Vermont Transit Lines

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Vermont Transit Lines (VTL) is a bus carrier company serving New England. Founded in 1929 by William Appleyard, it originally linked the towns of Barre and Burlington, Vermont, with stops along the route. VTL grew to add destinations throughout the state, and added routes to Montreal, Quebec; to Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts; and to Maine and New Hampshire.

1 Service and routes
2 Identity and livery
3 Equipment
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Service and routes

Today VTL is a subsidiary of Greyhound Lines. It is based in Burlington, Vermont, with major terminals in White River Junction, Montreal and Boston. Service is primarily provided along the Interstate 89 corridor and then on to Boston.

[edit] Identity and livery

For most of the company's history, and even in small ways today, Vermont Transit's identity has been closely tied to the state of Vermont. Drivers wear uniforms in Vermont's state colors of green and gold, with a cloisonne tie clasp of the Vermont coat of arms.

The fleet of buses have always been painted in a combination of green, gold and black. Until consolidation with Greyhound Lines, seats were upholstered in a custom woven twill of green, gold, and black.

[edit] Equipment

The line operates a range of buses manufactured by the Belgian coach builder Van Hool, as well as equipment manufactured by Motor Coach Industries. In recent years, a series of service cuts directed by Greyhound have negatively affected VTL's service, ridership, and employment. In 2007, Boston Express, a subsidiary of Concord Trailways, resumed the Nashua, New Hampshire-to-Boston commuter route that VTL abandoned in 2005. [1]