TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN KANSAS

SMALLER CITIES

Atchison

Horse Car
1880-1895 - Atchison Street Railway Co.
1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1895-1935 - Atchison Railway Light & Power Co.
1929 - streetcars discontinued

Private bus co. in 1952 - Atchison Transportation Co.

Coffeyville/Independence

1907-1936 - Union Traction Co. of Kansas
1936-1948 - Union Electric Railway Co.
1948 - streetcars replaced with buses

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Independence-Coffeyville (1907-1948)
Independence-Cherryvale (1910-1948)
Cherryvale-Parsons (1914-1948)
Coffeyville-Nowata OK (1915-1948)

Replacement interurban bus service operated by Kansas Trails System (1943-1960)

Emporia

Mule Car
Until 1897 - Emporia City Railway Co.

Electric Streetcar
1911-1915 - Emporia Railway & Light Co.
1915-1922 - Kansas Electric Utilities Co.
1922-1943 - Kansas Electric Power Co.
1928 - streetcars replaced with buses

1943-1974 - Kansas Power & Light Co.

Fort Scott

Mule Car
1886-1891 - Bourbon County Street Railway Co.
1891-1897 - Fort Scott Rapid Transit Co.
1891-1901 - mule cars replaced with electric streetcars

1897-1901 - Citizens Railway Co.
1901-1918 - Fort Scott Gas & Electric Co.
1918 - streetcars discontinued

Private bus co. in 1952 - Fort Scott Bus Co.

Girard

1907-1909 - Girard Coal Belt Electric Railway

Iola

1901-1905 - Iola Electric Railroad Co.
1905-1919 - Kansas Southern Electric Railroad Co.
1919 - streetcars discontinued

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Iola-La Harpe (1901-1919)

Leavenworth

Steam Dummy
1887-1894 - Leavenworth Rapid Transit Co.

Horse Car
1887-1891 - Leavenworth & Suburban Railway Co.
1891-1894 - Leavenworth & Suburban Railroad Co.
1894-1896 - Leavenworth Electric Railway Co.
1894-1896 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1896-1901 - Leavenworth Electric Railroad Co.
1901-1905 - Kansas City Leavenworth Railroad Co.
1905-1920 - Kansas City-Western Railway
1920-1925 - Kansas City Leavenworth & Western Railway Co.
1925 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by affiliated company

After 1925 - Leavenworth Transportation Co.

Parsons

1914-1915 - Parsons Railway & Light Co.
1915-1918 - Kansas Electric Utilities Co.
1918-1918 - Union Electric Railway Co.
1918 - streetcars discontinued

Pittsburg

1890-1896 - Pittsburg Railway
1896-1899 - Pittsburg Frontenac & Suburban Electric Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Pittsburg Railroad Co.
1905-1907 - Pittsburg Railway & Light Co.
1907-1929 - Joplin & Pittsburg Railway Co.
1929-1933 - Joplin-Pittsburg Railway Co.
1933 - streetcars discontinued

Private bus co. in 1952 - Gordon Transit Co.
Private bus co. in 1954 - City Bus Co.

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Pittsburg-Joplin (1908-1930)
Pittsburg-Scammon (1908-1930)
Scammon-Columbus (1908-1933)
Scammon-West Mineral (1908-1928)
Cherokee Jct.-Cherokee (1909-1928)
Pittsburg-Franklin (1910-1930)
Dunkirk-Ringo-Croweburg (1908-1930)
Croweburg-Mulberry (1910-1930)
Ringo-Girard (1907-1930)

Salina

Mule Car
1887-1891 - Salina Railway Co.
1891-1892 - Salina Electric Co. Railway Co.
1892-1894 - Consolidated Street Railway & Light Co.

Electric Streetcar
After 1909 - Salina Street & Interurban Railway Co.
1937 - streetcars discontinued

Private bus co. in 1952 - Salina Transit Co.

Strong City/Cottonwood Falls

Horse Car
1886-1919 - Consolidated Street Railway Co.
1918 - horse cars replaced with gasoline cars

1919 - gasoline cars discontinued

Winfield/Arkansas City

Mule Car
1887-1908 - Arkansas City Street Railway Co.
1886-1908 - Union Street Railway Co. (Winfield)
1908-1927 - Southwestern Interurban Railway Co.
1908-1909 - mule cars replaced with electric streetcars
1926 - streetcars discontinued

Prior to 1961 - Arkansas City Transit Co.
After 1961 - Midwest Transportation, Inc. (Arkansas City)
Private bus co. in 1952 - Winfield Bus Service

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Winfield-Arkansas City (1909-1927)


SMALLER INTERURBAN RAILWAYS

Minor historic interurban railways connecting towns without local streetcar service.

Northeast Oklahoma
(Miami OK-Century OK/Picher OK-Columbus KS)

1908-1919 - Oklahoma Kansas & Missouri Railway Co.
1919-1940 - Northeast Oklahoma Railroad Co.


ADDITIONAL CITIES WITH HORSE CARS ONLY

In numerous smaller cities in Kansas, horse and mule car routes were constructed in the late 1800's. But those routes were abandoned early, never converted to electric power.

Abilene - Abilene Street Railway Co. (1887-1890, mule)
Beloit - Beloit City Street Railway Co. (1887-1892)
Chetopa - Chetopa Street Car Co. (1887-1890)
Clay Center - Clay Center Railway Co.
Council Grove - Council Grove Street Railway Co. (1887-1894, horse)
Dighton - Western Kansas Street Railway & Transfer Co. (1888-1890, horse)
El Dorado - El Dorado City Street Railway Co.
Garden City - Garden Street Railway Co. (1887-1891)
Great Bend - Great Bend City Railway Co.
Hartland - Hartland Street Railway Co. (1887-1891, horse)
Kingman - Kingman City Street Railway Co. (1887-1890, mule)
Larned - Larned Street Railway Co. (1887-1893, mule)
McPherson - McPherson Street Railway Co. (1887-1894, horse)
Newton - Newton City Street Railway Co. (1887-1894, mule)
Ottawa - Ottawa Street Railway Co. (1887-1892, horse)
Pratt - City Railway Co. (1886-1892, horse)
Stafford - Stafford Street Railway Co. (1886-1887, horse)
Wellington - Citizens Street Railway Co. (1887-1891, mule)
Wyandotte - Interstate Consolidated Rapid Transit Railway Co. (1887-1890)


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