Barons Bus Lines

Barons Bus, Inc.
Founded2012 (2012)
Headquarters13315 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland Ohio
AllianceGreyhound Lines
Fleet48 buses
Websitebaronsbus.com

Barons Bus is an intercity bus company operating in the United States. It serves passengers in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Barons Bus operates GoBus, a federally funded bus services that operates scheduled routes through rural parts of Ohio. The company is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

In January 2019, Barons Bus received Metro Magazine's "Operator of the Year" award at the United Motorcoach Association Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1][2]

History

Starting in 2012, the Goebel Family, former owners of Lakefront Lines (now Coach USA), opened an unassociated company under the name "Barons Bus." The company name originated from the former American Hockey League team based in Cleveland, the Cleveland Barons.[3] In 2014, Barons Bus acquired Cleveland Southeastern Trails, a former bus company located in Bedford, Ohio. As of 2019, Barons Bus continues to expand, only operating new vehicles.[4]

Fleet

A Barons Bus MCI J4500 from Cleveland, Ohio in Toronto, Ontario - November 2018.

At company startup, Barons Bus operated with used "loaner" buses, provided by MCI, while the order for new buses was being completed. Upon acquisition of Cleveland Southeastern Trails in 2014, Barons Bus very briefly operated (4 or 5) 2008 Van Hool C2045s and (1) 2004 Prévost LeMirage XLII, before further liquidation.

For a few years, Barons Bus operated 3 different Van Hools for their line-run routes only, due to larger fuel capacity. Those buses were as follows: (1) 2016 Van Hool CX45; (2) 2017 Van Hool CX45.

As of February 2019, Barons Bus now operates a fleet of solely MCI J4500 motorcoaches. Their latest order of MCI's featured increased fuel capacity. The company's buses are typically three years old or newer.

References

  1. ^ "Baron's Bus named METRO's Motorcoach Operator of the Year". METRO Magazine. January 11, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Motorcoach Industry Stand Outs Honored at EXPO". United Motorcoach Association. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on Sep 23, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cleveland Barons Hockey". clebarons.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "About Us". Barons Bus. Retrieved February 7, 2019.


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