Carolina Trailways

History

• Incorporated on November 25, 1925 as Carolina Coach Company.
• Bought Carolina Motor Coach, Safety Coach Lines, Southern Transit, Golden Star Bus Lines and Safety Transit Lines in 1925.
• Bought Norfolk Transit Company in 1928.
• Bought Southern Coach Company in 1929.
• Bought Virginia-Southern Lines in 1935.
• Bought A&C Bus Company in 1937.
• Bought Charlotte-Raleigh Bus Company and Safeway Coach Company in 1939.
• Joined the Trailways System on May 1, 1940.
• Bought Sutherland Brothers Bus Line in 1940.
• Bought J. C. Gilley & Son Bus Line in 1943.
• Bought Red Star Motor Coaches in July 1952.
• Bought Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation in February 1954.
• Bought Seashore Transportation Company in 1981.
• Sold to Greyhound Lines in 1997.

Roster

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
C5406-C5430		3/1954	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C5501-C5530		4/1955	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C5601-C5620		4-5/1956	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C5701-C5710		3/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C5711-C5718		3/1957	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C5801-C5820		3/1958	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C5901-C5920		3/1959	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C6021-C6025		3/1960	GMC	PD-4104	Detroit Diesel 6-71	4-Speed Manual
C6101-C6125		4/1961	GMC	PD-4106	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-Speed Manual
C6201-C6225		3/1962	GMC	PD-4106	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-Speed Manual
C6301-C6320		2-3/1963	GMC	PD-4106	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-Speed Manual
C6401-C6425		1/1964	GMC	PD-4106	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-Speed Manual
C6501-C6514		2-3/1965	GMC	PD-4106	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	4-Speed Manual
85101-85106		1965	Bus & Car	01	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C6515-C6520
85105 (2nd)		1980	Eagle International	10	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Ex-Amador Stage Lines 1038.
85107-85111		1965	Bus & Car	01	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C6621-C6625
85107 (2nd)		1981	Eagle International	10	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Ex-Roberts Holiday Lines 803; Exx-American Pacific Stage Company 979.
85112-85121		1967	Bus & Car	01	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C6721-C6730
85122-85131		1968	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C6801-C6810
85132-85141		1969	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C6906-C6915
85142-85148		1970	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C7006-C7012
85149-85158		1970	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C7101-C7109
85159-85168		1971	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Originally numbered C7111-C7120
85169-85188		1972	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85189-85208		1973	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85209-85228		1974	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85229-85248		1975	Eagle International	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85240 (2nd)		1968	Bus & Car	05	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual	Ex-Continental Safeway 32662; Exx-Continental Rocky Mountain Lines 21501 and 1974.
85256		1984	Eagle International	10	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740	Ex-Seashore Transportation Company 58101.
85600-85610		1995	MCI	MC-12	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740
85611-85617		1996	MCI	102-D3
85618-85629		1997	MCI	102-D3
85630-85635		1998	MCI	102-DL3
85636-85646		1999	MCI	102-DL3
85700-85709		1980	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85728-85731		1981	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85735-85769		1989	MCI	MC-9 Special	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-740	First buses with automatic transmission in the fleet.
85771-85780		1998	MCI	102-D3
85781-85790		2000	MCI	102-DL3
85792-85795		2002	MCI	G4500
85941-85960		1979	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85941-85960		1979	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual
85961-85999		1980	MCI	MC-9	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Spicer Dana 8844A 4-Speed Manual