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| '''Operating Name(s)''' || '''International Traction Company''' (parent)<br>'''International Railway Company''' (subsidiary)<br>'''International Bus Company''' (subsidiary)
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| '''Area Served''' || Buffalo, Lockport, Niagara Falls and surrounding area of Western New York.
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| '''Operated''' || 1902-1937 (interurbans)<br>1902-1950 (streetcars)<br>1923-1950 (buses: both ''International Bus Company'' and ''International Railway Company'')
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| '''Predecessor(s)''' || Buffalo Street Railroad Company (1860-1902)<br> Buffalo & Niagara Falls Electric Railway (1893-1902)<br> Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Railway Company (1882-1902)<br> Buffalo & Lockport Railway (1898-1902)<br> Lockport & Olcott Railway (1900-1902)<br> Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company (1882-1902)<br> Clifton Suspension Bridge Company (1868-1902)<br> Queenston Heights Bridge Company (1895-1902)<br> Queenston Suspension Bridge Company (1849-1902)<br> Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Company (1892-1902)<br> Crosstown Street Railway Company (1890-1902)
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| '''Successor''' || [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] (1950-1974)
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| '''Livery''' || Dark green with rust accents (early)<br>Orange with dark green roofs/black accents(later)<br>Red with grey roofs/silver accents (1947-1950)
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* [[International Railway Company (MT)]]
* [[International Railway Company (NY/ON)]]
* [[International Railway and Terminal Company]] (OH)


The '''International Railway Company''' is a previous public transportation operator for the city of Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding Niagara region.
[[Category:Disambiguation]]
 
==History==
 
The '''International Railway Company (IRC)''' was created in 1902, to unify a number of smaller agencies into a single agency in Western New York State and a southern portion of the Province of Ontario.  The agencies included the [[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]], the [[Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway]], the [[Buffalo, Tonawanda and Niagara Falls Electric Railroad Company]], the [[Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Railway Company]], the [[Buffalo and Lockport Railway]], the [[Lockport and Olcott Railway]], and the [[Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company]].  In 1902, the International Railway Company also purchased, the [[Clifton Suspension Bridge Company]], the [[Lewiston Connecting Bridge Company]], the [[Queenston Heights Bridge Company]], the [[Queenston Suspension Bridge Company]], and the [[Niagara Falls Park and River Railway Company]].  At the same time, the [[Crosstown Street Railway Company]], [[Electric City Railway Company]] and [[International Bus Corporation]] merged with the International Railway Company.
 
Later, the IRC also acquired the [[Niagara Gorge Railroad]] (originally the [[Great Gorge Railroad]] and earlier, the [[Niagara Falls and Lewiston Railroad]]), later selling it to the Niagara Falls Power Company.
 
Over time, the IRC maintained the streetcar networks for the cities of Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Lockport, New York; and a single street railway line in Niagara Falls, Ontario.  In addition, the IRC oversaw the creation of a bus company from it's start, named the [[International Bus Company]], a predecessor to today's present service offered by the [[Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority]].
 
===Timeline of important events===
 
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* '''1902''':  The International Railway Company is created to amalgamate a number of Buffalo's many streetcar operators.
* '''1917''':  Accident on Niagara Gorge tourist line killed 50 passengers after the car left the tracks and plunged into the Niagara River.
* '''1922''':  Interurban service ends on July 1, on Gratwick/North Tonawanda line.  Service also ends on Niagara Falls "Old Falls" Line.
* '''1923''':  The parent company of the International Railway Company, the [[International Traction Company]], creates subsidiary International Bus Company.  Route "B" Bailey service begins on September 7.
* '''1924''':  Route "A" Delaware Avenue bus service is implemented on November 2, utilizing double-decker buses between Downtown Buffalo and Albright Knox Art Gallery.
* '''1925''':  Route "C" Delavan bus service begins on January 11.  In June, the Sugar Street/Niagara Falls streetcar line is terminated.
* '''1926''':  Buffalo-Niagara Falls inter-urban bus service begins.  Two versions are offered; via Utica, Delaware through Tonawanda, and Main through Niagara Falls Boulevard.
* '''1927''':  Bus service begins to Fort Erie, from Buffalo in August.
* '''1928''':  Virgil Loop opens on Kenmore, between Delaware and Colvin Aves.  Inter-urban service to Tonawanda ends, with streetcars on the 9 Parkside-Zoo terminating at Virgil Loop.  On October 11, bus service begins on Delaware, from Downtown Buffalo to Tonawanda.
* '''1929''':  Route "D" Central Terminal bus service begins on June 22, coinciding with the opening of the [[New York Central Terminal (Buffalo)|New York Central Terminal]].
* '''1931''':  Hyde Park streetcar service is converted to bus service on January 1.  On January 11, Colvin Avenue bus service begins, between Virgil Loop and Stillwell Avenue.  Interurban service ends on August 22, on Depew-Lancaster line.  The Walden Avenue garage closes on November 8.
* '''1935''':  Most "west side" streetcar operations are converted to bus service.  This includes the 3-Grant, 5-Niagara, 7-Hoyt, 10-West Utica, 20-Elmwood, 21-Michigan-Forest and 22-Connecticut lines.  The 7-Hoyt line is changed to operate over Baynes instead of Hoyt, creating the 7-Baynes/Richmond bus line.  The 22-Connecticut line is changed to operate over Porter Avenue, extending to Walden and Bailey, creating the 22-Porter/Best line.  In the summer, the Niagara Gorge line is discontinued, in favor of bus operation.
* '''1937''':  Interurban service ends on August 19, on Lockport/Olcott and Niagara Falls "High Speed" lines.  In addition, all remaining city of Niagara Falls service converted to bus operation.
* '''1938''':  Lockport city streetcar lines converted to bus service on April 18.
* '''1941''':  The 1-William and 18-Jefferson streetcar lines are converted to bus service on April 19.  The 15-Seneca and 16-South Park car lines are converted to bus service on September 28.
* '''1942''':  Three milestones were attained in 1942.  On September 21, IRC hired their first group of woman employees, with the first African-Americans on October 11.  On December 19, the IRC carried 765,880 passengers, the busiest day in its entire history.<ref>'''Images of America - Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses''', ''D. David Bregger'', Arcadia Publishing, pg 51.</ref>
* '''1947''':  The [[Niagara Frontier Transit Commission]] is created to reorganize the IRC, and create a new agency, to be named the [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]].  On February 7, the 12-East Utica streetcar line is converted to bus service.
* '''1948''':  The 2-Clinton and 6-Sycamore car lines are converted to bus service on February 20.
* '''1949''':  Buffalo hosted the Eucharistic Congress, during the summer.  The International Railway Company decided to run modified service on the 9-Parkside streetcar line, in which cars operated in 2 minute headways between Downtown and Hertel Avenue, while continuing over Hertel to Main and then via Main to Downtown.  This was the last major event that the International Railway provided streetcar services for.<ref>D. David Bregger, ''Images of America-Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses'', Arcadia Publishing, 2008.</ref>
* '''1950''':  The International Railway Company surrenders assets to the [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]].
 
