List of interurban railways in North America
This is a list of interurban railways in North America. Elsewhere, the term was not used or did not have the same meaning. The vast majority of these systems are defunct. All were opened primarily as passenger carriers, although many survived as freight railways after passenger service ceased.
Canada
Provinces not listed did not have interurban systems, which were commonly called radial railways in Canada.
Alberta
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Municipal Railway[1] | |||
British Columbia
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia Electric Railway[2] | |||
Manitoba
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Electric Company[1] | |||
| Winnipeg, Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Railway[2] | |||
Nova Scotia
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton Electric Company[2] | earlier Sydney and Glace Bay Railway; later Cape Breton Tramways | ||
| Pictou County Electric Company[2] | |||
Ontario
Quebec
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull Electric Company[2] | |||
| Montreal and Southern Counties Railway[2] | 1909 | 1956 | |
| Montreal Tramways Company[1] | 1911 | 1951 | Continued as the Montreal Transportation Commission until 1959 |
| Quebec Railway, Light and Power Company[2] | 1904 | 1959 | Operated under Canadian National Railway 1951 – 1959 |
Cuba
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrocarril Cubano de Hershey[1] | 1917 | Present | |
Mexico
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrocarril Electrico de Lerdo a Torreon[1] | |||
| Ferrocarril Electrico de Tampico a la Barra[1] | |||
| Ferrocarril Mexicano[1] | Jalapa Branch, not electrified | ||
| Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos[1] | |||
United States
Alabama
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Company[1] | |||
| Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company[1] | |||
| Mobile Light and Railroad Company[1] | |||
Arizona
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Street Railway[1] | |||
| Phoenix Railway of Arizona[1] | |||
| Warren–Bisbee Railway[2] | March 12, 1908 | May 31, 1928 | Operated by Warren Company |
Arkansas
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Power and Light Company[1] | |||
| Fort Smith Light and Traction Company[1] | |||
| West Helena Consolidated Company[1] | Also Interurban Traction Company | ||
California
Colorado
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway[2] | |||
| Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Denver and Intermountain Railroad[2] | |||
| Denver and Interurban Railroad[2] | |||
| Denver and South Platte Railway[1] | |||
| Durango Railway and Realty Company[2] | |||
| Grand River Valley Railroad[2] | |||
| Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway and Gas Company[2] | |||
Connecticut
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol and Plainville Electric Company[1] | |||
| Connecticut Company[1] | |||
| Danbury and Bethel Street Railway[1] | |||
| Hartford and Springfield Street Railway[1] | |||
| Shore Line Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Waterbury and Milldale Tramway Company[1] | |||
Delaware
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company[2] | Used standard streetcar technology | ||
District of Columbia
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Railway and Electric Company[1] | |||
Georgia
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Northern Railway[1] | July 17, 1905[4] | 1947 | |
| Augusta–Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation[1] | 1902 | 1929 | |
| Fairburn and Atlanta Railway and Electric Company[1] | |||
| Georgia Railway and Power Company[2] | |||
| Savannah Electric and Power Company[1] | |||
Idaho
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise Valley Traction Company[2] | |||
| Caldwell Traction Company[2] | |||
| Lewiston–Clarkston Transit Company[2] | |||
| Sandpoint and Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Utah Idaho Central[2] | |||
Illinois
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton, Granite and St. Louis Traction Company[1] | |||
| Alton, Jacksonville and Peoria Railway[2] | |||
| Amboy Electric Interurban Railroad | |||
| Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company[2] | 1972 | Earlier Elgin, Aurora and Southern Traction Company; passenger service ended March 31, 1935, converted to diesel in 1947 | |
| Aurora, Plainfield and Joliet Railroad[1] | October 21, 1904[5] | ||
| Bloomington, Pontiac and Joliet Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Cairo and St. Louis Railway[1] | |||
| Central Illinois Traction Company[2] | |||
| Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railroad[2] | 1906 | 1923 | Earlier Aurora, DeKalb and Rockford Electric Traction Company |
| Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad[2] | August 25, 1902 | June 10, 1959 | Earlier Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway; passenger service ended July 3, 1957 |
| Chicago, Harvard and Geneva Lake Railway[2] | 1899 | 1930 | |
