TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN UTAH

MAJOR CITIES


CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 1970)
Utah Transit Authority

Provides comprehensive transit coverage throughout much of state. Serves all areas except where separate transit systems are indicated.


Salt Lake City

Mule Car
1872-1901 - Salt Lake City Railroad Co.
1889-1892 - mule cars replaced with electric streetcars

1901-1904 - Consolidated Railway & Power Co.

Steam Dummy
1890-1896 - West Side Rapid Transit Co.
1896-1902 - West Side Railway Co.
1902-1904 - Salt Lake & Utah Valley Railway Co.

Electric Streetcar
1904-1912 - Utah Light & Railway Co.
1912-1944 - Utah Light & Traction Co.
1938 - buses introduced
1945 - streetcars discontinued
1928-1946 - operated trolleybuses

1944-1968 - Salt Lake City Lines (National City Lines)
1968-1970 - Union Street Railway Co.

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Salt Lake City-Saltair/Garfield
1919-1951 - Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway Co.

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Salt Lake City-Pinehurst
1909-1916 - Emigration Canyon Railroad Co.

Historic suburban/interurban bus lines:
Bingham Stage Lines Co. (to Bingham, until 1954)
Salt Lake City-Park City Stages (to Park City, until 1954)

Ogden

Horse Car
1884-1891 - Ogden City Railway Co.
1891 - horse cars replaced with electric streetcars operated by new company
1889-1891 - operated steam dummy

Electric Streetcar
1891-1897 - Ogden City Street Railway Co.
1897-1900 - Ogden Electric Railway Co.
1900-1914 - Ogden Rapid Transit Co.
1914-1918 - Ogden Logan & Idaho Railway Co.
1918-1920 - Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Co.
1920-1935 - Utah Rapid Transit Co.
1935 - streetcars replaced with buses

1935-1952 - Ogden Transit Co.
1952-1974 - Ogden Bus Lines

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Ogden-Huntsville (1909-1932)

Provo

1913-1945 - Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Co.
1939 - buses introduced
1945 - streetcars discontinued

1945-1984 - Provo City Lines

Interurban Salt Lake City-Ogden

1910-1917 - Bamberger Electric Railroad
1917-1953 - Bamberger Electric Railway
1937 - buses introduced
1952 - interurban trains discontinued

1953-1974 - Lake Shore Motor Coach Lines

Interurban Salt Lake City-Provo

1913-1945 - Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Co.
1939 - buses introduced
1945 - interurban trains discontinued

1945-1948 - Rio Grande Motor Way/Rio Grande Trailways
1948-1984 - Continental Trailways


Logan

1910-1914 - Logan Rapid Transit Co.
1914-1918 - Ogden Logan & Idaho Railway Co.
1918-1948 - Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Co.
1925 - buses introduced
1926 - streetcars discontinued

After 1948 - Cook Transportation Co.
After 1971 - leased to city
1992-2007 - Logan Transit District

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM (SINCE 2000/CITY SINCE 2007)
Cache Valley Transit District

HISTORIC INTERURBAN RAILWAY
Ogden-Logan-Preston/Ogden-Plain City/Lewiston-Quinney (1907-1947)

Replacement interurban bus service operated by Burlington Transportation Co. (1947-1951)
Cook Transportation Co. (1951-1972)/Utah Valley Transit (1972-1977)


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