All Aboard America!

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All Aboard America!
Formerly
  • Industrial Bus Lines
  • Potash Mines Transportation Company
Parent
  • All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. (2012-present)
Founded1936;88 years ago (1936)
Headquarters Mesa, Arizona
Alliance Greyhound Lines (Presidio line)
Website www.allaboardamerica.com
All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc.
Company type Holding company
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
FounderCelerity Partners
Headquarters
Lakewood, Colorado, Jefferson County, Colorado
,
United States
Owner
  • Celerity Partners (2012–16)
  • Tensile Capital Mgmt. (2016–23)
  • Kelsian Group (2023–present)
Website aaahinc.com

All Aboard America! is an American bus company that operates charters, tours, casino and cruise shuttles, and scheduled routes. Part of All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. (AAAHI), it is the fourth-largest motorcoach operator in the United States and Canada. [1]

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On June 2, 2023, Kelsian Group completed the acquisition of AAAHI for $325 million. [2] [3]

History

Founded in 1936 by Henry Page, the transportation service provider was initially known as Potash Mines Transportation Co. and served to transport potash miners in Southeast New Mexico. [4] Later, the business expanded to Texas and the Southwest when Industrial Bus Lines, Inc. was created by Henry's daughter, Caradene, and her husband, Jack Wigley.

In 1971, IBL had its name used by the operator created from its merger with PMTC; however, the company became known as All Aboard America! in 1989. After remaining independent until 2012, it was acquired by the private equity firm Celerity Partners and integrated into a new holding company (AAAHI) that brought together two other transport service providers. [5]

In 2015, one year after purchasing Sun Diego Charter of San Diego, [6] AAAHI announced it had acquired the paratransit operator for Denver's Regional Transportation District. [7] Around this time, it also purchased the Denver operations of Horizon Coach Lines, which was renamed Ace Express Coaches. [8]

After being purchased by Tensile Capital Management in 2016, [9] All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. made two acquisitions: the California company Lux Bus America (2018) [10] and First Class Transportation, a Texas carrier (2020). [11] In June 2023, it was acquired by Australia-based Kelsian Group.

Scheduled services

All Aboard America! Holdings operates the following scheduled services:

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References

  1. ↑ Roman, Alex (2015-01-05). "Fleets Growing, Business Strong for Motorcoach Top 50". Metro. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Kelsian Group (ASX: KLS) completes acquisition of America's fourth largest motorcoach operator". The Market Herald. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Kelsian completes acquisition of All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc". Kelsian Group. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Why All Aboard America?". All Aboard America!. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  5. ↑ Celerity Partners forms All Aboard America! Holdings and Acquires Two Motorcoach Companies
  6. ↑ All Aboard America! Holdings Completes its Acquisition of Sun Diego Charter
  7. ↑ All Aboard America! Holdings Completes its Acquisition of Denver RTD.
  8. ↑ All Aboard America! Holdings Completes its Acquisition of Horizon Coach Lines’ Denver, CO Assets and Operations
  9. ↑ "AAAHI Acquisition Corporation-Acquisition of Control-All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc., Ace Express Coaches, LLC, All Aboard America! School Transportation, LLC, All Aboard Transit Services, LLC, Hotard Coaches, Inc., Industrial Bus Lines, Inc. d/b/a All Aboard America, and Sureride Charter Inc. d/b/a Sundiego Charter Co". Federal Register. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  10. ↑ "All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Lux Bus America Co". Federal Register. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  11. ↑ "Merger Letter" (PDF). firstclasstours.net. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Presidio Route
  13. ↑ Sandoval Easy Express
  14. ↑ Rio Metro Regional Transportation District (June 2019). Board of Directors Handbook. Rio Metro Regional Transportation District. p. 16.
  15. ↑ Bustang
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