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 A Rockland Coaches bus atNanuet Mall | |
| Parent | Coach USA |
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| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | 160NJ Route 17,Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Service area | Bergen County, New Jersey andRockland County, New York |
| Service type | Commuter bus service |
| Routes | 6 |
| Hubs | Nanuet Mall,Port Authority Bus Terminal |
| Fleet | See "Fleet" section below. All buses owned byNew Jersey Transit |
| Fuel type | Diesel-fueledmotorcoaches |
| Operator | Coach USA |
| Chief executive | George Grieve |
| Website | coachusa.com/rockland-coaches |
Rockland Coaches Inc., formerly known asThe Red and Tan Lines, and locally shortened toRed and Tan, is a commuter coach company owned byCoach USA based inWestwood, New Jersey, that operates commuterbus service betweenNew York City and points inBergen County, New Jersey, andRockland County, New York, and provides local bus service in both locales north ofRoute 46. Coach USA acquired the company in 1997.[1]
In June 2024, Coach USA filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming corporate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has plans to sell its assets, and plans to sell its Megabus subsidiaries (including Rockland) to Bus Company Holdings, a unit of theRenco Group.[2]
Between Bergen and Rockland Counties, andNew York City, Rockland Coaches provides service along six routes.
Route ends are given for each route except for branching. Some trips may only serve a portion of the route.
In March 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, many routes were suspended or limited to peak-only service. Throughout 2020, 2021, and 2022, this limited-service schedule remained, however on April 1, 2023, limited Saturday service was restarted on the 11X and 45 routes.[3]
On October 23, 2023, weekend service was reinstated on the 9A and 9T routes. In addition, limited off-peak weekday service was added on the 9A, 9T, and 20 routes. In this service change, Saturday service on the 45 was also cut.[4] Despite these changes, most routes remain peak-only and commuter-oriented, and some routes remain suspended as of May 2023[update].[5][6]
| Route | Termini | Notes | |
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| 9A[5][a] | New York City George Washington Bridge Bus Station | New City Route 304 Park and Ride |
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| 9T[5][a] | New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal | ||
| 11A[5] | Stony Point Route 202 Park and Ride |
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| 11X[7] | Spring Valley Metro-North station |
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| 20[6] | Nanuet Nanuet Mall |
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| 45[7] | Mount Ivy Route 45 Park and Ride |
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| 47/49 Hybrid[5] | New City Route 304 Park and Ride |
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Rockland Coaches' fleet consists of exclusivelyNJ Transit-ownedMCIcoach buses. The fleet consisted of older MC-series coaches, which were replaced with D4000 and D4500 coaches in the early 2000s. From 2019 to 2021, Rockland Coaches received brand-new D4500CT coaches to gradually replace the older D4000 and D4500 coaches.[9]
All buses owned byNew Jersey Transit Bus Operations. Only units originally allocated from theNJ Transit bus fleet to Rockland Coaches are shown.
| Fleet Numbers | Photo | Year | Make | Model | Notes |
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| 19001-19030 |  | 2019 | MCI | D4500CT | |
| 20149-20168 |  | 2020 | MCI | D4500CT |
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| Fleet Numbers | Photo | Year | Make | Model | Notes |
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| 8454-8505 8512-8513 | .jpg) | 2001 | MCI | D4000 |
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| 8554-8555 8836-8845 8877-8889 | 2003 | MCI | D4000 |
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| 21198-21241 |  | 2021 | MCI | D4500CT |
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