User:DanTD/Sandbox/North Shore Bus Company Bus routes/new version

The following is an attempt to reformat the list of bus routes previously owned by the North Shore Bus Company;

North Shore bus routes

Old Version

• Q1: Jamaica – Hillside Avenue – short lines (acquired from Bee Line)
• Q2: Jamaica – Hollis Avenue – Hempstead Avenue to Belmont Park (from Bee Line)
• Q3: Jamaica – Hollis – JFK airport via Farmers Blvd. (from Bee Line)
• Q3A: Jamaica (Parsons Blvd. & Hillside Av.) – St. Albans – Cambria Heights via Murdoch & 113 Av. (renumbered 1988 to Q83 by NYCTA), (from Bee Line)
• Q4: Jamaica – Cambria Heights via Merrick & Linden Blvds. (from Bee Line)
• Q4A: Jamaica – Laurelton via Merrick Blvd. & 120 Ave. (renumbered 1988 to Q84 by NYCTA) (from Bee Line)
• Q5: Jamaica – Rosedale & Green Acres Shopping Mall via Merrick Blvd. (from Bee Line)
• Q5A: Jamaica – Rosedale via Rochdale Village and Bedell Street. (renumbered 1988 to Q85 by NYCTA), (from Schenck Transportation)
• Q5AB: Jamaica – Locust Manor LIRR – Springfield Gardens (combined with Q5A into Q85 in 1988 by NYCTA) (from Schenck Transportation)
• Q5AS: Laurelton – Rosedale Shuttle (renumbered 1988 to Q86 by NYCTA, then eliminated in 1995 due to low ridership), (from Bee Line)
• Q12: Flushing – Little Neck via Sanford Av. & Northern Blvd.
• Q12A: Little Neck LIRR Station – Floral Park via Little Neck Parkway (renumbered to Q79 by NYCTA, then eliminated due to low ridership and reinstated via compromise as part of the extended Q36 in 2013) (1933)
• Q13: Flushing – Bayside – Fort Totten via Northern & Bell Blvds. (1933)
• Q14: Flushing – Whitestone (1933) (eliminated in 2010 due to budget cuts; subsequently replaced with the Q15A route)
• Q15: Flushing – Whitestone – Beechhurst (1933)
• Q16: Flushing – Clearview – Fort Totten via Bayside Avenue, Francis Lewis & Willets Point Blvds. or Utopia Pkwy. (1933)
• Q17: Flushing – 188 Street & Jamaica
• Q17A: Jamaica – Little Neck via Utopia Pkwy & Horace Harding Blvd. (renumbered 1988 to Q30 by NYCTA)
• Q17-20: Combination of Q17 and Q20 routes which operated in the 1940s and 1950s.
• Q20: Flushing – College Point Shuttle (renumbered to Q44FS, then to Q20 in 1990, then to Q20A & Q20B in 1999 by NYCTA, and extended to Jamaica)
• Q23: 108th Street, Corona-Ditmars Avenue (before 1933); originally North Shore, transferred first to Kings Coach Company (1931??), then to Triboro Coach Corporation in 1936?, then to MTA Bus Company in 2005
• Q26: Flushing – Auburndale via Hollis Court Blvd.
• Q27: Flushing – Rosewood – Queens Village & Cambria Heights via Springfield Blvd.
• Q28: Flushing – Bayside West (before 1933)
• Q31: Jamaica – Bayside West
• Q35: Flushing – College Point – Whitestone; substitute for LIRR Whitestone Branch; replaced by Q20 in 1937.
• Q32: Queens Village LIRR-Creedmoor shuttle.
• Q36: Jamaica – Floral Park via Hillside & Jamaica Avenues.
• Q42: Jamaica – Addisleigh Park via Sayres Av.
• Q43: Jamaica LIRR Station – Hillside Av. to City Line.
• Q44: Jamaica – Flushing – Bronx.
• Q44A: Union Turnpike – Kew Gardens – Lake Success & Glen Oaks (renumbered 1990 to Q46 by NYCTA)
• Q44B: Malba Shuttle (eliminated 1990 due to low ridership)
• Q44VP: Union Turnpike – Kew Gardens & Vleigh Place Shuttle (renumbered 1990 to Q74 by NYCTA, then eliminated in 2010 due to budget cuts)
• Q48: Flushing – LaGuardia Airport began operating April 5, 1940

