C.R.L.BUS LINES flourished here in BRIDGEPORT CT.FROM 1901-1972.THE company serviced BRIDGEPORT-NORWALK-DERBY-NEW BRITAIN- WATERBURY-THE companies'successor was THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT TRANSIT IN 1975.THE competition at the time were THE GRAY LINE BUS CO.-THE CHESTNUT HI;; BUS CO.-THE STRATFORD BUS CO.-BRIDGEPORT AUTO TRANSIT.GROWING up here in BRIDGEPORT I rode the C.R.L.BUS many times.The main transfer points were downtown at MAIN AT FAIRFIELD AVE.THe bus photos bring back golden memories of another era.
AUTHOR RICHARD SATTANNI/GRASSROOTS WRITER/FORMER WRITER FOR THE BRIDGEPORT NEWS/FORMER WRITER FOR THE FAIRFIELD INDEPENDENT/AUTHOR OF 14 NOVELS/MUSIC CRITIC/BOOK CRITIC/MOVIE CRITIC/ CONTACT RICH AT rsauthor00@gmail.com
