1927
Henry C. Abbey                   Port Chester-CT state line   May  29, 1922-Jul. 23, 1925
Arrow Line                       Kingston-New Paltz           May  21, 1924
Ballard & McCormack              Pawling-Poughkeepsie         Jan.  1, 1925-1925
Edward J. Birdsall               Newburgh-Plattekill          Jan.  1, 1922-1922
George & Joseph Bernaccia        Yonkers                      Nov.  1, 1929
John Blumfield                   Spring Valley-Ramapo         Jan.  1, 1925-1926
Brady & Hayde                    White Plains-Harts Corners   Jun. 26, 1925-1927
Lawrence C. & John C. Brennan    White Plains-Pleasantville   Jun. 20, 1921
John Britton                     Cornwall-Newburgh            Oct.  6, 1917-1919
Brewster-Danbury Motor Bus       Brewster-Danbury CT          Jan.  1, 1925
James Brunton                    Cornwall-Newburgh            May  21, 1923-Aug.  1, 1923
Edward M. Coleman                Yonkers                      Mar.  1, 1929
Community Bus Lines              Suffern-Ladentown            Jan.  1, 1924
Cornwall Public Service Corp.    Cornwall-Newburgh            May   7, 1918
Corwin Auto Bus Service          Newburgh-Maybrook            Jan.  1, 1923
County Transportation Co.        Larchmont-Stamford CT        Apr.  3, 1927
John Henry Cullen                State Hosp.-Poughkeepsie     Jan.  1, 1927
Harrison M. Decker               Bangall-Poughkeepsie         Jan.  1, 1925-1926
Deerpark Transportation Co.      Port Jervis-Sparrowbush      Jan.  1, 1925
Arthur S. DeGroff                Hyde Park-Poughkeepsie       Sep. 12, 1923
Joseph DeMatteis                 Peekskill-NY Military Camp   Aug. 28, 1923
Stanley H. DeRonde               Spring Valley-Engl. Church   Jan.  1, 1927-Jun.  1, 1929
Deyo & Clearwater                Creek Locks-Kingston         Jan.  1, 1926
Diamond D Bus Lines              Newburgh-Kingston            Nov.  1, 1919
DuBois & Elliott                 Highland-Highland Ferry      Apr. 10, 1926
Theodore H. Dwight               Middletown-Chester           Aug. 15, 1923-Oct. 15, 1923
Eastchester Transportation Co.   Scarsdale-Tuckahoe           Aug.  9, 1926
Harry Elliott                    Highland Landing-Gardner     May   5, 1921
John Fabia                       Tarrytown-Pleasantville      Sep. 15, 1923
             Leased 1929 to Peekskill Motor Bus Corp.
Louis Ralph Fisher               White Plains-Plesantville    Apr.  1, 1917-1920
Valentine J. & Edward A. Frank   Hyde Park-Poughkeepsie       Mar. 14, 1927-1928
John Gallo                       White Plains-Rye Beach       May  27, 1921-1922
Charles Gill                     White Plains                 May  23, 1921-1921
Gray Bus Line System             Ossining-Stamford CT         Apr.  4, 1925
Dennis J. Haggerty               Poughkeepsie-Gayhead         Jan.  1, 1924
Hastings Railway Co.             Yonkers-Hastings                      1929
Hillcrest Bus Service            Spring Valley-New City       Jun. 20, 1929
Joseph Holt                      Newburgh-Cornwall            Jul.  1, 1921-Sep. 18, 1925
Hudson Transit Corp.             Newburgh-Maybrook            Jul.  1, 1921
Hudson Valley Rapid Transit      Peekskill-Brewster           Apr. 26, 1924
Jasper Jones                     Peekskill-Mahopac            Jul.  1, 1921-1928
Martin J. Jordan                 Kingston-New Paltz           Oct. 25, 1921-1922
Charles T. Keld                  Kingston-New Paltz           Jul.  1, 1919-1920
Kingston City Transportation     Kingston-Rondout             Jan. 17, 1926
Laiso & Nardiello                Haverstraw-New City          Nov. 10, 1929
Lester's Lines                   Newburgh-Wallkill            Jan.  1, 1922
Frederick S. Livingston          Millbrook-Poughkeepsie       Jan.  1, 1923-May  22, 1925
Lynch & Ghys                     Cottekill-Kingston           Feb.  7, 1923-1924
Gilbert Elliot MacMorren         Cornwall-Newburgh            Jul.  1, 1919
Peter F. & Edward J. Maguire     Tarrytown-North Tarrytown    Jul.  1, 1921
Harry O. Marshall                Newburgh-New Windsor         Jul.  1, 1921-Oct. 13, 1922
Stephen E. Masten                Pleasant Val.-Poughkeepsie   Jan.  1, 1923-May  21, 1924
Merchants Community Bus          Yonkers                      Aug. 27, 1927-Feb. 27, 1929
Middletown & Sussex Transit      Middletown-Sussex NJ         Jan.  1, 1927
Middletown-Pine Bush Bus Co.     Middletown-Pine Bush         Jan.  1, 1925
Middletown-Walden Bus Line       Middletown-Walden            Jul.  1, 1921-1925
Mid-Hudson Bus Lines             Hyde Park-Poughkeepsie       Mar.  1, 1926
