MOTOR COACH AGE
&
MOTOR COACH
TODAY
INDEX
1950-2004
Motor Coach Age (MCA) was first
published in January 1950. Prior to this
there was a publication called, Bus Ways, which was primarily a
newsletter. This index starts with the
first issue of Motor Coach Age.
Motor Coach Today (MCT) was initially
published in July 1994 and has been included starting with that date.
Between 1961 and 1966, MCA was predominately a newsletter and photo panorama. During this period we have only shown those stories which are directed to the history of individual carriers.
When an issue covers more than one
month, only the lead month is shown.
Publications dates proceeded by “MCT” are from Motor Coach Today; issue
numbers proceeded by “SB” indicate that source is one of 20 Special Bulletins
that were produced by the Bus Information Office. All other dates refer to MCA
issues
This index has been prepared for use
with the bound volumes of MCA in the Motor Bus Society library.
Feature Publish
Date
ALABAMA
Crescent
Stages Aug
77
East
Alabama Coach Lines Jan
90
ALASKA
Alaskan Highway (BYN Bus Lines) Aug 66
Bus
Transportation in Alaska Jun
84
BYN
Bus Lines (Alaskan Highway) Aug
66
Fairbanks May
57
The
Skagway Street Car MCT
Jan 95
ARIZONA
All
West MCT
Jan 92
Harvey, Fred Transp. Co. (Grand Canyon) Aug 83
Tucson Dec
77
ARKANSAS
Arkansas, University of (dba Razorback
Transit) MCT Apr 01
Fayetteville
(University of Arkansas, dba Razorback
Transit) MCT Apr 01
Little
Rock Jul
86
Razorback Transit (University of
Arkansas dba) MCT Apr 01
CALIFORNIA
Airline
Bus Co. Oct
78
Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District
Realigns for BART Jan 73
American
Carrier Equipment Dec
71
Asbury
Rapid Transit Aug
80
B & H Transportation Co. Apr
04
Benicia
- Vallejo Stage Line Jan
87
California
Transit - Pioneer Stages Oct
95
Carriers
in California,
Listing of all with outline of their
operations Sep 55
Caltrans
Amtrak Feeder Buses Apr
86
Catalina,
Touring MCT
Apr 96
El Segundo Transit Co. Apr
04
El
Monte Busway Jun
76
Fresno
Fresno
Traction Co. Apr
03
Fresno
City Lines Apr
03
Fresno
Municipal Lines Apr
03
Fresno
Transit Apr
03
Fresno
Area eXpress Apr
03
Golden
Gate Transit Feb
73, MCT 03 #2
Greyhound
Bay Area Suburban Service Feb 72
Greyhound
Link (Long Beach) Apr
04
Hearst
Castle Tours MCT
Jul 96
Humboldt
County, Motor Buses of Mar
87
Key
System
Part I: 1921 - 1937 Sep 93
Part II: 1937 - 1946 Apr
96
Lake
Elsinore Transit Nov
82
Lang Transportation Co. Apr
04
Lang Motor Bus Corp. Apr
04
Lincoln
Bus Lines (Stockton) Sep
87
Los
Angeles Metropolitan Area
Angles’
Flight Incline Railway
Agles
Flight Grounded MCT
02 No. 1
Asbury
Rapid Transit Aug
80 Los Angeles
Catalina,
Touring MCT
Apr 96
Long
Beach
B
& H Transportation Co. Apr
04
El
Segundo Transit Co. Apr
04
Jitneys Apr
04
Greyhound
Link Apr
04
Lang
Transportation Co. Apr
04
Lang
Motor Bus Corp. Apr
04
Long
Beach City Lines, Inc. Apr
04
Long
Beach Motor Bus Co. Apr
04
Long
Beahc Public Transportation Co. Apr
04
Long
Beach Transit Apr
04
Long
Beach Transportation Co. Apr
04
Motor
Coach Co. Apr
04
Pacific
Electric Railway Co. In Apr
04
Terminal
Island Transit Co. Apr
04
West
Side Transit C
Los
Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Roster Apr
64
Los
Angeles Motor Coach Mar
76
Metropolitan
Coach Lines Nov
78
Motor
Coach Co. Apr
04
Motor
Transit Co. Feb
75
Mountain
Auto Line (San Bernardino) Jun
74
Orange
County Transit District Jul
77
Pacific
Electric Buses
1911
- 1936 - Supplementary Local Service Feb
78
1936
- 1942 - Transition from Local to Interbn. Jul
78
1942
- 1953 - Postwar Modernization Sep
78
San Bernardino Jun 74
Southern
California Rapid Transit District
El
Monte Busway Jun
76
German
Buses Tested Dec
74
Update Jul
96
Trailways
Commuter Transit (Orange Co.)
