1892-1893 - Hammond Electric Railway Co.
1893-1910 - Hammond Whiting & East Chicago Electric Railway Co.
1910-1929 - Hammond Whiting & East Chicago Railway Co.
1929-1931 - Calumet Railways
1925 - buses introduced by several companies, acquired by affiliated Shore Line Motor Coach Co. in 1926
1926-1931 - Shore Line Motor Coach Co.
1931-1951 - Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co.
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1951-1971 - Chicago & Calumet District Transit Co. (American Transit Corp.)
1971-1972 - no transit service
1972-1972 - Shore Line Bus Co.
1972-1973 - no transit service (East Chicago)
1972-1976 - no transit service (Hammond)
1976-2009 - Hammond Transit System
2010-2012 - Regional Bus Authority (Hammond)
After 2012 - no transit service (Hammond)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Route History
Streetcar Roster
Car Houses/Bus Garages
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
East Chicago Transit
1908-1913 - Gary & Interurban Railway Co.
1913-1917 - Gary & Interurban Railroad Co.
1917-1925 - Gary Street Railway Co.
1922 - buses introduced
1925-1956 - Gary Railways Co.
1947 - streetcars discontinued
1956-1975 - Gary Transit
FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Route History
Streetcar Roster
Classic Bus Roster
Car Houses/Bus Garages
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1975)
Gary Public Transportation Corporation
Valparaiso
1910-1917 - Valparaiso & Northern Railway
1917-1925 - Gary & Valparaiso Railway Co.
1922 - buses introduced
1925-1950's - Gary Railways Co.
1938 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Gary-Hobart-Valparaiso Transit
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2007)
V-Line
Interurban service was previously provided by electric railways, later replaced with buses.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Interurban Railways
Interurban Railway Timetables
Interurban Bus Transportation
Michigan City
Horse Car
1886-1887 - Michigan City Street Railway Co.
1887-1892 - Citizens Street Railway Co.
1892-1903 - Lake Cities Electric Railway Co.
1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1903-1906 - Michigan City Traction Co.
1906-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1930 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1930-1932 - Northern Indiana Railway
1932 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company
After 1932 - Yellow Transportation Co.
Prior to 1955 - Michigan City Transit Lines
1955-2007 - Michigan City Municipal Coach
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2007)
Michigan City Transit
La Porte
1907-1918 - Goshen South Bend & Chicago Railroad Co.
1918 - streetcars discontinued
After 1918 - H. E. Jahns Bus Co.
1938-1956 - Maple City Lines
1956-1973 - no transit service
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
TransPorte
NEWER TRANSIT SYSTEM
Transit Triangle (since 2015)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Car Houses/Bus Garages
Horse Car
1885-1889 - South Bend Railway Co.
1885-1889 - South Bend & Mishawaka Street Railway Co.
1889-1895 - South Bend & Mishawaka Railway Co.
1890-1897 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1895-1899 - South Bend Street Railway Co.
1895-1898 - General Power & Quick Transit Co.
1899-1905 - Indiana Railway Co.
1905-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1930 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1923 - buses introduced by affiliated company Railway Transit Line
1930-1940 - Northern Indiana Railway
1940 - streetcars discontinued
1940-1956 - Northern Indiana Transit
1956-1968 - Northern Indiana Transit (National City Lines)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Route History
Streetcar Roster
Classic Bus Roster
Car Houses/Bus Garages
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1968)
Transpo
Elkhart
Horse Car
1886-1891 - Citizens Railway Co.
1890 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1891-1894 - Elkhart Electric & Railway Co.
1894-1899 - Indiana Electric Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Indiana Railway Co.
1905-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1930 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1930-1934 - Northern Indiana Railway
1934 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company
1934-1960's - Elkhart Motor Coach Corp.
Goshen
1896-1899 - Indiana Electric Railway Co.
1899-1905 - Indiana Railway Co.
1905-1907 - Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1907-1928 - Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co.
1928 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Goshen Motor Coach Corp.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Car Houses/Bus Garages
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1999)
The Interurban Trolley
Some of the above local bus systems interconnect. Interurban service was previously provided by electric railways, later replaced with buses.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Interurban Railways
Interurban Railway Timetables
Interurban Bus Transportation
Historic suburban/interurban bus lines operated by several companies (mostly a 1952 sampling)