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{{Short description|American intercity bus operator}}
{{third-party|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
{{Infobox bus company
| name = Peter Pan Bus Lines
| name = Peter Pan Bus Lines
| logo = Peter Pan bus logo.png
| logo = Peter Pan Bus Lines.svg
| logo_size = 189
| logo_size = 200
| image = Peter Pan Bus Lines 2013 MCI J4500.jpg
| image = Peter Pan Bus Lines 2013 MCI J4500.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = A 2013 model [[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]] J4500, photographed in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]].
| image_caption = A Peter Pan [[MCI J-Series#J4500|MCI J4500]], photographed in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]].
| company_slogan = "Connecting People & Places...for over 75 years"
| company_slogan = Connecting People & Places...for over 75 years
| parent =
| parent =
| founded = 1933
| founded = {{start date and age|1933}}
| headquarters = [[Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)|Springfield Union Station]]<br>[[Springfield, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/08/springfield_names_bus_entrance.html | title=Springfield names Union Station bus entrance Peter Pan Way in honor of local company | first=Peter |last=Goonan | work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]] | date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
| headquarters = Springfield Bus Terminal<br>1776 Main Street<br>[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, MA]] 01103
| locale = [[Northeastern United States]]
| locale = [[Northeastern United States]]
| service_area = Southern New England and Mid Atlantic
| service_area = [[Northeastern United States]]
| service_type = {{plainlist|
| service_type = [[Intercity coach service]]<br>[[Bus charter]]<br>[[Airport shuttle]]<br>Motorcoach tours<br>Contract operations
* [[Intercity coach service]]
| alliance = [[Greyhound Lines]]<br><small>(New York-Boston route only)</small>
* [[Bus charter]]}}
| routes =
| fleet = [[MCI D-Series#First Generation (Legacy)|MCI D4505]], [[MCI J-Series#J4500|MCI J4500]]
| destinations =
| stops =
| hubs = Springfield, MA; Boston, MA; Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; New York City, NY
| stations =
| lounge =
| fleet =
| ridership =
| fuel_type =
| operator = Peter Pan Bus Lines<br>Bonanza Bus Lines<br>Arrow Line
| ceo = Peter A. Picknelly
| ceo = Peter A. Picknelly
| alliance = [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.busandmotorcoachnews.com/megabus-com-and-peter-pan-partner-to-expand-bus-service/|title=Megabus.com and Peter Pan partner to expand bus service|date=December 21, 2022|website=Bus & Motorcoach News}}</ref>
| website = [http://www.peterpanbus.com/ www.peterpanbus.com]
| website = {{URL|https://peterpanbus.com/}}
}}
}}
[[File:Bus Peter Pan Massachusetts USA.jpg|right|thumb|A now-retired MCI 102-A3 coach in Peter Pan/[[Trailways]] hybrid livery, 2003; the two companies maintained a partnership from the early 1990s through 2005.]]
'''Peter Pan Bus Lines''' is a long-distance [[bus]] carrier headquartered in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. It operates in the [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]] [[United States]]. As of Fall 2014, Peter Pan operated bus lines in [[Connecticut]], [[District of Columbia]], [[Delaware]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maryland]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Rhode Island]]. Over four million passengers per year travel on Peter Pan's bus routes.
'''Peter Pan Bus Lines''' operates an [[intercity bus service]] in the [[Northeastern United States]]. It is headquartered in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]. It operates service to and from [[Connecticut]], the [[District of Columbia]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maryland]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Rhode Island]].


The company logo is based on an illustration by [[Roy Best]] for the ''Peter Pan Picture Book''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/mobile/enwiki/w/peter-pan-picture-book-roy-best/1139519559?ean=9781595838940 | title=Peter Pan Picture Book: Shape Book | publisher=[[Barnes & Noble]]}}</ref> Since its founding in 1933, the company has been owned by the Picknelly family. Peter Pan's fleet consists mostly of buses manufactured by [[Motor Coach Industries]].
The company was founded as [[Yellow Cab]] Air Line in Springfield, where the company remains based, and was purchased by Peter Carmen Picknelly in 1933. The Picknelly family still owns the company. The company logo is based on an illustration by [[Roy Best]]. Each bus, in addition to a number, is also given a name based on the Peter Pan stories.


