TODAY'S MIDWEST INTERURBAN CONNECTIONS

Because most of the urban areas in the Midwest remain separated by significant areas of rural land, very few present day transit systems actually connect with other transit systems in adjacent metropolitan areas.

Milwaukee-Chicago-Gary-South Bend



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Waukesha Co. Tech. College-Waukesha  Waukesha Transit   9
Waukesha-Brookfield Square           Waukesha Transit 901
Brookfield Square-Milwaukee          Milwaukee-MCTS    10
Milwaukee-MKE Mitchell Airport       Milwaukee-MCTS    80
MKE Mitchell Airport-Kenosha         Wisconsin Coach
Kenosha-Zion                         Metra                 (commuter rail)
Zion-Waukegan                        Pace             571
Waukegan-Hawthorn Mall               Pace             572
Hawthorn Mall-Golf Mill Mall         Pace             272
Golf Mill Mall-Jefferson Park        Pace             270
Jefferson Park-Chicago               Chicago-CTA       56
Chicago-69th/Dan Ryan                Chicago-CTA       29
69th/Dan Ryan-106th/Ewing            Chicago-CTA       30
106th/Ewing-Hammond                  Hammond Transit    1
Hammond-Gary                         Gary-GPTC         12
Gary-Miller                          Gary-GPTC         13
Miller-SBN Michiana Airport          NICTD                 (commuter rail)
SBN Michiana Airport-South Bend      SB Transpo         4
South Bend-Mishawaka                 SB Transpo         9
Mishawaka-Elkhart                    Interurban Trolley  Bittersweet
Elkhart-Goshen                       Interurban Trolley  Goshen
If one is not so adventurous, most of this journey can be made using Wisconsin Coach Lines from Waukesha through Milwaukee to Kenosha, and Metra and NICTD (South Shore Line) commuter trains from Kenosha through Chicago to South Bend. Wisconsin Coach Lines is unique in that it is strictly an interurban and commuter bus line, serving Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin. The company remains privately owned, though now part of Coach USA.

The South Shore Line is generally regarded as "America's Last Interurban". But the line more closely resembled a heavy commuter railroad line than in interurban railroad. Thus, this journey included local bus routes as far as possible.

Cleveland-Akron Area (3 possibilities)



Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Madison-Painesville                  LakeTran           4
Painesville-Great Lakes Mall         LakeTran           1
Great Lakes Mall-Euclid              LakeTran           2
Euclid-Cleveland                     Cleveland GCRTA    1
Cleveland-West Park Station          Cleveland GCRTA   22
West Park Station-North Olmstead     Cleveland GCRTA   75
North Olmstead-Elyria                Lorain LCT        11
Elyria-Wellington                    Lorain LCT        21

Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Cleveland-Brecksville VA             Cleveland GCRTA   77F
Brecksville VA-Akron                 Akron METRO      101
Akron-CAK Airport                    Akron METRO      110
CAK Airport-Canton                   Stark Co.-SARTA  106
Canton-Alliance                      Stark Co.-SARTA  139

Segment                              Transit System   Route No.

Barberton-Akron                      Akron METRO        8
Akron-Kent KSU                       PARTA            Akron
Kent KSU-Ravenna                     PARTA            Interurban

TRANSIT LINKS

Before attempting any of these journeys, it is strongly encouraged to check the official transit systems' Web sites for the latest information, linked to from these pages.

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