==Streetcar and interurban network==
 
Although the IRC operated crosstown services in their network, the primary services offered on the IRC were to and from Downtown Buffalo, with three apparent hubs used for a lengthy period of streetcar service.
 
The hub for most services on '''east side''' routes looped through the downtown area along Ellicott, North Division and Washington streets before branching back out to their respectable routes.  The routes involved, included the Genesee (24) streetcar, the Sycamore (6) streetcar, the Broadway (4) streetcar, the William (1) streetcar, and Clinton (2) streetcar.  Most notable for these routes is that transferring to routes outside of the loop required a one-block walk to Shelton Square to make connections with west-side and Main Street lines.
 
The hub for most services on '''west side''' routes looped through the downtown area through Shelton Square, the site where Main, North and South Division, Church and Erie streets meet.  The routes involved include the Grant (3) streetcar, the Niagara (5) streetcar, the Hoyt (7) streetcar, and Elmwood (20) streetcar.
 
The third and final hub, for '''Main Street''' services, was lower Main Street, where streetcars made an on-street loop along Main, Perry, Michigan, South Park to Main.  The routes involved were Main (8) streetcar, Parkside or Kenmore (9) streetcar, West Utica (10) streetcar, East Utica (12) streetcar, and Kensington (13) streetcar.
 
===Divisions===
 
''This section is incomplete.  You can help!''
 
* Buffalo City:  included local lines within Buffalo and suburban lines to Depew and Lancaster, the Kenmore-Gratwick line, and interurban lines to Niagara Falls, Lockport and Olcott Beach.
:* Hertel Barn:  Hertel and Military Road, Buffalo
:* Cold Springs Barn:  Main and Michigan, Buffalo
:* Broadway Barn:  Broadway and Greene, Buffalo
:* Walden Garage:  Walden and Lathrop, Buffalo
:* Eagle Car Barn:  Jefferson and Eagle, Buffalo
:* Forest Barn:  Forest and Abbotsford, Buffalo
* Niagara Falls:  included local lines in the City of Niagara Falls, half of the international toll bridges in Niagara Falls and Lewiston, and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls interurban line.
* Canadian Park and River:  included Niagara Falls, Queenston and Chippewa, and the other half of the international toll bridges.
* Lockport:  included local lines in Lockport, the Buffalo-Lockport and Lockport-Olcott interurban lines.
* Seneca:  Building at the corner of Seneca and Imson Streets in South Buffalo.  Preservation Buffalo lists it as a possible IRC repair shop, however, have rumors have mentioned it as a power station for the South Buffalo area.<ref>Preservation Ready Buffalo, [https://www.preservationready.org/Buildings/1231SenecaStreet 1231 Seneca Street], accessed November 4, 2018.</ref>
 
====Fires and calamities====
 
* April 12, 1904:  Cold Spring car house had a fire during that morning.  The car houses, and 35-40 cars were destroyed.  Total loss, approximately $200,000.
* July, 1916:  Cold Spring car house had a fire in the north wing of the complex.  The loss included thirteen Nearside cars, the Elmwood and Greenwood funeral cars, and Tatonica, a private car used by the president, Edward G. Connette.  Total loss, approximately $106,000.
* January 23, 1918:  Forest Avenue station.  Destroyed forty-eight cars, and four snowplows and track sweepers.  Twelve cars also slightly damaged.  Total loss approximately $500,000.  Forest Avenue shops served about 80 cars used on the Elmwood, Hoyt and Connecticut lines.  About half of the cars were double-ended, and the rest were of the Nearside variety.
* February 6, 1918:  Four cars destroyed that day, including three in another fire at the Cold Spring car house, valued at $15,000.  The fourth car was destroyed while operating on the Hertel car line, due to a fire.  The fourth car was valued at $4500.
* December 13, 1922:  The paint shop at Cold Spring car house was completely destroyed.  Thirty-one cars were destroyed in the fire, including nine Peter Witt cars, eleven double-end cars, three Nearside cars, four interurban cars, and four converted one-man cars.
 
