"Fabulous Newport" Tour Now Offered by Brush Hill Transportation Company

BOSTON - June 26, 2014 - PRLog -- Brush Hill Transportation Company and Gray Line of Boston (www.brushhilltours.com), a family-owned, independent transportation company, specializing in charter and sightseeing transportation for the region, has begun its series of tours for 2014.  “Fabulous Newport – The Gilded Age” is one of its most recent additions to the season.  This tour is available on Sundays through October 26.

This Gray Line tour starts at The Breakers, a 70-room mansion on 11 acres of oceanfront land.  After free time to enjoy lunch overlooking the beautiful harbor filled with luxurious yachts, racing sailboats, and ships from around the world, the tour continues with a visit to William K. Vanderbilt’s summer home.  Known as the “Marble House,” this manse comprises 500,000 cubic feet of white marble and was built in 1892.  Before returning to Boston, the coach travels along the 10-mile-long Ocean Drive, featuring spectacular views of mansions and coves.

Other Gray Line tours currently running include the Total Experience Tour (Boston, Cambridge, Lexington and Concord; watch a tour summary at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FcgkL3E3YY); the Battle Trail Tour (Cambridge, Lexington and Concord, route of Paul Revere, old North Bridge); the JFK Library and Museum/Boston Tour (Kennedy years in Boston, Freedom Trail, Fenway Park); the Cape Cod Excursion Tour (Hyannis harbor cruise, seaside shopping); the New England Seacoast Tour (New Hampshire and Maine coastline and Bush’s summer home); the Beantown Trolley Tour (“hop on and off” stops throughout Boston); and the Wrentham Village Tour (premium outlet shopping).

“Although many people have heard of Newport, to fully experience the majesty of the Gilded Age, you need to see it for yourself,” said operations manager Richard Anzuoni, Jr.  “Our Gray Line tour not only gets you to Newport, but allows you to appreciate two of the finest structures in the city, as well as unbelievable views.”

Additional Brush Hill/Gray Line Tours, including trips to Salem and Marblehead, Plymouth, and Maine are also available throughout the summer.   All tours are available for groups.

About Brush Hill Transportation Company

Brush Hill Transportation Company and Gray Line of Boston (www.brushhilltours.com or www.grayline.com/boston) is a premier charter and transportation service, and greater Boston’s only Gray Line-affiliated touring company.  Travelers look to Gray Line, the global leader in sightseeing, as a name they know and trust.  The familiar blue and white diamond logo is a symbol of reliability, shared by over 150 members in major cities throughout the world, each independently owned and operated.

In 1981, Brush Hill obtained a sightseeing license in Boston, which opened the door for new opportunities in the revived tourism and convention marketplace. In the early ‘90s, the Gray Line Sightseeing Franchise or “diamond” was awarded to Brush Hill. A full schedule of one-day Boston and New England tours continues to be offered as well as the Beantown Trolley shuttle, a San Francisco-style trackless trolley car, with a fully narrated 105-minute tour of Boston and point-to-point shuttle service along the tour route.

As the local expert in transportation, one of Brush Hill's specialties is in providing shuttle services. The company coordinates pick-ups for all sizes of groups and shuttles passengers to and from their destination point. Brush Hill’s charter services are used frequently for corporate, academic or special events, including weddings, proms or reunions, for organizations as varied as the Boston Red Sox, John Hancock, and many area high schools and colleges (for both academic and athletic purposes).  In addition, Brush Hill participates in the large shuttle movements for the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) and the Greater Boston Visitor and Convention Bureau (GBVCB).  The company also runs a number of routes to Foxwoods, and operates the Boston Beantown Trolley. Brush Hill Transportation Company is owned by the Anzuoni family, who also own Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company.

The Anzuoni family has been at the forefront of the transportation business since 1920 when George A. Anzuoni, Sr. founded Service Bus Lines. Service Bus was the first motorcoach company to use rubber tires on the eastern seaboard. Brush Hill Transportation Company was acquired in 1954. George A. Anzuoni, Sr. delegated his son Larry to take control of the commuter line. It originally offered a mode of transportation to domestics employed by the large estates on Brush Hill Road in Milton, Mass. The company also provided transit service on two commuter lines.  Brush Hill’s charter business began to grow and soon had many prominent businesses, schools, senior recreation departments and individual clients on board.

Brush Hill Transportation is located at 435 High Street, Randolph, Massachusetts. For additional information please call 781-986-6100.