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AKRON TRANSIT
AKRON METRO TRANSIT INFORMATION
Official Web site of the Metro Regional Transit Authority.In 1969, the Metro Regional Transit Authority became responsible for all transit lines in the Akron area. The last streetcars ran in 1947.
AKRON TRANSIT HISTORY
In 1883, the Akron Street Railway & Herdic Co. introduced horse car service in Akron. For many years, the streetcar system was part of the Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co., which also operated interurban lines from Cleveland through Akron and Canton, and points south.
STREETCAR MAP
Map showing streetcar system at its peak.
TRANSIT ROUTES - PAST AND PRESENT
Many of today's bus routes in Akron have histories which can be traced back to streetcars, and even horse cars.
STREETCAR ROSTER
Streetcars operated in Akron until 1947.
BUS ROSTER
Buses have operated in Akron since 1922.
AKRON TRANSIT FACILITIES
In 1913, the Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co. opened its main carhouse and shops on Kenmore Blvd., on Akron's south side. This facility eventually replaced three older carhouses, in Barberton (opened 1895), on Miller Ave. (opened in 1888), and on Wooster Ave. (opened in 1889). In addition, the East Market carhouse was in use from 1921 to 1941. And the Silver Lake Junction carhouse, located in Cuyahoga Falls, was opened by the Akron Beford & Cleveland Railroad Co. in 1895, and housed mostly interurban cars, along with a few city cars.In 1924, a portion of the Kenmore Blvd. facility was converted to a bus garage, as bus service was introduced. Trolleybuses were introduced in 1941. And after streetcars were eliminated in 1947, and trolleybuses eliminated in 1959, the entire facility was used as a motor bus garage.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Akron & Summit County Transit
Some information for this page is from "The N. O. T. & L. Story", the Central Electric Railfans' Association (CERA) Bulletin 109, by James M. Blower and Robert S. Korach. Additional information is from the November 1969 issue of the magazine "Motor Coach Age".
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