TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN ARKANSAS

MAJOR CITIES


Little Rock

Horse Car
1877-1887 - Citizens Street Railway Co.
1884-1887 - Little Rock Street Railway Co.
1887-1890 - Little Rock & Citizens Street Railway Co.
1890-1892 - Capital Street Railway Co.
1892-1895 - City Electric Railway Co.
1891-1896 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

Steam Dummy
1888-1895 - City Electric Railway Co.
1891 - steam dummy replaced with electric streetcars

1895-1903 - Little Rock Traction & Electric Co.
1903-1925 - Little Rock Railway & Electric Co.
1925-1935 - Arkansas Power & Light Co.
1935-1952 - Capital Transportation Co.
1935 - buses introduced
1947 - streetcars discontinued
1947-1956 - operated trolleybuses

1952-1956 - Capitol Transit Co.
1956-1962 - Citizens Coach Co.
1962-1972 - Twin City Transit Co.
1972-2015 - Central Arkansas Transit Authority

North Little Rock (Argenta)

1908-1915 - Argenta Railway Co.
1915 - buses introduced
After 1915 - Intercity Terminal Railway

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2015)
Rock Region Metro

Historic suburban/interurban bus lines operated by several companies (mostly a 1952 sampling)


Fort Smith

Horse Car
1881-1897 - Fort Smith Street Railway Co.
1897-1898 - Fort Smith Street Railroad Co.
1898 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1898-1903 - Fort Smith Traction Light & Power Co.
1903-1928 - Fort Smith Light & Traction Co.
1928-1933 - Fort Smith Traction Co.
1933 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company

1933-1959 - Twin City Coach Co.
After 1959 - Twin City Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Fort Smith Transit


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