TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN OREGON

OUTLYING NORTHWEST OREGON


Salem

1890-1893 - Capital City Railway Co.
1893-1898 - Salem Consolidated Street Railway
1898-1904 - Salem Light & Traction Co.
1904-1906 - Citizens Light & Traction Co.
After 1906 - Portland General Electric Co.
1927 - streetcars discontinued

1929-1949 - Oregon Motor Stages
1949-1959 - City Transit Lines
1959-1966 - Capital Transit Lines
1966-1982 - Cherriots
1982-2003 - Salem Area Transit District

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2003)
Salem Keizer Transit


Albany

Horse Car
1889-1900 - Albany Street Railway Co.
1892-1895 - horse cars replaced with steam dummy

Horse Car
1904-1952 - Albany Street Railway Co.
1909 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1952 - streetcars discontinued

After 1952 - Dorsey Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Albany Transit System


Corvallis

Horse Car
1890-1898 - Corvallis Street Railway Co.

Electric Streetcar
1920-1933 - Oregon Electric Railway Co.
1933 - streetcars discontinued

1950's-1960's - Dorsey Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Corvallis Transit System


Astoria

Horse Car
1888-1900 - Astoria Street Railway Co.
1892 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars

1900-1910 - Astoria Electric Co.
1910-1924 - Pacific Power & Light Co.
1924 - streetcars discontinued

1924-1959 - Astoria Transit Co.
After 1959 - Smart Transit

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1993)
Sunset Empire Transportation District


NEW REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Northwest Connector (five counties)


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