International Railway Company Best streetcar line

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The Best streetcar line is a previous service of the International Railway Company of Buffalo, New York.

Routes

Year Routing Frequency Night Service? Frequency Notes
1897 Work was being done on building a line from Erie and the Erie Canal to Main, So Division, Elm, Best, Walden, Moselle to Genesee[1] ---- ---- ---- ----
1904 Main & So. Division, Ellicott, Tupper, Elm, Best to NYCRR, returning Walden, Best, Elm, Swan, Main to South Division.[2] 10 minutes No ----
  • No number or letter assigned. Known as "Best" streetcar.
1916 From Erie and Pearl, Erie, So Division, Ellicott, Tupper, Elm, Best, Walden to Lathrop, returning Walden, Best, Elm, Swan, Pearl to Erie.[3] ---- ---- ----
  • Route assigned "Bst" designation on destination signs.
1923 From Washington and Swan, Washington, So Division, Ellicott, Tupper, Elm, Best, Walden to Lathrop, returning Walden, Best, Elm and Swan to Washington.[4] 10 minutes
  • Route assigned number "19" designation on destination signs.
1926 From Swan and Washington, Washington, So Division, Ellicott, Tupper, Elm, Best, Walden, to Lathrop, returning Walden, Best, Elm and Swan to Washington.[5]
  • Route assigned number "25" designation on destination signs.
1935 (Sept.)
  • Streetcar service converted to bus operation around the same time as the 22-Connecticut streetcar. Both services merged, creating a new crosstown route, named 22 Porter-Best.
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References

  1. Street Guide of Buffalo NY, 1897, Matt Endres, Buffalo NY, pg 132
  2. Pilkey's Street and Street Railway Service Guide-Official Buffalo, 1904, C.J. Pilkey, Buffalo NY
  3. Greater Buffalo's Official Street and Streetcar Service Guide and Indexed Map, 1916, C.J. Pilkey, Buffalo NY, pg. 17
  4. Greater Buffalo's Official Street and Street Car Service Guide and Index Map - 24th Edition, 1923, C.J. Pilkey, Buffalo NY, pg. 26
  5. The Red Jacket Pocket Directory - the City of Buffalo, 1926, The Red Jacket Press, Buffalo NY, pg. 61


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Streetcars and Buses
Former Streetcars 100-229 - 2000-2019 - 3000-3049 - 4000-4035 - 5000-5199 - 6000-6370
Streetcar Manufacturers
Former Buses 100s - 200s - 300s - 400s - 500s - 600-605 - 700-747 - 748-772 - 773-854 - 855-859 - 860-1019 - 1100-1149 - 3000-3089 - 3090-3099 - 3100-3164 - 3200-3214 - 3700-3759 - 4000-4034 - 4100-4149 - 5000-5170
Bus Manufacturers General Motors - Mack - Twin Coach - White - Yellow Coach
Former Streetcar and Bus Divisions Broadway - Cold Spring - Hertel - Lathrop - Lockport - Niagara Falls
Routes
Streetcar Albany and School - Bailey - Baynes and Hoyt - Best - Broadway - Cazenovia - Chicago - Clinton and Eagle - Connecticut - Elk - Elk and South Park - Elmwood - Ferry - Forest - Genesee - Grant - Herman - Hertel - Jefferson - Kensington - Main - Michigan - Niagara - Seneca - Sycamore - Sycamore-Chicago - West Avenue - William - Parkside-Zoo
Interurban and Suburban Bellevue-Depew-Lancaster - Depew (Genesee) - Gardenville - Grand Island - Hamburg - Kenmore - Niagara Falls (Old) - Niagara Falls (High Speed) - Tonawanda (Old) - Tonawanda (New) - Lockport
Bus Delaware - Bailey - Delavan - Central Terminal
Other defunct regional transit agencies of the era
Other defunct transit agencies of the Buffalo - Niagara region Blue Bus | Buffalo and Akron Transit Company | Buffalo and Erie Railway | Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction Company | Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway | Buffalo Street Railway | Buffalo Transit Company | Crosstown Street Railway Company | Erie County Traction Company | Erie County Motor Coach Lines | Genesee Bus Lines | Hamburg Bus Company | International Bus Company | Lewiston and Youngstown Frontier Railway | Lockport Bus Lines | Red Bus Lines (Buffalo, NY) | Ridge Road Express | Westside Street Railway | Wooley Bus Lines
Historical Timeline of the International Railway Company
History 1902-1911 | 1912-1921 | 1922-1931 | 1932-1941 | 1942-1950