by vector_one75
Please excuse if off-topic for non rail service, but if a bus subsidiary of a railroad company is considered to be on-topic, I have a question.
In the 1970's I understand that the BAR bus service ran through to New York via Greyhound.
At what point did the BAR and Greyhound have the junction point and did this also have a Maine Central/B&M bus service component as well in between. What was the arrangement, was it "pool" service or end-to-end? Did the buses physically run through and/or the drivers? Did the buses alternate on different days for BAR and Greyhound, or did one company or the other do the full honors?
What was the scedule of that route, and is a scan of the timetable available to view? Any other service information on this through routing?
Finally, given that most of the Trailways bus companies originally had railroad subsidiary bus services as their original routes, why did BAR select Greyhound rather than Trailways to use in their through bus service?
Thanks,
Vytautas B. Radzivanas
Perth, Western Australia
In the 1970's I understand that the BAR bus service ran through to New York via Greyhound.
At what point did the BAR and Greyhound have the junction point and did this also have a Maine Central/B&M bus service component as well in between. What was the arrangement, was it "pool" service or end-to-end? Did the buses physically run through and/or the drivers? Did the buses alternate on different days for BAR and Greyhound, or did one company or the other do the full honors?
What was the scedule of that route, and is a scan of the timetable available to view? Any other service information on this through routing?
Finally, given that most of the Trailways bus companies originally had railroad subsidiary bus services as their original routes, why did BAR select Greyhound rather than Trailways to use in their through bus service?
Thanks,
Vytautas B. Radzivanas
Perth, Western Australia