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SPRINGFIELD TRANSIT
SPRINGFIELD TRANSIT INFORMATION
Official Web site of the Springfield Mass Transit District.In 1968, the Springfield Mass Transit District became responsible for all transit lines in the Springfield area. The last streetcars ran in 1937.
SPRINGFIELD TRANSIT HISTORY
In 1866, the Springfield City Railway Co. introduced horse car service in Springfield. Later on, the Springfield Consolidated Railway Co. and the Illinois Power Co. were the streetcar companies, until the Springfield Transportation Co. took over, and operated the buses until the public takeover.
STREETCAR MAP
Map showing streetcar system at its peak.
BUS ROSTER
Buses acquired by Springfield Mass Transit District.
SPRINGFIELD TRANSIT FACILITIES
The carhouse for horsecars was located in downtown Springfield, at the southeast corner of 4th St. and Monroe St. And the electric streetcars were then based at the carhouse at 610 E. Ash St., on Springfield's south side. The carhouse eventually evolved into the bus garage used in later years.
Some information for this page is from The Central Electric Railfans' Association (CERA) Bulletin 99, "The Smaller Electric Railways of Illinois".
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