==History ==
Peter Pan was affiliated with [[Trailways Transportation System|Trailways]] beginning in the 1990s, but ended that affiliation in 2005.
Peter Carmine Picknelly founded the company in 1933 with two [[Buick]] limousines and named it after his son's favorite storybook, [[Peter Pan]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/15/obituaries/peter-picknelly-73-chairman-of-peter-pan-bus-lines-dies.html | title=Peter Picknelly, 73, Chairman of Peter Pan Bus Lines, Dies | first=Jennifer | last=Bayot | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=October 15, 2004 | url-access=limited}}</ref> The company's first route operated between [[Northampton, Massachusetts]] and [[Boston]] through [[Stafford Springs, Connecticut]], costing $1.75 and requiring nearly four hours of travel time. In 1957, the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]] was opened and travel time was cut in half.<ref name=generation>{{Cite news | url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/09/next-generation-taking-the-wheel-at-peter-pan-bus-lines.html | title=Next generation taking the wheel at Peter Pan Bus Lines | first=Ron | last=Chimelis | work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]] | date=September 19, 2022}}</ref> The son of the founder, Peter L. Picknelly, took over upon the death of the founder in 1964 and developed tour packages to the [[1964 New York World's Fair]].<ref name="generation" />


Peter Pan Bus Lines was affiliated with [[Trailways Transportation System]] beginning in the 1990s, but ended that affiliation in 2005. A new partnership was announced May 2024 between Peter Pan Bus Lines and Trailways.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Pan Bus Lines and Trailways Form Strategic Partnership to Provide Customers More Travel Options |url=https://trailways.com/news/peter-pan-bus-lines-and-trailways-partnership/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Trailways |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Routes==
Peter Pan's major service areas include: [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; [[Providence, Rhode Island]]; [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]; [[Hartford, Connecticut]]; [[New York City, New York]]; [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]; [[Baltimore, Maryland]]; [[Washington, D.C.]]; and points in between. The operation south of New York City (other than [[Atlantic City]] casino service) began with an expansion in the early 1990s (after which the company joined the Trailways network). Schedules for 1994 showed an additional expansion to [[Norfolk, Virginia]] and [[Ocean City, Maryland]] via the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], paralleling services operated by Carolina Trailways (which was owned by competitor [[Greyhound Lines]]), but this was very brief.


In 1999, an alliance was formed with [[Greyhound Lines]], coordinating schedules, marketing, and ticket sales. Peter Pan and Greyhound had been bitter rivals for most of the 1990s, when Peter Pan expanded outside New England to serve [[New York City]], [[Washington, D. C.]], [[Philadelphia]] and [[Baltimore]]. This partnership was dissolved in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Vaccaro | first=Adam | title=Greyhound, Peter Pan will split up and be rivals again | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/29/greyhound-peter-pan-will-split-and-rivals-again/NUe8YqNnDgxpsPjHhn2HWO/story.html | work=[[The Boston Globe]] | date=August 29, 2017 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 1999, an alliance was formed with Greyhound, coordinating schedules, marketing, and ticket sales.