New Version; Q1-Q20

Route (Name)	Terminal A	Major streets of travel	Terminal B	Notes
Q1	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 4 and 5	Hillside Avenue (Short Lines)	Hillside	Established by Hillside Transportation Company in 1914. Acquired from the Nevin-Queens Bus Corporation in February 17, 1935 along with the rest of the company. Acquired by Z&M Coach Company from November 1936 to June 30, 1939, No overnight service.
Q2	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 7	Hillside Avenue, Hollis Avenue	Belmont Park Hempstead Avenue	Originally owned by Saint Albans Improvement Association in 1919 as DP&S Route 76. Acquired from Bee Line Incorporated in November 1939 Full route and no overnight service.
Q3	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 1	Farmers Boulevard, Others	Springfield Gardens Rockaway Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard?	Originally owned by Saint Albans Improvement Association in 1919 as DP&S Route 76. Acquired by Bee Line Bus Incorporated in 1923 Acquired from Bee Line Incorporated in November 1939 Full route and no overnight service.
Q3A	Jamaica 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue at Parsons Boulevard ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	All trips: East 105th Street, Avenue M, East 80th Street, Avenue H Downtown Brooklyn trips: Cortelyou Road, 3rd/4th Avenues, Livingston Street, Cadman Plaza West/Adams Street	Saint Albans 114th Avenue and 227th Street - or - Cambria Heights Colfax Street and Springfield Boulevar	Full route and no overnight service. Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923. The route was extended from Springfield Boulevard and 114th Avenue to 227th Street and 113th Drive between 1946 and 1949. Renumbered Q83 and rerouted on December 11, 1988. Full-time service on Springfield Boulevard to Queens Village LIRR station was eliminated on January 14, 2004 with service replaced by an extension of the Q27.
Q4	Jamaica 168th Street and Hillside Avenue at 169th Street ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	* All trips: Merrick Boulevard, Linden Boulevard	Cambria Heights Linden Boulevard and 235th Street at the Nassau County border	Originally operated by Saint Albans Improvement Association in November 1919 as DP&S Route 72. Acquired by Bee Line Bus Incorporated in December 1923 Acquired from Bee Line Incorporated in November 1939
Q4A	Jamaica 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue at 169th Street ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	All trips: Merrick Boulevard, 212th Avenue	Laurelton 238th Street and 130th Avenue	Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923. On February 18, 1962, it was extended from 122nd Avenue and 199th Street to its present terminus at 238th Street and 130th Avenue, during a six-month test period. Renumbered Q84 on December 11, 1988.
Q5	Jamaica 169th Street and Hillside Avenue at 169th Street ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	Merrick Boulevard	Rosedale 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue - or - Valley Stream Avenue U and 71st Street?	Established by the Orange Bus Line on August 9, 1921 Acquired by Bee Line Bus Incorporated on February 19, 1922. Acquired by North Shore in 1938.
Q5A	Jamaica 169th Street and Hillside Avenue at 169th Street ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	Rochdale Village and Bedell Street.	Rosedale 147th Avenue and Huxley Street	Established by Transit Coach Corporation in 1931. Previously owned by Schenck Transportation in 1937 Renumbered as Q85 on December 11, 1988.
