TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN FLORIDA

MAJOR CITIES

Gainesville

Mule Car
Until 1887 - Gainesville Street Railway
1887-1892 - Gainesville City & Suburban Railway Co.

Private bus co. in 1952 - City Transit

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1974)
Regional Transit System

Palatka

Horse Car
1886-1888 - Palatka Street Railway Co.
1888-1906 - Palatka & Heights Street Railway Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1986)
The Ride Solution

Pensacola

Horse Car
1884-1887 - Pensacola Street Railway Co.
1887-1891 - Pensacola Street Car Co.
1891-1897 - Pensacola Terminal Co.
1897-1906 - Pensacola Electric Terminal Railway Co.
1898 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1891-1913 - operated steam dummy

1906-1926 - Pensacola Electric Co.
1926-1931 - Gulf Power Co.
1931 - streetcars discontinued

1931-1945 - Pensacola Coach Co.
1945-1950 - Pensacola Transit
1950-1972 - Pensacola Transit (American Transit Corp.)

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1972)
Escambia County Transit Authority

Tallahassee

1945-1973 - Cities Transit
1974-2005 - TalTran

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2005)
StarMetro

SMALLER CITIES

Lake City

Prior to 1887 - Lake City Street Railway Co.

Quincy

1945-1955 - Cities Transit

ADDITIONAL CITIES NEVER WITH STREETCARS

The only history found for transit systems in these cities, is from the 1952 "Mass Transportation's Directory", identifying these bus systems in existence as of 1952.

Fort Myers - Fort Myers Transit Lines
Fort Pierce - Sunrise Transit
New Smyrna Beach - New Smyrna Beach City Commission
Ocala - Ocala Transit Co.
Panama City - Panama City Transit Co.

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