SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 27, 2005 - El Camino Charter Lines, DBA El Camino Lines, San Francisco-based Charter Bus company providing charter bus services to the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 40 years, announced that the San Francisco Department of the Environment has awarded charter bus services contract to El Camino Lines for the educational programs it offers to all the schools in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)

The San Francisco Department of the Environment offers a variety of educational programs to the middle- and high-school students in the SFUSD schools to make them more aware and conscious of their environment and the efforts and projects undertaken by the Department of the Environment for a cleaner and healthier environment.

“We are proud to have been selected by the Department of the Environment and for the opportunity to serve our community,” said Michele Twers, Director of Customer Relations, El Camino Lines. “Our exemplary on-time performance and safety were the key factors in Department of the Environment in selecting El Camino Lines as their charter bus service provider third year in a row.”

“The Charter Bus Industry has a key and significant role to play in dealing with environmental issues related to carbon fuel emissions. Group transportation provided by the Charter Bus Industry for groups of more than 20 people has been proven to be cost-effective and environmentally friendlier than smaller groups traveling in their private automobiles,” added Mr. Graf. “We at El Camino Lines applaud and will continue supporting the goals and objectives of the Department of the Environment in making our environment cleaner and healthier for the current and future generations.”