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Revision as of 20:43, 18 November 2020
The Scranton Transit Company is a former public transportation carrier operating in the city of Scranton. Pennsylvania, between 1934 and 1972. Service had previously been operated by the Scranton Railway Company, between 1896 and 1934. In 1972, services were surrendered to the County of Lackawanna Transit System.
History
Timeline of important events
- 1896: Services of the Scranton Railway Company commence, from amalgamation of several other companies.
- 1905: Scranton Railway Company becomes subsidiary of American Railways Company.
- 1923: Scranton Railway Company becomes subsidiary of American Electric Power Company.
- 1925: Scranton Railway Company becomes subsidiary of National Public Services Corporation.
- 1928: Scranton Railway Company becomes subsidiary of Middle West Utilities Company.
- 1932: Scranton Railway Company becomes subsidiary of Municipal Service Company.
- 1934: Scranton Railway Company reorganized and becomes Scranton Transit Company.
- 1954: Streetcar service discontinued, most services become bus-operated.
- 1972: Scranton Transit Company surrenders assets to public entity County of Lackawanna Transit System.
References: [1]
Car lines
- Bellevue
- Carbondale
- Carbondale - Forest City
- Drinker Street
- Dunmore Suburban
- Duryea
- Green Ridge Peoples
- Green Ridge Suburban
- Lafayette Street
- Laurel Hill
- Luzerne Street
- Moosic Lake
- Moosic - Pittston
- Nativity
- Nay Aug Park
- North Main - Farr Street
- Number Six
- Old Forge
- Petersburg
- Providence
- Quincy Avenue
- South Main
- South Side
- Throop - Olyphant
- Washburn
Roster
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Streetcar roster
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Fleet number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motors | Notes |
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241-246 | Mar 1906 | St. Louis | 20' ST | Order number 652A.
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322-331 | 1903 | Brill |
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343-352 | Apr 1906 | St. Louis | 30' DT | Order number 660A. | ||
353-362 | Cincinnati | Order number 1330.
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363-367 | ||||||
368-377 | ||||||
378-387 | ||||||
388 | ||||||
389 | ||||||
390-397 | ||||||
400-409 | 1925 | Osgood Bradley | Safety Car | Order 8575. | ||
410-421 | 1925 | Osgood Bradley | Safety Car | Order 9030. | ||
501-510 | 1929 | Osgood Bradley | Electromobile | [3] Order number 10380.
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601-610 | Mar 1901 | St. Louis | 12-bench car | Order number 176. |
Bus roster
Fleet Number(s) | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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20-21 | 1957 | GMC | TGH-3102 Old Look |
GMC 270 cubic in. |
Buses assigned serial numbers 0709-0710.[4] | ||
22 | 1957 | GMC | TGH-3102 Old Look |
GMC 270 cubic in. |
Bus assigned serial number 0651.[5] | ||
138-142 | ACF | C-36 | Hall-Scott gasoline |
Buses assigned serial numbers 361-365.[6] | |||
304 | 1945 | REO | [7] | ||||
500-502 | 1964 | GMC | TDH-4519 New Look |
DD 6V71N | Buses assigned serial numbers 0494-0496.[8] | ||
503-504 | 1965 | GMC | TDH-4519 New Look |
DD 6V71N | Buses assigned serial numbers 0784-0785.[9] | ||
(5 buses) | 1957 | GMC | TGH-3102 Old Look |
GMC 270 cubic in. |
Buses assigned serial numbers 0782-0786.[10] |
References
- ↑ Chicago Rail Fan - Transit Systems in Pennsylvania
- ↑ Scranton Railway Company (1979), Thomas F. Flanagan w/ Benson W. Rohrbeck, p 131
- ↑ Electric City Trolley Museum - Vehicle Collection
- ↑ GMC (Old Look) Delivery List
- ↑ GMC (Old Look) Delivery List
- ↑ ACF – ACF-Brill Delivery List
- ↑ E-Bay, Scranton Transit Company Bus Photo-Reo, dead link
- ↑ GMC (New Look) Delivery List
- ↑ GMC (New Look) Delivery List
- ↑ GMC (Old Look) Delivery List