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The "Stage": Ancestor of the intercity bus
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:06 pm    Post subject: The "Stage": Ancestor of the intercity bus Reply with quote

Fellows:

Watch virtually any classic TV western or western film and you will see at least a glimpse of a "stage".

When one thinks about the stagecoach, you can easily see how these horse-drawn coaches were indeed the ancestors of the modern intercity highway coach.

Look at how many modern bus companies have (or have had) the word "STAGE" in their names.

As the stagecoach was the earliest intercity public road conveyance fir a good chunk of the 19th century, I truly think it is worth at least doing some study on the stagecoach.

The "stage" is probably the most ignored of public transit vehicles from the past, except, perhaps, from the most astute historians.......

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's an interesting "stage page" Wink

There is much here regarding both American and overseas "stages"; also note how many classic Westerns featured stagecoaches.......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagecoach
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stage stops ("relay stations") along the old stagecoach lines can also be considered ancestors of the once-famed GREYHOUND Post Houses; also, the great-great grandfathers of today's truck stops.

At relay stations, tired, sweaty teams were swapped out for fresh, passengers could get a meal and, also, something to quench their thirsts, after rattling and bouncing along those long and dusty roads, and the mail could also be loaded or delivered.

At many stage stops, there was also an ice house, which was of vital importance in the cooling of any perishables that might also be on board.......

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another interesting historical page......

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/stagecoach/
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Recalling the heyday and history of "The Stage"......

http://www.tombstonetimes.com/stories/stagecoaches.html

(courtesy: Tombstone Times)
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also of historical interest:

http://www.genealogytrails.com/main/stagecoaches.html
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another interesting and historical look at the stagecoach......

https://www.westernhorseman.com/culture/the-legend-of-the-stagecoach/

(courtesy: The Western Horseman)
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"RULES OF THE ROAD" (stagecoach etiquette)

Wonder if any of these rules are to be found in any present GREYHOUND driver's manuals........ Rolling Eyes

https://truewestmagazine.com/stagecoach-etiquette/

(courtesy: True West Magazine)
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just a few examples of intercity buses companies that used the word "STAGE" in their names....

ORANGE BELT STAGES

LAS VEGAS-TONOAPH-RENO STAGES

MT. HOOD STAGES

MOYERS STAGES

ST. LAKE & TOOELE STAGES

RIVER AUTO STAGES

SOUTHWESTERN STAGES

RIMROCK STAGES

UNION PACIFIC STAGES

CITIZEN AUTO STAGE

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The "CONCORD"; the humble coach that played an important role in the settling of the West......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Coach
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any historical discussion of the stagecoach must include at least a mention of Wells Fargo......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Wells_Fargo
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

See also:

http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/stagecoach
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Earlier, I had mentioned "UNION PACIFIC STAGES"; this "in-depth" page gives a detailed history of Union Pacific bus operations, and much more of historical bus value.

These modern bus operations were far, far removed from the dusty, swaying stagecoaches of old.

There is also much here on GREYHOUND........

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http://www.utahrails.net/up/union-pacific-buses.php

(courtesy: UtahRails.NET)
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A rich (and very detailed) historical page on the history of stage-coach ("horse bus") operation in Great Britain; note that an advertisement for such a service was posted as early as 1657.............

http://carlscam.com/coachindustry.htm
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Of course, the "-coach" part of the word 'stagecoach' would form the basis for the establishment of Fifth Avenue Coach Company in 1896; plus, when horse-drawn stagecoaches and streetcars of all types in NYC were replaced by buses, the latter were referred to as "motor coaches."
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