Transit History
Route History
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Horse Car
1858-1910 - Third Avenue Railroad Co.
1892-1914 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1910-1948 - Third Avenue Railway Co.
1921 - buses introduced by several companies, acquired by affiliated company Surface Transportation Corp. in 1924
1948 - streetcars discontinued
1924-1956 - Surface Transportation Corp. (Third Avenue Railway Co.)
1956-1962 - Fifth Avenue Coach Co.
1962-present - Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1968)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority