Prior to 1892, all streetcar routes were horse cars. All lines were converted to electric operation in 1892, except for the independently owned Centlivre line, which was merged into the main system and electrified in 1894.
Fort Wayne grew considerably after the elimination of streetcars, and the present bus system bears little resemblance to the streetcar system. But except for the South Wayne and the Belt Line routes, at least a portion of every streetcar route is now covered by a bus route.
Route Route Name Streetcar Trolleybuses Buses
Number (Segment/Former Route Name) Or New Bus Introduced Introduced
1 Broadway 1888 6/27/47 1960
1 Northcrest New Bus
2 Time Corners (Jefferson) 1872 5/16/39
2 Georgetown (Lakeside) 1892 7/ 7/40 1959
3 Canterbury (State) 1894 7/ 7/40 1959
3 Village Woods New Bus
4 Wells/Ludwig 1887 1943 1960
4 Parkview (East Washington) 1872 7/ 7/40 1953
5 Southeast Local (Pontiac) 1903 1943 1960
6 Centlivre New Bus
6 McKinnie New Bus
7 Anthony/Oxford 1928 6/27/47 1960
(Creighton) 1872 7/ 7/40 1959
8 Glenbrook (Centlivre) 1887 3/ 3/40
8 Calhoun 1872 7/ 7/40 1959
9 Brooklyn/Taylor 1901 7/ 7/40
9 St. Francis (West Main) 1888 6/27/47 1960
10 New Haven (Lewis) 1890 7/ 7/40 1959
South Wayne 1872 6/27/47 1960
Belt Line 1888
The Belt Line involved operation over trackage shared with other streetcar routes operating in and out of downtown.