BonanzaBus.com - Charter bus service in the northeastern United States
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Bonanza Bus Lines - The Best Way to Go
Description
Bonanza Bus Lines was founded in Newport, Rhode Island in 1955 by lifelong bus aficionado, George Sage. Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Sage moved to Rhode Island and purchased the Newport-based Short Line, one of the last remaining segments of the William Vanderbilt organized company. At the time of the purchase, Bonanza consisted of a 50-mile route system between Newport and Fall River as well as Newport and Providence.
Over the years, Sage built a Bonanza empire by acquiring other bus lines throughout the 1950s, continually improving schedules and making better profits. He added operating routes from Providence to Springfield and Pittsfield, MA and from Providence to Albany, NY in 1957. The next year, Sage added service between Providence and Boston, Fall River, New Bedford, Hyannis and Hartford, CT. In 1963, Bonanza built a million-dollar modern bus terminal in downtown Providence and four years later, the company headquarters was moved to that location from Newport. A 1965 acquisition brought service from Fall River to Boston and Providence to the University of Rhode Island.
The company name "Short Line" was changed to Bonanza Bus Lines in 1970 and in 1974, the company began serving New York City from Hartford, CT. As a result, Bonanza became the largest independent bus line in New England and four years later, the company acquired its present Boston to Woods Hole, MA route connecting the ferries of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket with mainland transportation. The Bonanza network had grown into a 1,560-mile route system linking New England to the rest of the country.
Contact
- Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc.
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- Springfield Massachusetts
- United States 01103
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- 4137812900
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