Former transit operators in Los Angeles, CA

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These are former transit operators in Los Angeles, CA that are known to exist:

Major/Primary Companies

Name Years in Operation Notes
Asbury Rapid Transit System 1935-1958 Acquired in 1954 by Metropolitan Coach Lines/Pacific Electric Railway.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA) 1958-1963 Succeeded in 1963 by the Southern California Rapid Transit District.
Los Angeles Motor Coach Company 1923-1949 Acquired by Los Angeles Transit Lines in 1949.
Los Angeles Railway Company 1910-1945
Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL) 1945-1958
Motor Transit Company 1917-1930 Acquired by Pacific Electric Railway in 1930.
Pacific Electric Railway 1911-1958
Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) 1963-1993 Succeeded in 1993 by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Other Companies

Name Years in Operation Notes
Azuza Motor Bus Company ?-?
Bay Cities Transit Company ?-?
Benton Bus Lines ?-1954 Sold to Holbrook Transit Company in 1954.
Cross Town Lines ?-1954? Merged with Southern Cities Transit in 1954.
Cross Town Suburban Bus Lines ?-1961 Acquired by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1961.
Highland Transit ?-?
Holbrook Transit Company ?-1954 Sold to Southern Cities Transit in 1954.
Landier Transit ?-?
Shoreline Transit ?-?
South Los Angeles Transportation Company ?-?
Southern Cities Transit ?-1959 Merged into Cross Town Suburban Bus Lines in 1959.
Sunset Stages ?-1958 Sold to Southern Cities Transit in 1958.
Whittier Bus Lines ?-1959 Merged into Cross Town Suburban Bus Lines in 1959.
Terminal Island Transit Company ?-?
Valley Transit Lines ?-?
Wilmington Bus Company ?-?