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The '''Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation''' | The '''Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation''' (also known by the shortened "Wilkes-Barre Transit"), is a former public transit provider for the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Services began December 18, 1939 and ended in 1974, when Wilkes-Barre Transit surrendered its assets to the [[Luzerne County Transportation Authority]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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*'''1939''': Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation begins services in Wilke-Barre, PA on December 18. | *'''1939''': Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation begins services in Wilke-Barre, PA on December 18. | ||
*'''1958''': Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation sold, and becomes a subsidiary to [[American Transportation Enterprises]] (ATE) on October 17. | *'''1958''': Wilkes-Barre Transit Corporation sold, and becomes a subsidiary to [[American Transportation Enterprises]] (ATE) on October 17. | ||
*'''1974''': | *'''1974''': On February 22, operations were surrendered to [[Luzerne County Transportation Authority]]. At the time of the transfer, Wilkes-Barre Transit accounted for approximately eighty percent of traffic on local transit buses, while while the [[White Transit Company (Pennsylvania)]] accounted for the other twenty percent. The [[White Transit Company (Pennsylvania)|White Transit Company]] followed with their transfer on July 31. | ||
==Routes== | ==Routes== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
'' | * Harold E. Cox, ''"Wyoming Valley Trolleys - Street Railways of Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke and Pittston, Pennsylvania"'' (1988), [http://streetcars.telcen.com/books/index.html Download book here.] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||