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=Oceania=
AUSTRALIA
In Australia, the term interurban is commonly used to refer to commuter
Intercity Rail
services between capital cities and regional centres.
= Europe =
BELGIUM
Vicinal
GERMANY
Stadtbahn Rhein-Ruhr
POLAND
Silesian Interurbans
=North America=
CANADA
Provinces not listed did not have interurban systems, which were commonly named ''Electric Railways'' or ''Radial Railways'' in Canada.
British Columbia
British Columbia Electric Railway
Manitoba
Winnipeg, Selkirk And Lake Winnipeg Railway
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Electric Company
(later
Cape Breton Tramway
, and including the
Sydney And Glace Bay Railway
)
Pictou County Electric Company
Ontario
Brantford And Hamilton Electric Railway
(1908–1931)
Chatham, Wallaceburg And Lake Erie Railway
(1905–1930) Passenger operation ceased in 1927.
Grand River Railway
(1894–1955) Freight service continued until 1961, when it was subsumed into
Canadian Pacific
.
Grand Valley Railway
(1904–1929)
Hamilton, Grimsby And Beamsville Electric Railway
(1896–1931)
Hamilton And Dundas Street Railway
(1896–1923)
Hamilton Radial Electric Railway
(1897–1929)
Lake Erie And Northern Railway
(1916–1955)
London And Port Stanley Railway
(1858–1957) Electrified in 1915; freight service continued after 1957.
Niagara Falls Park And River Railway
(1893–1932)
Niagara, St. Catherines And Toronto Railway
(1888–1959) Freight service continued after 1959.
Nipissing Central Railway
Sandwich, Windsor And Amherstburg Railway
(1886–1938)
South-Western Traction Company
(later
London And Lake Erie Railway And Transportation Company
) (1906–1918)
Toronto And York Radial Railway
(1885–1927) Portions operated by the city after 1927, some trackage still in use until at least 1960.
Toronto Suburban Railway
(1890s–1931) Some portions operated by the city after 1931.
Windsor, Essex And Lake Shore Rapid Railway
(1907–1932)
Woodstock, Thames Valley And Ingersoll Electric Railway
(1900–1925)
Quebec
Hull Electric Company
Montreal And Southern Counties Railway
Quebec Railway Light And Power Company
UNITED STATES
States not listed had no railway systems of this type.
Arizona
Warren-Bisbee Railway
California
Central California Traction Company
Glendale And Montrose Railway Company
Nevada County Traction Company
Pacific Electric Railway
Peninsular Railway
Petaluma And Santa Rosa Railroad
Sacramento Northern Railway
---
Northern Electric Railway
---
Oakland, Antioch And Eastern Railway
Sacramento Valley West Side Electric Railway
San Francisco, Napa And Calistoga Railway
(later
San Francisco And Napa Valley Electric Railway
)
Tidewater Southern Railway
Visalia Electric Railway
Watsonville Traction Company
Colorado
Colorado Springs And Cripple Creek District Railway
Colorado Springs And Interurban Railway
Denver And Intermountain Railroad
Denver And Interurban Railroad
Durango Railway And Realty Company
Grand River Valley Railroad
Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway, And Gas Company
Connecticut
Shore Line Electric Railway
Delaware
While Delaware had no systems which were fully interurbans, the
Wilmington And Philadelphia Traction Company
,
Wilmington, Delaware
's
Streetcar Line
, had branches to other cities using standard streetcar technology.
Georgia
Georgia Railway And Power Company
Idaho
Boise Valley Traction Company
Caldwell Traction Company
Lewiston-Clarkston Transit Company
Sandpoint And Interurban Railway
Illinois
Alton, Jacksonville And Peoria Railway
Aurora, Elgin And Fox River Electric Company
Bloomington, Pontiac And Joliet Electric Railway
Central Illinois Traction Company
Chicago And Joliet Electric Railway
Chicago And Southern Traction Company
Chicago, Aurora And De Kalb Railroad
Chicago, Aurora And Elgin Railway
(Aurora, Elgin and Chicago)
Chicago, Harvard And Geneva Lake Railway
Chicago, North Shore And Milwaukee Railway
Chicago, Ottawa And Peoria Railway
(Chicago and Illinois Valley)
Chicago, South Shore And South Bend Railroad
Coal Belt Electric Railway
De Kalb-Sycamore And Interurban Traction Company
East St. Louis & Suburban Railway
East St. Louis, Columbia And Waterloo Railway
Elgin And Belvidere Electric Company
Fox And Illinois Union Railway
Illinois Central Electric Railway
Illinois Traction System
(later
Illinois Terminal Railroad
)
Joliet And Eastern Traction Company
Joliet, Plainfield And Aurora Railroad
(later the
Joliet And Southern Traction Company
and the
Aurora, Plainfield And Joliet Railway
)
Kanakee And Urbana Traction Company
Keokuk Electric Company
Lee County Central Electric Railway
(originally the
Northern Illinois Electric Railway
)
Murphysboro And Southern Illinois Railway
Peoria And Pekin Terminal Company
Rockford And Interurban Railway
Rock Island Southern Railway
Sterling, Dixon And Eastern Traction Company
Southern Illinois Railway And Power Company
Springfield, Clear Lake And Rochester Railway
Woodstock And Sycamore Traction Company
Indiana
Angola Railway And Power Company