===Streetcar and interurban car routes===
 
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! Route <br/>Number !! Route <br/>Name !! Inner Terminal !! Route Traveled !! Outer Terminal !! Notes
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| 1 || William || N. Division and Washington || William || William at City Line ||
* Service introduced as a horsecar line in 1874
* Converted to electric streetcar line in 1892.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on April 19, 1941.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 5</ref>
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| 2 || Clinton || N. Division and Washington || Clinton || Clinton and Wheelock ||
* Service introduced as a horsecar line in 1888.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on February 20, 1948.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 10</ref>
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| 3 || Grant || Shelton Square  ||  || Military and Skillen  ||
* West Avenue service began 1886. 
* Service introduced as a streetcar line in 1893.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service buses in 1935.
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| 4 || Broadway || N. Division and Washington || Broadway || Broadway and Wagner ||
* Service introduced as a horsecar line in 1885.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on July 1, 1950.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 16</ref>
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| 5 || Niagara || Shelton Square  || Niagara, Hertel, Tonawanda, Vulcan ''Inbound'' service operates over Grace instead of Hertel  ||  Niagara & Vulcan || 
* Service introduced as a horsecar line on June 23, 1860 under the [[Niagara Street Railroad Company]] between Terrace and Black Rock.
* [[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]] takes over services 1868.
* Converted to an electric streetcar line in 1891.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused in 1935.
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| 6 || Sycamore || N. Division and Washington || Sycamore || Sycamore and Randolph ||
* Service introduced as a streetcar line in 1892.
* c. 1904, service was through-routed to Chicago Street line.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on February 20, 1948.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 9</ref>
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| 7 || Hoyt ||  ||  ||  || 
* Service introduced as a horsecar line in 1880.
* c. 1916; service through-routed with Seneca car line.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused in 1935.
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| 8 || Main || Foot of Main Street || Main Street || Main and Kenmore ||
* Service introduced as a horsecar line June 11, 1860 by the [[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]] between "Docks" and Edward.  Service extended to Cold Springs (Main & Michigan) by July.
* Service extended to Delaware Park in 1879.
* Converted to an electric streetcar line in 1890 under the [[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
* Service extended to Main City Line by 1897.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on June 19, 1950.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 16</ref>
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| 9 || Parkside<br/>(Kenmore) || Foot of Main Street || Main, Florence, Parkside, Hertel, Virgil || Virgil and Kenmore ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line called "Zoo" in 1898; operated only as far as Parkside and Belt Line crossing.
* Also known as "Kenmore" since earlier since cars extended from Virgil and Kenmore as an inter-urban via Kenmore and Delaware to the Palace Park amusement park near Delaware & Knoche, the City of Tonwanda and even further to Gratwick.
* Service bused on June 19, 1950.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 16</ref>
* Original service had some cars continue Kenmore Avenue, and Delaware into the Tonawandas (Gratwick), serving Kenmore and Tonawanda.
* Service past Kenmore Avenue and Virgil replaced by "A" Delaware buses from Downtown Buffalo via Delaware Avenue in November, 1924.
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| 10 || West Utica ||  ||  ||  || 
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1899 as a bi-directional belt line via Niagara, West Utica and Main.
* Service later removed as belt line, operating over Main and West Utica only.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on September, 1935.
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| 11 || East Ferry ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service assigned to weekends only, up to 1935.
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| 11 || Utica Crosstown ||  ||  ||  ||
* Replaced East Ferry streetcar service after it was abandoned.
* Service assigned to weekends only, up to 1935.
* Service operated as a combination of 10 West Utica and  12 East Utica cars, with the Main Street portion removed due to duplicate service offered on 8-Main, 9-Parkside, 13-Kensington cars.
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| 12 || East Utica ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1900.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on February 7, 1947.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 8</ref>
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| 13 || Kensington ||  || Main, Ferry, Grider, Kensington, Bailey  || Bailey and Rounds <br> (City Limits)  ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1895.
* Original car service operated over Genesee, Kehr and Ferry to Grider.  By 1904, routing via Main and East Ferry was used to Grider
* Service bused on June 19, 1950.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 16</ref>
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| 14 <br> or Abt || Abbott Road ||  || Seneca Street, Smith Street, Abbott Road || Abbott and Woodside || 
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1894.
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| 15 || Seneca ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1891.
* Service bused late September, 1941.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 6</ref>
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| 16 || South Park ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service began from Erie to Union Iron Works in 1898.
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1894.
* Service bused late September, 1941.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 6</ref>
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| 17 || Elk ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1891.
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| 18 <br> or Jef || Jefferson ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service introduced as horsecar line in 1873; became streetcar line November 10, 1894.
* Service bused on April 19, 1941.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 4</ref>
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| 19 || Bailey || Bailey and Broadway || Bailey, Seneca || Swan and Seneca ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1916.
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| 20 <br> or E || Elmwood || Shelton Square  ||  ||  || 
