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The museum archives contain a wealth of information about transit operators in California and beyond. These files are based on the collections of Robert A Burrowes and Jerry Squier, who donated their files to the museum. These files have been collated and added to over the years.

Operators Categories

• Common Carrier (Regulated)
• Tour/Charter (Non-Stop)
• Institutional (Schools, Churches, Corporations, Etc)
• Holding Company/Association/Conglomerate
• Museum, Society, Fan Group, Etc
• Regulatory Body (PUC, ODT, etc)

 

Common Carrier (Regulated)

188 Common Carriers (Regulated) Found

Archive Location	Operator Name	Operator Location
Oper-01-01 (RB#01)	Airport Service, Ind	Long Beach, CA
Oper-01-01 (RB#01)	AirporTransit	Los Angeles, CA
Oper-01-01 (RB#01)	Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)	Oakland, CA
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Amador Stage Lines
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Amtrak
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Antelope Valley Bus	Lancaster, CA
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Antelope Valley Lines	XXX repeated
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Asbury Rapid Transit System
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Atkinson Transportation Co.	Los Angeles, CA
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Atlanta Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority	XXX
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	XXX
Oper-01-03 (RB#01)	Bakersfield & Kern Electric Railway	Bakersfield, CA
Oper-01-03 (RB#01)	Bakersfield Municipal Transit System	Bakersfield, CA
Oper-01-03 (RB#01)	Bakersfield Transit Co.	Bakersfield, CA
Oper-01-03 (RB#01)	Barrett Transportation	San Francisco, CA

 

Tour/Charter (Non-Stop)

39 Tour/Charter (Non-Stop) Found

Archive Location	Operator Name	Operator Location
Oper-01-01 (RB#01)	Airport Charter Lines	XXX who dat???
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Alaska Hyway Tours	Fairbanks, AK
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	All West Coachlines	Napa, CA
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Amador Stage Lines
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	American Stage Tours	Concord, CA
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Amtravel
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	Anzac California Tours	Los Angeles, CA
Oper-01-03 (RB#01)	Blue Goose Charter Leasing	Brea, CA
Build-01-01 (RB#10) (Grey #3)	Boise – Winnemucca Stages	Boise, Idaho
Oper-01-04 (RB#01)	California Parlor Car Tours	San Francisco, CA
Oper-01-04 (RB#01)	California Parlor Car Tours	XXX repeat
Oper-01-04 (RB#01)	Chicago Sightseeing Co	XXX
Oper-02-01 (RB#02)	Duarte’s Sightseeing	HI
Oper-02-03 (RB#02)	Eastshore Lines	Berkeley, San Francisco
Oper-02-03 (RB#02)	Emperor Norton Tours	San Francisco, CA

 

Institutional (Schools, Churches, Corporations, Etc)

11 Institutional (Schools, Churches, Corporations, Etc) Found

Archive Location	Operator Name	Operator Location
Oper-02-01 (RB#02)	Delta Junior College
Oper-04-04 (RB#04)	Los Gatos High School
Oper-05-01 (RB#05)	MV Transportation
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	Neighborhood Church
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	Notamas Unified
Oper-06-01 (RB#06)	Red Bull
Oper-07-01 (RB#07)	Shasta College
Oper-07-03 (RB#07)	St. Francis High School
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	Unitrans (UC Davis)	UC Davis
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	Yosemite Community College
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	Yuba College

 

Holding Company/Association/Conglomerate

7 Holding Company/Association/Conglomerate) Found

Archive Location	Operator Name	Operator Location
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	American Transit Corp	—St. Louis, MO
Oper-01-02 (RB#01)	ATC Vancom
Oper-03 (RB#03)	Greyhound
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	National Cities Lines	XXXwrong
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	National City Lines
Oper-05-04 (RB#05)	Pacific City Lines	—Oakland, CA
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	Western Transit Systems

 

Museum, Society, Fan Group, Etc

15 Museum, Society, Fan Group, Etc Found

Archive Location	Operator Name	Operator Location
Oper-03 (RB#03)	Greyhound Historic Bus Fleet
Oper-05-01 (RB#05)	Motor Bus Society
Oper-05-01 (RB#05)	Motorcoach Museum of North America
Oper-05-01 (RB#05)	Museum of Bus Transportation
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	Niles Canyon Railway
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	Niles Coach Lines
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	Old Pueblo Trolley
Oper-05-04 (RB#05)	Orange Empire Trolley Museum
Oper-06-01 (RB#06)	Rapid Transit Society
Oper-06-03 (RB#06)	San Diego Trolley
Oper-06-03 (RB#06)	San Jose Trolley Corporation
Oper-07-01 (RB#07)	Seashore Trolley Museum
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	West Coast Motor Coach Museum
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	Western Railway Museum
Oper-07-04 (RB#07)	Western Transit Society

 

Regulatory Body (PUC, ODT, etc)

1 Regulatory Body (PUC, ODT, etc) Found

Archive Location	Operator Name	Operator Location
Oper-05-03 (RB#05)	Office of Defense Transportation

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