Burlington Trailways

Burlington Trailways is an intercity bus company based in West Burlington, Iowa.

Burlington Trailways

A Burlington Trailways bus in Iowa City
Founded	1929
Headquarters	West Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Service area	Western United States/Midwestern United States
Service type	Intercity bus service
Alliance	Trailways Transportation System, Greyhound Lines
Fleet	> 24 coaches[1]
Website	burlingtontrailways.com

History

Burlington Trailways was founded in 1929 as the Burlington Transportation Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It started as a bus line that ran through Highway 34. In 1934, the service expanded to Denver and Omaha and in 1935, from Chicago to California. In 1936, it was a charter member of the Trailways Transportation System, an association of independent intercity bus operators created to offset the growing strength of Greyhound Lines.^[2][3][4]

In 1952, Burlington Transportation Company was renamed into Burlington Trailways.^[4]

Primary hubs

• Burlington, Iowa
• Davenport, Iowa
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Iowa City, Iowa
• Omaha, Nebraska

Routes

As of September 2022, Burlington Trailways operates the following routes. Intermediate stops are not listed.^[5]

• 1201 Chicago to Omaha, Nebraska
• 1202 Omaha, Nebraska to Chicago
• 1205 Chicago to Des Moines, Iowa
• 1208 Des Moines, Iowa to Chicago
• 1401 Indianapolis to Denver
• 1402 Denver to Indianapolis
• 1489 Cedar Rapids, Iowa to St. Louis
• 1490 St. Louis to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• 1491 Chicago to Burlington, Iowa
• 1492 Waterloo, Iowa to Chicago
• 1493 Dubuque, Iowa to Burlington, Iowa
• 1494 Burlington, Iowa to Dubuque, Iowa
• 1496 Burlington, Iowa to Davenport, Iowa
• 1498 Davenport, Iowa to Waterloo, Iowa

See also

• Jefferson Lines