Olympia Trails, which used to also do business as Megabus Northeast, LLC (Operator of Megabus), ONE/Independent Bus, and Red and Tan bus, is a bus operator serving northern New Jersey with local and commuter bus service. It has been owned by Coach USA since 1998. Coach USA has been owned by Renco Group since 2024.
Routes Current operations Olympia Trails operates only one service, the Newark Airport Express, which operates between Midtown Manhattan and Newark Liberty International Airport at 15-minute intervals throughout the day. This route was acquired from New Jersey Transit (NJT) in 1997, previously numbered 300.
Former operations Red & Tan brand Under the Red & Tan brand, Coach USA operated bus routes in Jersey City, Bayonne, Staten Island and to the PABT that have since been discontinued, folded into other lines, or taken over by other operators.
RouteTerminals Major streetsHistory 3Route 3 service information archiveJournal Square Transportation CenterJersey CityMerritt Street and Ocean AvenueGarfield Avenue, Baldwin Avenue Formerly operated by Central Avenue IBOA. Discontinued in August 2007.Information about the discontinued route 3 4Jersey CityMerritt Street and Ocean AvenueJersey CityNewport Centre Mall (some trips)or Grove Street (full-time)Pacific Street, Ocean Avenue Formerly operated by Lafayette & Greenville IBOA. Discontinued on November 6, 2011. Operated by the Montgomery & West Side IBOA until March 2, 2019, when it was discontinued.56Route 5 service information archiveJournal Square Transportation CenterHoboken / Weehawken19th StreetObserver Highway, Washington Street Formerly operated by Downtown Bus Co. and later by Lafayette & Greenville. Discontinued 2007.Information about the discontinued route 5 1099S10: Journal Square Transportation Center99S: Jersey CityMerritt Street and Ocean AvenuePort Authority Bus Terminal, New York10: Bayonne - 3 Street and JFK Boulevard99S: Bayonne - 9th Street-Congress StreetJFK Boulevard (both), Central Avenue (99S only) Formerly operated by South Hudson County Boulevard Bus Owners Association, and later by Drogin Bus. Route 99S discontinued on November 6, 2011. Now New Jersey Transit bus route 119. Route 10 taken over by New Jersey Transit & Academy Bus (operator) on April 8, 2012, after threat of cancellation.11Route 11 service information archiveJournal Square Transportation CenterLiberty State ParkPark and RideMontgomery Street Discontinued in 2004.Information about the discontinued route 1116Route 16 service information archiveJournal Square Transportation CenterJersey CityNewport Centre MallMonticello Avenue, Communipaw Avenue, Pacific Avenue Formerly operated by Lafayette & Greenville IBOA. Discontinued in January 2008.Information about the discontinued route 1631Exchange PlaceHobokenHoboken TerminalGrove Street/Erie Street Formerly operated by Public Service Coordinated Transport. Discontinued in 2002. Alternate service available on Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.33Lower Manhattan, New YorkWall StreetBayonne3 Street and JFK BoulevardJFK Boulevard, New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension Discontinued in the late 1990s. Alternate service available on New Jersey Transit bus route 120.99Jersey CityMerritt Street and Ocean AvenueJournal Square Transportation CenterOcean Avenue, Summit Avenue Formerly Lafayette & Greenville Bus' #3 Ocean Avenue line. Discontinued in February 2008. Now New Jersey Transit bus route 6.122Route 122 service information archiveHobokenHoboken TerminalEltingville, Staten Island (New York)Hylan Boulevard and Richmond AvenueInterstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge, Hylan Boulevard, Clove Road, and Forest Avenue Discontinued in mid-2005.144Route 144 service information archiveHobokenHoboken TerminalArden Heights, Staten Island (New York)Arthur Kill Road and West Shore ExpresswayInterstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge, Richmond Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, and Arden Avenue Discontinued in January 2007. 231Route 231 service information archivePort LibertéJersey City HeightsGarfield Avenue, Bergen Avenue, Baldwin Avenue and Central Avenue Formerly operated by Central Avenue IBOA. Discontinued in January 2006. Section north of Journal Square now part of the #88 & #119 lines. Alternate service south of Journal Square available on New Jersey Transit bus route 87.New Jersey Transit, Press Releases, NJ Transit Adds Bus Route in Jersey City: Service begins January 30 between Grove St. PATH and Port Liberte to provide replacement for Coach USA #231 , January 24, 2006New Jersey Transit, Service Adjustments, Attention Coach USA Bus Route No. 231 Customers , January 24, 2006
ONE/Independent Bus ONE/Independent Bus provided local service on routes centered in Essex County, New Jersey and Union County, New Jersey until October 2023, when it shut down. All routes under ONE bus were taken over by New Jersey Transit. All routes owned by New Jersey Transit were transferred to NJT on August 17, 2024.
RouteTerminals Major streetsZonesNotes24OrangeMain Street and Erie LoopElizabethJersey Gardens mall Harrison Street, East Jersey Street(B trips only) Scotland Road, Elizabeth Avenue(A trips only) Central Avenue, Frelinghuysen/Newark Avenue Newark/Elizabeth boundary Grove StreetNJ Transit and Academy Express took over on October 8, 202331NewarkNewark Penn Station NewarkSouth Orange Avenueand Dover Street South Orange Avenue Newark/South Orange boundary Service to/from both Livingston and Maplewood eliminated January 2018 Some trips go as far as South Orange centerNJT took over on October 8, 202344NewarkNewark Penn StationOrangeOrange rail stationScotland Road, Tremont Avenue, Central Avenue Grove StreetNJT took over on October 8, 2023
ONE/Independent Bus, Routes owned by New Jersey Transit +RouteTerminalsMajor StreetsHistory2Journal Square Transportation CenterSecaucus JunctionKennedy Blvd, County Avenue, Secaucus Road (2R variant only), Meadowlands Parkway, and Seaview Parkway Formerly ran under Academy Bus Lines subsidiary, Number 22 Hillside LLC/Corp. Some trips deviate to serve the USPS Bulk Mail Center.84Journal Square Transportation CenterNorth Bergen Bergenline Avenue and JFK BlvdPalisade Avenue, Bergenline Avenue (both directions between JFK and 48 Street, southbound only from 48 Street to 1 Street), New York Avenue (northbound only from 1 Street to 48 Street), Park Avenue (84P variant only; between 31 Street and 79 Street) Was run under NJ Transit Bus Operations until June 26, 2022, when the route was transferred over to ONE Bus in a route swap.88Journal Square Transportation CenterNorth Bergen Bergenline Avenue and JFK BlvdKennedy Blvd, Central Avenue (88C variant only; between Journal Square and 8 Street) Formerly ran under Academy Bus Lines subsidiary, Number 22 Hillside LLC/Corp.
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