* Service introduced as horsecar line in 1889; becoming streetcar line in ####.
* Service bused in 1935.
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| 21 <br> or  Mch-For|| Michigan-Forest ||  ||  ||  || 
* Service began 1874.
* Service bused September, 1935.
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| 22 <br> or Con || Connecticut ||  Niagara and Connecticut ||  ||  Main and Allen || 
* Service introduced as horsecar line in 1881; converted to streetcar line in ####.
* Service bused September, 1935, and became route 22 Porter-Best line (buses did not operate along Connecticut Street, but south on Summer Street or Porter).
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| 23 <br> or Fil-Her || Fillmore-Hertel ||  ||  ||  ||
* Hertel car service began in 1894, Fillmore service began in 1907.
* Line was the first crosstown line operated by the IRC, with trips not serving Downtown Buffalo.
* Service bused on July 1, 1950.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 16</ref>
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| 24 <br> or G || Genesee ||  ||  ||  ||
* [[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]] begins service on this line, 1864.
* All night service offered on this line.
* Service bused on July 1, 1950.<ref>Ahlstrom, Harold J., ''The Last Days of Buffalo Trolleys'', Unknown Date, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY pg 16</ref>
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| 25 <br> or Bst || Best ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service introduced as streetcar line in 1897 by Buffalo Traction Company.
* Service abandoned, later reintroduced on route 22-Porter-Best bus route in 1935.
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| 26 || Chicago Street ||  ||  ||  ||
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| 26 || River Road ||  ||  ||  ||
* Replaced Chicago Street service after abandonment.
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| 27 || River Road ||  ||  ||  ||
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| 27 || Hamburg / South Park ||  ||  ||  ||
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| 28 || Belt Line via Seneca ||  ||  ||  ||
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| 29 || Belt Line via Gardenville ||  ||  ||  ||
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| 30 || Hamburg / Orchard Park ||  ||  ||  ||
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|  || 19th St (NF) ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service converted to bus operation in August of 1937.
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|  || LaSalle ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service converted to bus operation in August of 1937.
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|  || Main St (NF) ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service converted to bus operation in August of 1937.
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|  || Niagara Street ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service converted to bus operation on August 22, 1937.
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|  || Pine Av (NF) ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service converted to bus operation in August 22, 1937.
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|  || Buffalo Av (NF) ||  ||  ||  ||
* Originally known as the Schlosser line, then the Power House car line before being named Buffalo Avenue.
* Original line continued Buffalo Avenue to North Tonawanda and Buffalo as part of the Niagara Falls "Old" Line?
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|  || Riverview (NF) ||  ||  ||  ||
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|  || 11th St (NF) ||  ||  ||  ||
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|  || Sugar St (NF) <br/> Hyde Park ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service discontinued in June of 1925, replaced by Hyde Park bus in 1931.
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| N || Niagara Falls Interurban <br/>- "Old Falls Line" ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service introduced September 20, 1895.
* Service ended July 1, 1922.
* Service into Niagara Falls replaced by Niagara Falls High Speed Line
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| F || Niagara Falls Interurban <br/>- High Speed Line ||  || Main, Private ROW through to Tonawanda, LaSalle and Niagara Falls ||  ||
* Service began June 19, 1918.
* Service ended in August 19, 1937, replaced entirely by IRC bus service via Niagara Falls Boulevard or Delaware Avenue.
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| L || Lockport and Olcott Interurban ||  || Main, Private ROW through to Tonawanda, Saunders Settlement Road to Lockport and Olcott Beach ||  ||
* Service from Buffalo to Lockport began 1898.  Service extended to Olcott in 1900.
* Service ended in August 19, 1937.
* Replacement service from Buffalo to Lockport by [[Central Greyhound Lines of New York]].  Service changed to [[Lockport Bus Lines]] in 1962.
* Replacement service from Lockport to Olcott by [[Ridge Road Express]].  Service changed to [[Lockport Bus Lines]] in 1947.
|-
| G || Buffalo, Depew, Lancaster <br/>- Interurban||  ||  ||  ||
* Service ended August 22, 1931.
* Service replaced by competing [[Buffalo Transit Company]] service, ending IRC interest past Buffalo City Line to the east of Buffalo.
* Replacement service in similar area operated by [[Red Bus Lines (Buffalo, NY)|Red Bus Lines]], and [[Buffalo Transit Company]]
|-
|  || Gratwick - North Tonawanda Local ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service began June 30, 1884
* Service discontinued July 1, 1922
* Service replaced by [[Carpenter's Rapid Transit]] bus service in 1922.
|-
|  || Buffalo and Williamsville ||  ||  ||  ||
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|  || Lockport City ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service began in 1885.
* Service changed to operate by International Railway Company in 1902.
* Routes were Belt Line (one-way loop over Main, Hawley, Grand, Goodlng and Market to Main), East Avenue-Hawley Line, and Locust Street Line.
* Streetcar service ends in April 18, 1938 replaced by International Railway Company buses, then replaced by [[Lockport Bus Lines]] in 1939.
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|  || Great Gorge Route ||  ||  ||  ||
* Service began 1895.
* 1917 accident killed 50 passengers after car left tracks and plunged into the Niagara River, near the Devil's Hole.
* Service ended before the end of summer, 1935 due to changing tourist preferences (rail vs. bus).
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|  || Chippawa (Ont.) || Upper Steel Arch Bridge ||  || Chippawa || <ref>'''The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines (Jan. 1905)''', ''National Railway Publication Company'', National Railway Publishing Company., Pg 310</ref>
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|  || Queenston (Ont.) || Upper Steel Arch Bridge ||  || Queenston || <ref>'''The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines (Jan. 1905)''', ''National Railway Publication Company'', National Railway Publishing Company., Pg 310</ref>
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===Streetcar equipment===
 
