TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN FLORIDA

MIAMI/SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA


Miami/Dade County

Miami

1906-1914 - Miami Electric Railway Co.
1914-1921 - Miami Traction Co.
1921-1940 - City of Miami (city owned)
1926 - buses introduced
1940 - streetcars discontinued

1940-1962 - Miami Transit Co. (privately owned)

Miami Beach

1920-1962 - Miami Beach Railway Co.
1939 - streetcars replaced with buses

Coral Gables

1925-1927 - Coral Gables Rapid Transit Corp.
1927-1975 - Coral Gables Municipal Transit System
1935 - streetcars replaced with buses

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1962)
Miami-Dade Transit

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


Key West

Horse Car
1887-1892 - Key West Street Railway Co.
1892-1898 - Key West Street Car Co.
1898 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company

1898-1933 - Key West Electric Co.
1926 - streetcars replaced with buses

Prior to 1954 - Key West Transit Co.
1954-1959 - Key Transit Co.
1959-1961 - Islands Transit Co.
1961-1962 - Key Islands Transit Co.
1962-1969 - Southern Keys Transit
After 1969 - Antillands Bus Co. of Key West

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Key West Transit


Fort Lauderdale/Broward County

1940's - Lauderdale Transit Co.
1950-1967 - Fort Lauderdale Transit Lines
1967-1969 - Beach Transit

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Broward County Transit


West Palm Beach/Palm Beach County

1925-1959 - Florida Cities Bus Co.
1959-1971 - Transit Co. of the Palm Beaches
1971-1996 - CoTran

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1996)
Palm Tran


NEW COUNTYWIDE TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Martin County Public Transit (since 1990)
Treasure Coast Connector (St. Lucie County/since 1990)
GoLine (Indian River County)

COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Tri-Rail)

Historic suburban/interurban bus lines:
Florida Greyhound Lines


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