TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN WISCONSIN

MAJOR CITIES


Appleton

1886-1892 - Appleton Electric Street Railway
1892-1896 - Appleton Edison Electric Co.
1896-1900 - Appleton Electric Light & Power Co.
1900-1927 - Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power Co.
1927-1941 - Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.
1930 - streetcars replaced with buses

1941-1947 - Appleton & Intercity Motor Coach Lines
1947-1955 - Appleton & Intercity Motor Coach Lines (CNS&M Ry)
1955-1957 - Appleton & Intercity Transit Lines
1957-1978 - Fox River Bus Lines

Neenah-Menasha

Horse Car
1885-1903 - Menasha & Neenah Street Railway Co.
1900 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1903-1927 - Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power Co.
1927-1941 - Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.
1928 - streetcars replaced with buses

After 1946 - Neenah-Menasha Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1978)
Valley Transit

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Neenah-Appleton-Kaukauna
1898-1900 - Fox River Valley Electric Railway Co.
1900-1927 - Wisconsin Traction Light Heat & Power Co.
1927-1928 - Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.


Beloit

1907-1930 - Beloit Traction Co.
1930-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
1930 - streetcars replaced with buses

1944-1959 - Beloit Bus Co.
1959-1970 - Beloit City Bus Lines
1970-1972 - Beloit Motor Coach (Manitowoc Motor Coach Co.)

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1972)
Beloit Transit System


Eau Claire

Horse Car
1880-1886 - Eau Claire City Railway Co.
1886-1891 - Eau Claire Street Railway Co.
1889-1891 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1891-1897 - Eau Claire Street Railway Light & Power Co.
1897-1907 - Chippewa Valley Electric Railroad Co.
1907-1914 - Chippewa Valley Railway Light & Power Co.
1914-1923 - Wisconsin-Minnesota Light & Power Co.
1923-1939 - Northern States Power Co.
1931 - buses introduced
1932 - streetcars discontinued

After 1939 - Eau Claire Transportation Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Eau Claire Transit

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Eau Claire-Chippewa Falls (1898-1926)


Fond Du Lac

Horse Car
1889-1893 - Fond Du Lac Street Railway Co.
1893 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1893-1899 - Fond Du Lac Power & Railway Co.
1899-1903 - Fond Du Lac Street Railway & Light Co.
1903-1917 - Eastern Wisconsin Railway & Light Co.
1917-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1922 - buses introduced
1924-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
1931 - streetcars discontinued

1944-1953 - Fond Du Lac City Lines
1953-1955 - Fond Du Lac Motor Coach Lines (CNS&M Ry)
1955-1958 - Fond Du Lac Transit Lines
1958-1967 - Fond Du Lac Bus Co.
1967-1968 - no transit service
1968-1973 - Fondy Area Bus Cooperative

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1973)
Fond Du Lac Area Transit

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Fond Du Lac-Oshkosh
1903-1903 - Fond Du Lac & Oshkosh Electric Railway Co.
1903-1917 - Eastern Wisconsin Railway & Light Co.
1917-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1924-1927 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co.

Replacement interurban bus service operated most years by Wisconsin Power & Light Co./Greyhound successors


Green Bay

1894-1899 - Fox River Electric Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Fox River Electric Railway & Power Co.
1905-1911 - Green Bay Traction Co.
1911-1973 - Wisconsin Public Service Co.
1928 - buses introduced
1937 - streetcars discontinued

1974-2001 - Green Bay Transit

FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Classic Bus Roster
Streetcar Roster

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2001)
Green Bay Metro

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Green Bay-Kaukauna (1904-1928)

Historic suburban/interurban bus lines:
Seymour Bus Line (to Seymour and Waupaca, 1943-1986)


Janesville

Horse Car
1886-1891 - Janesville Street Railway Co.

Electric Streetcar
1892-1910 - Janesville Street Railway Co.
1910-1929 - Janesville Traction Co.
1929-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
1929 - streetcars replaced with buses

1944-1952 - Janesville Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Janesville Transit System


La Crosse

Horse Car
1878-1885 - La Crosse Street Railway
1885-1913 - La Crosse City Railway Co.
1893-1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1913-1926 - Wisconsin Railway Light & Power Co.
1926-1948 - Mississippi Valley Public Service Co.
1931 - buses introduced
1945 - streetcars discontinued

1949-1975 - La Crosse Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1975)
La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility


Madison

Horse Car
1884-1887 - Madison Street Railway Co.
1887-1897 - Madison City Railway Co.
1889-1892 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1897-1901 - Madison Electric Railway Co.
1901-1905 - Madison Traction Co.
1905-1907 - Madison & Interurban Traction Co.
1907-1916 - Southern Wisconsin Railway Co.
1916-1939 - Madison Railways Co.
1923 - buses introduced by Wingra Bus Co., acquired by Madison Railways Co. in 1926
1935 - streetcars replaced with buses

1939-1970 - Madison Bus Co.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Route History
Streetcar Map
Classic Bus Roster
Streetcar Roster

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1970)
Madison Metro


Manitowoc

1902-1922 - Manitowoc & Northern Traction Co.
1922-1933 - Wisconsin Public Service Co.
1922 - buses introduced
1927 - streetcars discontinued

1933-1968 - Safe Way Motor Coach Co.
1968-1978 - Manitowoc Motor Coach Co.
1978-1999 - Manitowoc Transit System

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1999)
Maritime Metro

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Manitowoc-Two Rivers (1902-1926)


Oshkosh

Horse Car
1882-1897 - Oshkosh Street Railroad Co.
1897 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1897-1900 - Citizens Traction Co. of Oshkosh
1900-1908 - Winnebago Traction Co.
1908-1917 - Wisconsin Electric Railway Co.
1917-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1924-1933 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
1928 - buses introduced
1930 - streetcars discontinued

1933-1962 - Oshkosh City Lines
1962-1978 - City Transit Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1978)
Oshkosh Transit System

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Oshkosh-Neenah/Omro (1899-1927)

Replacement interurban bus service operated most years by Wisconsin Power & Light Co./Greyhound successors


Sheboygan

Horse Car
1886-1892 - Sheboygan Street Railroad
1892-1895 - Sheboygan City Railroad
1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1895-1910 - Sheboygan Light Power & Railway Co.
1910-1916 - Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co.
1916-1917 - Sheboygan Electric Co.
1917-1924 - Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co.
1924-1944 - Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
1936 - buses introduced
1938 - streetcars discontinued

1944-1955 - Sheboygan City Lines (CNS&M Ry)
After 1955 - Sheboygan Transit Lines
Prior to 1972 - Sheboygan Bus Lines
1972-2011 - Sheboygan Transit System

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2011)
Shoreline Metro

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Sheboygan-Plymouth-Elkhart Lake (1899-1927)

Replacement interurban bus service operated most years by Wisconsin Power & Light Co./Greyhound successors


Superior

Horse Car
1887-1892 - Douglas County Street Railway Co.
1890 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1892-1900 - Superior Rapid Transit Railway Co.
1900-1933 - Duluth-Superior Traction Co.
1925 - buses introduced
1933-1970 - Duluth-Superior Transit Co.
1935 - streetcars discontinued

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1970)
Duluth Transit Authority


Wausau

1909-1915 - Wausau Street Railroad Co.
1915-1933 - Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.
1933-1951 - Wisconsin Public Service Co.
1934 - buses introduced
1940 - streetcars discontinued

1951-1972 - Wausau Transit Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1972)
Wausau Area Transit System

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Wausau-Schofield (1909-1934)


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