After inheriting equipment from other agencies, the IRC began standardizing their fleet, with two primary streetcars in their rolling stock. 
 
The standard livery was comprised of likely a dark green color similar to "Pullman Green" with a dark rust colored roof and trim.  Later, the livery was changed to a dark orange color with cream or ivory trim with brown-colored roofs.
 
====Nearside streetcar====
 
The first streetcar that the IRC purchased that became the start of a semi-standardized fleet with the IRC was the [[Nearside Streetcar]].  These streetcars were purchased for the IRC between 1911-1913, and numbered in the series 6000-6363.  Both the [[J. G. Brill Company]] and [[Kuhlman Car Company]] provided cars to the IRC.
 
These cars were purchased on advice of Mitten Management, the company that provided management oversight for the IRC, in an arrangement similar to that with the Philadelphia agency.
 
A notable feature with these cars is the P.A.Y.E. (pay as you enter) feature, a shift from a two-person manned car to a single person operation, with the theory of savings in labor costs.  The operator of the car would also conduct the business of the conductor, collecting fares at the front of the train upon boarding.
 
====Peter Witt streetcar====
 
The Peter Witt streetcar, purchased between 1911-1913, and numbered 100-229 were smaller cars that would supplement the service offered by the larger Nearside cars.  These cars were built by the [[Kuhlman Car Company]] of Cleveland, Ohio, delivered on their own wheels and under their own power, using the series of trackage on interurban lines between Cleveland and Buffalo.
 
====Special cars====
 
Other cars specially built for the IRC were made available for different functions, outside of normal passenger service.
 
The ''Elmlawn'', ''Greenlawn'' and ''Greenwood'' (two different cars) were four funeral cars that were used to transport passengers in a funeral group to a cemetery, while the ''Ondiara'' (later ''Niagara'') and ''Tatonica'' was built for dignitaries visiting the city.
 
