CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1898 - Jackson City Railroad Co.
After 1898 - Jackson Electric Railway Light & Power Co.
Prior to 1912 - Jackson Railway & Light Co.
1912-1920 - Jackson Light & Traction Co.
1920-1923 - Jackson Public Service Co.
1923-1925 - Mississippi Power & Light Co.
1925-1939 - Mississippi Power & Light Co. (Electric Power & Light Corp.)
1935 - streetcars discontinued
1939-1966 - Jackson City Lines (National City Lines)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Jackson Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Hinds County - rural system
New additional metropolitan counties:
Copiah, Madison, Simpson Counties - rural systems
Rankin County - no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1895-1904 - Biloxi Street Railroad
1904-1906 - Biloxi Electric Railway & Power Co.
1906-1925 - Gulfport & Mississippi Coast Traction Co.
1925-1929 - Mississippi Power Co. (Southeastern Power & Light Co.)
1929-1930 - Mississippi Power Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1930-1943 - Biloxi-Gulfport City Lines, Inc. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1932 - streetcars discontinued
1943-1962 - Biloxi-Gulfport City Lines, Inc. (Municipal Transit Lines)
1962-1974 - Biloxi-Gulfport City Lines, Inc. (American Transit Corp.)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Coast Transit Authority
Serves cities and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Harrison County - Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District
Also serves Greene, Jefferson Davis Counties (classified as rural counties)
In addition serves Jackson, George Counties (metropolitan Pascagoula) and Pearl River County (micropolitan Picayune)
Additional metropolitan counties:
Hancock, Stone Counties - no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1906-1912 - Hattiesburg Traction Co.
1912-1913 - Hattiesburg Traction Co. (Doherty Operating Co.)
1913-1924 - Hattiesburg Traction Co. (Cities Service Co.)
1924-1929 - Mississippi Power Co. (Southeastern Power & Light Co.)
1929-1938 - Mississippi Power Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1930's - streetcars discontinued
1938-1962 - Hattiesburg City Lines, Inc. (Municipal Transit Lines)
1962-1974 - Hattiesburg City Lines, Inc. (American Transit Corp.)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Hattiesburg Area Readi Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Forrest, Lamar, Perry Counties - Pearl River Valley Opportunity
Also serves Covington, Marion, Walthall Counties (classified as rural counties)
In addition serves Jones County (micropolitan Laurel) and Amite and Pike Counties (micropolitan McComb)
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1903 - Moss Point & Pascagoula Railroad
1903-1920 - Pascagoula Street Railway & Power Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Jackson, George Counties - Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District
(regional rural system based in Gulfport)
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known in Mississippi
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
DeSoto, Tate, Tunica Counties - Delta Area Rural Transit System
(regional rural system based in Clarksdale)
Marshall County - Northeast Mississippi Community Services
(regional rural system also serving Corinth area)