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Posted by andy on Thu Feb 22 18:19:26 2007, in response to NYC Express Map/Express Bus History, posted by Q101 E. MIDTOWN 2 AV on Thu Feb 22 13:59:09 2007. To answer question #2 briefly:The first express lines started in 1968 - Fresh Meadows-Midtown, Riverdale-Midtown (East and West sides), and Staten Island-Manahttan. The routes were considered experimental at first. The first two were private companies (Steinway Transit and Riverdale Transit, respectively) that are now of course MTA Bus. The Staten Island route was NYCTA from the start. Once these lines proved successful, by the mid-1970s there was a whole network of express routes connecting Manhattan to the four outlying boroughs and even a few within Manhattan itself. All of the private lines*, as well as the TA, shared in the awarding of routes, then done by the NYC Bureau of Franchises. *Command *Liberty Lines (originally Riverdale Transit) *NY Bus Service *Queens Surface (originally Queens Transit and Steinway Transit, which had common ownership) *Green Bus *Triboro Coach *Jamaica Buses *Ave B and East Broadway (taken over by TA in 1980). |
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