Command Bus Company
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Varsity Bus Company is a school bus operator in New York City
, currently providing yellow school bus service. This company was established in 2003 when it acquired some of the school bus routes that had been operated by Varsity Transit (other school bus companies acquired the remaining school bus routes, and Varsity Transit thereafter ceased operations). From 1979 until 2005, Varsity Transit affiliate Command Bus Company operated two local and seven express transit bus routes, routes that are now operated by MTA Bus Company
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and charter bus operators. Until 1960, when it obtained a franchise
for the current B100, it only operated school, charter, and racetrack buses. Several express buses were implemented in 1972. Command Bus Company was incorporated October 22, 1979 following a long strike
at Pioneer.
Like sister companies Green Bus Lines
, Jamaica Buses
, and Triboro Coach Corporation, Jerome Cooper was the chairman of the board. Originally co-housed with Varsity Transit, the operations of Command were eventually moved into a new NYCDOT
facility at 12755 Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn (this garage is now leased by MTA Bus following the transfer of Command Bus Company routes to MTA Bus in 2005).
Brooklyn local
Express
In the mid-1990s, Command operated "Gotham Flyer" service, using unfilled buses to carry express passengers between Midtown and Wall Street.
New York City
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, currently providing yellow school bus service. This company was established in 2003 when it acquired some of the school bus routes that had been operated by Varsity Transit (other school bus companies acquired the remaining school bus routes, and Varsity Transit thereafter ceased operations). From 1979 until 2005, Varsity Transit affiliate Command Bus Company operated two local and seven express transit bus routes, routes that are now operated by MTA Bus Company
MTA Bus Company
MTA Bus Company is a service of MTA Regional Bus Operations used on routes previously controlled by the New York City Department of Transportation , and operated by private operators that provided service under contract to the NYCDOT...
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Command Bus
Command Bus traces its history to Pioneer Bus Corporation, established in 1954 by three small school busSchool bus
A school bus is a type of bus designed and manufactured for student transport: carrying children and teenagers to and from school and school events...
and charter bus operators. Until 1960, when it obtained a franchise
Government-granted monopoly
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for the current B100, it only operated school, charter, and racetrack buses. Several express buses were implemented in 1972. Command Bus Company was incorporated October 22, 1979 following a long strike
Strike action
Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...
at Pioneer.
Like sister companies Green Bus Lines
Green Bus Lines
Green Bus Lines was a bus company in New York City, United States, managed most recently by Jerome Cooper , operating local service in Queens and express service to Manhattan until January 9, 2006, when the MTA Bus Company took over its routes.The company was incorporated on April 3, 1925 to...
, Jamaica Buses
Jamaica Buses
Jamaica Buses was a bus company in New York City, United States, operating local service in Queens and express service to Manhattan until January 30, 2006, when the MTA Bus Company took over its operations....
, and Triboro Coach Corporation, Jerome Cooper was the chairman of the board. Originally co-housed with Varsity Transit, the operations of Command were eventually moved into a new NYCDOT
New York City Department of Transportation
The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure...
facility at 12755 Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn (this garage is now leased by MTA Bus following the transfer of Command Bus Company routes to MTA Bus in 2005).
Command routes
Command operated the following routes, which after the MTA takeover continued to be operated out of the Spring Creek Bus Depot:Brooklyn local
- B100 Fillmore
- B103 Canarsie Limited
Express
- BM1 Mill Basin
- BM2 Canarsie
- BM3 Sheepshead Bay
- BM4 Gerritsen Beach
- BM5 (formerly BQM1) Starrett City
In the mid-1990s, Command operated "Gotham Flyer" service, using unfilled buses to carry express passengers between Midtown and Wall Street.