CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1866-1895 - Citizens Railway Co.
1895-1913 - St. Joseph Railway Light Heat & Power Co.
1913-1944 - St. Joseph Railway Light Heat & Power Co. (Cities Service Co.)
1938 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1984 - St. Joseph Light & Power Co.
1932-1966 - operated trolleybuses
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
St. Joseph Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Buchanan County - part of OATS regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Outlying Andrew, DeKalb Counties - part of OATS regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1880-1891 - Citizens Railway Co.
1891-1895 - Metropolitan Electric Street Railway Co.
1895-1911 - Springfield Traction Co.
1911-1930 - Springfield Traction Co. (Federal Light & Traction Co.)
1930-1945 - Springfield Traction Co. (Cities Service Co.)
1937 - streetcars discontinued
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
City Utilities of Springfield
Primarily city service
Outlying Greene County - part of OATS regional rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Christian, Dallas, Polk, Webster Counties - part of OATS regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Columbia City Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Columbia Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Boone, Howard Counties - part of OATS regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1923 - Jefferson City Bridge & Transit Co.
1923-1938 - Missouri Power & Light Co. (North American Light & Power Co.)
1934 - streetcars discontinued
Prior to 1966 - Jefferson City Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Jefferson City Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, Osage Counties - part of OATS regional rural system
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1891 - Joplin Street Railway Co.
Prior to 1895 - Joplin City Electric Railway
1895-1896 - Joplin & Galena Electric Railway
1896-1905 - Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Co.
1906-1940 - Southwest Missouri Railway
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1940-1951 - Joplin Public Service Co.
1951-1960 - Joplin Transit Corp. (American Transit Corp.)
1960-1964 - Ozark Leasing Co.
1964-1969 - Joplin-Carthage Bus Co.
After 1969 - Crown Coach Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Joplin Metro Area Paratransit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Jasper, Newton Counties - part of OATS regional rural system
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (CARTHAGE)
After 1891 - Carthage City Railway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known in Missouri
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
McDonald County served by OATS regional rural system