Rockland Coaches
Rockland Coaches Inc., formerly known as The Red and Tan Lines, and locally shortened to Red and Tan, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, that operates commuter bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York, and provides local bus service in both locales north of Route 46. Coach USA acquired the company in 1997.[1]
 | |
 A Rockland Coaches bus at Nanuet Mall | |
| Parent | Coach USA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | 160 NJ Route 17, Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Service area | Bergen County, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York |
| Service type | Commuter bus service |
| Routes | 6 |
| Hubs | Nanuet Mall, Port Authority Bus Terminal |
| Fleet | See "Fleet" section below. All buses owned by New Jersey Transit |
| Fuel type | Diesel-fueled motorcoaches |
| Operator | Coach USA |
| Chief executive | George Grieve |
| Website | Official website |
Routes
Between Bergen and Rockland Counties, and New York City, Rockland Coaches provides service along six routes.
Route ends are given for each route except for branching. Some trips may only serve a portion of the route.
In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many routes were suspended or limited to peak-only service. Throughout 2020, 2021, and 2022, this limited-service schedule remained, however on April 1, 2023, limited Saturday service was restarted on the 11X and 45 routes.[2] However, other routes are still peak-only, and some routes remain suspended as of May 2023.[3][4]
Route list
| Route | Termini | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9A[3][lower-alpha 1] | New York City George Washington Bridge Bus Station |
New City Route 304 Park and Ride |
|
| 9T[3][lower-alpha 1] | New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal | ||
| 11A[3] | Stony Point Route 202 Park and Ride |
| |
| 11X[5] | Spring Valley Metro-North station |
| |
| 20[4] | Nanuet Nanuet Mall |
| |
| 45[5] | Mount Ivy Route 45 Park and Ride |
| |
| 47/49 Hybrid[3] | New City Route 304 Park and Ride |
| |
Former routes
- Rockland Coaches operated Transport of Rockland from 1976 to 2013, when it lost the contract.[6]
- The 14, 21T, 46, and 49J, all commuter routes operating to New York City, have been suspended since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fleet
Rockland Coaches' fleet consists of exclusively NJ Transit-owned MCI coach buses. The fleet consisted of older MC-series coaches, which were replaced with D4000 and D4500 coaches in the early 2000s. From 2019 to 2021, Rockland Coaches received brand-new D4500CT coaches to gradually replace the older D4000 and D4500 coaches.[7]
Current fleet
All buses owned by New Jersey Transit. Only units originally allocated to Rockland Coaches are shown.
| Fleet Numbers | Photo | Year | Make | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19001-19030 | 2019 | MCI | D4500CT | |
| 20149-20168 | 2020 | |||
| 21198-21241 | 2021 |
.jpg.webp)
Notes
- All Route 9 buses are listed online as "9/9A", however the actual buses going to each NYC terminal denote which bus is which. Buses signed as 9A go to GWB Terminal and ones signed as 9T go to PABT.
References
- Coleman-Lochner, Lauren (6 March 1997). "Coach takes over Red & Tan". The Record. Bergen County, N.J., United States. pp. –1. ProQuest 424850737. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Ticket Fare Page". www.coachusa.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Ticket Fare Page". www.coachusa.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Ticket Fare Page". www.coachusa.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- Saeed, Khurram (30 October 2013). "Judge dismisses lawsuit; Brega takeover of TOR, Tappan ZEExpress buses is Sunday". lohud.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- Coyne, Matt (18 February 2016). "Rockland Coaches in line for 64 new buses". lohud.com.