Calgary based Greyhound Canada is a subsidary of Naperville, Illinois based Laidlaw International Incorporated (formerly Laidlaw Inc of Hamilton, Ontario) and linked with Dallas, Texas based Greyhound Bus Lines(AKA Greyhound USA.

History

Greyhound Canada was founded as began Canadian Greyhound Coaches Ltd. in 1929 and operating in Alberta, it merged with Greyhound USA in 1935 and split after Greyhound Canada was sold in 1987. It was not until Laidlaw's purchase of the Canadian operations in 1987 and US in 1999 did the two operations linked-up again.

Routes

Greyhound Canada buses operate six Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec) and connect to US destinations. For travel into areas not served by Greyhound, passengers may need to transfer onto other bus lines which have inter-line agreements with Greyhound:

• Pacific Coach Lines
• Orleans Express
• SMT Eastern
• Acadian Lines
• Adirondack Trailways
• Vancouver Island Coach Lines
• Grey Goose Bus Lines
• Yellow Cab (Edmonton)
• Gray Line Banff

In Southern Ontario, Greyhound operates a commuter service known as Commute By Quicklink. A list of cities served by this service:

• Toronto
• Barrie
• Belleville
• Cambridge
• Grimsby
• Guelph
• Kitchener
• London
• Niagara Falls
• Peterborough
• St. Catharines

Roster

Greyhound operates 480 buses, but it has an extended fleet through connecting operators:

Greyhound Canada's roster:

• MCI D4500
• MCI 102EL3
• MCI 96A3
• MCI 102A3
• MCI 102C3
• MCI 102DL3
• Le Mirage XL

Greyhound Canada also offers courier services via Greyhound Courier Express.

See also

• Bus
• Laidlaw
• Jefferson Lines
• Peter Pan Bus Lines
• Trailways Transportation System
• Greyhound Bus Lines
• Gray Coach Lines

References

• Grayline Canada
• Greyhound Canada
• Greyhound USA
• Official website of Laidlaw International, Inc