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Olympia Trails
American commercial intercity bus service From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olympia Trails, which used to also do business as Megabus Northeast, LLC, ONE/Independent Bus, and Red and Tan bus, is a bus operator serving northern New Jersey with local and commuter bus service. It has been owned by Coach USA since 1998.[1]
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In June 2024, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company sold its assets, and its Megabus subsidiaries (including Olympia) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of the Renco Group.[2][3][4]
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Current operations
Olympia Trails operates only one service, listed below.
Olympia Trails brand
Under this brand, one route is operated:
- The Newark Airport Express, operated between Midtown Manhattan and Newark Liberty International Airport at 15-minute intervals throughout the day. This old route was acquired from New Jersey Transit (NJT) in 1997, previously numbered 300.
Former operations
Red & Tan brand
Under the Red & Tan brand, Coach USA operated bus routes in Jersey City, Bayonne, Staten Island and to the PABT that have since been discontinued, folded into other lines, or taken over by other operators.
ONE/Independent Bus
ONE/Independent Bus provided local service on routes centered in Essex County, New Jersey and Union County, New Jersey until October 2023, when it shut down. All routes under ONE bus were taken over by New Jersey Transit. All routes owned by New Jersey Transit were transferred to NJT on August 17, 2024.
ONE/Independent Bus, Routes owned by New Jersey Transit
Former Megabus Northeast LLC routes
Under Megabus, Olympia Trails used to operate service from street stops near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to:
- M21: Washington, D.C., via Baltimore (some service)
- M22: Boston (selected services)
- M23: Philadelphia (some weekday service)
- M26: Manhattan (New York City), Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo; and Niagara Falls and Toronto, ON, (Canada).
- M27: Albany, New York, via Ridgewood, New Jersey
Megabus used to also operate to Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City. However, due to CoachUSA being bankrupt, some of the lines were taken over by PeterPan Bus and Fullington Bus, with the other lines being discontinued.
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