CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1887-1896 - Charlotte Street Railway Co.
1896-1911 - Charlotte Electric Railway Light & Power Co.
1911-1913 - City Electric Railway
1913-1925 - Southern Public Utilities Co.
1925-1935 - Southern Public Utilities Co. (Duke Power Co.)
1935-1955 - Duke Power Co.
1938 - streetcars discontinued
1955-1976 - Charlotte City Coach Lines (City Coach Lines, Inc.)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Charlotte Transit System
Serves Mecklenburg County
Has new light rail
New additional metropolitan counties:
Anson County - Anson County Transportation System
Cabarrus County (Concord) - Cabarrus County Transportation Service
(city service - Concord Kannapolis Area Transit)
Gaston County (Gastonia) - Gaston County ACCESS
(city service - Gastonia Transit)
Union County - Union County Transportation System
Commuter service
Charlotte Transit System
Serves Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Union, Iredell Counties, York County SC
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (CONCORD)
1911-1925 - North Carolina Public Service Co.
1925 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Concord Motor Coach Co.
Period of no transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (GASTONIA)
1910-1914 - Piedmont Traction Co.
After 1914 - Piedmont & Northern Railway
Streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Gastonia Transit Co.
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Power City Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Stanly County Transportation
Serves Stanly County
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Lincoln County Transit
Serves Lincoln County
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1901-1924 - Salisbury & Spencer Railway
1924-1927 - North Carolina Public Service Co.
1927-1932 - North Carolina Public Service Co. (Duke Power Co.)
1932-1935 - Southern Public Utilities Co. (Duke Power Co.)
1935-1955 - Duke Power Co.
1930's - streetcars discontinued
After 1955 - Consolidated Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Salisbury Transit System
Serves city only
Outlying Rowan County - Rowan Area Transit System
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Shelby Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Transportation Administration of Cleveland County
Serves Cleveland County
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Statesville Motor Coach Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Iredell County Area Transportation System
Serves Iredell County