The Woodstock Bus Line

The bus line was operated by Walter Vernon Trail and later by his son, Hodges Trail, from 1916 until 1970, and through research it’s been established that this was the very first licensed bus service established in Maryland. This presentation focuses on how and why the bus line came into being, how the Woodstock Line was integrated into first, the Baltimore Streetcar System, and later, Baltimore Transit Bus System, and offers up some memories of those of us old enough and fortunate enough to have experienced riding the bus.

Presented at the Monthly Meeting of the GHS on January 18, 2022 by John Brantley, GHS Treasurer