MCT Apr 94
Terminal
Island Transit Co. Apr
04
Union
Pacific Stage Co. Sep
76
Warner
Brothers Buses Jun
72
Long Beach
B
& H Transportation Co. Apr
04
El
Segundo Transit Co. Apr
04
Jitneys Apr
04
Greyhound
Link Apr
04
Lang
Transportation Co. Apr
04
Lang
Motor Bus Corp. Apr
04
Long
Beach City Lines, Inc. Apr
04
Long
Beach Motor Bus Co. Apr
04
Long
Beahc Public Transportation Co. Apr
04
Long
Beach Transit Apr
04
Long
Beach Transportation Co. Apr
04
Motor
Coach Co. Apr
04
Pacific
Electric Railway Co. In Apr
04
Terminal
Island Transit Co. Apr
04
West
Side Transit Co. Apr
04
Mare Island Bus Service Apr
73
Metropolitan Coach Lines Nov
78
Miller, Emil H., Transit Lines
(Hayward) Nov 79
Monterey Peninsula Transit Jan 80
Moraga Valley Stages May
51
Motor Transit Co. Feb
75
Mountain Auto Line (San Bernardino) Jun 74
Napa
- Wine Country Transit Jan 88
Orange Belt Stages Sep
79
Orange County Transit District Jul 77
Pacific Electric Buses
1911
- 1936 - Supplementary Local Service Feb
78
1936
- 1942 - Transition from Local to Interurban Jul
78
1942
- 1953 - Postwar Modernization Sep
78
1953
- 1958 - Metropolitan Coach Lines Nov
78
Palm Springs (Sun Line Transit Agency) Jul 83
Peerless Stages Apr 71
Pioneer Stages (California Transit) Oct 95
Sacramento Northern Railway, Buses of Jan 02
San Bernardino Jun 74
San Diego
The
Spreckels Era Sep
75
The
Haugh Years Oct
75
San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District
Realigns
for BART Jan
73
Benicia
- Vallejo Stage Line Jan
87
Golden
Gate Transit
Replaces
Greyhound Marin County service Feb
73
System
Spotlight-2003 MCT
03 No. 2
Greyhound's
Bay Area Suburban Service Feb
72
Key
System
Part
I: 1921 - 1937 Sep
93
Part
II: 1937 - 1946 Apr
96
Mare
Island Bus Service Apr
73
Miller,
Emil H., Transit Lines (Hayward) Nov
79
Moraga
Valley Stages May
51
Napa - Wine Country Transit Jan 88
Peerless
Stages Apr
71
San
Francisco Municipal Railway
History Nov
72
Notes Dec
70, Aug 85
Santa
Clara County Transit District
Dial-a-ride
dies May
75
History:
1972-1974 Dec
74
Update Jan
78
West
Oakland Motor Bus Lines Jul
90
San Luis Obispo
System
Spotlight (SLOT, CCAT, SCAT) MCT
2003 No. 4
Santa Cruz Mar
79
Southern Pacific Motor Transport Dec 79
Sun Line Transit Agency (Palm Springs) Jul 83
Stockton Sep 87
Terminal Island Transit Co. Apr 04
Trailways Commuter Transit (Orange
Co.) MCT
Apr 94
Union Pacific Stage Co. Sep
76
Warner Brothers Buses Jun
72
West Oakland Motor Bus Lines Jul 90
West Side Transit Co. Apr
04
COLORADO
Colorado Springs
History Aug
84
Update
(1984-2000) MCT
Jan 01
Denver Tramway Jun 69
Denver's New Image Aug
72
Denver Update Jul 95
Sixteenth Street Mall (Denver) Jan
84
Traveler's Notebook (Denver) May
75
Trailways in Colorado;
The
Pikes Peak Route May
75
Rio
Grande Motor Way Aug
75
CONNECTICUT
Bristol Traction Dec 70,
Mar 71
Connecticut Co. - All-Time Roster Oct
67
- History Aug
68
Connecticut Notes Mar 79, Mar
80
New Britain Transp. Co. Dec
70
New England News Aug 73
New Haven & Shore Line Sep 70,
Dec 70
North East Transportation. Co. (Waterbury) May70
Stamford, Letter from Oct
75
DELAWARE
Wilmington Jun
85
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
A.B. & W. Transit Jul
51,Feb 55,Apr 72
American Coach Lines MCT
Oct 01
Capital Transit Co. (1909-1956) Jul 00
D C Transit System (1956-1977) Jul 03
Department of Defense Bus Service MCT Oct 00
East Coast Parlor Car Tours MCT
Oct 01
Transportation in the Nations Capital Jan 57
Shaw Bus Service MCT Oct 01
U. S. Bus, Inc. MCT Oct
01
W M & A Motor Lines Nov
80, Jul 03
W V & M Transit Co.
