In July 2015, the company announced that it would open terminals in Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and begin service between the two cities with onward schedules to existing terminals in Texas. In so doing, Greyhound claimed to be the first American bus company to operate an intra-Mexican route. In September 2015, Greyhound announced expanded service in Missouri and Kansas shortly after Megabus announced that it would be ending service to several cities and college campuses. Greyhound operates 123 routes serving over 2,700 destinations across the United States. Greyhound's scheduled services compete with the private automobile, low-cost airlines, Amtrak, and other intercity coach bus companies. Greyhound Express is a low-cost express city-to-city service that makes either fewer stops or no stops compared to a traditional route. Fares start at $1 and seating is guaranteed since buses are not overbooked. Greyhound Express was designed to directly compete with low-cost carriers like Megabus and Chinatown bus lines. The service began on September 28, 2010, with several routes radiating from New York to major cities in the Northeastern United States and rapidly expanded to serve destinations in the Midwestern, Southern, and Southwestern United States. Currently the Greyhound Express network has expanded to serve 930 city pairs in nearly 120 markets, with further expansion planned. Greyhound Express routes are assigned new or refurbished buses that are equipped with Wi-Fi, power outlets, leather seats, and extra legroom. In many stations Greyhound Express customers can take advantage of dedicated waiting areas, separate from passengers traveling on other Greyhound services or other carriers. Some stations also board passengers onto Greyhound Express buses using numbers printed on tickets. This number is assigned in the order in which the ticket was purchased, which means that passengers who bought their tickets earlier get to board the bus and choose their seats earlier. Greyhound Connect is a connector service that operates shorter routes to take passengers from stops in smaller, rural cities to stations in larger, urban cities. Buses are either from Greyhound's existing fleet or smaller, mid-sized buses (that are not equipped with a lavatory). Currently the Greyhound Connect service is offered in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Utah, and Vermont. Some routes are operated using funds from the "Federal Formula Grant Program for Rural Areas" from the Federal Transit Administration. The cities served include (terminal cities in bold):  Alabama: Alexander City, Alexandria, Anniston, Atmore, Bay Minette, Birmingham, Chattanooga (Tenn.), Childersburg, Columbus (Ga.), Dothan, Enterprise, Evergreen, Fort Payne, Gadsden, Mobile, Opelika, Pell City, Steele, Sylacauga, Talladega  Arizona: Cocopah Casino, Fortuna Foothills, Gadsden, San Luis, Somerton, Wellton, Yuma (along with stops at Arizona Western College and in Downtown Yuma and West Yuma)  Arkansas: Bald Knob, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Marked Tree, Newport, Searcy, West Memphis  Colorado: Craig, Denver (along with a stop at Denver's Greyhound station), Dinosaur, Granby, Hayden, Hot Sulphur Springs, Idaho Springs, Kremmling, Milner, Steamboat Springs, Winter Park  Maryland: Aberdeen, Baltimore, College Park, Edgewood, Elkton, Havre De Grace, Laurel, Washington (D.C.), White Marsh, Wilmington (Del.)  Missouri: Cabool, Columbia, Jefferson City, Houston, Huntsville, Kirksville, Macon, Mountain Grove, Ottumwa (Iowa), Rolla, Springfield  Montana: Arlee, Evaro, Kalispell, Lakeside, Missoula, Pablo, Polson, Ravalli, St. Ignatius, Whitefish  North Carolina: Ahoskie, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Goldsboro, Greenville, Jacksonville, Kinston, New Bern, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Smithfield, Wallace, Washington, Williamston, Wilmington, Wilson  Utah: Duchesne, Fort Duchesne, Heber City, Myton, Park City, Roosevelt, Salt Lake City, Vernal  Vermont: Albany (N.Y.) (along with a stop at the airport), Burlington, Hanover (N.H.), Rutland, White River Junction  Greyhound Charter Services arranges charter buses for customers using Greyhound's fleet of motorcoaches.