| Chicago and Interurban Traction Company[1] | ca. 1910 | April 23, 1927 | Earlier Chicago and Southern Traction Company |
| Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad[2] | January 21, 1963 | Earlier Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad | |
| Chicago, Ottawa and Peoria Railway[2] | Later Chicago and Illinois Valley Railroad | ||
| Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad[1][2] | July 1, 1908 | Present | Earlier Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway; later South Shore Line |
| Chicago and Southern Traction Company[2] | 1907 | ca. 1911 | Later Chicago and Interurban Traction Company |
| Coal Belt Electric Railway[2] | |||
| DeKalb – Sycamore and Interurban Traction Company[2] | 1902 | August 1924 | |
| East St. Louis, Columbia and Waterloo Railway[2] | |||
| East St. Louis and Suburban Railway[2] | |||
| Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company[2] | February 2, 1907[6] | March 10, 1930[7] | Later Elgin, Belvidere and Rockford Railway |
| Fox and Illinois Union Railway[2] | |||
| Galesburg Railway, Lighting and Power Company[1] | |||
| Galesburg and Kewanee Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Illinois Central Electric Railway[2] | July 25, 1925 | ||
| Illinois Traction System[2] | Later Illinois Terminal Railroad | ||
| Joliet and Eastern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Joliet, Plainfield and Aurora Railroad[2] | Later Joliet and Southern Traction Company and Aurora, Plainfield and Joliet Railway | ||
| Kanakee and Urbana Traction Company[2] | December 20, 1912 | March 26, 1926 | |
| Keokuk Electric Company[2] | |||
| Lee County Central Electric Railway[2] | December 10, 1910 | Earlier Northern Illinois Electric Railway; passenger service abandoned 1915 | |
| Murphysboro and Southern Illinois Railway[2] | |||
| Peoples' Traction Company[1] | |||
| Peoria and Pekin Terminal Railway[1][2] | Later Peoria Railway Terminal Company | ||
| Rock Island Southern Railroad[1] | |||
| Rock Island Southern Railway[2] | |||
| Rockford and Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| St. Louis and Belleville Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Southern Illinois Railway and Power Company[2] | |||
| Springfield, Clear Lake and Rochester Railway[2] | Later Mississippi Valley Interurban Railway | ||
| Sterling, Dixon and Eastern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Woodstock and Sycamore Traction Company[2] | 1911 | 1918[8] | |
Indiana
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola Railway and Power Company[2] | |||
| Beech Grove Traction Company[2] | |||
| Bluffton, Geneva and Celina Traction Company[2] | |||
| Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad[1][2] | July 1, 1908 | Present | Earlier Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway; later South Shore Line |
| Evansville and Ohio Valley Railway[2] | |||
| Evansville Suburban and Newburgh Railway[2] | |||
| Fort Wayne and Decatur Traction Company[2] | |||
| Fort Wayne and Northwestern Railway[2] | Earlier Toledo and Chicago Interurban Railway | ||
| Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company[2] | |||
| Garrett, Auburn and Northern Electric Railroad | |||
| Gary Railways[1][2] | Earlier Gary Street Railway, Gary and Valparaiso Railway, and Chicago – New York Electric Air Line Railroad | ||
| Gary and Hobart Traction Company[9] | |||
| Gary and Southern Traction Company[1] | |||
| Goshen, South Bend and Chicago Railroad[1] | |||
| Indiana Railroad[1][2] | Earlier Indiana Service Corporation | ||
| Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company[1][2] | Later Indianapolis and Southeastern Railroad | ||
| Interstate Public Service Company[2] | |||
| Lafayette Street Railway[1] | |||
| Lebanon–Thorntown Traction Company[1] | |||
| Marion and Bluffton Traction Company[2] | 1907[10] | Also Marion Bluffton and Eastern Traction Company | |
| Northern Indiana Power Company[2] | |||
| Northern Indiana Railway[1][2] | Later Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway | ||
| St. Joseph Valley Traction Company[2] | 1910 | April 17, 1918 | |
| Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company[2] | |||
| Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Union Traction Company of Indiana[2] | |||
| Winona Interurban Railway[2] | 1902 | September 1, 1934 | Freight services continued until May 31, 1952 |
Iowa
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albia Interurban Railway[1][2] | Later Albia Light and Railway Company | ||
| Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway[2] | |||
| Cedar Rapids and Marion City Railway[2] | |||
| Charles City Western Railway[2] | |||
| Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine Railway[2] | |||
| Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad[2] | |||
| Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway[2] | November 1907[10] | ||
| Iowa Railway and Light Company[1] | |||
| Keokuk Electric Company[1] | |||
| Mason City and Clear Lake Railroad[2] | |||