Montevechi & Nazzareno           Katonah-Pleasantville        Jan.  1, 1923
Henry Francis Myers              Tillson-Kingston             Apr.  1, 1920
Newburgh & New Windsor Bus Co.   Newburgh-New Windsor         Jan.  7, 1918-Feb. 18, 1919
Newburgh Public Service Corp.    Newburgh-Balmville           Sep. 29, 1922
New Rochelle Autobus Corp.       New Rochelle                 Feb.     1916-1917
North Street Transportation      White Plains-Yonkers         Jan. 30, 1924
Oscar Olsen                      White Plains-Rye Beach       Aug. 16, 1920-Jun.  1, 1921
O'Meara & Marx                   Peekskill-Brewster           Jun. 14, 1921-1923
Ossining-Harmon-Croton Bus       Ossining-Harmon-Croton       Jul.  1, 1927
Peekskill Motor Bus Corp.        Peekskill                    Jul.  1, 1926
Benjamin V. Pizzuto              Poughkeepsie-Beacon          Jan.  1, 1924
Port Chester & White Plains      Port Chester-White Plains    Oct.  6, 1919
Port Chester-Glenville Bus Co.   Port Chester-Pemberwick CT   Jul.  1, 1926-1929
Port Jervis Transit Co.          Interstate Br.-Port Jervis   Mar. 30, 1924-Nov. 15, 1924
Post Road Automobile Co.         North Tarrytown-Ossining     Sep.  1, 1919
Post Road Coach Lines            New York-New Rochelle                 1928-1928                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Poughkeepsie & Wappinger Falls   Poughkeepsie                          1928
Public Service Bus               Bear Mountain-Nyack          Jan.  1, 1925
Public Service Interstate        Nyack-Tappan                 Jan.  1, 1926
             Acquired from Northern Valley Bus Line
Ramapo Valley Rapid Transit      Suffern-Tuxedo               Apr.  1, 1925
Carl A. Rhodes                   Morgans Corners-Newburgh     Jul.  1, 1919-1921
Daniel C. Rich                   Port Chester-Pemberwick CT   Jan.  1, 1925-Apr.  5, 1926
Ritch & Wortman                  Kingston-Binnewater Hamlet   May   1, 1922-Oct.  1, 1924
Riverside Auto Co.               Montgomery-Newburgh          Apr, 13, 1918-1921
Rockland De Luxe Coach Co.       Nyack-Tappan-NJ State Line   Jul.  3, 1926
Rockland Transit Corp.           Suffern-New City             May  12, 1923
Samuel R. Rogers                 Poughkeepsie-Hyde Park       Jan.  1, 1923-1925
Schipp Auto Bus Line             High Falls-Kingston          Jul.  1, 1920
Sheeley & Schwarz                Warwick-Goshen               Jan.  1, 1927
Sound Bus Service                Pawling-Poughkeepsie         Jan.  1, 1926
Soundview Transportation Co.     White Plains                 Jul.  1, 1921
South Westchester Bus Co.        Mt. Vernon                   Aug. 18, 1929-Sep.  7, 1929
Leon Speder                      Cornwall-Newburgh            Apr,  2, 1918-1924
Frederick J. Spinnenweber        Port Ewen-Kingston           May   4, 1922
Storm King Stage Corp.           Bear Mountain-Newburgh       Sep. 23, 1922
Suburban Bus Co.                 White Plains-Hartsdale                1929
Sullivan Transit Corp.           Middletown-Liberty                    1928
Suydam's Line                    Montgomery-Maybrook          Jan.  1, 1925
Tappan & Nyack Bus               Tappan-Nyack                 Aug. 24, 1929
Franklin A. Tigar                Kingston-Brigham             Jul. 15, 1925-1929
Tri-State Garage & Transport.    White Plains-Hastings        Feb.  1, 1919-1920
Twilight Bus Line                Red Hook-Poughkeepsie        Jul.  1, 1921
Elmer Van Wagner                 Poughkeepsie-Hyde Park       Jan.  1, 1923-Feb. 28, 1927
Corna M. Vuncannon               Newburgh-Cornwall            Jul.  1, 1920-1922
Walden-Maybrook Bus Line         Walden-Maybrook              Jul.  1, 1921
Wallkill Public Service Corp.    Middletown-Goshen            Apr.  8, 1924
Westchester Coach Co.            Ossining-Pleasantville       Jan.  1, 1925
Westchester Motor Transfer Co.   White Plains-Hastings        Jan.  1, 1923
Westchester Street Transport.    White Plains-Scarsdale                1928
White Plains-Hartsdale Bus       White Plains-Hartsdale                1928-1929
Arthur C. Williams               Bedford Hills-Bedford        Apr. 22, 1926-1929
George E. Wood                   Newburgh-Burnside            Dec.  6, 1922-1924
Edward H. Wright                 White Plains-Hartsdale       Jun. 20, 1918-Jun. 25, 1925
Yonkers Bus Line                 Yonkers-Tuckahoe             May  16, 1929

Name                             Original Route               Start Date    End Date


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