TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN MINNESOTA

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

MICROPOLITAN AREAS/HISTORICALLY WITH TRANSIT


Albert Lea

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Ace Motor Coach Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Albert Lea Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Freeborn County - no transit service


Austin

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Austin Bus Line

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Austin-Mower County Transit
Serves Mower County


Bemidji

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Bemidji City Bus Lines
Prior to 1999 - City of Bemidji

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Paul Bunyan Transit
Serves Beltrami County


Brainerd

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1887-1893 - Brainerd Street Railway
1893-1898 - Brainerd Electric Railway
1898 - streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
Private bus co. in 1952 - Brainerd Bus Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Crow Wing County Public Transit
Serves Crow Wing County
Additional micropolitan counties:
Cass County - rural system


Breckenridge

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1909 - Water Works Filtration Railway
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
No city service
Outlying Wilkin County - no transit service


Fairmont

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Fairmont Transit Corp.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Martin County Express
Serves Martin County


Faribault

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Faribault Bus Service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Faribault Flyer
Primarily city service
Outlying Rice County - no transit service


Fergus Falls

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Fergus Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Otter Express
Primarily city service
Outlying Otter Tail County - no transit service


Mankato

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1908-1914 - Mankato Electric Traction Co.
1914-1930 - Mississippi Valley Electric Co.
1930 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Mankato City Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Mankato - Heartland Express
Primarily city service
Outlying Blue Earth, Nicollet Counties - no transit service


New Ulm

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - New Ulm Bus Line

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Brown County Heartland Express
Serves Brown County


Owatonna

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Owatonna Bus Service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Steele County Area Transit
Serves Steele County


Red Wing

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Yellow Cab & Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
RIDE Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Goodhue County - no transit service


Wilmar

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Wilmar Transit

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Kandiyohi Area Transit
Serves Kandiyohi County


Winona

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1893-1896 - Winona City Railways Co.
1896-1913 - Winona Railway & Light Co.
1913-1926 - Wisconsin Railway Light & Power Co.
1926-1944 - Mississippi Valley Public Service Co.
1938 - streetcars discontinued
After 1944 - Winona Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Winona Transit Service
Primarily city service
Outlying Winona County - regional rural system


Worthington

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Worthington Bus Service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Prairieland Transit System
Serves Nobles County


NEWER MICROPOLITAN AREAS

Alexandria
Douglas County - regional rural system

Hutchinson
McLeod County - regional rural system

Marshall
Community Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Lyon County - regional rural system


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