TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN COLORADO

OLDER METROPOLITAN AREAS


Pueblo

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1891-1895 - Pueblo City Railway Co.
1895-1899 - Pueblo Electric Street Railway Co.
1899-1900 - Pueblo Traction & Electric Co.
1900-1902 - Pueblo Traction & Lighting Co.
1902-1911 - Pueblo & Suburban Traction & Lighting Co.
1911-1922 - Arkansas Valley Railway Light & Power Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1922-1949 - Southern Colorado Power Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1947 - streetcars discontinued
1949-1956 - Pueblo Transit Co.
1956-1958 - Pueblo Transportation Co.
1958-1971 - Pueblo Transportation Co. (leased to city)

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Pueblo Department of Transportation
Primarily city service
Outlying Pueblo County - rural system


NEWER METROPOLITAN AREAS


Colorado Springs

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1887-1902 - several companies
1902-1932 - Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway Co.
1932 - streetcars discontinued
1932-1945 - Colorado Springs Bus Co.
1945-1972 - Colorado Springs Transit Co.
1972-2005 - Colorado Springs Department of Transportation

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Mountain Metro
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying El Paso County - rural system

Additional metropolitan counties:
Teller County (Cripple Creek) - city service only - Cripple Creek Shuttle


Fort Collins/Loveland

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (FORT COLLINS)
After 1919 - Fort Collins Municipal Railway
1951 - streetcars discontinued

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (LOVELAND)
Private bus co. in 1952 - Loveland City Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
TransFort (Fort Collins)
City of Loveland Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Larimer County - rural system


Grand Junction

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1890-1901 - Grand Junction Street Railway
1901-1902 - City of Grand Junction
1902-1909 - Grand Junction Street Railroad
1909-1914 - Grand Junction & Grand River Valley Railway
1914-1926 - Grand River Valley Railway Co.
1926-1935 - Grand River Valley Railway Co. (Cities Service Co.)
Period of no transit service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Grand Valley Transit
Serves Mesa County


Greeley

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Greeley Transportation Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Transit Services Division
Primarily city service
Outlying Weld County - rural system


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