| Oskaloosa and Buxton Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Oskaloosa Traction and Light Company[1] | |||
| Southern Iowa Railway[1][2] | Earlier Iowa Southern Utilities Company | ||
| Tama and Toledo Railroad[2] | February 3, 1894 | 1953 | Passenger service abandoned 1925 |
| Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railway[2] | |||
Kansas
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway[2] | 1910 | 1938 | |
| Iola Electric Railway[2] | 1901 | March 1919 | |
| Joplin and Pittsburg Railway[2] | 1907 | 1930's | Freight traffic continued until 1951 |
| Junction City and Fort Riley Railway[1] | |||
| Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway[2] | 1913 | 1933 | |
| Kansas City, Kaw Valley and Western Railway[2] | 1914 | 1949 | Later Kansas City, Kaw Valley Railroad. Freight traffic continued until 1963 |
| Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka Railway[2] | 1903 | 1934 | Earlier Kansas City and Olathe Electric Railway; later Kansas City, Merriam and Shawnee Railroad |
| Kansas City, Leavenworth and Western Railway[1] | |||
| Manhattan City and Interurban Railway[1] | 1914 | 1926 | |
| Missouri and Kansas Interurban Railway[2] | 1906 | July 9, 1940 | |
| Southwestern Interurban Railway[1] | |||
| Union Traction Company[2] | 1904 | 1947 | Later Union Electric Railway |
| Westmoreland Interurban Railroad[2] | |||
Kentucky
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Traction and Terminal Company[2] | |||
| Louisville and Interurban Railroad[2] | 1901 | 1935 | |
Louisiana
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans–Kenner Electric Railway[2] | |||
| St. Tammany Railway and Power Company[1] | |||
| Southwestern Traction Company[2] | |||
Maine
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin and Kennebec Railway[1] | Earlier Lewiston, Augusa and Waterville Street Railway | ||
| Aroostook Valley Railroad[2] | |||
| Atlantic Shore Line Railway[2] | |||
| Bangor Railway and Electric Company[2] | |||
| Biddeford and Saco Railroad[1] | |||
| Cumberland County Power and Light Company[1] | Earlier Portland Railroad | ||
| Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway[2] | |||
| Portland–Lewiston Interurban[1][2] | Androscoggin Electric Company | ||
| Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway[1] | |||
Maryland
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Kensington Railway[1] | |||
| Hagerstown and Frederick Railway[1][2] | Later Potomac Public Service Company | ||
| United Railways and Electric Company of Baltimore[1] | |||
| Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway[1][2] | Later Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad | ||
| Washington Interurban Railway[2] | |||
Massachusetts
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attleboro Branch Railroad[1] | |||
| Berkshire Street Railway[2] | |||
| Blue Hill Street Railway[1] | |||
| Boston and Worcester Street Railway[2] | |||
| Bristol County Street Railway[1] | |||
| Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway[1] | |||
| Connecticut Valley Street Railway[1] | 1895 | 1934 | Merged from of Montague, Greenfield & Turners Falls, Amherst & Northampton, Greenfield & Northampton Street Railways in 1905, dissolved 1924. Greenfield-Montague Transportation Area (GMTA) operated streetcars until 1934. Bus service merged with Franklin Regional Transit Authority.[11][12] |
| Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway[1] | Earlier Bay State Street Railway | ||
| Fitchburg and Leominster Street Railway[1] | |||
| Grafton and Upton Railroad[2] | |||
| Holyoke Street Railway[1] | 1884 | 1937 | Purchased and operated lines of Amherst-Sunderland Street Railway, Hampshire Street Railway; operated Mount Tom Railroad as subsidiary. Established and operated Mountain Park. Continued operations as bus line until 1987; assets liquidated in 1991.[13] |
| Interstate Consolidated Street Railway[1] | |||
| Lowell and Fitchburg Street Railway[1] | |||
| Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway[1] | |||
| Medway and Dedham Street Railway[1] | |||
| Middlesex and Boston Street Railway[1] | |||
| Milford, Attleboro and Woonsocket Street Railway[1] | |||
| Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway[1] | |||
| Nahant and Lynn Street Railway[1] | |||
| New Bedford and Onset Street Railway[1] | |||
| Northampton Street Railway[1] | 1866 | 1933 | Continued operations as bus line until 1951.[14] |
| Northern Massachusetts Street Railway[1] | |||
| Norton, Taunton and Attleboro Street Railway[1] | |||
| Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway[1] | 1888 | 1928 | Last remaining street railway company in the Commonwealth, continues operations as private regional bus transportation provider. |
| Plymouth and Sandwich Street Railway[1] | |||
| Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway[1] | 1896 | 1927 | SF&C car #10 continues to operate at Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum. |
| Springfield Street Railway[1] | 1870 | 1940 | Continued operations as bus line, merged into Springfield Area Transit Company of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority in 1981.[15] |
