Trailways of New York facts for kids
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| Slogan | We're Going Places |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Headquarters | 499-507 Hurley Avenue Hurley, New York 12443 |
| Service type | Intercity coach service Bus charter Airport shuttle Motorcoach tours Commuter service |
| Alliance | Trailways Transportation System, Megabus |
| Destinations | 100+ |
| Fleet | 130+ |
| Chief executive | Eugene J. Berardi Jr |
Trailways of New York is one of the biggest transportation companies in New York State. It is owned by a family or a small group of people. The company has over 450 employees and its buses travel more than 80 million miles each year.
TrailwaysNY, as it's often called, runs over 150 bus trips every day. These trips go to more than 140 places in New York, New Jersey, and Canada. It is the oldest and largest bus company in New York State that connects different cities. It also works with Megabus and is part of the National Trailways Network.
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History of Trailways of New York
Trailways of New York started in 1926 by the Van Gonsic Berardi family. At first, it was called the Rip Van Winkle brand. It offered bus service for people traveling regularly between New York City and the Hudson Valley. In the 1930s, the company grew quickly. It started offering service to the Adirondacks region too.
Over the years, Trailways of New York bought other bus companies and properties. This included the Dixie Bus Center in New York City and the Pine Hill-Kingston Bus Corporation.
The company grew a lot again in the 1990s. During this time, bus service expanded to Long Island and to Canadian cities like Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario. Trailways of New York also started a long-term partnership with Greyhound Bus Lines. This helped both companies offer better service to their customers.
Trailways of New York is part of the Trailways Transportation System. This means it connects with other bus companies like Academy Bus, Fullington Trailways, Greyhound Lines, Martz Trailways, Barons Bus Lines, Bieber Transportation Group, Short Line (bus company) (Coach USA), Lakefront Lines, and Peter Pan Bus Lines.
Trailways of New York used to own the Central Union Bus Terminal, also known as the Dixie Bus Center. It opened in April 1930 inside the Dixie Hotel in New York City. At that time, it was the biggest indoor bus station in New York. Buses would drive underground, turn on a large 35-foot turntable, and then park in their spots. There was also a waiting room for passengers. The Dixie Bus Terminal closed in 1957 because it couldn't compete with the Port Authority Bus Terminal, which opened in 1950. Today, the underground area is a parking garage. The hotel is now the Carter Hotel, but you can still see parts of the original turntable and waiting room floor.
Since 2015, Trailways of New York has been a main sponsor for the Kingston Stockade Football Club. This is a soccer team that plays in the National Premier Soccer League. Trailways also runs special buses for fans to go to away games. The Kingston Stockade FC plays its home games at Dietz Stadium in Kingston, NY. The team was started by FourSquare CEO Dennis Crowley.
In 2022, Trailways of New York stopped working with Greyhound. Instead, they started a new partnership with Megabus.
Trailways of New York Brands
Trailways of New York uses several different names for its services. These are Adirondack Trailways, Pine Hill Trailways, New York Trailways, and LINE.
Adirondack Trailways
Adirondack Trailways is the name used by Adirondack Transit Lines, Inc. This brand operates routes like New York-Kingston-Albany-Glens Falls-Montreal, Babylon-Kingston, and Albany-Utica-Syracuse.
Pine Hill Trailways
Pine Hill Trailways is the name used by Pine Hill-Kingston Bus Corporation. This brand operates the route from New York-Kingston-Phoenicia-Oneonta-Utica.
New York Trailways
New York Trailways is the name used by Passenger Bus Corporation. This brand operates routes such as New York-Binghamton-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo. Many of these services were previously run by Empire Trailways before Trailways of New York bought them.
LINE Service
In August 2018, Trailways of New York launched a new service called LINE. This is a "business class" route between midtown Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, and the Catskills. It offers special features like mobile tickets, an attendant on the bus, free snacks and drinks, and free premium WiFi for streaming videos and music. LINE stops include West 31st Street in Manhattan and towns in New York state like New Paltz, Kingston, and Woodstock.
Amtrak Partnership
In August 2018, Amtrak announced a partnership with Trailways of New York. This means passengers can buy one ticket to travel by train and then connect to a bus. For example, you can take a train to Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, or Saratoga Springs. From there, you can take a Trailways bus to other cities in upstate New York like Cooperstown, Ithaca, and Lake George.
Bus Fleet
Trailways of New York uses several types of buses in its fleet:
- Motor Coach Industries D4505
- Prevost H3-45 and X3-45
- Van Hool C2045 and CX45
The company no longer uses J4500 buses. They have only three D4500 buses left. Since 2020, Trailways of New York has been buying mostly Prevost X3-45 buses.
See also
- Greyhound Lines, another bus company that operates in New York State
- Short Line Bus, another bus company in the Southern Tier region
- Wanderu (company), a website that helps you find bus tickets
