TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN DELAWARE

MAJOR CITIES


CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1969)
DART

Provides comprehensive transit coverage throughout entire state.


Wilmington

Horse Car
1864-1910 - Wilmington City Railway Co.
1888-1894 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1910-1928 - Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Co.
1925 - buses introduced by affiliated company Delaware Bus Co.
1928-1941 - Delaware Electric Power Co.
1940 - streetcars discontinued

1941-1956 - Delaware Coach Co.
1939-1957 - operated trolleybuses
1956-1969 - Delaware Coach Co. (ATE)

New Castle

1897-1904 - Wilmington & New Castle Electric Railway Co.
1900-1904 - New Castle & Delaware City Railway Co.
1904-1911 - Wilmington New Castle & Southern Railway Co.
1911-1913 - Wilmington Southern Traction Co.
1913-1915 - Wilmington New Castle & Delaware City Railway Co.
1915-1928 - Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Co.
1925 - buses introduced by affiliated company Delaware Bus Co.
1928-1941 - Delaware Electric Power Co.
1932 - streetcars discontinued

1941-1956 - Delaware Coach Co.
1956-1969 - Delaware Coach Co. (ATE)

HISTORIC INTERURBAN TYPE RAILWAY
Odessa-Middletown
1903-1908 - Odessa & Middletown Railway


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