Bus Route History (Nassau County)
Interurban
Until 1973 - several companies
1973-2011 - Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority/Long Island Bus
Hempstead
1902-1926 - New York & Long Island Traction Co.
1926 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company
1926-1973 - Hempstead Bus Corp.
1973-2011 - Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority/Long Island Bus
Freeport
1907-1924 - Seashore Municipal Railroad Co.
1924 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company
1924-1927 - Freeport Bus Corp.
1927-1934 - Alert Line
1926-1973 - several companies
1973-2011 - Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority/Long Island Bus
HISTORIC INTERURBAN TROLLEY LINE
Mineola Roslyn & Port Washington Traction Co. (1902-1907)
New York & North Shore Traction Co. (1907-1920)
Roslyn-Flushing-Whitestone/Roslyn-Port Washington/Roslyn-Mineola-Hicksville
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2012)
Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)
Long Beach
1904-1907 - Great South Bay Transportation Co.
1907-1924 - Seashore Municipal Railroad Co.
1924 - streetcars discontinued
1924-1947 - Long Beach Bus Co.
1947-1949 - Beach Transit
1949-1952 - Nassau Bus Line
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1952)
Long Beach Department Of Transportation
Glen Cove
1905-1924 - Glen Cove Railroad Co.
1902-1924 - Nassau County Railway Co. (Sea Cliff)
1924 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by new company
1924-1927 - Glen Cove-Sea Cliff Bus Line
1927-1928 - William A. Eaton
1928-1935 - North Shore Bus Co.
1935-1960 - Hendrickson Bus Co.
1960-1964 - Star Bus Lines
1964-1970 - Mid Island Transit System
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
City Of Glen Cove
Babylon
Horse Car
1872-1887 - Babylon Horse Railroad Co.
1887-1897 - Babylon Street Railway Co.
1897-1920 - Babylon Railroad Co.
1898-1910 - operated steam dummy
1910 - horse cars/steam dummy replaced with electric streetcars
1920 - streetcars replaced with buses operated by several companies
Huntington
Horse Car
1890-1919 - Huntington Railroad Co.
1898 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars
1919-1921 - Huntington Traction Co.
1921 - streetcars discontinued
1924-1981 - several bus companies
Northport
1902-1924 - Northport Traction Co.
1924-1981 - several bus companies
Patchogue
1906-1919 - Suffolk Traction Co.
1921-1981 - several bus companies
CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1981)
Suffolk County Transit
Historic suburban/interurban bus lines operated by several companies (mostly a 1952 sampling)
Early Street Railway Companies
Some of the above historic electric railways were actually controlled by the Long Island Rail Road, some lines functioned as feeder lines to the Long Island Rail Road, and some lines connected multiple towns.