Burlington Trailways
Burlington Trailways is an inter-city bus company based in West Burlington, Iowa.
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| Founded | 1929 |
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| Headquarters | West Burlington, Iowa |
| Service area | Western United States/Midwestern United States |
| Service type | Intercity bus |
| Alliance | Trailways Transportation System, Greyhound Lines |
| Fleet | > 24 coaches[1] |
| Website | burlingtontrailways.com |
History
Burlington Trailways was founded in 1929 as the Burlington Transportation Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It started as a bus line that ran through Highway 34. In 1934, the service expanded to Denver and Omaha and in 1935 from Chicago to California. In 1936 it was a charter member of the Trailways Transportation System, an association of independent intercity bus operators created to offset the growing strength of Greyhound Lines.[2][3][4]
In 1952, Burlington Transportation Company was renamed into Burlington Trailways.[4]
Primary Hubs
- Burlington, IA
- Davenport, IA
- Des Moines, IA
- Iowa City, IA
- Omaha, NE
Routes
As of September 2022, Burlington Trailways operates the following routes. Intermediate stops are not listed.[5]
- 1201 Chicago, IL to Omaha, NE
- 1202 Omaha, NE to Chicago, IL
- 1205 Chicago, IL to Des Moines, IA
- 1208 Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL
- 1401 Indianapolis, IN to Denver, CO
- 1402 Denver, CO to Indianapolis, IN
- 1489 Cedar Rapids, IA to St. Louis, MO
- 1490 St. Louis, MO to Cedar Rapids, IA
- 1491 Chicago, IL to Burlington, IA
- 1492 Waterloo, IA to Chicago, IL
- 1493 Dubuque, IA to Burlington, IA
- 1494 Burlington, IA to Dubuque, IA
- 1496 Burlington, IA to Davenport, IA
- 1498 Davenport, IA to Waterloo, IA
See also
- Express Arrow
- Jefferson Lines
- List of intercity bus stops in Iowa
Notes
- Mashek, Kera (August 17, 2007). "Trailways buses upgraded". KHQA. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- Schwantes (2003), 187.
- Yago (1984), 172.
- "Trailways Travel". www.trailwaystravel.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- "Greyhound:Book a Trip". Retrieved September 23, 2022.
References
- Schwantes, Carlos A. (2003). Going places: transportation redefines the twentieth-century West. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34202-3.
- Yago, Glenn (1984). The Decline of Transit: Urban Transportation in German and U.S. Cities, 1900-1970. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-25633-X.