MOTOR COACH AGE

&

MOTOR COACH TODAY

INDEX

1950-2004

 

Updated through October 31, 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)