CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (LOS ANGELES)
1874-1910 - several companies
1910-1945 - Los Angeles Railway Co.
1945-1958 - Los Angeles Transit Lines (National City Lines)
1958-1963 - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
1963 - streetcars discontinued
1947-1963 - operated trolleybuses
1963-1993 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
HAS RAPID TRANSIT (opened 1995)
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (INTERURBAN)
1895-1911 - several companies
1911-1953 - Pacific Electric Railway
1953-1958 - Pacific Electric Railway (Metropolitan Coach Lines)
1958-1963 - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
1961 - streetcars/interurban trains discontinued
1963-1993 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
Has new light rail
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Serves Los Angeles County
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (GLENDALE)
1904-1911 - Los Angeles Interurban Railway Co.
1911-1941 - Pacific Electric Railway
1941 - streetcars discontinued
1941-1962 - Glendale City Lines (National City Lines)
1962-1963 - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
1963-1993 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (INGLEWOOD)
Prior to 1942 - Inglewood Transit Lines
1942-1946 - Inglewood City Lines (National City Lines)
1946-1967 - Inglewood City Lines (new owners)
1967-1993 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (PASADENA)
1886-1894 - several companies
1894-1898 - Pasadena & Los Angeles Electric Railway
1898-1902 - Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway
1902-1911 - Pacific Electric Railway (original company)
1911-1941 - Pacific Electric Railway
1941 - streetcars discontinued
1941-1963 - Pasadena City Lines (National City Lines)
1963-1967 - Pasadena City Lines (new owners)
1967-1993 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (SAN PEDRO)
1905-1911 - Los Angeles Interurban Railway Co.
1911-1934 - Pacific Electric Railway
1934 - streetcars discontinued
Prior to 1971 - San Pedro Motor Bus Association
Prior to 1973 - San Pedro Transit Lines
1971-1993 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
Los Angeles (independent systems)
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (POMONA)
1887-1907 - several companies
1902-1911 - Pacific Electric Railway (original company)
1911-1924 - Pacific Electric Railway
1924 - streetcars discontinued
1924-1926 - City Transit
After 1926 - Motor Transit Co.
Prior to 1966 - Pomona Bus Lines
1966-1972 - Pomona Valley Municipal Transit System
1972-1988 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Foothill Transit
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (COMMERCE)
1962-present - Commerce Municipal Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Commerce Municipal Bus Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (CULVER CITY)
1928-present - Culver City Municipal Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Culver City Municipal Bus Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (GARDENA)
1911-1940 - Pacific Electric Railway
1940 - streetcars/interurban trains discontinued
1940-present - Gardena Municipal Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Gardena Municipal Bus Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (LONG BEACH)
1902-1911 - Pacific Electric Railway (original company)
1911-1940 - Pacific Electric Railway
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1940-1946 - Lang Motor Bus Co.
1946-1963 - Long Beach City Lines (National City Lines)
1963-present - Long Beach Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Long Beach Transit
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (MONTEBELLO)
1922-1928 - Montebello Municipal Bus Lines
1928-1931 - Motor Transit Co.
1931-present - Montebello Municipal Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Montebello Municipal Bus Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (NORWALK)
1974-present - Norwalk Municipal Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Norwalk Municipal Bus Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (SANTA MONICA)
1899-1911 - Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Co.
1911-1927 - Pacific Electric Railway
1927 - streetcars discontinued
1927-1928 - no transit service
1928-present - Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (TORRANCE)
1912-1940 - Pacific Electric Railway
1940 - streetcars/interurban trains discontinued
1940-present - Torrance Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Torrance Transit
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (LANCASTER/PALMDALE)
None known
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Antelope Valley Transit Authority
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (ORANGE COUNTY)
1886-1897 - Santa Ana, Orange & Tustin Street Railway Co.
1897-1901 - Santa Ana & Orange Motor Co.
1901-1903 - Pacific Electric Railway (original company)
1903-1911 - Los Angeles Interurban Railway Co.
1911-1930 - Pacific Electric Railway
1930 - streetcars/interurban trains discontinued
After 1930 - various bus companies
Prior to 1972 - Santa Ana Transit Corp.
Prior to 1972 - South Coast Transit Corp. (American Transit Corp.)
1972-1991 - Orange County Transit District
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Orange County Transportation Authority
Serves Orange County
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (RIVERSIDE)
1887-1903 - Riverside & Arlington Railway Co.
1903-1911 - Pacific Electric Railway (original company)
1911-1943 - Pacific Electric Railway
1943 - streetcars discontinued
1943-1961 - Riverside Bus Lines
1961-1963 - Riverside City Lines (city owned)
1963-1964 - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
1964-1975 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (SAN BERNARDINO)
1885-1911 - several companies
1911-1942 - Pacific Electric Railway
1942 - streetcars discontinued
1942-1961 - San Bernardino Valley Transit Co.
1961-1975 - Municipal Transit System
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Riverside Transit Agency
Omnitrans (San Bernardino)
Serves cities and nearby suburbs only
(fixed route systems interconnect)
Outlying Riverside County - Riverside County Transportation Commission
Outlying San Bernardino County - San Bernardino Associated Governments
Additional connecting fixed route system
Pass Transit System (Beaumont/Banning)
Additional isolated fixed route systems
SunLine Transit Agency (Palm Springs)
Morongo Basin Transit Authority (Twentynine Palms)
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (ELSINORE)
After 1891 - Lake Shore Electric Railway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (VENTURA)
Streetcar co. - Ventura & Ojai Railway
Streetcars discontinued
City bus system in 1952 - Citizens Transit Lines
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (OXNARD)
Prior to 1956 - Harbor Transit Co.
1956-1973 - Oxnard Municipal Transit
1973-2007 - South Coast Area Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Gold Coast Transit
Serves cities only
Outlying Ventura County - Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority (VISTA)