-
The Arnold Lines Sep
91
Acquisition
by D C Transit System Jul
03
Washington, Letter from Sep
75
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority
Acquisition
of D C Transit System (1973) Jul
03
Washington News Dec 74
Washington Sightseeing Tours Sep 70
Washington Today
Jan 70, Nov 80
White House Sightseeing Tours MCT Oct 01
FLORIDA
Annett Bus Lines/Florida Trails MCT Jan
95
Bradenton (Cities Transit MCT
Apr 01
Cities Transit
(Bradenton, Lakeland, Quincy, Palm
City, Sarasota MCT Apr 01
Tallahassee)
Clearwater Sep
73
Coral Gables Nov 83
CoTran (Palm Beach) Apr
84
Florida News Aug 73
Florida Trails (Annett Bus Lines) MCT Jan 95
Fort Lauderdale May 67
Kings Point MCT
Jul 00
Lakeland (Cities Transit) MCT
Apr 01
Miami & Miami Beach Nov
71, Feb 72
Miami's Changing Transit Scene Oct 81
Miami Update 1971-1998 MCT
Oct 98
Orlando '80 (Convention report) Nov 80
Party Bus USA (Jacksonville, Tampa) MCT Apr 01
Palm Beach County (Co-Tran) Apr 84
Plant City (Cities Transit) MCT
Apr 01
Quincy (Cities Transit) MCT
Apr 01
Sarasota
Cities
Transit MCT
Apr 01
Sarasota
County Area Transit MCT
Jul 95
Tamiami Trail Tours May
71
Tallahassee (Cities Transit) MCT
Apr 01
Walt Disney World Transportation Co. MCT Sep 94
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County
Transit Authority) MCT Jan 00
World Transportation Co. (Orlando). MCT Jul 96
GEORGIA
Albany (Cities Transit) MCT
Apr 01
Atlanta
History
- Part I: Georgia Power - 1923-1950 Jan 97
History
- Part II: Atlanta Transit,
MARTA
- 1950-1998 Jul
98
Atlanta
Introduces the 870 Nov
78
1996
Atlanta’s Olympic Buses MCT
Oct 00
Atlanta
Area 2001 (MBS Convention Report) MCT
Jul 01
MARTA
Roster 2001 MCT
Jul 01
Augusta
History Jan
77
Update Apr
86
Marietta:
Cobb
County Transit: Roster 2001 MCT
Jul 01
Rome Jan
78
Southeastern Motor Lines Oct
78
Waycross (Cities Transit) MCT
Apr 01
HAWAII
Big Island, Buses On The (Hawaii Island) MCT APR 99
Hawaii Island: Buses On The Big Island MCT APR 99
Oahu Island
Honolulu
Rapid Transit Co. Nov
73
Honolulu
Dept. of Traffic & Transportation Jun
72
Honolulu:
System Spotlight MCT
1-03
Rural
Bus Service Nov
73
Touring Hawaii Nov 73
ILLINOIS
Aurora - Elgin: Buses in the Fox River
Valley May 89
Black Hawk Motor Transit Nov
68
Bluebird Coach Lines (Joliet) Apr
68
Chicago Metropolitan Area
Chicago
2002: MBS Convention Report MCT
03 No. 3
Chicago
Motor Coach Co.
Early
Buses Dec
73
The
Boulevard Route (history) Mar
72
Yellow
Z-67 Aug
75
Chicago
Surface Lines
History:
1927 - 1947 Jan
99
Chicago
Transit Authority
History:
1947 - 1958 Apr
00
History:
1958 - 1971 Apr
01
History:
1972-1982 July
02
Chicago’s
“L” Buses Jan
99
Chicago
& Calumet District Transit Co. (Shore Line) Apr
69
Chicago
& West Towns Railways, Inc. Sep
55
Chicago,
North Shore & Milwaukee
(North
Shore Line) Apr
87
Evanston
Bus Co. Apr
69, Apr 87
Evanston
& Niles Center Bus Co. Apr
87
Glenville
Bus Co. Apr
69
Leyden
Motor Coach Co. (Chicago Area) Aug 56
Marigold
Coaches Apr
87
Niles
Center Transit Co. Apr
87
Northbrook,
Village of, Bus Service Oct
86
North
Suburban Mass Transit District Feb
77
Northwestern
Transit Co. Apr
87
Suburban
Transit System Apr
69
South
Suburban Safeway Lines Apr
69
United
Motor Coach Co. Apr
69
Waukegan
- North Chicago Transit Apr
87
West
Towns Bus Co. Apr
69
Western
Motor Coach (Chicago, Aurora & Elgin) Apr
87
Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co. (Shore Line)