bus company van galder motorcoach in downtown chicago parent coach usa founded 1947 1 headquarters 715 south pearl street locale janesville wisconsin destinations madison and janesville wisconsin south beloit and rockford illinois to chicago o hare midway via union station fleet 130 2 operator sam van galder inc. chief executive stephen van galder 2 website at coach usa van galder bus company legally sam van galder inc. is a subsidiary of coach usa headquartered in janesville wisconsin . it had been a family owned business for over 50 years until it was sold in 1999 to the stagecoach group who retained stephen van galder as president under the coach usa banner . the company operates school buses coach charters excursions daily airport shuttles amtrak thruway service to downtown chicago and the only intercity service on the i 39 90 corridor . 1 the company also operates two bus terminals at janesville and rockford . the corridor served by van galder s regularly scheduled service is from madison university of wisconsin memorial union dutch mill park n ride off the west beltline highway and stoughton road highway 51 janesville terminal off i 39 90 and highway 14 south beloit road ranger mcdonald s on southeast corner of i 39 90 and highway 75 rockford terminal off state street u.s. route 20 business only rockford stop for intercity service except the last southbound bus . best western clock tower resort only rockford stop for last southbound intercity bus to chicago o hare international airport and chicago midway international airport via union station . 3 4 in september 2009 the company started double decker bus service on the route between madison and downtown chicago . 5 references edit a b coach usa van galder about us a b the business journal rising diesel costs force industry changes van galder madison schedule van galder rockford schedule karen rivedal 2009 09 09 . van galder to start double decker bus service in madison . wisconsin state journal . retrieved 2009 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