Horse Car
1881-1890 - Rockford Street Railway Co.
1890-1898 - Rockford City Railway Co.
1890-1891 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1898-1902 - Rockford Railway Light & Power Co.
1902-1926 - Rockford & Interurban Railway Co./Rockford City Traction Co.
1919 - buses introduced by separate company Fay Motor Bus Co.
1922 - buses ordered discontinued by Fay Motor Bus Co.
1922 - buses introduced by Rockford City Traction Co.
1926-1928 - Rockford Public Service Co.
1928-1951 - Rockford Electric Co.
1936 - streetcars discontinued
1936-1947 - operated trolleybuses
1951-1963 - Rockford Transit Co. (CNS&M Ry)
1963-1970 - Rockford Transit Corp. (American Transit Corp.)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Streetcar Map
Classic Bus Roster
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1970)
Rockford Mass Transit District
NEWER TRANSIT SYSTEM
Stateline Mass Transit District (since 2008)
1895-1915 - Belvidere City Railway Co.
1915 - streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Belvidere Bus Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Boone County Public Transportation
Horse Car
1887-1895 - Freeport Street Railway Co.
1895 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company
1895-1903 - Freeport General Electric Co.
1903-1910 - Freeport Railway Light & Power Co.
1910-1916 - Freeport Railway & Light Co.
1916-1933 - Illinois Northern Utilities Co.
1933 - streetcars discontinued
Private predecessor bus co. - Coach Co. of Freeport
Private bus co. in 1952 - Freeport Bus Co.
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
Pretzel City Area Transit
1902-1926 - Rockford & Interurban Railway Co.
1926-1930 - Rockford Public Service Co.
1927 - buses introduced by separate company Royal Rapid Transit Co.
1930 - interurban trains discontinued
1927-1929 - Royal Rapid Transit Co.
After 1929 - Northland Greyhound Lines
Interurban lines:
Rockford-Belvidere/Rockford-Janesville/Rockford-Freeport