CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1838-1890 - several companies
1890-1951 - Louisville Railway Co.
1948 - streetcars discontinued
1936-1951 - operated trolleybuses
1951-1974 - Louisville Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Transit Authority of River City
Serves Jefferson County
New additional metropolitan counties:
Bullitt, Henry, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble Counties - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1867-1887 - several companies
1887-1892 - South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway
1892-1956 - Cincinnati Newport & Covington Railway Co.
1950 - streetcars discontinued
1937-1958 - operated trolleybuses
1956-1972 - Cincinnati Newport & Covington Transportation Co. (ATE)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky
Serves Boone, Campbell, Kenton Counties
New additional metropolitan counties:
Bracken, Gallatin, Grant, Pendleton Counties - part of regional rural system
Covington/Newport area is actually part of the Cincinnati OH Metropolitan Area/transit systems connect in Cincinnati
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1890-1901 - Ashland & Catlettsburg Street Railway
1901-1908 - Camden Interstate Railway
1908-1911 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway
1911-1923 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway (American Railways Co.)
1923-1927 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway (American Electric Power Co.)
1927-1932 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway (Central Public Service Co.)
1932-1933 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway (Central Public Utility Corp.)
1933-1936 - Ohio Valley Electric Railway
1936 - streetcars discontinued
After 1936 - Blue Ribbon Lines
After 1959 - Ohio Valley Bus Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Ashland Bus System
Primarily city service
Outlying Boyd County - part of regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Greenup County - part of regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1882-1890 - Lexington Railway Co.
1890-1905 - Lexington Street Railway Co.
1905-1930 - Kentucky Traction & Terminal Co.
1930-1935 - Kentucky Traction & Terminal Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1935-1938 - Lexington Railway System (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1938 - streetcars discontinued
1938-1957 - Lexington Railway System
1957-1972 - Lexington Transit Corp. (American Transit Corp.)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
LEXTRAN
Primarily city service
Outlying Fayette County - part of regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Clark (Winchester), Scott (Georgetown), Bourbon, Jessamine, Woodford Counties - part of regional rural system
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (GEORGETOWN)
After 1890 - Georgetown Street Railway Co.
After 1898 - Georgetown Electric Street Railway
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (WINCHESTER)
Streetcar co. - Winchester City Railway Co.
After 1905 - Winchester Railway Light & Ice Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service