TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN INDIANA

OLDER METROPOLITAN AREAS

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


Evansville

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1866-1886 - Evansville Railroad Co.
1886-1901 - Evansville Street Railroad Co.
1901-1906 - Evansville Electric Railway Co.
1906-1909 - Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Co.
1909-1912 - Evansville & Southern Indiana Traction Co. (Union Railway Gas & Electric Co.)
1912-1913 - Public Utilities Co. (Union Railway Gas & Electric Co.)
1913-1920 - Public Utilities Co. (Commonwealth Power Railway & Light Co.)
1920-1929 - Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. (Commonwealth Power Railway & Light Co.)
1929-1948 - Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1939 - streetcars discontinued
1948-1959 - Evansville City Coach Lines (City Coach Lines, Inc.)
After 1959 - Evansville City Transit

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Metropolitan Evansville Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Vanderburgh County - no transit service
New additional metropolitan counties:
Gibson County (Princeton) - regional rural system
Posey, Warrick Counties - no transit service

OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (PRINCETON)
Private bus co. in 1952 - Princeton City Lines


Fort Wayne

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1872-1887 - Citizens Street Railroad Co.
1887-1892 - Fort Wayne Street Railroad Co.
1892-1895 - Fort Wayne Electric Railway Co.
1895-1899 - Fort Wayne Consolidated Railway Co.
1899-1904 - Fort Wayne Traction Co.
1904-1911 - Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co.
1911-1920 - Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction Co.
1920-1925 - Indiana Service Corp.
1925-1948 - Indiana Service Corp. (Midland Utilities Co.)
1947 - streetcars discontinued
1940-1960 - operated trolleybuses
1948-1968 - Fort Wayne Transit

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation
Primarily city service
Outlying Allen County - no transit service
New additional metropolitan counties:
Wells, Whitley Counties - no transit service


Jeffersonville/New Albany

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (JEFFERSONVILLE)
1888-1889 - Ohio Falls Street Railway Co.
1889-1903 - Jefferson City Railway Co.
1903-1912 - Southern Indiana Interurban Railway
1912-1925 - Interstate Public Service Co.
1925-1930 - Interstate Public Service Co. (Midland Utilities Co.)
After 1930 - Public Service of Indiana
1932 - streetcars discontinued
Prior to 1950 - Jeffersonville Bus Lines
1950-1973 - Bridge Transit Co.
1973-1976 - Home Transit
1976-1983 - Free Enterprise System

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (NEW ALBANY)
1891-1894 - New Albany Street Railway Co.
1894-1902 - New Albany Railway Co.
1902-1903 - New Albany Street Railroad Co.
1903-1912 - Southern Indiana Interurban Railway
1912-1925 - Interstate Public Service Co.
1925-1930 - Interstate Public Service Co. (Midland Utilities Co.)
1930-1934 - Public Service of Indiana
1932 - streetcars discontinued
1934-1976 - Home Transit
1976-1983 - Free Enterprise System

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Transit Authority of River City
Primarily city service
Outlying Clark, Floyd Counties - no transit service
New additional metropolitan counties:
Harrison, Washington Counties - regional rural system

Jeffersonville/New Albany area is actually part of the Louisville KY Metropolitan Area/same transit system operates in two states


Muncie

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1889-1893 - Muncie Street Railway Co.
1893-1899 - Citizens Street Railway Co.
1899-1930 - Union Traction Co. of Indiana
1930-1931 - Indiana Railroad (Midland United Co.)
1931 - streetcars discontinued
1931-1941 - several bus companies
1941-1945 - Hines Bus Co.
1945-1981 - Muncie City Lines (Indiana Railroad/Wesson Co.)

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Muncie Indiana Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Delaware County - regional rural system


Terre Haute

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1867-1894 - Terre Haute Street Railroad Co.
1894-1899 - Terre Haute Electric Railway Co.
1899-1903 - Terre Haute Electric Co.
1903-1931 - Terre Haute Traction & Light Co.
1907-1931 - owned by Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co.
1931-1939 - Public Service Co. of Indiana (Midland United Co.)
1939 - sold to National City Lines/streetcars discontinued
1939-1955 - Terre Haute City Lines
1955-1964 - Terre Haute Transit (privately owned)

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Terre Haute Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Vigo County - rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Sullivan County - regional rural system
Clay County - no transit service
Vermillion County (Clinton) - no transit service

OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (CLINTON)
Private bus co. in 1952 - City Bus Line


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