Rollsigns from Arrow Stage Lines
Neoteric, Inc. - Omaha, Nebraska
This Neoteric, Inc. mylar destination
sign was removed from (possibly
defunct) Blue Bus Line of Chicago,
Illinois February 1995 built MCI
102-D3 #803 (unknown ex-Arrow
Stage Lines fleet number).
The rollsign has 35 exposures.
It's sign tag reads as follows:
The history of Arrow Stage Lines can be traced back to Carl Busskohl in 1928. He didn't intend to start a bus
business. He was awarded a mail delivery contract between Norfolk, Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa using a seven
passenger Buick sedan. People started asking for rides and he would charge 75 cents for the trip. Over time his
business ventures grew, being awarded more contracts for newspaper and bread deliveries. To compensate, he
invested in his first bus, Originally a 25 passenger Superior bus, the rear most seats were removed to allow for the
contracted cargo transport. His business model remained solid until World War II when the need for passenger
transport surged. Looking to grow, Busskohl purchased several Flxible 25 and 29 passenger coaches. Busskohl
was very hands-on and was there throughout the company's run, becoming a family business. When he passed
away in 1989, he left the company to subsequent family generations. Arrow Stage lines expanded across the USA
with hubs in Phoenix, Arizona, Denver, Colorado, Topeka and Manhattan, Kansas, Des Moines, Iowa, Kansas City,
Missouri, and Las Vegas, Nevada, with its operational base in Omaha, Nebraska, They stayed true to the family
roots and kept its corporate headquarters in Busskohl's home town of Norfolk, Nebraska. Arrow Stage Lines
specializes in charter and tour services with their sister company, Black Hills Stage Lines, focusing on schedules route
services. Neoteric, Inc., according to the Better Business Bureau website, was an "old name" for Arrow Stage Lines.
MCI-NEOTERIC,INC.
PO P30741
D34510-MA
1/26/95 TRANSIGN
Blue Bus Line's February 1995 built MCI 102-D3 #803 (Serial
number: IM8-SDMTA 3 SP047219), a former Arrow Stage Lines
bus, and still displaying the rollsign shown here, is seen as it
was discovered at a Chicago area scrap yard on November 7, 2023.