• Greyhound Lines is an intercity bus provider that serves over 2,300 destinations across North America. The company also offers a delivery service (Greyhound PackageXpress), and has numerous subsidiaries and partnerships to complement its route system.Greyhound Lines: About Greyhound

• 1. Parent company: FirstGroup
  2. Stock symbol: FGP (LSE)
  3. Year established: 1914Greyhound Lines: About Greyhound
  4. Industry: Bus transportation
  5. Schedule information: 1-800-231-2222
  6. Customer assistance: 214-849-8966
  7. Corporate office: 972-789-7000
  8. HQ: Dallas, TXGreyhound Lines: Contact Us
  9. President/CEO: Dave LeachGreyhound Lines: Executive Bios
  10. CFO: Jeff AltizerGreyhound Lines: Executive Bios
  11. Staff: 9,700 (2004)Hoover's: Greyhound Lines, Inc.

• Vince Weiguang Li Incident

  On July 30, 2008, Vince Weiguang Li stabbed and decapitated fellow passenger Tim McLean while traveling on a Greyhound bus in Canada.CNN.com: Bus passenger beheaded seat mate, witness says (July 31, 2008)

  The incident raised concerns about bus safety. Abby Wambaugh, spokeswoman for Greyhound, stated that bus travel was still "the safest mode of transportation." CEO of Motor Coach Canada Brian Crow said the murder could have occurred anywhere, and that it was a "very, very rare" case.CBC.ca: Greyhound slaying sparks debate over bus security (August 1, 2008)

  In response to the incident, Greyhound also pulled ads with the slogan, "There's a reason you've never heard of bus rage."CBC.ca: Greyhound pulls 'bus rage' ads (August 5, 2008)

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