The Trailways Transportation System is a group of 80 independent bus companies that have entered into a franchising agreement. History The company was founded February 5, 1936, by: Burlington Transportation Company, Santa Fe Trails Transportation Company, Missouri-Pacific Stages, Safeway Lines, Inc., and Frank Martz Coach Company. The system originated with coast-to-coast service as the National Trailways Bus System (NTBS). Greyhound Lines had grown so quickly in the 1920s and 1930s that the… (More on Trailways)