Carl Eric Wickman was the founder of Greyhound Lines.
Eric Wickmanbust in Våmhus Sculptor Arvid Backlund
Greyhound Lines, Inc. (Greyhound) is a company that operates the largest intercity bus service in North America. Services include Greyhound Mexico, charter bus services, and Amtrak Thruway services. Greyhound operates 1,700 coaches produced mainly by Motor Coach Industries and Prevost serving 230 stations and 1,700 destinations. The company's first route began in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914 and the company adopted the Greyhound name in 1929. The company is owned by Flix North America, Inc., an affiliate of FlixBus, and is based in Downtown Dallas.
A Prevost X3-45 operated by Greyhound in New York City, August 2009
An Eastern Greyhound Lines coach depicted at a stop in Conneaut, Ohio, c. 1930
Cast iron model "Northland Transportation Co." passenger bus, ca. 1930
A preserved Streamline Moderne 1939 Greyhound depot in Columbia, South Carolina (1986 photo)