CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1885-1890 - Appleton Street Railway
1890-1896 - Appleton Edison Electric Co.
1896-1900 - Appleton Electric Light & Power Co.
1900-1923 - Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power Co.
1923-1927 - Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power Co. (North American Co.)
1927-1941 - Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co. (North American Co.)
1930 - streetcars discontinued
1941-1947 - Appleton & Intercity Motor Coach Lines, Inc.
1947-1955 - Appleton & Intercity Motor Coach Lines, Inc. (CNS&M Ry)
1955-1978 - Fox River Bus Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Valley Transit
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Outagamie County - no regional transit service
Additional metropolitan counties:
Calumet County - no regional transit service
Oshkosh
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1882-1897 - Oshkosh Street Railway Co.
1897-1900 - Citizens' Traction Co. of Oshkosh
1900-1908 - Winnebago Traction Co.
1908-1917 - Wisconsin Electric Railway Co.
1917-1918 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1918-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1924-1933 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1930 - streetcars discontinued
1933-1962 - Oshkosh City Lines
1962-1978 - City Transit Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Oshkosh Transit System
Serves city and nearby suburbs only
Outlying Winnebago County - no regional transit service
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (NEENAH/MENASHA)
Private bus co. in 1952 - Neenah-Menasha Lines
Fixed route systems connect
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (BELOIT)
1907-1930 - Beloit Traction Co.
1930-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1930 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1959 - Beloit Bus Co.
1959-1970 - Beloit City Bus Lines
1970-1975 - Beloit Motor Coach
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY (JANESVILLE)
1886-1910 - Janesville Street Railway Co.
1910-1913 - Janesville Traction Co.
1913-1926 - Janesville Traction Co. (Commonwealth Power Railway & Light Co.)
1926-1929 - Janesville Traction Co.
1929-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1929 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1952 - Janesville Bus Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Beloit Transit System
Janesville Transit System
Primarily city service
(fixed route systems interconnect)
Outlying Rock County - no regional transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1880-1898 - Eau Claire City Railway Co.
1898-1905 - Eau Claire Light & Power Co.
1905-1914 - Eau Claire Railway Light & Power Co.
1914-1923 - Wisconsin-Minnesota Light & Power Co.
1923-1939 - Northern States Power Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1932 - streetcars discontinued
After 1939 - Eau Claire Transportation Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Eau Claire Transit
Serves city only
Outlying Eau Claire County - no transit service
Additional metropolitan counties:
Chippewa Falls - Chippewa Falls Shared Ride Taxi Program
Primarily city service
Outlying Chippewa County - rural system
OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (CHIPPEWA FALLS)
1897-1914 - Chippewa Valley Light Railway & Power Co.
1914-1923 - Wisconsin-Minnesota Light & Power Co.
1923-1926 - Northern States Power Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1926 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - The Motor Bus Company
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1893-1899 - Fond Du Lac Power & Railway Co.
1899-1903 - Fond Du Lac Street Railway & Light Co.
1903-1917 - Eastern Wisconsin Railway & Light Co.
1917-1918 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1918-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1924-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1931 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1953 - Fond Du Lac City Lines
1953-1958 - Fond Du Lac Motor Coach Lines, Inc. (CNS&M Ry)
1958-1967 - Fond Du Lac Bus Co., Inc.
1967-1968 - no transit service
1968-1973 - Fondy Area Bus Cooperative
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Fond Du Lac Area Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Fond Du Lac County - no regional transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1878-1885 - La Crosse Street Railway
1885-1913 - La Crosse City Railway Co.
1913-1926 - Wisconsin Railway Light & Power Co.
1926-1948 - Mississippi Valley Public Service Co.
1945 - streetcars discontinued
After 1948 - La Crosse Transit Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility
Primarily city service
Outlying La Crosse County - no regional transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1886-1894 - Sheboygan City Railway Co.
1894-1910 - Sheboygan Light Power & Railway Co.
1910-1917 - Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co.
1917-1918 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1918-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1924-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (Middle West Utilities Co.)
1938 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1953 - Sheboygan City Lines
1953-1955 - Sheboygan Bus Lines, Inc. (CNS&M Ry)
1955-1972 - Sheboygan Transit, Inc.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Sheboygan Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Sheboygan County - no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1906-1915 - Wausau Street Railway Co.
1915-1927 - Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.
1927-1933 - Wisconsin Valley Electric Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1933-1951 - Wisconsin Public Service Co. (Standard Gas & Electric Co.)
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1951-1972 - Wausau Transit Lines
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Wausau Area Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Marathon County - no transit service
CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
None known in Wisconsin
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
St. Croix County - rural system
Pierce County - no transit service