| Union Street Railway[1] | |||
| Ware and Brookfield Street Railway[1] | |||
| Worcester Consolidated Street Railway[1] | |||
Michigan
Michigan had 981 miles (1,579 km) of interurban.[2]
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway[2] | |||
| Benton Harbor – St. Joe Railway and Light Company[2] | |||
| Detroit, Jackson and Chicago Railway[1] | |||
| Detroit, Lake Shore and Mt. Clemens Railway[2] | |||
| Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Short Line Railway[1] | Later Eastern Michigan – Toledo Railroad | ||
| Detroit United Railway[1][2] | Later Eastern Michigan Railways | ||
| Escanaba Traction Company[1][2] | Later Escanaba Power and Traction Company | ||
| Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon Railway[2] | 1902 | April 18, 1928 | |
| Grand Rapids, Holland and Chicago Railway[2] | |||
| Houghton County Traction Company[2] | 1900 | May 21, 1932 | |
| Lake Superior District Power Company[1] | |||
| Lansing, St. Johns and St. Louis Railway[2] | |||
| Michigan Railway[1] | Later Michigan Railroad | ||
| Michigan United Railways[1][2] | Later Michigan Electric Railway | ||
| Saginaw – Bay City Railway[2] | |||
| Southern Michigan Railway[1] | Later Northern Indiana Railway | ||
Minnesota
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Short Line Railway[2] | Not electrified | ||
| Mesaba Railway[2] | |||
| Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad[2] | |||
| Minneapolis Municipal Waterworks Railway | While not technically an interurban railway, since it did not connect two cities, it was a freight and passenger hauling electric railway[16] | ||
| Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Company[2] | Not electrified; later Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway | ||
| Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway[2] | Not electrified | ||
| St. Paul Southern Electric Railway[2] | November 17, 1914 | July 31, 1928 | |
| Twin City Rapid Transit Company[2] | |||
Mississippi
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Traction Company[2] | |||
| Laurel Light and Railway Company[1] | |||
Missouri
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City Bridge and Transit Company[1] | |||
| Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway[2] | |||
| Kansas City, Kaw Valley and Western Railway[2] | Later Kansas City, Kaw Valley Railroad | ||
| Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka Railway[2] | Earlier Kansas City and Olathe Electric Railway; later Kansas City, Merriam and Shawnee Railroad | ||
| Kansas City, Leavenworth and Western Railway[2] | |||
| Kansas City, Ozarks and Southern Railway[2] | |||
| Kansas City Power and Light Company[1] | |||
| Manhattan City and Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Mexico Investment and Construction Company[1][2] | Earlier Mexico, Santa Fe and Perry Traction Company | ||
| Missouri Electric Railroad[1] | |||
| Missouri and Kansas Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Oregon Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| St. Francois County Railroad[2] | |||
| St. Joseph and Savannah Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Southwest Missouri Electric Railway[1][2] | Later Southwest Missouri Railroad | ||
| Union Depot, Bridge and Terminal Railroad[1] | |||
| United Railways of St. Louis[1] | |||
Montana
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Copper Mining Company[2] | |||
| Gallatin Valley Railway[1][2] | |||
Nebraska
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha and Lincoln Railway and Light Company[2] | |||
| Omaha and Southern Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice Railway[2] | |||
New Hampshire
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Street Railway[1] | |||
| Boston and Maine Railroad[1][2] | Concord and Manchester Electric Branch; later Concord Electric Railways | ||
| Claremont Railway[1] | |||
| Dover, Somerset and Rochester Street Railway[1] | |||
| Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway[1] | |||
| Manchester and Derry Street Railway[1] | |||
| Manchester and Nashua Street Railway[1] | |||
| Manchester Street Railway[1] | |||
| Nashua Street Railway[1] | |||
| Portsmouth Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Springfield Terminal Railway[2] | |||
New Jersey
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City and Shore Railroad[2] | |||
| Atlantic Coast Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Atlantic and Suburban Railway[1] | |||
| Bridgeton and Millville Traction Company[2] | |||
| Burlington County Transit Company[1] | |||
| Jersey Central Traction Company[1] | |||
| Millville Traction Company[1] | |||
| Monmouth County Electric Company[1] | |||
| Morris County Traction Company[1] | |||
| New Jersey Interurban Company[1][2] | Earlier Northampton–Easton and Washington Traction Company | ||
| North Jersey Rapid Transit Company[2] | |||
| Public Service Corporation of New Jersey[2] | Including Newark–Trenton Fast Line | ||
| Salem and Pennsgrove Traction Company[1] | |||