Q5AB	Jamaica 169th Street and Hillside Avenue at 169th Street ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)		Locust Manor Locust Manor (LIRR station) - or - Springfield Gardens ???????????????????????????????????	Established (by Scheneck?) as the Higbie Avenue Branch of the Q5A Originally owned by Schenck Transportation Renumbered as Q85 on December 11, 1988.
Q5AS	Laurelton Laurelton (LIRR station) and 131st Avenue	147th Avenue, 225th Street	Rosedale Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard	Established as the Laurelton Shuttle Branch of the Q5 Renumbered as Q86 on December 11, 1988. Discontinued in 1996 due to poor ridership.
Q12	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street?	Sanford Avenue & Northern Boulevard	Little Neck ?Northern Boulevard and Glenwood Street?	Originally owned by Rauchwerger Bus Company, to replaced North Shore Trolley Line. Service started in 1921. Acquired by North Shore on April 21, 1926
Q12A	Little Neck Little Neck (LIRR station)	Little Neck Parkway	Floral Park Jamaica Avenue and Jericho Turnpike?	Renumbered as Q79 on April 15, 1990. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Route restored by select extended Q36 weekday trips in January 2013
Q13	Flushing ????????????????????????????	Northern Boulevard & Bell Boulevard.	Bayside 114th Avenue and 227th Street - or - Fort Totten Colfax Street and Springfield Boulevard	Originally owned by Rauchwerger Bus Company, service started on March 14, 1920, as DP&S Route 18.
Q14	Flushing ?Main Street and 39th Avenue>?	Union Street, 149th Street, 150th Street	Whitestone Whitestone (LIRR station)	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, as a replacement for former Whitestone Trolley Line Q14 service began on August 2, 1920 as DP&S Route 54. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis. Partially replaced by the Q15A
Q15	Flushing ????????????????????????????	All Routes: ??????????????????????????? Beechhurst Route: ???????????????????????????????	Whitestone ????????????????????????????????????????????????? - or - Beechhurst 166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q15 service began on April 3, 1924. Acquired by North Shore on 1933?
Q16	Flushing ????????????????????????????	Bayside Avenue, Francis Lewis & Willets Point Blvds. or Utopia Pkwy.	Clearview ????????????????????????????????????????????????? - or - Fort Totten Colfax Street and Springfield Boulevard	Established by North Shore on August 15, 1930.
Q17	Flushing Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue? at Flushing–Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)	188th Street	Jamaica 168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line) and Hillside Avenue?	Established by Flushing Heights Bus Company, in 1932 Acquired by North Shore on September 22, 1935 Southern terminus was at 165th Street Bus Terminal until December 16, 1940.
Q17A	Jamaica 168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line) and Hillside Avenue"	Utopia Parkway & Horace Harding Boulevard	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Nassau Boulevard????	Renumbered 1988 to Q30 by NYCTA.
Q17-20	Jamaica 168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line) and Hillside Avenue?		College Point College Point Boulevard and 14th Avenue? Or some other destination	Combination of Q17 and Q20 routes which operated in the 1940s and 1950s.
Q20	Flushing Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue? at Flushing–Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)		College Point College Point Boulevard and 14th Avenue?	Flushing – College Point Shuttle (renumbered to Q44FS, then to Q20 in 1990, then to Q20A & Q20B in 1999 by NYCTA, and extended to Jamaica)

