TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA COAST


Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz

Horse Car
1889-1893 - Pacific Avenue Railroad Co.
1892-1893 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1892-1904 - Santa Cruz Electric Railway Co.
1904-1926 - Union Traction Co.
1926 - streetcars discontinued

1926-1929 - Auto Transit Co.
1929-1946 - Heple Transportation Co.
1946-1970 - Santa Cruz Transit Co.

Watsonville

1904-1906 - Watsonville Transportation Co.
1911-1915 - Watsonville Railway & Navigation Co.
1915 - streetcars discontinued

Private bus co. in 1952 - Chas. Manfre Transp. Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1970)
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District


Monterey County

Monterey

Horse Car
1892-1893 - Monterey & Pacific Grove Street Railway Co.
1893-1906 - Monterey & Pacific Grove Street Railway & Electric Power Co.
1902 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1906-1923 - Monterey & Pacific Grove Railway Co.
1923 - streetcars discontinued

1922-1973 - Bay Rapid Transit Co.
1973-1981 - Monterey Peninsula Transit

Salinas

1937-1940 - Robb & Bailey Transit Co.
1940-1953 - Robb Transportation Co.
1954-1976 - Salinas Transit Co.
1976-1981 - Salinas Transit System

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1981)
Monterey-Salinas Transit


San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo

Horse Car
1888-1901 - San Luis Street Railway Co.

Electric Streetcar
After 1905 - Pacific Coast Railway Co.
1938 - streetcars discontinued

Private bus co. in 1952 - Green Bus Service

Paso Robles

Horse Car
1892-1899 - El Paso De Robles Street Railway
1902-1908 - Paso Robles Street Car Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1989)
San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority


Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara

Mule Car
1875-1896 - Santa Barbara Street Railroad Co.
1880-1896 - Citizens Street Railroad Co.

1896-1901 - Santa Barbara Consolidated Electric Co.
1896-1897 - mule cars replaced with electric streetcars

1901-1904 - Santa Barbara Consolidated Railway Co.
1904-1912 - Santa Barbara Consolidated Railroad Co.
1917 - buses introduced
1912-1929 - Santa Barbara & Suburban Railway
1929 - streetcars discontinued

1929-1969 - Santa Barbara Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1969)
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District

Santa Maria

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Santa Maria Area Transit

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Santa Maria-Guadaloupe
1908-1928 - Pacific Coast Railway Co.

NEWER TRANSIT SYSTEMS
City of Lompoc Transit
Santa Ynez Valley Transit
The Breeze (commuter)
Clean Air Express (commuter/since 1991)


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