| Trenton and Mercer County Traction Company[1] | |||
| Trenton–Princeton Traction Company[1] | |||
New York
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany and Hudson Railroad (later Albany Southern Railroad)[1][2] | |||
| Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction Company (later Buffalo and Erie Railway)[1][2] | |||
| Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway (later Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad)[1][2] | |||
| Chautauqua Traction Company[2] | |||
| Cortland County Traction Company[2] | |||
| Elmira, Corning and Waverly Railway[2] | |||
| Elmira and Seneca Lake Traction Company[2] | |||
| Elmira Water, Light and Railroad Company[1] | |||
| Empire United Railways | composed of Auburn and Syracuse Electric Railroad,[2] Empire State Railroad,[2] Rochester and Syracuse Railroad (earlier Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Railroad),[1][2] and Syracuse Northern Electric Railway[2] | ||
| Erie Railroad (Rochester Division)[2] | |||
| Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad[2] | |||
| Geneva, Seneca Falls and Auburn Railroad[2] | |||
| Hudson Valley Railway[2] | |||
| International Railway[2] | |||
| Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad[2] | |||
| Kaydeross Railroad[2] | |||
| Keesevile, Ausable Chasm and Lake Champlain Railroad[2] | |||
| Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway[2] | |||
| Lima–Honeoye Electric Light and Railroad Company[2] | |||
| New Paltz, Highland and Poughkeepsie Traction Company[2] | |||
| New York, Auburn and Lansing Railroad (later Central New York Southern Railroad)[2] | |||
| New York and Stamford Railway[1] | |||
| New York State Railways | Composed of Oneida Railway,[2] Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway,[2] Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway,[2] and Utica and Mohawk Valley Railway[2] | ||
| New York, Westchester and Boston Railway[1] | |||
| Niagara Gorge Railroad[2] | |||
| Olean, Bradford and Salamanca Railway[1] | |||
| Orange County Traction Company[2] | |||
| Paul Smith's Electric Light, Power and Railroad Company[2] | |||
| Penn Yan, Keuka Park and Branchport Railway[2] | |||
| Penn Yan and Lake Shore Railway[1] | |||
| Putnam and Westchester Traction Company[1] | |||
| Schenectady Railway[2] | |||
| Southern New York Railway (earlier Southern New York Power and Railway Company)[1][2] | |||
| Syracuse and Suburban Railroad[1] | |||
| Wallkill Transit Company[2] | |||
| Warren and Jamestown Street Railway[2] | |||
| Western New York and Pennsylvania Traction Company[2] | |||
North Carolina
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont and Northern Railway[2] | |||
| Piedmont Railway and Electric Company[2] | |||
| Tidewater Power Company[2] | |||
- North Dakota
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley City Street and Interurban Railway[1] | |||
Ohio
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Power, Light and Traction Company[2] | |||
| Cincinnati and Columbus Traction Company[2] | |||
| Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad[2] | |||
| Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad[1][2] | Earlier Cincinnati and Dayton Traction Company, Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, Indiana, Columbus and Eastern Traction Company, and Lima–Toledo Railroad | ||
| Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg and Aurora Electric Street Railroad[2] | |||
| Cincinnati, Milford and Blanchester Traction Company[1][2] | Later Cincinnati Street Railway | ||
| Cleveland, Alliance and Mahoning Valley Railway[2] | |||
| Cleveland and Chagrin Falls Railway[1] | |||
| Cleveland and Eastern Traction Company[1] | |||
| Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad[1] | |||
| Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern Railroad[2] | |||
| Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus Railway[2] | |||
| Columbus Railway, Light and Power Company[1] | |||
| Columbus, Delaware and Marion Railway[2] | |||
| Columbus, Magnetic Springs and Northern Railway[2] | |||
| Columbus, Marion and Bucyrus Railway[2] | |||
| Columbus, New Albany and Johnstown Traction Company[2] | |||
| Columbus, Newark and Zanesville Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Columbus, Urbana and Western Railway[2] | |||
| Dayton, Covington and Piqua Traction Company[2] | |||
| Dayton and Troy Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Dayton and Western Traction Company[2] | |||
| Dayton and Xenia Transit Company[1][2] | Later Dayton, Springfield and Xenia Southern Railway | ||
| Eastern Ohio Traction Company[2] | |||
| Felicity and Bethel Railroad[1] | |||
| Fort Wayne, Van Wert and Lima Traction Company[1][2] | Later Fort Wayne – Lima Railroad | ||
| Fostoria and Fremont Railway[2] | |||
| Gallipolis and Northern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Hocking – Sunday Creek Traction Company[2] | |||
| Interurban Railway and Terminal Company[2] | |||
| Lake Erie, Bowling Green and Napoleon Railway[2] | |||