In December 2002, Peter Pan acquired [[Coach USA]]'s Northeastern division with 255 vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/business/2002/12/07/peter-pan-buys-bonanza-other/50330156007/ | title=Peter Pan buys Bonanza, other bus lines | agency=[[The Associated Press]] | work=[[The Standard-Times (New Bedford)|The Standard-Times]] | date=December 6, 2002 | url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/10009039/stagecoach-negotiates-sale-of-u-s-operations | title=Stagecoach negotiates sale of U.S. operations | work=[[Metro Magazine]] | date=May 1, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://pbn.com/peter-pan-acquires-bonanza-and-pawtuxet-valley-bus-lines12602/ | title=Peter Pan acquires Bonanza and Pawtuxet Valley Bus Lines | work=[[Providence Business News]] | date=June 25, 2003}}</ref> In 2004, Peter Pan sold the Maine Line operation in Portland to Cyr Bus Line.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2012-pt5/html/CRECB-2012-pt5-Pg6695-2.htm | title=ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS RECOGNIZING JOHN T. CYR AND SONS, INC.}}</ref> The same year, Peter A. Picknelly III took over as CEO after the death of his father.<ref name="generation" /> In 2005, Peter Pan closed its Pawtuxet Valley, Rhode Island operations.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.metro-magazine.com/10008632/rhode-island-operator-returns-to-coach-industry-after-lengthy-sabbatical | title=Rhode Island operator returns to coach industry after lengthy sabbatical | work=[[Metro Magazine]] | date=January 1, 2006}}</ref> On August 15, 2024, Peter Pan Bus Lines and [[Megabus (North America)|MegaBus]] announced a partnership that will result in Peter Pan taking over all the Megabus routes in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Family-owned Peter Pan Bus Lines Takes Over Megabus Routes in Northeast Corridor |url=https://peterpanbus.com/megabusannouncement/ |publisher=Peter Pan Bus Lines}}</ref>
Peter Pan's Coaches consist mainly of vehicles manufactured by [[Motor Coach Industries]]. The fleet also consists of [[Van Hool]] coaches and some [[Rapid Transit Series|RTS]] buses which came along with their December 2002 takeover of [[Coach USA]]'s Northeastern division companies,<ref>[http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/2bda2d2cbecfdf25852572b800407309/8c5b4fde9f559f2485256c9300502911?OpenDocument PETER PAN BUS LINES TRUST--PURCHASE AND ACQUISITION OF CONTROL--ARROW LINE ACQUISITION, LLC, BONANZA ACQUISITION, LLC, MAINE LINE, LLC, PAWTUXET VALLEY, LLC, PETER PAN BOSTON, LLC, AND PETER PAN BUS LINES, INC.]</ref> namely [[Arrow Line]], [[Mini Coach]] of Boston, [[Maine Line]], [[Pawtuxet Valley]], and the Providence-based [[Bonanza]] in 2003. Pawtuxet Valley and Maine Line have since been divested.


==See also==
==Controversies==
CEO Peter A. Picknelly III has made political contributions aimed at dissuading the development of high-speed railroads in [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2016/07/peter_picknelly_lesser_rail_bi.html | title=Peter Picknelly lobbied against proposed Springfield to Boston rail study, sending email two days before Gov. Baker's veto | first=Dan | last=Glaun | work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]] | date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>
* [[BoltBus]] and [[YO! Bus]], joint ventures with [[Greyhound Lines]]<ref>[http://peterpanbus.com/about-peter-pan/company-history/ "The History of Peter Pan Bus Lines"], Peter Pan Bus Lines website</ref>
* [[Coach USA]], former owner of most of the Peter Pan companies
* [[Greyhound Lines]], interline carrier on most Peter Pan routes


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references />

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Maniscalchi |first=Denna |date=2000 |title=Driving Vision: The Story of Peter Pan Bus Lines | publisher=Peter Pan Bus Lines |isbn=9780967949307}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.peterpanbus.com/ Peter Pan Bus Lines company homepage]
* {{Official website|https://peterpanbus.com/}}
* [https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=MC_MX&query_string=61016 Peter Pan Bus Lines Inc. Company Snapshot] at the [[Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration]]


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Latest revision as of 18:38, 26 October 2024

Peter Pan Bus Lines
A Peter Pan MCI J4500, photographed in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Founded1933; 92 years ago (1933)
HeadquartersSpringfield Union Station
Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
LocaleNortheastern United States
Service areaNortheastern United States
Service type
AllianceMegabus[2]
FleetMCI D4505, MCI J4500
Chief executivePeter A. Picknelly
Websitepeterpanbus.com
A now-retired MCI 102-A3 coach in Peter Pan/Trailways hybrid livery, 2003; the two companies maintained a partnership from the early 1990s through 2005.