====Streetcar and interurban roster====
 
''This list is incomplete!  You can help!''
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Ends
!Motors
!Trucks
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 10-30|10-30]]
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|1895
|[[Patterson and Corbin|Patterson & Corbin]]
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|align="left"|Order number unknown.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
* Produced in St. Catharines, ON.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 100-194|100-194]]
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|1890
|[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company|BSRC]]
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|2GE-57
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|align="left"|Order built in-house.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
* Assumed retired by 1917.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 100-124|100-124]]
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|1917
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
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|align="left"|Order number 645
* Retired in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 125-149|125-149]]
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|1917
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
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|align="left"|Order number 646.
* Retired in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 150-174|150-174]]
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|1917
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
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|align="left"|Order number 649.
* Retired in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 175-199|175-199]]
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|1917
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
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|align="left"|Order number 650.
* Retired in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 200-229|200-229]]
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|1918
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
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|Brill 77E1
|align="left"|Order number 657.
* Retired in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 380-499|380-499]]
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|1895
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
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|2GE-1000 (34)
----
2GE-57 (38)
----
2GE-80 (28)
|
|align="left"|Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
* 442-473 rebuilt in 1917.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 500-509|500-509]]
|
|1900
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|4GE-57
|
|align="left"|Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
* Rebuilt 1912.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 600-649|600-649]]
|
|1899
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|
|
|align="left"|Order number 9832.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railway]] 600-649.
* Assumed retired by 1917.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 650-699|650-699]]
|
|1899
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|
|
|align="left"|Order number 9833.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railway]] 650-699.
* Assumed retired by 1917.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 600-699|600-699]]<br>(2nd)
|
|1917-1919
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
|
|
|
|align="left"|
*Open air cars, rebuilt to enclosed car type by [[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman Car Company]] in 1930.
*Retired in 1938.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 700-719|700-719]]
|
|1895
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|4GE-67
|
|align="left"|Order number 6418.
* Ex-[[Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway]] (Old route) 11-30.
* Assumed retired when fifteen 4000-series cars entered service in 1904.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 720-746|720-746]]
|
|1896
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|4GE-67
|
|align="left"|Order number 6982.
* Ex-[[Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Railway]] (Old route) 31-45.
* Assumed retired when fifteen 4000-series cars entered service in 1904.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 785-786|785-786]]
|
|1898
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|
|Brill 27
|align="left"|Order number 8471.
* Received in 1902.
* Ex-[[Buffalo and Lockport Railway]] 60-61.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 792-799|792-799]]
|
|1898
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|
|Brill 27
|align="left"|Order number 8470.
* Received in 1902.
* Ex-[[Buffalo and Lockport Railway]] 52-59.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 800-849|800-849]]
|
|1900
|[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company|BSRC]]
|
|
|GE-67
|
|align="left"|Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 921-976|921-976]]
|
|1900
|[[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis]]
|
|
|
|
|align="left"|Order built in-house.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Street Railroad Company]].
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 2000-2019|2000-2019]]
|
|1916
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Peter Witt streetcar|Peter Witt]]
|
|GE-203P
|
|align="left"|Order number 634.
*Baggage cars.
*Livery with yellow body, red doors and black trim.
*Used on the Depew-Lancaster line, and the Niagara Falls High Speed Line.
*Assumed retired when services ended in 1937.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 3000-3049|3000-3049]]
|
|1903
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-57
|
|align="left"|Order number 229.
*Regularly assigned to light-duty routes on Buffalo's west side, and the city of Niagara Falls.
*Retired in 1937.
*Fleet number 3031 to [[Shamokin & Mt. Carmel Railway]].<ref>[http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=5606 Railroad.net - Shamokin and Mt. Carmel nee Buffalo, NY Car used as shed]</ref>  Possible other car, also to [[Shamokin & Mt. Carmel Railway]].  Fleet numbers would be #11 and #33.
* Twenty cars rebuilt in 1916, one of which is 3032.  Done on order number 633.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 4000|4000?]]
|
|1905
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|Interurban
|
|GE-57 (motor cars)
|
|align="left"|Order number 14168.
* Assumed number, falling in line with conventional numbering scheme.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 4001-4023|4001-4023]]
|
|1904
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|Interurban
|
|GE-57 (motor cars)
|
|align="left"|Order number 13337 (with 13339).
*Order placed was for 24 motor cars (#4000-4023), with 13 trailer cars (#4024-4036) for added capacity.
*Motor cars converted to one-man operation in 1929.  Used on Buffalo-Niagara Falls "old" line, and Buffalo-Lockport-Olcott line.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 4024-4035|4024-4035]]
|
|1904
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|Interurban
|
|GE-57 (motor cars)
|
|align="left"|Order number 13339 (with 13337).
*Order placed was for 24 motor cars (#4000-4023), with 13 trailer cars (#4024-4036) for added capacity.
*Motor cars converted to one-man operation in 1929.  Used on Buffalo-Niagara Falls "old" line, and Buffalo-Lockport-Olcott line.
*Retired in 1937.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5000-5024|5000-5024]]
|
|1906
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-80
|
|align="left"|Order number 305.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5025|5025]]
|
|1906
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-80
|
|align="left"|Order number 314.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5026-5074|5026-5074]]
|
|1906
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-80
|
|align="left"|Order number 318.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5075-5149|5075-5149]]
|
|1906
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-80
|
|align="left"|Order number 320.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5150|5150]]
|
|1906
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-80
|
|align="left"|Order number 327.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5151-5199|5151-5199]]
|
|1907
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|
|
|GE-80
|
|align="left"|Order number 348.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5300|5300]]
|
|1910
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|Pre-Pay
|
|
|
|align="left"|Order number 17544.
* Experimental car produced for Mitten Management.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6000|6000]]
|
|1911
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|
|Brill 39E
|align="left"|Order number 17731.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6001|6001]]
|
|1911
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|
|Brill 39E
|align="left"|Order number  17672.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6002-6061|6002-6061]]
|
|1911
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|
|Brill 39E
|align="left"|Order number 17733.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6062-6160|6062-6160]]
|
|1912
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|
|Brill 39E1
|align="left"|Order number 524.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6161-6261|6161-6261]]
|
|1912
|[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|
|Brill 39E1
|align="left"|Order number 532.
* Three cars to [[Lincoln Traction Company]] (NE) 8000-8002, then renumbered 700-702.
* 6236 replaced in 1916 with new 6236.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6262-6363|6262-6363]]
|
|1912
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|
|Brill 39E
|align="left"|Order number 18602.
* Originally, order for 100 cars.  Raised to 102, then 103.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 6236 (2nd), 6364-6370|6236 (2nd)<br>6364-6370]]
|
|1916
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]] (8)<br>[[G. C. Kuhlman Car Company|Kuhlman]] (10)
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|WH-306
|
|align="left"|Order number 631 (Kuhlman) and 20041 (Brill).
* Eighteen cars as possible emergency replacements for other cars in the 6###-series group.  Assumed replacement cars for July, 1916 fire at Cold Spring barns.
* 6236 may have been able to be rebuilt instead of replaced.
* Joint effort between Kuhlman and Brill.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 7000-7011|7000-7011]]
|
|1912
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|GE-200
|
|align="left"|Order number 18374.
* Single-truck (21' OB), double-ended cars.
* Order expanded from 10 to 12 cars.
* Likely used on Lockport City routes.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 7012-7016|7012-7016]]
|
|1913
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|[[Nearside Streetcar|Nearside]]
|
|2-GE-200
|
|align="left"|Order number 18695.
* Single-truck (21' OB), double-ended cars.
* Likely used on Lockport City routes.
* Two reportedly sold to [[Hagerstown and Frederick Railway]] (MD) 64-65.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company Elmlawn|''Elmlawn'']]
|
| 1916
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
| GE-1000
|
|align="left"|Funeral car.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company Elmlawn|''Elmwood'']]
|
| 1895
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|GE-1000
|
|align="left"|Funeral car.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Railway Company]].
* Destroyed in fire at Cold Spring barns in 1916.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company Greenwood (1st)|''Greenwood'' (1st)]]
|
| 1898
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|GE-1000
|
|align="left"|Funeral car.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Railway Company]].
* Destroyed in fire at Cold Springs barns in 1916.
* Replaced same year by 2nd Greenwood.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company Greenwood (2nd)|''Greenwood'' (2nd)]]
|
| 1916
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|GE-1000
|
|align="left"|Funeral car.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company Ondiara|''Ondiara'']]
|
| 1898
|[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
| GE-1000
|
|align="left"|Order number 11068.
* Private car
* Ex-[[Buffalo Railway Company]].
* Private car built for visiting dignitaries, and special use.
:* Used in President McKinley visit at Pan American Exposition in 1901.
* Later named [[International Railway Company Niagara|''Niagara'']], in 1930.  Also rebuilt/replaced with GE-57 motor.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company Tatonica|''Tatonica'']]
|
| 1892
| [[wikipedia:Cobourg Car Works|Crossen]]
|
|
| GE-1000
|
| align="left"|Private car built for visiting dignitaries and special use.
* Ex-[[Buffalo Railway Company]].
* Destroyed by fire at Cold Springs barn in 1916.
|}
 
Legend:
* Motors:  ('''GE''') General Electric, ('''WH''') Westinghouse
* Trucks:  ('''DE/SE''') Double/Single-ended, ('''DT/ST''') Double/Single-truck
 
==Bus network==
 
In 1923, the IRC created the '''International Bus Company''' (IBC), with the inauguration of bus service between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York. The route slowly began replacing previously offered interurban service via Main Street and a ROW (right-of-way) between Main and Lasalle streets and the City of Tonawanda. The bus service began operating over Main Street, West Utica Street, Delaware Avenue into the town and city of Tonawanda, then through the city of North Tonawanda, where is arrived at River Road and followed it through Buffalo Avenue to downtown Niagara Falls. Later, in September of the same year, a second route was opened on Bailey Avenue (route B), between Broadway and Winspear Avenue.
 
