CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (NORFOLK)
1866-1894 - Norfolk City Railway
1894-1899 - Norfolk Street Railroad
1899-1902 - Norfolk Railway & Light Co.
1902-1911 - Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Co.
1911-1925 - Virginia Railway & Power Co.
1925-1937 - Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Stone & Webster)
1937-1944 - Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Engineers Public Service Co.)
1940's - streetcars discontinued
1944-1962 - Virginia Transit Co. (United Transit Co.)
1962-1973 - Virginia Transit Co. (ATE)
1973-1999 - Tidewater Regional Transit Authority
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (NEWPORT NEWS)
1891-1898 - Newport News, Hampton & Old Point Railway
1898-1914 - Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Co.
1914-1925 - Newport News & Hampton Railway Gas & Electric Co.
1925-1928 - Citizens Rapid Transit Co. (National Public Service Corp.)
1928-1933 - Citizens Rapid Transit Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1933-1935 - Citizens Rapid Transit Co. (Virginia Public Service Co.)
1935-1944 - Citizens Rapid Transit Co. (Associated Gas & Electric Co.)
After 1944 - Citizens Rapid Transit Co.
1945 - streetcars discontinued
Prior to 1999 - PenTran
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Hampton Roads Transit
Serves Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and James City County
Additional metropolitan counties:
York County (Williamsburg) - city service only - Williamsburg Area Transport
Gloucester, Mathews Counties - Bay Transit
(regional rural system also serving Richmond area)
Isle of Wight, Surry Counties - no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1860-1863 - Richmond Railway
1863-1866 - service suspended due to Civil War
1866-1881 - Richmond Railway
1881-1900 - Richmond City Railway Company
1900-1901 - Richmond Passenger & Power Co.
1901-1909 - Virginia Passenger & Power Co.
1909-1925 - Virginia Railway & Power Co.
1925-1937 - Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Stone & Webster)
1937-1944 - Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Engineers Public Service Co.)
1944-1962 - Virginia Transit Co. (United Transit Co.)
1949 - streetcars discontinued
1962-1973 - Virginia Transit Co. (ATE)
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Greater Richmond Transit Co.
Serves City of Richmond, Henrico County
Additional metropolitan counties:
Connecting fixed route system
City of Petersburg - Petersburg Area Transit
Isolated fixed route system
Caroline County - Fredericksburg Regional Transit
(regional system based in Fredericksburg)
King & Queen, King William Counties - Bay Transit
Also serves Charles City, Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland Counties (classified as rural counties)
In addition serves Gloucester, Mathews Counties (metropolitan Norfolk)
Amelia, Cumberland Counties - Piedmont Area Transit
Also serves Buckingham, Prince Edward Counties (classified as rural counties)
Louisa County - JAUNT
(regional rural system based in Charlottesville)
Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, Prince George, Sussex Counties - no transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (PETERSBURG)
1882-1896 - several companies
1896-1896 - Petersburg Electric Railway
1896-1901 - South Side Railway & Development Co.
1901-1909 - Virginia Passenger & Power Co.
1909-1925 - Virginia Railway & Power Co.
1925-1937 - Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Stone & Webster)
1937-1944 - Virginia Electric & Power Co. (Engineers Public Service Co.)
1936 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1959 - Petersburg Transit Co.
After 1959 - Tri City Coaches
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1887-1901 - Roanoke Street Railway Co.
1901-1910 - Roanoke Railway & Electric Co.
1910-1923 - Roanoke Railway & Electric Co. (American Railways Co.)
1923-1928 - Roanoke Railway & Electric Co. (American Electric Power Co.)
1928-1932 - Roanoke Railway & Electric Co. (Central Public Service Co.)
1932-1941 - Roanoke Railway & Electric Co. (Central Public Utility Corp.)
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1925-1928 - Safety Motor Transit Co.
1928-1932 - Safety Motor Transit Co. (Central Public Service Co.)
1932-1946 - Safety Motor Transit Co. (Central Public Utility Corp.)
1946-1972 - Safety Motor Transit Co.
After 1972 - Roanoke City Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Valley Metro
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Roanoke County - RADAR
New additional metropolitan counties:
Botetourt, Craig, Franklin Counties - no transit service