Rockland Coaches

Rockland Coaches Inc., also known as The Red and Tan Lines, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, United States, 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 Rockland Coaches
(The Red & Tan Lines)

A Rockland Coaches bus at Nanuet Mall.
Parent	Coach USA
Founded	1917
Headquarters	180 Old Hook Road Westwood, New Jersey
Service area	Bergen County, New Jersey and Rockland County, New York
Service type	Commuter bus service
Routes	10
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

Interstate service

Between Bergen and Rockland Counties, and New York City, Rockland Coaches provides service along ten routes.

Route ends are given for each route except for branching. Some trips may only serve a portion of the route.

Route	Terminals		Local service via
9	Port Authority Bus Terminal (9T) George Washington Bridge Bus Station (9/9A)	New City (9T) (full-time) Central Nyack (9) or Stony Point (9A) (peak service only)	Sylvan Avenue, Oak Tree Road, Piermont Avenue/River Road, Broadway, Nyack Turnpike (Central Nyack trips only) Lake Road, Main Street, Route 9W (Stony Point trips only)
11A	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Stony Point, or Spring Valley	Grand Avenue, Kinderkamack Road, Middletown Road, Route 59 (to Spring Valley), Routes 303, Main Street, and 9W (to Stony Point)
14	Port Authority Bus Terminal (14E)	Harrington Park, Westwood, or Montvale	Grand Avenue (some trips), Engle Street/Dean Street, Knickerbocker Road, Blanch Avenue, River Vale Road (to Montvale), Piermont Avenue (to Westwood)
20	Port Authority Bus Terminal (20T)	Palisades Center	CR 501, Tappan Road, Western Highway, Convent Road, Gilbert Avenue, Middletown Road, Route 59
21T	Port Authority Bus Terminal	New Milford	Grand Avenue, River Road
45	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Mt. Ivy	Upper Montvale Park-Ride (most trips), Chestnut Ridge Road, Route 45, Eckerson Road (some trips)
46 & 47	Port Authority Bus Terminal	Nanuet or Stony Point	Washington Avenue, Kinderkamack Road, Route 304, Main Street, Route 9W
49	Port Authority Bus Terminal	New City or Stony Point	Garden State Parkway, Route 304, Main Street, Route 9W
49J	Port Authority Bus Terminal or 5th Ave & 42nd St	New City via Palisades Center Lot J	Route 304

Fleet

Rockland Coaches' fleet consists of exclusively NJT-owned MCI coach buses. The fleet consisted of older MC-series coaches, which were replaced with D4000 and D4500 coaches in the early 2000s. In 2019 and 2020, Rockland Coaches received brand-new D4500CT coaches to gradually replace the older D4000 and D4500 coaches; they are expected to receive additional coaches in 2021 to finally replace the D4000 and D4500 models.[1]

All buses owned by New Jersey Transit. Only units originally allocated to Rockland Coaches are shown.

Fleet Numbers	Photo	Year	Make	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
8454-8505 8512-8513		2001	MCI	D4000	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500	8504, 8505, 8512, & 8513 transferred to other operators. Currently being retired.
8554-8555 8836-8845 8877-8889		2003
8524-8553				D4500			8540 refurbished with D4500CT-style headlights[2] Currently being retired.
19001-19030		2019		D4500CT	Cummins ISX12
20149-20164		2020			Cummins X12		Currently being delivered.

Former routes

• Rockland Coaches operated Transport of Rockland from 1976 to 2013, when it lost the contract.[3]

References

1. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2016/02/18/new-rockland-buses/80554064/
2. "Refurbished MCI D4500 for Rockland Coaches (8540) equipped with new headlights by Jason Smith - Flickr".
3. "Judge dismisses lawsuit; Brega takeover of TOR, Tappan ZEExpress buses is Sunday". lohud.com. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

External links

Official website