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Posted by
W.B.
on Wed Jan 21 02:58:17 2026
January 21-22, 1961 - The Book of Route Operational Changes
Brooklyn and Queens, New York
New York City Transit Authority - Queens Bus Division
Triboro Coach Corporation
On January 21, the TA's Route B-72 - Junction Boulevard is officially sold to Triboro Coach. At midnight on January 22, the route designation is hereby changed to Q-72 and extended south to Queens Boulevard, and free transfers to and from the B-58 - Flushing-Ridgewood line are eliminated. It would be the only time a private company would take over a city bus route. It would be placed back in city operation after 2006 when Triboro Coach is taken over by the MTA and placed under MTA Bus aegis.
(Sources: "Triboro to Extend Corona Bus Service; Takes Over for TA Sunday," Long Island Star-Journal, January 19, 1961; "TA Refuses Transfer on Q-72 Buses," Long Island Star-Journal, January 20, 1961; "Tri-Boro Coach Corp. Will Take Over the Operation of Route Q72 LaGuardia Airport-Junction Blvd., Rego Park" (advert), Long Island Star-Journal, January 21, 1961; Motor Coach Age, April-May 1977; From a Nickel to a Token: The Journey from Board of Transportation to MTA by Andrew J. Sparberg, Fordham University Press, 2014.)
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