EARLY STREET RAILWAYS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Several street railway companies were eventually consolidated into a single streetcar system in the Covington/Newport area.
COVINGTON STREET RAILWAY CO.
Opened 1867, merged 1882 into South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway.
SOUTH COVINGTON & CINCINNATI STREET RAILWAY
Opened 1875 as Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway, reorganized 1876 as South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway.
NEWPORT STREET RAILWAY
Opened 1867, merged 1883 into South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway.
NEWPORT & DAYTON STREET RAILWAY
Opened 1871, merged 1887 into South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway.
In 1892, the South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway was acquired by Cincinnati Newport & Covington Railway Co., which was a holding company. In 1907, the company became a subsidiary of Columbia Gas & Electric Co., the area utility. In 1922, Cincinnati Newport & Covington Railway Co. was adopted as the operating company name. In 1944, Columbia Gas & Electric Co. sold the Cincinnati Newport & Covington Railway Co. to Allen & Co. In 1955, Allen & Co. formed American Transportation Enterprises (ATE) as a subsidiary, which owned the Cincinnati Newport & Covington Railway Co., along with other transportation properties. In 1956, the Cincinnati Newport & Covington Railway Co. was renamed Cincinnati Newport & Covington Transportation Co. And in 1972 when the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) was formed, ATE was retained as a management company for TANK.
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