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- ↑ "Red & Tan in Hudson County". 2004-02-11. Archived from the original on 11 February 2004. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ "Route No. 10 & 99S Schedule" (PDF). Coach USA. 2011-05-02.
- ↑ Higgs, Larry (2021-06-09). "New bus company will take over NJ Transit routes in busy N.J. county". NJ.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ Wilson, Colleen (2022-02-11). "Academy Bus fined historic $20.5 million to settle NJ Transit fraud case, AG says". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2022-05-02.