Peter Pan Bus Lines operates an intercity bus service in the Northeastern United States. It is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. It operates service to and from Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.

The company logo is based on an illustration by Roy Best for the Peter Pan Picture Book.[3] Since its founding in 1933, the company has been owned by the Picknelly family. Peter Pan's fleet consists mostly of buses manufactured by Motor Coach Industries.

History

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Peter Carmine Picknelly founded the company in 1933 with two Buick limousines and named it after his son's favorite storybook, Peter Pan.[4] The company's first route operated between Northampton, Massachusetts and Boston through Stafford Springs, Connecticut, costing $1.75 and requiring nearly four hours of travel time. In 1957, the Massachusetts Turnpike was opened and travel time was cut in half.[5] The son of the founder, Peter L. Picknelly, took over upon the death of the founder in 1964 and developed tour packages to the 1964 New York World's Fair.[5]

Peter Pan Bus Lines was affiliated with Trailways Transportation System beginning in the 1990s, but ended that affiliation in 2005. A new partnership was announced May 2024 between Peter Pan Bus Lines and Trailways.[6]

In 1999, an alliance was formed with Greyhound Lines, coordinating schedules, marketing, and ticket sales. Peter Pan and Greyhound had been bitter rivals for most of the 1990s, when Peter Pan expanded outside New England to serve New York City, Washington, D. C., Philadelphia and Baltimore. This partnership was dissolved in 2017.[7]

In December 2002, Peter Pan acquired Coach USA's Northeastern division with 255 vehicles.[8][9][10] In 2004, Peter Pan sold the Maine Line operation in Portland to Cyr Bus Line.[11] The same year, Peter A. Picknelly III took over as CEO after the death of his father.[5] In 2005, Peter Pan closed its Pawtuxet Valley, Rhode Island operations.[12] On August 15, 2024, Peter Pan Bus Lines and MegaBus announced a partnership that will result in Peter Pan taking over all the Megabus routes in the northeast and mid-Atlantic states.[13]

Controversies

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CEO Peter A. Picknelly III has made political contributions aimed at dissuading the development of high-speed railroads in Massachusetts.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Goonan, Peter (January 30, 2019). "Springfield names Union Station bus entrance Peter Pan Way in honor of local company". The Republican.
  2. ^ "Megabus.com and Peter Pan partner to expand bus service". Bus & Motorcoach News. December 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Peter Pan Picture Book: Shape Book". Barnes & Noble.
  4. ^ Bayot, Jennifer (October 15, 2004). "Peter Picknelly, 73, Chairman of Peter Pan Bus Lines, Dies". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b c Chimelis, Ron (September 19, 2022). "Next generation taking the wheel at Peter Pan Bus Lines". The Republican.
  6. ^ "Peter Pan Bus Lines and Trailways Form Strategic Partnership to Provide Customers More Travel Options". Trailways. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  7. ^ Vaccaro, Adam (August 29, 2017). "Greyhound, Peter Pan will split up and be rivals again". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ "Peter Pan buys Bonanza, other bus lines". The Standard-Times. The Associated Press. December 6, 2002.
  9. ^ "Stagecoach negotiates sale of U.S. operations". Metro Magazine. May 1, 2003.
  10. ^ "Peter Pan acquires Bonanza and Pawtuxet Valley Bus Lines". Providence Business News. June 25, 2003.
  11. ^ "ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS RECOGNIZING JOHN T. CYR AND SONS, INC".
  12. ^ "Rhode Island operator returns to coach industry after lengthy sabbatical". Metro Magazine. January 1, 2006.
  13. ^ "Family-owned Peter Pan Bus Lines Takes Over Megabus Routes in Northeast Corridor". Peter Pan Bus Lines. August 15, 2024.
  14. ^ Glaun, Dan (July 29, 2016). "Peter Picknelly lobbied against proposed Springfield to Boston rail study, sending email two days before Gov. Baker's veto". The Republican.

Further reading

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  • Maniscalchi, Denna (2000). Driving Vision: The Story of Peter Pan Bus Lines. Peter Pan Bus Lines. ISBN 9780967949307.
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