TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN FLORIDA

MAJOR CITIES


Gainesville

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

1927 - Gainesville Bus Line
1940's-1960's - City Transit Co.

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

Fort Myers

1950/1956 - Fort Myers Transit Lines
1957 Fort Myers City Lines

Fort Pierce

1947-1952 - Sunrise Transit

Lake City

Prior to 1887 - Lake City Street Railway Co.

New Smyrna Beach

1952 - New Smyrna Beach City Commission

Ocala

1940's-1950's - Ocala Transit Co.

Panama City

1940's-1960's - Panama City Transit Co.

Quincy

1945-1955 - Cities Transit


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