Barons Bus Lines

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Barons Bus Lines
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Founded2012 (2012)
Headquarters13315 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland Ohio
Alliance Greyhound Lines
Fleet48 buses
Website baronsbus.com

Barons Bus Lines 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.

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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. Barons Bus in Toronto.jpg
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.

Fleet Number(s)ThumbnailYearManufacturerModelEngineNotes
156MCIBus wrapped for West Virginia I-79 Express Service
171MCI
136-1452013MCIJ4500
146-1512014MCIJ4500
  • #147 wrapped for Ohio Fan Express.
  • #150 wrapped for Cleveland Indians Fan Express.
1952017MCIJ4500Cummins ISX-12
  • VIN 2MG3JMBA0HW068122
  • Assigned to I-Ride 79 service
  • Allison B500 Transmission
2062017MCIJ4500Daimler DD13
  • 2018 model.
  • VIN - 2MG3JM8A8JW068396
2017MCIJ4500Cummins ISX-12
  • 2018 models.
  • VINs
    • 2MG3JMBA2JW068449
    • 2MG3JMBA7JW068494
    • 2MG3JMBA9JW068495
    • Bus 206: 2MG3JMBA0JW068496
    • 2MG3JMBA5JW068610
2018MCIJ4500Cummins ISX-12
  • VINs
    • 2MG3JMBA0JW068739
    • 2MG3JMBA7JW068740
260-2752019MCIJ4500Cummins ISX-12Retired 2022

Allison B500 Transmission

225-2382020MCIJ4500Cummins ISX-12 (units 225-234)
Cummins X12 (units 235-238)
Allison B500 Transmission
239-2532021MCIJ4500Cummins X12Allison B500 Transmission
254-2782023MCIJ4500Cummins X12Allison B500 Transmission
TBD2024MCIJ4500Cummins X12
  • 25 units
  • VINs
    • 1M8D1W911RW107261 through 1M8D1W917RW107278
    • 1M8D1W911RW107387
    • 2MGD1W918RW108762
    • 2MGD1W912RW108773 through 2MGD1W914RW108774
    • 2MGD1W917RW108798
    • 2MGD1W914RW108807
    • 2MGD1W914RW108810
    • Allison B500 Transmission

(some Information from https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Barons_Bus_Lines#Routes and is partially incomplete and some of this is based on sightings and photos from U.S Records)

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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.

5. https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Barons_Bus_Lines#Routes