Streetcar And Interurban Map
Private Predecessor Bus Companies (St. Clair County)
Private Predecessor Bus Companies (Madison County)
Early Bi-State Transit Route History
Classic Bus Roster
Car Houses/Bus Garages
East St. Louis
Mule Car
1872-1890 - East St. Louis Street Railroad Co.
1891-1892 - Denverside Street Railway Co.
1892-1893 - Denverside Rapid Transit & Improvement Co.
1893-1897 - East St. Louis Electric Street Railway Co.
1895 - mule cars replaced with electric streetcars
1897-1902 - East St. Louis Electric Street Railroad Co.
1902-1936 - East St. Louis Railway Co.
1923 - buses introduced
1935 - streetcars discontinued
1936-1963 - East St. Louis City Lines (National City Lines)
1963-2003 - Bi-State Transit System
Belleville
Horse Car
1874-1885 - Citizens Horse Railway Co.
1885-1891 - Citizens Street Railway Co.
1891-1893 - Citizens Horse Railway Co.
1893-1896 - Belleville Electric Railroad Co.
1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1896-1902 - Belleville Electric Railway Co.
1900-1902 - St. Louis & Belleville Traction Co.
1902-1932 - East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.
1924 - buses introduced
1932 - streetcars discontinued
1925-1933 - Blue Goose Motor Coach Co.
1933-1963 - Belleville-St. Louis Coach Co.
1963-2003 - Bi-State Transit System
Interurban East St. Louis-Belleville
1897-1932 - East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.
1925 - buses introduced by Blue Goose Motor Coach Co., acquired by East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. in 1925
1932 - interurban trains discontinued
1925-1933 - Blue Goose Motor Coach Co.
1933-1963 - Belleville-St. Louis Coach Co.
1963-2003 - Bi-State Transit System
Interurban East St. Louis-Collinsville
1901-1932 - East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.
1920 - buses introduced by The Red Line Motor Co., acquired by East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. in 1925
1932 - interurban trains discontinued
1932-1963 - Vandalia Bus Lines
1963-2003 - Bi-State Transit System
Interurban East St. Louis-Granite City
1905-1926 - Alton Granite & St. Louis Traction Co.
1926-1928 - St. Louis & Alton Railway Co.
1928-1958 - Illinois Terminal Railroad Co.
1958 - interurban trains replaced with buses operated by new company
1958-1963 - Community Coach Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2003)
St. Louis Metro
HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
East St. Louis-Columbia-Waterloo
1912-1932 - East St. Louis Columbia & Waterloo Railway Co.
Replacement interurban bus service operated by St. Louis Red Bud & Chester Bus Co. (1932-1940)
Gulf Transport Co. (after 1940)
Alton
Horse Car
1867-1889 - Alton & Upper Alton Horse Railway Co.
1890-1895 - Alton & Upper Alton Horse Railroad & Carrying Co.
1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company
1887-1895 - Alton Improvement Association
1890 - horse cars replaced with steam dummy
1895 - steam dummy replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company
Electric Streetcar
1895-1899 - Alton Railway & Illuminating Co.
1899-1903 - Alton Railway Gas & Electric Co.
1903-1904 - Alton Light & Traction Co.
1904-1926 - Alton Granite & St. Louis Traction Co.
1926-1928 - St. Louis & Alton Railway Co.
1928-1932 - Illinois Terminal Railroad Co.
1932 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by affiliated company
1932-1936 - Illinois Terminal Transportation Co.
1936-1963 - Citizens Coach Co.
1963-1980 - Bi-State Transit System
Granite City/Venice
1895-1902 - Venice Madison & Granite City Railway Co.
1902-1904 - Granite City & St. Louis Railway Co.
1904-1926 - Alton Granite & St. Louis Traction Co.
1925 - buses introduced
1926-1928 - St. Louis & Alton Railway Co.
1928-1933 - Illinois Terminal Railroad Co.
1933 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by affiliated company
1930-1958 - Illinois Terminal Transportation Co.
1942-1963 - Community Coach Co.
1963-1980 - Bi-State Transit System
Interurban Edwardsville-Collinsville
1902-1928 - East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.
1928 - interurban trains replaced with buses operated by affiliated company
1928-1930 - Blue Goose Motor Coach Co.
1930-1931 - Collinsville-Edwardsville Bus Co.
1944-1960 - Davis Transportation Co.
1960-1963 - Vandalia Bus Lines
1963-1980 - Bi-State Transit System
Interurban Alton/Edwardsville-Granite City
1905-1926 - Alton Granite & St. Louis Traction Co.
1926-1928 - St. Louis & Alton Railway Co.
1926 - buses introduced
1928-1953 - Illinois Terminal Railroad Co.
1953 - interurban trains discontinued
1949-1963 - Brown Motor Lines
1963-1980 - Bi-State Transit System
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1980)
Madison County Transit
HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Alton-Godfrey-Jerseyville
1905-1914 - Alton Jacksonville & Peoria Railway Co.
1914-1918 - Alton & Jacksonville Railway Co.