TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA

MAJOR CITIES


Omaha

Horse Car
1869-1889 - Omaha Horse Railway Co.
1889-1902 - Omaha Street Railway Co.
1889-1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1887-1890 - operated cable cars

1902-1955 - Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
1926 - buses introduced
1955 - streetcars discontinued

1955-1960 - Omaha Transit Co.
1960-1972 - Omaha Transit Co. (ATE)

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1972)
Metro Area Transit

Historic suburban/interurban bus lines operated by several companies (mostly a 1952 sampling)


Lincoln

Horse Car
1884-1888 - Capital City Railway Co.
1888-1898 - Lincoln Street Railway Co.
1891 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1898-1942 - Lincoln Traction Co.
1927 - buses introduced
1942-1971 - Lincoln City Lines (National City Lines)
1945 - streetcars discontinued

1971-1989 - Lincoln Transportation System

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1989)
StarTran


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