TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN WEST VIRGINIA

MICROPOLITAN AREAS/HISTORICALLY WITH TRANSIT


Beckley

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Raleigh Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Community Action Lines
Serves Raleigh County


Bluefield

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Prior to 1915 - two companies
1915-1974 - Tri City Traction Co.
1936 - streetcars discontinued
1974-1991 - Gateway Regional Transit Authority

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Bluefield Transit System
Primarily city service
Outlying Mercer County - rural system


Clarksburg

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1909-1910 - Fairmont & Northern Traction Co.
1910-1912 - Clarksburg & Weston Electric Railway Co.
1912-1921 - Monongahela Valley Traction Co.
1921-1923 - Monongahela Power & Railway Co.
1923-1944 - Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co. (American Water Works & Electric Co.)
1939 - streetcars discontinued
1944-1972 - City Lines of West Virginia

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Central West Virginia Transit Authority
Serves Harrison County
Additional metropolitan counties:
Taylor (Grafton), Doddridge Counties - rural system

OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (GRAFTON)
Streetcar co. - Grafton Light & Power Co.
After 1908 - Grafton Traction Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Grafton Transportation Co.

Fairmont

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1900-1902 - Fairmont & Southern Railway Co.
1902-1903 - Fairmont & Clarksburg Electric Railroad
1903-1912 - Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction Co.
1912-1921 - Monongahela Valley Traction Co.
1921-1923 - Monongahela Power & Railway Co.
1923-1944 - Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co. (American Water Works & Electric Co.)
1944-1956 - City Lines of West Virginia
1947 - streetcars discontinued
1956-1973 - City Lines of Fairmont

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority
Serves Marion County

OUTLYING TRANSIT HISTORY (MANNINGTON)
1907-1910 - Mannington Light & Power Co.
1910-1912 - Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction Co.
1912-1921 - Monongahela Valley Traction Co.
1921-1923 - Monongahela Power & Railway Co.
1923-1937 - Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co. (American Water Works & Electric Co.)
1937 - streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service

Fixed route systems connect


Oak Hill

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Oak Hill Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Fayette County - Mountain Transit Authority
Also serves Greenbrier, Nicholas, Webster Counties (classified as rural counties)


NEWER MICROPOLITAN AREAS

Point Pleasant
No city service
Outlying Mason County - no transit service


RURAL CITIES/AREAS HISTORICALLY WITH TRANSIT


Buckhannon

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - City Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Upshur County - Country Roads Transit


Elkins

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1907 - Elkins Electric Railway
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Randolph County - Country Roads Transit


Hinton

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Victory Bus Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Summers County - rural system


Weston

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Weston Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Lewis County - rural system


OTHER RURAL AREAS

Little Kanawha Transit Authority
Serves Calhoun, Jackson, Roane Counties


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