TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK

LONG ISLAND


LONG ISLAND/HISTORIC DETAIL

Bus Route History (Nassau County)


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


Suffolk County

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)


COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE
Long Island Rail Road


LONG ISLAND/HISTORIC DETAIL

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.


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