Peter Pan Bus Lines

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Peter Pan Bus Lines
Peter Pan Bonanza MCI J4500 32020 in New York City, on a Providence-New York express run.
Company Slogan	"The People Professionals"
Parent Company	Yellow Cab Air Line
Founded	1933
Headquarters	Springfield, Massachusetts
Locale	Northeast
Service Area	United States (route service in the Northeast)
Service Type	Intercity coach service Bus charter Motorcoach tours
Alliance	Trailways
Destinations	100+
Operator
Website	Official website

Peter Pan Bus Lines is a long-distance bus carrier that operates in the northeastern states of the United States. Over four million passengers travel on Peter Pan's bus routes every year.

The company was originally founded as Yellow Cab Air Line in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the company remains based, and was purchased by Peter Carmen Picknelly in 1933.

Peter Pan was affliated with Trailways for years but has ended that affiliation in 2005.[1]

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Peter Pan's major service areas include: Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Springfield, Massachusetts; Hartford, Connecticut; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and points in between.

In the late 1990s, an alliance was formed with Greyhound Lines, coordinating schedules, marketing, and ticket sales.

Peter Pan's Coaches consist mainly of vehicles manufacured by Motor Coach Industries. The fleet also consists of Van Hool, Prevost, and some RTS buses which came along with their takeover of some former Coach USA Northeastern division companies, namely Arrow Line, Mini Coach of Boston, Maine Line, Pawtuxet Valley, and the Providence-based Bonanza.