Peter Pan Bus Lines
- Peter Pan Bus Lines
Infobox Bus transit
name = Peter Pan Bus Lines
logo_size = 189
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company_slogan = "The People Professionals"
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founded = 1933
headquarters = 1776 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103
locale = Northeast
service_area = USA (route service in the Northeast)
service_type =Intercity coach service Bus charter Airport shuttle
Motorcoach tours
Contract operations
alliance =Greyhound Lines
(intercity route service only)
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hubs = Springfield, MA; Bostom, MA; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; New York, NY
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operator = Peter Pan Bus Lines
Bonanza Bus Lines
Arrow Line
ceo = Peter A. Picknelly
website = [http://www.peterpanbus.com/ www.peterpanbus.com]Peter Pan Bus Lines is a long-distance
bus carrier that operates in the northeastern states of theUnited States . Over four million passengers travel on Peter Pan's bus routes every year.The company was founded as Yellow Cab Air Line in
Springfield, Massachusetts , where the company remains based, and was purchased byPeter Carmen Picknelly in 1933.Peter Pan was affiliated with Trailways beginning in the 1990s, but ended that affiliation in 2005.
Routes
Peter Pan's major service areas include:
Boston, Massachusetts ;Providence, Rhode Island ;Springfield, Massachusetts ;Hartford, Connecticut ;New York, New York ;Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ;Baltimore, Maryland ;Washington, D.C. ; and points in between. The operation south of New York City (other thanAtlantic City casino service) began with anexpansion in the early 1990s (after which the company joined the Trailways network). Schedules for 1994 showed an additional expansion toNorfolk, Virginia andOcean City, Maryland via theDelmarva Peninsula , paralleling services operated by Carolina Trailways (which was owned by competitorGreyhound Lines ), but this was very brief.In 1998, an alliance was formed with Greyhound, coordinating schedules, marketing, and ticket sales.
Peter Pan's Coaches consist mainly of vehicles manufactured by
Motor Coach Industries . The fleet also consists ofVan Hool coaches and some RTS buses which came along with their takeover of Coach USA's Northeastern division companies, namely Arrow Line, Mini Coach of Boston, Maine Line, Pawtuxet Valley, and the Providence-based Bonanza in 2003. Maine Line was then sold to Cyr Bus, Pawtuxet Valley was closed and folded into Bonanza, and Mini Coach of Boston was closed.ee also
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Greyhound Lines - interline carrier on most Peter Pan routes
*Coach USA - former owner of most of the Peter Pan companiesExternal links
* [http://www.peterpanbus.com/ Peter Pan Bus Lines company homepage]
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