Continental Trailways

History

• Started in 1948 with
  • Continental Bus System (original Continental Trailways)
  • Denver-Colorado Springs-Pueblo Trailways
  • Denver-Salt Lake-Pacific Trailways
  • Dixie Motor Coach (Dixie Trailways)
  • Panhandle Stages (Panhandle Trailways)
  • Rio Grande Trailways
  • Santa Fe Trail Stages (Santa Fe Trailways)
  • Southern Bus Lines (Southern Trailways)
  • West Coast Bus Lines (West Coast Trailways)
• 1951 acquisitions
  • Danford Bus Line
• 1952 acquisitions
  • Union Bus Lines (Union Trailways)
• 1953 acquisitions
  • American Buslines
  • Cannon Ball Stage Lines (Cannon Ball Trailways)
  • Crescent Stages (Crescent Trailways)
  • Missouri-Arkansas Coach Lines (Missouri-Arkansas Trailways)
  • Service Stages (Service Stages Trailways)
• 1954 acquisitions
  • Boston & Maine Transportation Company
  • Central Bus Lines (Central Trailways)
• 1956 acquisitions
  • Arkansas Motor Coaches (Arkansas Trailways)
  • Smoky Mountain Stages (Smoky Mountain Trailways)
• 1957 acquisitions
  • Trailways of New England
• 1960 acquisitions
  • Missouri Pacific Trailways
  • Tennessee Coach Company
• 1966 acquisitions
  • Georgia-Florida Coaches (Georgia-Florida Trailways)
  • Queen City Coach Company (Queen City Trailways)
  • Safeway Trailways
  • Virginia Stage Lines (Virginia Trailways)
• 1968 acquisitions
  • Atlantic Trailways
  • Southern Stages (Southern Trailways)
• 1969 acquisitions
  • Edwards Motor Transit Company (Edwards Lakes to Sea System/Edwards Trailways)
• 1973 acquisitions
  • Carolina Scenic Coach Lines (Carolina Scenic Trailways)
• 1975 acquisitions
  • Modern Coach Corporation (Modern Trailways)
  • Service Coach Lines (Service Coach Trailways)
  • Tamiami Trail Tours (Tamiami Trailways)

• Owned by Holiday Inn from 1968 to 1979.
• Acquired by Greyhound Lines in 1987.

Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Operated by	Notes
706-711			ACF	C-44				Unknown year.
C1601-C1606			ACF	C-44				Unknown year.
CS550-CS557		9/1953	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Southern Lines
597-599		9/1953	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Rocky Mountain Lines
C1605-C1613		9/1953	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Central Lines
A5300-A5313		11-12/1953	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	American Bus Lines
337-341		5/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Bus System
D1125-D1128		5/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Dixie Lines
CT225-CT227		5/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Tennessee Lines
CR925-CR926		5/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Crescent Lines
CS560-CS561		5/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Southern Lines
W924-W927		5/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Western Lines
S584-S589		5/1955	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Safeway Trails Inc.
S561-S569		4/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Safeway Trails Inc.
C1614-C1619		6/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Central Lines
W969-W970		6/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Western Lines
CR2651-CR2652		6/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Crescent Lines
CS2601-CS2604		6/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Southern Lines
334,342-350		6/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Bus System
611-616		6/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Rocky Mountain Lines
C1650-C1663		2/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Central Lines
D1129-D1136		2/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Dixie Lines
400-411		2/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Bus System
W971-W978		2/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Western Lines
CR2751-CR2752		2/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Crescent Lines
CS2701-CS2715		2/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Southern Lines
S525-S526		3/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Safeway Trails Inc.
617-618		4/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Rocky Mountain Lines
W979		8/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Western Lines
CS2725-CS2730		3/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Southern Lines
423-424		4/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Bus System
ST194		8/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Seashore Transportation Company
5174-5176		1/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Crescent Lines
SM2116		1/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Crescent Lines/Smoky Mountain Stages
5186-5187		1/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Tennessee Lines
617-622		2/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Bus System/Continental Rocky Mountain Lines
2123-2127		1/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Dixie Lines
1126-1131		1/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Bus System
3129-3130		1/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Central Lines
S539-S544		2-3/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Safeway Trails Inc.
3131-3138		2/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Central Lines
5136-5150		2/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Southern Lines
7166		2/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Continental Panhandle Lines
S545-S550		3-6/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual	Safeway Trails Inc.
ST215-ST216		7/1966	GMC	PD-4107	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer 7145VK 4-Speed Manual	Seashore Transportation Company
1800-1806		1957	Kassbohrer	Golden Eagle	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer	Continental Bus System
3800-3806		1957	Kassbohrer	Golden Eagle	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer	Continental Central Lines
4801-4812		1957	Kassbohrer	Golden Eagle	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer	Continental Western Lines
4813-4814		1958	Kassbohrer	Golden Eagle	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer	Continental Western Lines
4826-4828		1957	Kassbohrer	Golden Eagle	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer	Continental Western Lines
6801-6805		1957	Kassbohrer	Golden Eagle	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer	Continental American Lines
12452-12453		3/1969	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison Allison V Series	Continental Dixie Lines	Originally numbered 208 and 209 for Johnson County Suburban Lines, but the contract to operate the route was cancelled.
33504, 33517			Eagle
52451		3/1969	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison Allison V Series	Randolph Field Bus Company	Originally numbered 207 for Johnson County Suburban Lines, but the contract to operate the route was cancelled.