In early November, 1924, the IBC opened service using double-decker buses on Delaware Avenue (route A), between the Terrace and Albright Knox Art Gallery.
 
In January, 1925, the IBC opened service on its third bus route, Delavan Avenue (route D). The route operated from Niagara Street to Bailey Avenue.
 
On August 28, 1928, concurrent with the opening of the new Virgil Loop at Kenmore and Virgil Streets, Delaware (route A) buses were extended to the city of Tonawanda, replacing interurban rail service.
 
In January, 1929, Bailey Avenue (route B) service was extended from Bailey, along Kensington to Hanley Road. In June, and express service route was opened between Downtown Buffalo and the recently opened New York Central Terminal in the east side of Buffalo (route D).
 
By the mid-1930's, when the IBC was amalgamated with the IRC, bus routes were eventually assigned numbers, instead of lettered routes, coinciding with bus routes replacing many of the streetcar lines that had existed. Delaware Avenue service was assigned route 25, Delevan Avenue service was assigned route 26, Bailey Avenue service (merged with the Bailey Avenue streetcar service that operated south of Broadway) was route 19, and Central Terminal service was assigned route 17.
 
===Bus routes (under International Bus Company)===
 
* A (Delaware Avenue) began service November 2, 1924; renumbered as IRC route 25-Delaware June 1, 1935.
* B (Bailey Avenue) began service September 7, 1923 Winspear to Broadway; renumbered as IRC route 19-Bailey/McKinley June 1, 1935.
* B (Bailey Avenue) began service January 25, 1929 Broadway to Hanley Road via Bailey and Kensington
* C (Delavan Avenue) began service January 11, 1925; renumbered as IRC route 26-Delavan June 1, 1935.
* D (Central Terminal) began service June 22, 1929; renumbered as IRC route 17-Central Terminal via Broadway, Fillmore and Padereski Street June 1, 1935.
 
===Bus routes (under International Railway Company)===
 
*  1 William (replaced service on 1 William streetcar line April 19, 1941)
*  2 Clinton (replaced service on 2 Clinton streetcar line February 20, 1948)
*  3 Grant (replaced service on 3 Grant streetcar line in 1935)
*  4 Broadway (replaced service on 4 Broadway streetcar line July 1, 1950)
*  5 Niagara (replaced service on 5 Niagara streetcar line in 1935)
*  6 Sycamore (replaced service on 6 Sycamore streetcar line February 20, 1948)
*  7 Baynes-Richmond (replaced service on 7 Hoyt streetcar line in 1935)
*  8 Main (replaced service on 8 Main streetcar line June 18, 1950)
*  9 Parkside-Zoo (replaced service on 9 Kenmore streetcar line on June 18, 1950)
* 10 West Utica (replaced service on 10 West Utica streetcar line September, 1935)
* 11 Colvin (replaced branch service on 25 Delaware bus service, serving Colvin Avenue)
* 12 East Utica (replaced service on 12 East Utica streetcar line February 7, 1947)
* 13 Kensington (replaced service on 13 Kensington streetcar line June 19, 1950)
* 14 Abbott Road (replaced service on 14 Abbott streetcar line)
* 15 Seneca (replaced service on 15 Seneca streetcar line September 28, 1941)
* 16 South Park (replaced service on 16 South Park streetcar line September 28, 1941)
* 17 Central Terminal (transferred from D-Central Terminal route of International Bus Company)
* 18 Jefferson (replaced service on 18 Jefferson streetcar line April 19, 1941)
* 19 Bailey-McKinley (transferred from B-Bailey route of International Bus Company)
* 20 Elmwood (replaced service on 20 Elmwood streetcar line in 1935)
* 21 Michigan-Forest (replaced service on 21 Michigan-Forest streetcar line)
* 22 Porter-Best (replaced similar service on 22 Connecticut streetcar line in 1935)
* 23 Fillmore-Hertel (replaced service on 23 Fillmore-Hertel streetcar line)
* 24 Genesee (replaced service on 24 Genesee streetcar line)
* 25 Delaware (transferred from A-Delaware route of International Bus Company)
* 26 Delavan (transferred from C-Delavan route of International Bus Company)
 
===Bus equipment under International Bus Company and International Railway Company===
 
The International Bus Company, then the International Railway Company, represented many different manufacturers and models in their bus fleet.  Some of the bus fleet included manufacturers such as [[White Motor Company|White]], [[Mack Trucks|Mack]], and [[Twin Coach]].
 