New Version; Q23-Q48

Route (Name)	Terminal A	Major streets of travel	Terminal B	Notes
Q23	East Elmhurst Ditmars Boulevard and 29th Avenue		Corona Otis Avenue and Corona Avenue	Originally North Shore's Corona-Ditmars Boulevard Line. Transferred first to Kings Coach Company (1931??) Later transferred to Triboro Coach Corporation in 1936?
Q26	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Lippmann Arcade at Flushing–Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)	Hollis Court Boulevard.	Auburndale ????????????????????????????	Originally owned by Z & M Coach, service began on October 1, 1931; later operated by North Shore Bus Company from 1934 until March 1947. Originally operated from 47th Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard, along Hollis Court Boulevard, which used to run through Cunningham Park, 212th Street (now part of the Clearview Expressway), and Jamaica Avenue (along the current Q36 route) to 257th Street. Later extended to Flushing. Service south of Horace Harding Expressway to Jamaica Avenue at the Queens Village LIRR station became rush hours only during World War II. Service past Queens Village was discontinued on November 26, 1941. The route was cut back to the Horace Harding on February 3, 1957.
Q27	Flushing 39th Avenue and 138th Street near Flushing–Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)	Kissena Boulevard, 46th Avenue, 48th Avenue, Springfield Boulevard	Springfield Gardens Springfield Boulevard and Horace Harding Boulevard	Originally operated by Z & M Coach, service began in 1926. Extended to Queens Village LIRR station on April 30, 1950, Queensborough Community College spur on September 9, 2002., and Cambria Heights on January 14, 2004.
Q28	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street at Flushing–Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)		Bayside West Corporal Kennedy Street and 32nd Avenue	Established by North Shore in April 1928. Extended to Corporal Kennedy Street and 18th Avenue by NYCTA on February 18, 1962.
Q31	Jamaica 153rd Street and Hillside Avenue at Parsons Boulevard ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	Homelawn Street, Utopia Parkway, 48th Avenue, Bell Boulevard, 32nd Avenue?	Bayside West Corporal Kennedy Street and 32nd Avenue	Full route and no overnight service. Not to be confused with the current Q31? Originally operated by Bee Line Bus, service began in 1923. The route was extended from Springfield Boulevard and 114th Avenue to 227th Street and 113th Drive between 1946 and 1949. Renumbered Q83 and rerouted on December 11, 1988. Full-time service on Springfield Boulevard to Queens Village LIRR station was eliminated on January 14, 2004 with service replaced by an extension of the Q27.
Q32	Queens Village Queens Village (LIRR station)	Original route: Winchester Boulevard; 222nd Street and Jamaica Avenue Post-1945 route: Hillside Avenue and Springfield Boulevard	Queens Village Creedmoor Psychiatric Center	Creedmoor shuttle. Not to be confused with the current Q32
Q35	Fushing Linden Street (now Place) and 127th Street	Linden Place, 127th Street, 14th Avenue	College Point 56th Drive and Strickland Avenue - or - Whitestone Avenue U and 71st Street?	Began service on February 15, 1932, as replacement for LIRR's Whitestone Branch. Discontinued in 1937; merged into Q20 and replaced by the Q25. Not to be confused with the current Q35
Q36	Jamaica ??????????????????????????????????	Jamaica Avenue, Hillside Avenue.	Floral Park ??????????????????????????????????	Began in April 1926, being operated by Schenck Transportation. The Q36 was also operated by North Shore Bus Company at some point in the 1930s. Might have also been operated by Z&M Coach Company.
Q42	Jamaica 169th Street and Hillside Avenue at 169th Street ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	Liberty Avenue, 174th Street, Sayres Avenue	Addisleigh Park Sayres Avenue and 180th Street
Q43	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Parsons Boulevardat Jamaica (LIRR station)	Hillside Avenue	Floral Park 268th Street and Hillside Avenue	Began on May 24, 1939 by Schenck Transportation. Express service was added after acquisition by NYCBoT.
Q44	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	Main Street, Whitestone Parkway, Whitestone Bridge, East 177th Street	West Farms, Bronx East 180th Street and Boston Road?	Earlier Main Street service between Main Street subway station and Horace Harding Bouelvard on May 2, 1933. Q44 Flushing-Jamaica service began on March 22, 1938. Extended to West Farms, Bronx along former World's Fair route on October 28, 1940. Original southern terminus was Jamaica LIRR station; later extended to 165th Street Bus Terminal.
Q44A	Kew Gardens Union Turnpike and 78th Street	Union Turnpike	Oakland Gardens Cunningham Park at Union Turnpike and Hollis Court Boulevard	Established on December 4, 1939 as the Union Turnpike branch of the Q44. Prior to World War II, the route was originally the Union Turnpike branch of the Q44, running between Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens and 188th Street. Renumbered as Q46 on April 15, 1990. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis
Q44B	Malba Third Avenue	147th Street, Parsons Boulevard	Whitestone Parsons Boulevard and 14th Avenue or Whitestone Expressway and 15th Avenue	Malba Shuttle Saturday service eliminated on September 26, 1959. Discontinued in 1990; was to become the Q71 on April 12, 1990
Q44VP	Kew Gardens Union Turnpike at Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike ( E  ​ F   <F>  trains)	Vleigh Place, Main Street, Kissena Boulevard, Melbourne Avenue	Whitestone ????????????????????????????	Established on October 14, 1940 as the Vleigh Place branch of the Q44. Renumbered to the Q74 on April 15, 1990. Discontinued on June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.
Q48	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing–Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)?		LaGuardia Airport All terminals or some?	Established on April 5, 1940