Company and route history/further information on the evolution of transit systems in northern Indiana.
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1908-1913 - Gary & Interurban Railway Co.
1913-1917 - Gary & Interurban Railroad Co.
1917-1923 - Gary Street Railway Co.
1923-1925 - Gary Street Railway Co. (Midland Utilities Co.)
1925-1932 - Gary Railways Co. (Midland Utilities Co.)
1932-1943 - Gary Railways Co. (Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co.)
1943-1956 - Gary Railways
1947 - streetcars discontinued
1956-1975 - Gary Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Gary Public Transportation Corporation
Primarily city service
Hammond/East Chicago/Whiting
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1892-1893 - Hammond Electric Railway Co.
1893-1910 - Hammond Whiting & East Chicago Electric Railway Co.
1910-1929 - Hammond Whiting & East Chicago Railway Co.
1929-1931 - Calumet Railways (Midland Utilities Co.)
1926-1931 - Shore Line Motor Coach Co. (Midland Utilities Co.)
1931-1951 - Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co.
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1951-1971 - Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co. (American Transit Corp.)
1971-1973 - no transit service (East Chicago)
1971-1976 - no transit service (Hammond)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Hammond Transit System
East Chicago Transit
Primarily city service
(fixed route systems interconnect)
Outlying Lake County (north) - Northwest Indiana Community Action
Outlying Lake County (south) - South Lake County Community Services
Porter County (Valparaiso) - Opportunity Enterprises Express
(city service - V-Line)
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (VALPARAISO)
Private bus co. in 1952 - Gary-Hobart-Valparaiso Transit
Prior to 2007 - no transit service
Commuter rail service
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
Commuter bus service
ChicagoDASH
Proposed fixed route system
Regional Bus Authority
Interstate transit connections are available with CTA and Pace bus systems in Chicago IL and in Hammond
New additional metropolitan counties:
Jasper, Newton Counties - Arrowhead Country Public Transportation (regional rural system)
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1886-1892 - Citizens Street Railway Co.
1892-1902 - Lake Cities Electric Railway Co.
1902-1906 - Michigan City Traction Co.
1906-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1930 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1930-1932 - Northern Indiana Railway
1932 - streetcars discontinued
After 1932 - Yellow Transportation Co.
Prior to 1955 - Michigan City Transit Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Michigan City Municipal Coach
Primarily city service
Outlying La Porte County - Opportunity Enterprises Express
(city service/La Porte - TransPorte)
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (LA PORTE)
1908-1918 - Goshen South Bend & Chicago Railroad Co.
1918 - streetcars discontinued
After 1918 - H. E. Jahns Bus Company
1938-1956 - Maple City Lines
1956-1973 - no transit service
Commuter rail line connects Chicago IL and Gary and Michigan City, and beyond to South Bend (below)
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1885-1889 - South Bend Railway Co.
1889-1895 - South Bend & Mishawaka Railway Co.
1895-1899 - South Bend Street Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Indiana Railway Co.
1905-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1930 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1930-1940 - Northern Indiana Railway
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1940-1956 - Northern Indiana Transit
1956-1968 - Northern Indiana Transit (National City Lines)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Transpo
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying St. Joseph County - no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (ELKHART)
1886-1891 - Citizens' Street Railway Co.
1891-1894 - Elkhart Electric & Railway Co.
1894-1899 - Indiana Electric Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Indiana Railway Co.
1905-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1930 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1930-1931 - Northern Indiana Railway
1931 - streetcars discontinued
After 1931 - Elkhart Motor Coach Corp.
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (GOSHEN)
1894-1899 - Indiana Electric Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Indiana Railway Co.
1905-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1928 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1928 - streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
Private bus co. in 1952 - Goshen Motor Coach Corp.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
The Interurban Trolley
Primarily city service
Outlying Elkhart County - no transit service