A representation of their fleet is as follows:
 
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|
|
|1923
|[[Atlas Coach]]<br/>[[J. G. Brill Company|Brill]]
|
|
|
|align="left" |
* Single floor.
* Unknown number of units or fleet numbers.
* First buses purchased for IBC by Mitten Management, from a Pennsylvania Atlas dealer.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 100-110?|100-110?]]
|
|1923
|[[Yellow Coach|YC]]
|
|
|
|align="left" |Double-decker model.  All buses retired by 1936.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 200-209|200-209]]
|
|1924
|[[Yellow Coach|YC]]
|
|
|
|align="left" |
*Leased buses.
*Open top double-decker model. 
*All buses retired by 1925, replaced by Yellow Coach gas-electric buses.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 300 series|3##]]
|
|1925
|[[Yellow Coach|YC]]
|[[Yellow Coach Z-model buses|Z-Series]]
|
|
|align="left" |
* Double-decker model.
* Gas-electric.
* All buses retired by 1936.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 400 series|4##]]
|
|1926
|[[Yellow Coach|YC]]
|[[Yellow Coach Y-model buses|Y-Series]]<br/>"Chair-car"
|
|
|align="left" |Deluxe model used for inter-urban services between Buffalo and Fort Erie/Niagara Falls, ON.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 500-564|500-564]]
|
|1923
|[[Yellow Coach|YC]]
|[[Yellow Coach Z-model buses|Z-series]]<br/>"City-service"
|
|
|align="left" |
*Gas-electric model. 
*Dark green, cream and black livery used.
*Most buses stayed active until the late 1940s.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 600-605|600-605]]
|
|1934
|[[White Motor Company|White]]
|
|
|
|align="left" |
*22 passenger coaches, primarily used on 17 Central Terminal and 22 Porter/Best route.
*Last series of buses purchased by International Bus Company.
*Buses retired prior to 1941.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 700-747|700-747]]
|
|1935
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CW|6-CW-3S]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Olive, cream and silver livery used.
*Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 748-772|748-772]]
|
|1935
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CW|6-CW-3S]]
|
|
|align="left" |Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 773-854|773-854]]
|
|1936
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CW|6-CW-3S]]
|
|
|align="left" |Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 855-859|855-859]]
|
|1936
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CW|6-CW-3S]]
|
|
|align="left" |Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 860-1019|860-1019]]
|
|1937
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CW|6-CW-3S]]
|
|
|align="left" |38 units transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 1100-1149|1100-1149]]
|
|1939
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CW|CW-3G]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Some buses reportedly sold to [[Wooley Bus Lines (New York State)|Wooley Bus Lines]] in 1953.
*Rest transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 3000-3089|3000-3089]]
|
|1941
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks LC|LC]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Buses retired by 1958.<ref>"Images of America-Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses", ''D. David Bregger'', Arcadia Publishing, 2008.</ref>
*Double-door entry.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 3090-3099|3090-3099]]
|
|1941
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks LC|LC]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Buses retired by 1958.<ref>"Images of America-Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses", ''D. David Bregger'', Arcadia Publishing, 2008.</ref>
*Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
*Single-door entry.
*Equipped with trumpet horns and used on inter-urban services between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, through Tonawanda or Niagara Falls Blvd.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 3100-3164|3100-3164]]
|
|1941
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks LC|LC]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Buses retired by 1958.<ref>"Images of America-Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses", ''D. David Bregger'', Arcadia Publishing, 2008.</ref>
*Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
*Double-door entry.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 3200-3214|3200-3214]]
|
|1936
|[[Yellow Coach|YC]]
|[[Yellow Coach 728|728]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Ex-[[Madison Bus Company]] of Madison, WI.
*Purchased in 1946.
*Buses retired by 1949.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 3700-3759|3700-3759]]
|
|1949
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-37-DT|C-37-DT]]
|[[Mack END-510|END-510]]
|
|align="left" |Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 4000-4034|4000-4034]]
|
|1941
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks CM|CM]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
*All buses retired by 1957.<ref>"Images of America-Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses", ''D. David Bregger'', Arcadia Publishing, 2008.</ref>
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 4100-4149|4100-4149]]
|
|1947
|[[Mack Trucks|Mack]]
|[[Mack Trucks C-41|C-41]]
|[[Mack END-672|END-672]]
|
|align="left" |
*Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
*Ordered in 1945, but delivered late due shortage of parts.
*Buses painted in new red, cream and silver livery.
|- align="center"
|[[International Railway Company 5000-5170|5000-5170]]
|
|1947
|[[Twin Coach|Twin Coach]]
|[[Twin Coach 41-S|41-S]]
|
|
|align="left" |
*Transferred to [[Niagara Frontier Transit System]] in 1950.
*Some buses eventually find their way to [[Harrisburg Railways Company]] in 1959.  Out of 38 buses sold, 18 entered service as fleet numbers [[Harrisburg Railways Company 1041-1058|1041-1058]].<ref>[http://www.cattransit.com/about-cat/history-of-transit-in-the-harrisburg-area/8/ History of Transit in the Harrisburg Area]</ref>
*Buses assembled locally, in Cheektowaga, NY.
|}
 
==Rolling stock color scheme==
 
From the beginnings of the IRC, the IRC inherited a number of streetcars from the agencies that were absorbed into the system.  Some of the vehicles maintained their color scheme until they were repainted, while others were painted a particular color scheme to separate them from the rest of the rolling stock.
 
Here's a representation of some of the schemes used over time.
 
*  The cars used on the Broadway car line wore a violet color, when operating between Downtown Buffalo and Emslie Street
*  The cars of the Buffalo Street Railway wore a bright yellow color.
*  The cars of the Jersey Street line wore a green color.
 
Cars purchased by the IRC had four possible color schemes:
 
*  Niagara Falls High Speed Line cars were yellow with red doors, grey roofs and black striping.
*  Earlier streetcars were a dark green (possibly Pullman Green), with a rust colored roof, with gold leaf lettering.
*  Later, streetcars were orange, with dark cream roofs, and black accents.
*  The final paint scheme had cars painted a bright red, with grey roofs with silver trim.
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
[[Category:New York transit agencies]]
[[Category:Defunct New York transit agencies]]
 
 
{{International Railway Company}}

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International Railway Company may refer to:

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