TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA

OLDER METROPOLITAN AREAS

Some of these metropolitan areas are served by regional rural transit systems, covered further at the Rural Page for this section.


Augusta

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1868-1896 - Augusta Railway Co.
1896-1910 - Augusta Railway & Electric Co.
1910-1928 - Augusta Aiken Railway & Electric Co.
1928-1929 - Georgia Power Co. (Southeastern Power & Light Co.)
1929-1949 - Georgia Power Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1937 - streetcars discontinued
1949-1973 - Augusta Coach Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Augusta Transit Department
Primarily city service
Outlying Richmond County - rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Burke, Columbia, McDuffie Counties - rural systems


Columbus

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1866-1901 - Columbus Railroad Co.
1901-1922 - Columbus Railroad Co. (Stone & Webster)
1922-1930 - Columbus Electric & Power Co. (Stone & Webster)
1930-1931 - Georgia Power Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1931-1943 - Columbus Transportation Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1943-1967 - Columbus Transportation Co.
1935 - streetcars discontinued

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Metra Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Muscogee County - no transit service
Additional metropolitan counties:
Chattahoochee County - no transit service
New additional metropolitan counties:
Harris, Marion Counties - no transit service


Macon

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1892-1902 - several companies
1902-1911 - Macon Railway & Light Co.
1911-1926 - Georgia Railway & Power Co. (United Gas Improvement Co.)
1926-1929 - Georgia Power Co. (Southeastern Power & Light Co.)
1929-1949 - Georgia Power Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1938 - streetcars discontinued
1949-1973 - Bibb Transit Co.
1973-1981 - Macon Transit System

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority
Serves Bibb County
New additional metropolitan counties:
Jones, Twiggs Counties - regional rural system
Crawford County - rural system
Monroe County - no transit service


Savannah

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1888-1901 - several companies
1901-1921 - Savannah Electric Co. (Stone & Webster)
1921-1937 - Savannah Electric & Power Co. (Stone & Webster)
1937-1945 - Savannah Electric & Power Co. (Engineers Public Service Co.)
1945 - streetcars discontinued
1945-1960 - Savannah Transit Co.
1960-1987 - Savannah Transit Authority

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Chatham Area Transit
Serves Chatham County
New additional metropolitan counties:
Bryan County - rural system
Effingham Counties - no transit service


Chattanooga (TN)

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known in Georgia

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Catoosa, Dade, Walker Counties - rural systems


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