CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1883-1897 - Boone Street Railway Co.
1897-1912 - Boone Electric Co.
1912-1925 - Iowa Railway & Light Co.
1925-1932 - Iowa Railway & Light Corp.
1932-1934 - Iowa Electric Light & Power Co.
1934 - streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
1949-1962 - Boone Bus Service
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Boone County served by regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1874-1878 - Burlington Street Railway Co.
1878-1895 - Union Street Railway Co.
1895-1901 - Burlington Railway & Light Co.
1901-1912 - People's Gas & Electric Co.
1912-1921 - Burlington Railway & Light Co.
1921-1924 - United Utilities Corp.
1924-1941 - Iowa Southern Utilities Co.
1929 - streetcars discontinued
1941-1958 - Burlington City Lines (National City Lines)
1958-1972 - Burlington Transit Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Burlington Urban Service
Primarily city service
Outlying Des Moines County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1869-1889 - Lyons Horse Railway Co.
1889-1904 - Clinton & Lyons Horse Railway Co.
1904-1959 - Clinton Street Railway Co.
1937 - streetcars discontinued
1959-1973 - Interstate Power Co.
1973-1986 - Municipal Transit Authority
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Municipal Transit Administration
Primarily city service
Outlying Clinton County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1896 - Fort Dodge Street Railway Co.
1896-1906 - Fort Dodge Light & Power Co.
1906-1925 - Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Co.
1925 - streetcars discontinued
Prior to 1949 - Fort Dodge Transit Co.
1949-1966 - Fort Dodge Transportation Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Fort Dodge Bus System
Primarily city service
Outlying Webster County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (KEOKUK)
1889-1891 - Keokuk Street Railway Co.
1891-1894 - Keokuk Electric Street Railway Co.
1894-1901 - Keokuk Electric Railway
1901-1911 - Keokuk Electric Railway & Power Co.
1911-1913 - Keokuk Electric Co. (Stone & Webster)
1913-1925 - Keokuk Electric Co. (Central Mississippi Valley Electric Properties)
1925-1928 - Keokuk Electric Co. (North American Co.)
1928 - streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
1937-1949 - Keokuk Motor Bus Co.
1949-1962 - Midwest Transit Lines
After 1969 - Elmer H. Davis Co.
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (FORT MADISON)
1888-1914 - Fort Madison Street Railway
After 1914 - Mississippi Valley Electric Co.
1929 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Midwest Transit Lines
Period of no transit service
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Lee County served by regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1878-1889 - Marshalltown Street Railway Co.
1889-1892 - Marshalltown Passenger Railway Co.
1892-1912 - Marshalltown Light Power & Railway
1912-1925 - Iowa Railway & Light Co.
1925-1932 - Iowa Railway & Light Corp.
1932-1944 - Iowa Electric Light & Power Co.
1938 - streetcars discontinued
After 1944 - Yeaman Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Marshalltown Municipal Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Marshall County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1897-1912 - Mason City & Clear Lake Railway
1912-1936 - Mason City & Clear Lake Railroad Co. (United Light & Power Co.)
1936 - streetcars discontinued
1936-1955 - Mason City Motor Coach Co.
After 1955 - City Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Mason City Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Cerro Gordo, Worth Counties - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1883-1893 - Muscatine Street Railway
1893-1902 - Muscatine Electric Railway
1902-1906 - Citizens' Railway & Light Co.
1906-1910 - Muscatine Light & Traction Co.
1910-1928 - Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Railway (United Light & Power Co.)
1928-1929 - Iowa Electric Co. (United Light & Power Co.)
1929 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Midwest Transit Lines
Period of no transit service
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
MuscaBus
Primarily city service
Outlying Muscatine, Louisa Counties - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Newton Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Jasper County served by regional rural system
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (COLFAX)
After 1908 - Colfax Springs Railway
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1890-1903 - Oskaloosa Street Railway & Land Co.
1903-1924 - Oskaloosa Traction & Light Co.
After 1924 - Des Moines Electric Light Co.
1926 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Safeway Cab Co.
Period of no transit service
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Mahaska County served by regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1881-1889 - several companies
1889-1896 - Ottumwa Electric Light Co.
1896-1905 - Ottumwa Traction & Light Co.
1905-1920 - Ottumwa Railway & Light Co.
1920-1923 - Ottumwa Railway & Light Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1923-1925 - Ottumwa Traction Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1925-1941 - Iowa Southern Utilities Co.
1930 - streetcars discontinued
1941-1951 - Ottumwa City Lines (National City Lines)
1951-1972 - Ottumwa Transit Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Ottumwa Transit Authority
Primarily city service
Outlying Wapello County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - The City Bus Line
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Buena Vista County served by regional rural system
Spencer
Clay County served by regional rural system
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County served by regional rural system