| Lake Shore Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Lebanon and Franklin Traction Company[2] | |||
| Lorain Street Railroad[1] | |||
| Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company[1][2] | Later Pennsylvania–Ohio Electric Company | ||
| Mansfield Railway, Light and Power Company[2] | |||
| Maumee Valley Railways and Light Company[1][2] | Later Maumee Valley Railway | ||
| Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company[2] | |||
| Northwestern Ohio Railway and Power Company[1] | |||
| Norwalk and Shelby Railroad[1] | |||
| Ohio Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Ohio Public Service Company[1] | |||
| Ohio River and Columbus Railway[1] | |||
| Ohio River Electric Railway and Power Company[2] | |||
| Ohio Service Company[1] | |||
| Ohio and Southern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Ohio Traction Company[2] | |||
| Ohio Valley Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Pennsylvania and Ohio Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Portsmouth Public Service Company[1] | |||
| Portsmouth Street Railroad and Light Company[2] | |||
| Sandusky, Norwalk and Mansfield Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Scioto Valley Traction Company[2] | |||
| Southeastern Ohio Railway[1] | |||
| Springfield Terminal Railway and Power Company[1] | |||
| Springfield, Troy and Piqua Railway[2] | |||
| Springfield and Washington Railway[2] | |||
| Springfield and Xenia Railway[2] | |||
| Stark Electric Railroad[2] | |||
| Steubenville, East Liverpool and Beaver Valley Traction Company[2] | |||
| Tiffin, Fostoria and Eastern Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Toledo, Bowling Green and Southern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Toledo, Fostoria and Findlay Railway[2] | |||
| Toledo and Indiana Railway[2] | 1901 | October 15, 1939 | |
| Toledo, Ottawa Beach and Northern Railway[1] | |||
| Toledo, Port Clinton and Lakeside Railway[2] | |||
| Toledo and Western Railway[2] | |||
| Wellston and Jackson Belt Railway[2] | |||
| Western Ohio Railway[2] | |||
| Youngstown and Ohio River Railroad[2] | |||
| Youngstown and Southern Railway[2] | Later Youngstown and Suburban Railway | ||
Oklahoma
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Railway[1] | |||
| Bartlesville Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Chickasha Street Railway[1] | |||
| Muskogee Electric Traction Company[2] | |||
| Northeast Oklahoma Railroad[2] | Earlier Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri Inter-Urban Railway | ||
| Oklahoma Railway[2] | Earlier El Reno Interurban Railway | ||
| Pittsburg County Railway[2] | |||
| Sand Springs Railway[2] | Earlier Sand Springs Interurban Railway | ||
| Sapulpa and Interurban Railway[2] | Later Oklahoma Union Railway, Sapulpa Union Railway, and Tulsa–Sapulpa Union Railway | ||
| Shawnee–Tecumseh Traction Company[2] | |||
| Union Traction Company[2] | Later Union Electric Railway | ||
Oregon
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Electric Railway[2] | January 1908[10] | ||
| Portland Traction Company[2] | Earlier Portland Railway, Light and Power Company and Portland Electric Power Company | ||
| Southern Oregon Traction Company[2] | |||
| Southern Pacific Company[1][2] | January 17, 1914[17] | October 5, 1929[17] | Southern Pacific Electric Lines, earlier Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway |
| United Railways[2] | |||
| Willamette Valley Southern Railway[2] | |||
Pennsylvania
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Valley Street Railway[1] | |||
| Allen Street Railway[1] | |||
| Allentown and Reading Traction Company[2] | |||
| Altoona and Logan Valley Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Bangor and Portland Traction Company[2] | |||
| Beaver Valley Traction Company[1] | |||
| Bethlehem Transit Company[1] | |||
| Blue Ridge Traction Company[1] | |||
| Carlisle and Mount Holly Railway[1] | |||
| Centre and Clearfield Railway[1] | |||
| Chambersburg and Gettysburg Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Chambersburg, Greencastle and Waynesboro Street Railway[2] | |||
| Chambersburg and Shippensburg Railway[2] | |||
| Citizens Traction Company[1] | |||
| Cleveland and Erie Railway[2] | |||
| Conestoga Traction Company[2] | |||
| Corry and Columbus Traction Company[1] | |||
| Cumberland Railway (Pennsylvania)Cumberland Railway[1] | |||
| Eastern Pennsylvania Railways[1] | |||
| Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company[1] | |||
| Fairchance and Smithfield Traction Company[1] | |||
| Hanover and McSherrystown Street Railway[1] | |||
| Harrisburg Railways[1] | |||
| Hershey Transit Company[2] | |||
| Indiana County Street Railway[1] | |||
| Jefferson County Traction Company[2] | |||
| Jersey Shore and Antes Fort Railroad[1] | |||
| Johnstown and Somerset Railway[2] | |||
| Johnstown Traction Company[1] | |||
| Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad[2] | |||
| Lancaster and Southern Street Railway[1] | |||
| Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway[1] | |||
| Lehigh Traction Company[1] | |||
| Lehigh Valley Transit Company[2] | |||
