CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1868-1889 - Des Moines Street Railway Co.
1889-1929 - Des Moines City Railway Co.
1929-1953 - Des Moines Railway Co.
1951 - streetcars discontinued
1938-1964 - operated trolleybuses
1953-1973 - Des Moines Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Serves Polk County
New additional metropolitan counties:
Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Warren Counties - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1904-1925 - Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway & Light Co.
1925-1932 - Iowa Railway & Light Corp.
1932-1937 - Iowa Electric Light & Power Co.
1937 - sold to National City Lines/streetcars discontinued
1937-1966 - Cedar Rapids City Lines
1966-1967 - Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Cedar Rapids Bus Service
Primarily city service
Outlying Linn County - part of regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Benton, Jones Counties - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1888-1902 - Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway & Bridge Co.
1902-1948 - Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
1948 - streetcars discontinued
1948-1957 - Council Bluffs Transit Co.
1957-1971 - City Transit Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Metro Area Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Pottawatomie County - part of regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Harrison, Mills Counties - part of regional rural system
Pottawatomie County is actually part of the Omaha NE Metropolitan Area/same transit system operates in two states
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1869-1895 - several companies
1895-1912 - Tri-City Railway Co.
1912-1941 - Tri-City Railway Co. (United Light & Power Co.)
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1941-1950 - Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. (United Light & Power Co.)
1950-1974 - Davenport City Lines (National City Lines)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Citibus
Primarily city service
Outlying Scott County - part of regional rural system
Scott County is actually part of the Rock Island IL Metropolitan Area/transit systems connect in Rock Island
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1884-1894 - Sioux City Street Railway Co.
1894-1909 - Sioux City Traction Co.
1909-1928 - Sioux City Service Co. (United Gas Improvement Co.)
1928-1939 - Sioux City Service Co. (American Electric Power Co.)
1939-1953 - Sioux City Service Co.
1948 - streetcars discontinued
1953-1967 - Sioux City Lines (National City Lines)
1967-1969 - Sioux City Lines, Inc.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Sioux City Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Woodbury County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1885-1895 - Waterloo Street Railway
1895-1904 - Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Co.
1904-1935 - Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co.
1935-1953 - Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad Co.
1939 - streetcars discontinued
1953-1965 - St. John's Transportation Co.
1965-1972 - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Black Hawk County - part of regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Bremer, Grundy Counties - part of regional rural system