Brightline has to pay off the cost of track construction. Airlines don't pay for airport construction. Flixbus/Greyhound, Peter Pan, Boltbus, etc., don't pay for highway construction. We'll never have good passenger rail until Congress stops this double standard. Federal passenger rail reform now!
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May 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Brightline has to pay off the cost of track construction. Airlines don't pay for airport construction. Flixbus/Greyhound, Peter Pan, Boltbus, etc., don't pay for highway construction. We'll never have good passenger rail until Congress stops this double standard. Federal passenger rail reform now!
The BoltBus to Isengard
August 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The BoltBus to Isengard
Was on the same BoltBus (NY to Baltimore) as John Waters. He was totally normal, except that as he got off the bus upon arrival, he turned to the driver and said in a serpentine/seductive/monotone/evil voice "You're a very good driver", then left
May 9, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Was on the same BoltBus (NY to Baltimore) as John Waters. He was totally normal, except that as he got off the bus upon arrival, he turned to the driver and said in a serpentine/seductive/monotone/evil voice "You're a very good driver", then left
Really? Maybe I’ve just lost touch because I’ve aged out of taking intercity buses on the regular but I feel all the major players like BoltBus and Megabus are either gone or shadows of their former selves.
August 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Really? Maybe I’ve just lost touch because I’ve aged out of taking intercity buses on the regular but I feel all the major players like BoltBus and Megabus are either gone or shadows of their former selves.
I once overloaded the outlets on a BoltBus to Boston playing Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U Gamepad with the console plugged in
June 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I once overloaded the outlets on a BoltBus to Boston playing Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U Gamepad with the console plugged in
I’d do either something like Boltbus or Amtrak if you can. Greyhound stations can be kind of scary.
March 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I’d do either something like Boltbus or Amtrak if you can. Greyhound stations can be kind of scary.
Also, a now-defunct American coach company called BoltBus used a similar logo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus
BoltBus - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Also, a now-defunct American coach company called BoltBus used a similar logo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoltBus
Oh no, has someone reinvented BoltBus?
May 31, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Oh no, has someone reinvented BoltBus?
Greyhound Bus Lines
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Peter Pan Bus Lines
BoltBus
Adirondack Trailways
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Peter Pan Bus Lines
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Adirondack Trailways
August 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Greyhound Bus Lines
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Peter Pan Bus Lines
BoltBus
Adirondack Trailways
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Peter Pan Bus Lines
BoltBus
Adirondack Trailways
For awhile, Greyhound was competing with itself through a subsidiary, BoltBus.
May 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For awhile, Greyhound was competing with itself through a subsidiary, BoltBus.
Haha it's funny because Fung Was really paved the way for better Greyhound and Megabus and Boltbus (RIP) with cheap bus service up and down 95.
I remember taking Greyhound once from Delaware to NYC and it was horrific.
I remember taking Greyhound once from Delaware to NYC and it was horrific.
May 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Haha it's funny because Fung Was really paved the way for better Greyhound and Megabus and Boltbus (RIP) with cheap bus service up and down 95.
I remember taking Greyhound once from Delaware to NYC and it was horrific.
I remember taking Greyhound once from Delaware to NYC and it was horrific.
Oh man Boltbus! That was the good times.. totally forgot about it
May 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Oh man Boltbus! That was the good times.. totally forgot about it
Thinking of the boltbus ride I took that smelled of sewage the entire way
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Thinking of the boltbus ride I took that smelled of sewage the entire way
This is how I learned BoltBus was out of the league. Rest in peace to an affordable legend
It used to be real easy when BoltBus was in business.
July 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is how I learned BoltBus was out of the league. Rest in peace to an affordable legend
This is sad... RIP BoltBus. 😭🚍
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/rip-boltbus-the-affordable-trendy-bus-company-has-discontinued-service-and-greyhound-will-take-over-its-routes/
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/rip-boltbus-the-affordable-trendy-bus-company-has-discontinued-service-and-greyhound-will-take-over-its-routes/
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 PM
I do wonder if my mum was aware of this side of DB... (she was a big fan and I can recall her devastation when he died)
Also, reading all this Bowie/lighting bolt discourse randomly reminded me of BoltBus.
EVEN THE COLOUR SCHEME IS THE SAME AS THE BUF.
Also, reading all this Bowie/lighting bolt discourse randomly reminded me of BoltBus.
EVEN THE COLOUR SCHEME IS THE SAME AS THE BUF.
June 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I do wonder if my mum was aware of this side of DB... (she was a big fan and I can recall her devastation when he died)
Also, reading all this Bowie/lighting bolt discourse randomly reminded me of BoltBus.
EVEN THE COLOUR SCHEME IS THE SAME AS THE BUF.
Also, reading all this Bowie/lighting bolt discourse randomly reminded me of BoltBus.
EVEN THE COLOUR SCHEME IS THE SAME AS THE BUF.
ahh, good old days. I spent so many years riding that boston-NYC-philly corridor on some combination of fung wah / megabus / boltbus.
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 PM
ahh, good old days. I spent so many years riding that boston-NYC-philly corridor on some combination of fung wah / megabus / boltbus.
I remember back in my blogging days when I’d take BoltBus everywhere and the big selling point were electrical outlets everywhere so you could charge your portable electronic devices… like your iPod, iPad, or your iPhone and working WiFi so the proto influencers could inform real time social media
April 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM
I remember back in my blogging days when I’d take BoltBus everywhere and the big selling point were electrical outlets everywhere so you could charge your portable electronic devices… like your iPod, iPad, or your iPhone and working WiFi so the proto influencers could inform real time social media
for Dragula live i'm doing Boltbus + the Moore hotel for less than $200 total. Seattle is so cheap off-season
June 7, 2024 at 5:12 PM
for Dragula live i'm doing Boltbus + the Moore hotel for less than $200 total. Seattle is so cheap off-season
i also rode BoltBus (back when they were in service) between Greenbelt and and NYC (and vice versa) a bunch of times. nothing to report there – as it should be.
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
i also rode BoltBus (back when they were in service) between Greenbelt and and NYC (and vice versa) a bunch of times. nothing to report there – as it should be.
several years ago i realized that something had gone Very Wrong when i opened a bag of black licorice on a boltbus and was terrified that someone on the bus might Post about it
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July 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
several years ago i realized that something had gone Very Wrong when i opened a bag of black licorice on a boltbus and was terrified that someone on the bus might Post about it
If Greyhound leaves from Port Authority, you usually have to go allllll the way down to the lowest level for those buses. Boltbus has a couple of pickup spots but not in stations I don’t think. You might be able to get discounted disability Amtrak tickets to help offset the cost.
March 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
If Greyhound leaves from Port Authority, you usually have to go allllll the way down to the lowest level for those buses. Boltbus has a couple of pickup spots but not in stations I don’t think. You might be able to get discounted disability Amtrak tickets to help offset the cost.