| Lewisburg, Milton and Watsontown Passenger Railway[1] | |||
| Lewistown and Reedsville Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Lykens Valley Railway[1] | |||
| Mauch Chunk and Lehighton Transit Company[1] | |||
| Montgomery Transit Company[1] | |||
| New Jersey and Pennsylvania Traction Company[2] | |||
| North Branch Transit Company[1] | |||
| Northampton Traction Company[1][2] | Later Northampton Transit Company | ||
| Northern Cambria Railway[1] | |||
| Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway[1][2] | Later Northwestern Electric Service Company of Pennsylvania | ||
| Pennsylvania Railroad[2] | Dillsburg Branch of the Cumberland Valley Railroad | ||
| Pennsylvania and Maryland Street Railway[2] | |||
| Pennsylvania – New Jersey Railway[1] | |||
| Philadelphia and Easton Electric Railway[1][2] | Later Philadelphia and Easton Transit Company | ||
| Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company[1] | Earlier Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company Philadelphia and Western Railroad, and Philadelphia and Western Railway; remaining portions operated by SEPTA as Routes 100, 101, and 102 | ||
| Phoenixville, Valley Forge and Strafford Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway[2] | |||
| Pittsburgh Railways[1] | |||
| Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway[2] | |||
| Pittsburgh, Mars and Butler Railway[1] | |||
| Pottstown and Reading Street Railway[1] | |||
| Reading Transit Company[1][2] | Later Reading Transit and Light Company | ||
| Schuylkill Railway[1] | |||
| Scranton Railway[1] | |||
| Scranton and Binghamton Traction Company[2] | |||
| Scranton, Montrose and Binghamton Railroad[1] | |||
| Shamokin and Edgewood Electric Railway[1] | |||
| Shamokin and Mount Carmel Transit Company[1] | |||
| Sharon and New Castle Street Railway[1] | |||
| Slate Belt Electric Street Railway[1][2] | Later Slate Belt Transit Company | ||
| Southern Cambria Railway[2] | |||
| Southern Pennsylvania Traction Company[1] | |||
| Stroudsburg, Water Gap and Portland Railway[1][2] | Later Stroudsburg Traction Company | ||
| Sunbury and Selinsgrove Railway[1] | |||
| Titusville Traction Company[1] | |||
| Trenton, Bristol and Philadelphia Street Railway[1] | |||
| United Traction Street Railway[2] | |||
| Valley Railways[1] | |||
| Warren and Jamestown Street Railway[2] | |||
| Warren Street Railway[1] | |||
| Waverly, Sayre and Athens Traction Company[1] | |||
| West Chester, Kennett and Wilmington Electric Railway[1] | |||
| West Chester Street Railway[1] | |||
| West Penn Railways[2] | |||
| Wilkes-Barre Railway[1] | |||
| Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway[2] | |||
| York Railways[2] | |||
Puerto Rico
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caguas Tramway Company[1] | |||
Rhode Island
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport and Providence Railway[1] | |||
| Providence and Fall River Street Railway[1] | |||
| Rhode Island Company[1] | Later United Electric Railways | ||
| Sea View Railroad | |||
South Carolina
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta–Aiken Railway and Electric Corporation[2] | 1902 | 1929 | |
| Charleston – Isle of Palms Traction Company[2] | |||
| Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric Company[1] | |||
| Piedmont and Northern Railway[2] | |||
South Dakota
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadwood Central Railroad[2] | 1902 | 1924 | Narrow gauge railroad that hosted interurban service |
Tennessee
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Traction Company[1] | |||
| Chattanooga Traction Company[1] | |||
| Memphis and Lake View Railway[2] | |||
| Nashville–Franklin Railway[1][2] | Earlier Nashville Interurban Railway | ||
| Nashville–Gallatin Interurban Railway[1][2] | Later Union Traction Company of Tennessee | ||
Texas
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Street & Interurban Railroad[1] | |||
| Bryan and College Interurban Railway[2][18] | Later Bryan–College Traction Company | ||
| Eastern Texas Electric Company[2][18] | Earlier Jefferson County Traction Company | ||
| Galveston–Houston Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Greenville Railway and Light Company[1] | |||
| Houston North Shore Railway[2] | |||
| Northern Texas Traction Company[2][18] | Earlier Northern Texas Electric Company | ||
| Rio Grande Valley Traction Company[2] | |||
| Roby and Northern Railroad[2] | |||
| Southwestern Traction Company[2][18] | Earlier Belton–Temple Traction Company | ||
| Tarrant County Traction Company[2][18] | Earlier Fort Worth Southern Traction Company | ||
| Texas Electric Railway[2][18] | Earlier Dallas Southern Traction Company, Denison and Sherman Railway, Southern Traction Company, and Texas Traction Company | ||
| Texas Interurban Railway[2] | |||
| Uvalde and Leona Valley Interurban Railway[1] | |||
| Wichita Falls Traction Company[1] | |||
Utah
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberger Electric Railroad[2] | Later Bamberger Railroad | ||
| Emigration Canyon Railroad[2] | |||
