Bee Line

History

• Incorporated on August 18, 1922 by Harry B. Carter.
• Bought Checker Bus Corporation on October 7, 1964; renamed as Stage Coach Lines.
• Acquired by the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority in 1973.

Roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-2		1927	Yellow Coach	X-H-246			Ex-North Shore Coach Service 1-2; bought in 1932.
11-12		1921	Republic/Patterson				Ex-Orange Line; bought in 1922.
14		1922	Transport
15		1922	Day-Elder
16-17		1923	Ace
18-19		1924	Ace
20-21		1924	Goodwin-Guilder
22-23		1924	Ace
24-25			Six-Wheel	37			Ex-?; bought in 1924.
26		1925	Ace	C
27		1925	White	50A
28-29		1925	White
30-31		1925	Mack	AB			Ex-Sunrise Trail Community Buses; bought in 1926.
31 (2nd)		1928	Mack	AB			Ex-Post Road Coach Company; bought in 1929.
32-42		1925	Mack	AB
43 (1st)		1926	Six-Wheel
43 (2nd)		1928	Mack	AB			Ex-Post Road Coach Company; bought in 1929.
44		1926	Ace	C
45-57		1926	Mack	AB
53 (2nd)		1928	Mack	AB			Ex-Post Road Coach Company; bought in 1929.
58		1926	Ace	C
59-62		1927	Ace	C
70-77		1928	AC&F	508-9-D11
78-91		1929	AC&F	508-9-D11
92		1932	AC&F	701-2-P40
93		1931	Fageol				Ex-?; bought in 1933.
100-101		1928	AC&F	601-2-D9
134-153		1931	AC&F	901-1-P64
160-175, 182-193		1932	AC&F	901-1-P64
200		1929	AC&F	511-2-H2
201-203		1929	AC&F	511-3-H7
204-209		1930	AC&F	511-3-H7
210-214		1931	AC&F	511-3-H7
215-218		1929	AC&F	511-2-H2			Ex-Nevin Bus Lines #?, 101, #? & #?; bought in 1931.
219		1929	AC&F	511-3-H7			Ex-?; bought in 1932.
220		1931	AC&F	511-3-H7			Ex-Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway 415; bought in 1932.
221-224		1931	AC&F	511-3-H7			Ex-?; bought in 1932.
225-226		1931	AC&F	511-3-H7			Ex-Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway 418-419; bought in 1932.
227-232		1939	AC&F	H-16-S
233-238		1941	AC&F	36-S
250-251		1940	Ford	09B
252-253		1941	Ford	19B
254-257		1942	Mack	RB-3G
259-262		1942	Ford	29B
263-265		1937	Mack	6CT-3S			Ex-Fordham Bus Company; bought in 1943?
266 (1st)		1935	White				Ex-?; bought in 1943?
266 (2nd)		1937	Mack	6CT-3S			Ex-Long Beach Bus Company 64; bought in 1948.
267-268 (1st)		1937	International				Ex-?; bought in 1943?
267-268 (2nd)		1936	Mack	6CQ-3S			Ex-Long Beach Bus Company 48-49; bought in 1948.
300-314		1944	White	798
315-324		1946	White	798
330-331		1946	Ford	69B
340-348		1944	White	798-10			Ex-Short Line of Rhode Island 305-313; bought in 1954.
349-353		1945	White	798-10			Ex-Short Line of Rhode Island #?; bought in 1954.
400-414		1947	GMC	TDH-3610
415-416		1956	GMC	TDH-3714			Ex-Rockville Centre Bus Corporation 115-116; bought in 1961.
500-519		1951	Mack	C-45-DT
530-539		1953	GMC	TDH-4509
540-549		1953	GMC	TDH-4512
550-559		1955	GMC	TDH-4512
560-564		1956	GMC	TDH-4512
565		1960	GMC	TDH-4517			Ex-demo; bought in April 1960.
566-570		1961	GMC	TDH-4517
600-609		1957	GMC	TDH-5106
610-614		1958	GMC	TDH-5106
615-619		1959	GMC	TDH-5106
620-624		1960	Mack	C-49-DT "New Look"
625-634		1961	GMC	TDH-5302
635-644		1962	GMC	TDH-5302			644 was later retrofitted with A/C.
645-649		1963	GMC	TDH-5304			Equipped with A/C.
650-659		1964	GMC	TDH-5304			650-654 were equipped with A/C.
660-669		1965	GMC	TDH-5304
670-674		1966	GMC	TDH-5304
675-684		1967	GMC	TDH-5304
685-688		1969	GMC	T8H-5306	Detroit Diesel 8V71
689-693		1969	GMC	T6H-5306	Detroit Diesel 6V71
694-698		1968	GMC	T6H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 6V71		Ex-Semke Bus Line 105-109; bought in 1970.
700		1964	Flxible	FD6V-401-7	Detroit Diesel 6V71
701		1964	Flxible	FD6V-401-7	Detroit Diesel 6V71		Transferred from Utility Lines 400 in 1967.
702		1967	GMC	SDM-5302
703		1967	GMC	SDM-5302			Ex-Sunrise Coach Lines 105; bought in 1971.
711		1955	GMC	PD-4104			Ex-Safeway Trails QT211; bought in 1971?
800-803		1971	GMC	T8H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 8V71