TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA

SMALLER CITIES

Beatrice

Horse Car
1886-1892 - Beatrice Street Railway Co.
1891-1892 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1891-1895 - Beatrice Rapid Transit & Power Co.
1895-1902 - Beatrice Electric Co.
1902 - streetcars discontinued

Private predecessor bus co. - Beatrice Bus Service

Fremont

Horse Car
1892-1893 - Fremont Street Railway Co.
1893-1902 - City Street Railway Co.
1902 - horse cars discontinued

1940's-1950's - Fremont City Lines
1950's - Fremont Transit Lines

Hastings

Horse Car
1887-1896 - Citizens Street Railway Co.
1896 - horse cars discontinued

1940's-1950's - Hastings Bus Line

Kearney

Horse Car
1886-1890 - Kearney Street Railway
1890 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1890-1897 - Kearney Electric Co.
1897 - streetcars discontinued

Norfolk

Horse Car
1887-1897 - Norfolk Street Railway Co.
1894-1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1897 - streetcars discontinued

1950's - Norfolk Transit Lines

Plattsmouth

Horse Car
1887-1892 - Plattsmouth Street Railroad Co.
1888-1890 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1892 - streetcars discontinued

Scottsbluff

1928 - Gering-Scottsbluff Bus Line
1952 - Scottsbluff-Gering Bus Line

South Sioux City

1907-1918 - Sioux City Crystal Lake & Homer Electric Railway Co.
1918 - streetcars discontinued

1937-1944 - Sioux City Service Co.
1944-1953 - Sioux City Transit Co.

ADDITIONAL CITIES WITH HORSE CARS ONLY

In several smaller cities in Nebraska, horse car routes were constructed in the late 1800's. But those routes were abandoned early, never converted to electric power. In some of these cities, short lived bus systems were known to exist, listed below.

Grand Island - Grand Island Street Railway Co. (1887-1896, horse)
Grand Island - Street Railway Co. of Grand Island (1896-1904, horse)
Nebraska City - Nebraska City Street Railway Co. (1890-1915, horse)
Red Cloud - Red Cloud Street Railway Co. (1890-1907, horse)
Wymore - Wymore & Blue Springs Railway Co. (1886-1895, horse)
Wymore - Wymore & Blue Springs Transit Co. (1895-1896, horse)
York - York Street Railway Co. (1887-1897, horse)

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. In some of these cities, short lived horse car lines were also constructed in the late 1800's, listed above.

Fairbury - Fairbury Bus Service
Grand Island - Grand Island Transit Co.
North Platte - North Platte City Bus Lines

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