| Ogden Rapid Transit Company[2] | |||
| Salt Lake and Utah Railroad[2] | |||
| Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railroad[2] | |||
| Utah–Idaho Central Railroad[2] | |||
| Utah Light and Traction Company[2] | Long suburban lines | ||
Vermont
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre and Montpelier Traction and Power Company[1] | |||
| Bellows Falls and Saxton River Electric Railroad[1] | |||
| Burlington Traction Company[1] | |||
| Mount Mansfield Electric Railroad[1] | |||
| Rutland Railway, Light and Power Company[1] | |||
| St. Albans and Swanton Traction Company[1] | |||
| Springfield Terminal Railway[1] | Earlier Springfield Electric Railway | ||
| Twin State Gas and Electric Company | |||
Virginia
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Traction Company[2] | |||
| Newport News and Hampton Railway, Gas and Electric Company[1] | |||
| Norfolk Southern Railroad[1] | |||
| Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway[1][2] | Later Richmond–Ashland Railway | ||
| Richmond–Fairfield Railway[1] | |||
| Roanoke Railway and Electric Company[1] | |||
| Virginia Electric and Power Company[1][2] | Earlier Virginia Railway and Power Company | ||
| Washington and Old Dominion Railway (earlier Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad)[2] | |||
| Washington–Virginia Railway[2] | Later Arlington and Fairfax Electric Railway and Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Electric Railway | ||
Washington
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Hoquiam Railway | |||
| Fidalgo City and Anacortes Railway[2] | |||
| Grays Harbor Railway and Light Company[2] | |||
| Lewiston–Clarkston Transit Company[1] | |||
| North Coast Power Company[1] | |||
| Olympia Light and Power Company[1] | |||
| Pacific Northwest Traction Company[2] | |||
| Pacific Traction Company[1] | |||
| Puget Sound Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Puget Sound International Railway and Power Company[1] | |||
| Seattle-Everett Traction Company[19] | |||
| Seattle Municipal Street Railway[1] | |||
| Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway[2] | Later Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway | ||
| Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Palouse Railway[1][2] | Earlier Inland Empire Railroad and Spokane and Eastern Railway and Power Company | ||
| Tacoma Railway and Power Company[1] | |||
| Tacoma and Steilacoom Railway[2] | |||
| Twin City Railroad[2] | |||
| Vancouver Traction Company[2] | |||
| Walla Walla Valley Railway[2] | |||
| Washington Water Power Company[2] | |||
| Willapa Electric Company[2] | Earlier Willapa Harbor Railway | ||
| Yakima Valley Transportation Company[2] | |||
West Virginia
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Interurban Railroad[2] | |||
| City and Elm Grove Railroad[2] | |||
| Lewisburg and Ronceverte Railway[2] | |||
| Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company[1][2] | Earlier Kanawha Traction and Electric Company and Monongahela Power and Railway Company | ||
| Morgantown and Dunkard Valley Railroad[2] | |||
| Ohio Valley Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Parkersburg and Ohio Valley Electric Railway[2] | |||
| Tri-City Traction Company[1][2] | Earlier Princeton Power Company | ||
| Sistersville and New Martinsville Traction Company[1] | |||
| Tyler Traction Company[2] | |||
| Union Traction Company of West Virginia[2] | |||
| Wellsburg, Bethany and Washington Railway[2] | |||
| Wheeling Public Service Company[1] | |||
| Wheeling Traction Company[2] | |||
Wisconsin
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Harvard and Geneva Lake Railway[1] | |||
| Eastern Wisconsin Electric Company[1] | |||
| Manitowoc and Northern Traction Company[2] | |||
| Northern States Power Company[2] | |||
| The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company[1][2] | Earlier Milwaukee Northern Railway; later Milwaukee Rapid Transit and Speedrail Company and East Troy Electric Railroad | ||
| Wisconsin–Minnesota Electric Light and Power Company[1] | |||
| Wisconsin Power and Light Company[2] | Earlier Sheboygan Light, Power and Railway Company | ||
| Wisconsin Power Company[2] | |||
| Wisconsin Public Service Company[2] | |||
| Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat and Power Company[2] | |||
| Wisconsin Valley Electric Railway[2] | |||
Wyoming
| Name | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Railway and Light Company[2] | |||
See also
- List of town tramway systems in North America (covers countries other than U.S. and Canada)
- List of street railways in Canada
- List of town tramway systems in the United States
References
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- Appleton, John (November 3, 1981). "Springfield Street Railway Co. garage turned over to PVTA". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. p. 4.
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- Olson, R. L. (1976). The electric railways of minnesota. Hopkins, MN: Minnesota Transportation Museum Inc.
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