- not really an interurban, but planned to be
Beech Grove Traction Corporation
- used interurban technology and cars
Bluffton, Geneva And Celina Traction Company
Evansville And Ohio Valley Railway
Evansville, Suburban And Newburgh Railway
Fort Wayne And Decatur Traction Company
Fort Wayne And Northwestern Railway
(originally
Toledo And Chicago Interurban Railway
)
Fort Wayne And Wabash Valley Traction Company
Gary Railways
Indiana Railroad
Indianapolis And Cincinnati Traction Company
Interstate Public Service Company
Marion And Bluffton Traction Company
Northern Indiana Power Company
Northern Indiana Railway
St. Joseph Valley Traction Company
Southern Indiana Gas And Electric Company
Terre Haute, Indianapolis And Eastern Traction Company
Union Traction Company Of Indiana
Winona Interurban Railway
Iowa
Albia Interurban Railway
Cedar Rapids And Iowa City Railway
Cedar Rapids And Marion City Railway
Charles City Western Railway
Clinton, Davenport And Muscatine Railway
Des Moines And Central Iowa Railroad
Fort Dodge, Des Moines And Southern Railway
Mason City And Clear Lake Railroad
Oskaloosa-Buxton Electric Railway
Southern Iowa Railway
Tama And Toledo Electric Railway
Waterloo, Cedar Falls And Northern Railway
Kansas
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway
Iola Electric Railway
Joplin And Pittsburg Railway
Missouri And Kansas Interurban Railway
(also Missouri)
Kansas City, Kaw Valley And Western Railway
(also Missouri)
Union Traction Company
(later
Union Electric Railway
; also operated in Oklahoma)
Westmoreland Interurban Railway
Kentucky
Kentucky Traction And Terminal Company
Louisville And Interurban Railroad
Louisiana
Orleans-Kenner Electric Railway
Southwestern Traction Company
Maine
Aroostook Valley Railroad
Atlantic Shore Line Railway
Bangor Railway And Electric Company
Lewiston, Augusta And Waterville Street Railway
Portland-Lewiston Interurban Railroad
Maryland
Cumberland And Westernport Electric Railway
Hagerstown And Frederick Railway Company
Washington, Baltimore And Annapolis Electric Railway
— speed in excess of sixty-five miles per hour on a regular schedule.
Massachusetts
Berkshire Street Railway
Boston And Worcester Street Railway
Grafton And Upton Railroad
Michigan
Michigan had 981 miles of interurban trackage.
Benton Harbor-St. Joe Railway And Light Company
Detroit United Railway
(merged all of the associated radial lines in the Detroit area in 1901)
Escanaba Traction Company
Houghton County Traction Company
Grand Rapids, Grand Haven And Muskegon Railway
Grand Rapids, Holland And Chicago Railway
Saginaw-Bay City Railway
Minnesota
Electric Short Line Railway
(never actually electrified, despite the name)
Mesaba Electric Railway
Minneapolis, Anoka And Cuyuna Range Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester And Dubuque Electric Traction Company
(the "
Dan Patch Line
"; never electrified, and never reached St. Paul, Rochester or Dubuque; later became the
Minneapolis, Northfield And Southern Railroad
)
Minnesota Northwestern
(another gasoline-powered interurban)
St. Paul Southern Railway
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Mississippi
Gulfport And Mississippi Coast Traction Company
Missouri
Kansas City, Clay County And St. Joseph Railway
(also in Kansas)
Kansas City, Kaw Valley And Western Railway
(later
Kansas City-Kaw Valley Railroad
; also in Kansas)
Kansas City, Lawrence And Topeka Electric Railroad
(never reached either Lawrence or Topeka; later renamed the
Kansas City-Merriam-Shawnee Railroad
.
Kansas City, Leavenworth And Western Railway
Kansas City, Ozarks And Southern Railway
Manhattan City And Interurban Railway
Mexico Investment And Construction Company
Missouri And Kansas Interurban Railway
Oregon Interurban Railway
Southwest Missouri Electric Railway
St. Francois County Railroad
St. Joseph And Savannah Electric Railway
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee And St. Paul Railway
(the
Milwaukee Road
) Bozeman branch
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
- electrified line from Anaconda to Opportunity, mostly for miners
Nebraska
Omaha And Lincoln Railway And Light Company
Omaha And Southern Interurban Railway
Omaha, Lincoln And Beatrice Railway
New Hampshire
Boston And Maine Railroad
(Concord and Manchester Electric Branch)
Springfield Terminal Railway
New Jersey
Atlantic City And Shore Railroad
Bridgeton And Millville Traction Company
New Jersey Interurban Company
North Jersey Rapid Transit Company
Public Service Corporation Of New Jersey
(
Newark-Trenton Fast Line
)
New York
Albany And Hudson Railroad
Buffalo And Lake Erie Traction Company
Buffalo, Lockport And Rochester Railway
Chautauqua Traction Company
Cortland County Traction Company
Elmira And Seneca Lake Traction Company
Elmira, Corning And Waverly Railway
Empire United Railways
comprising:
---
Auburn And Syracuse Electric Railroad
---
Empire State Railroad
---
Rochester And Syracuse Railroad
---
Syracuse Northern Electric Railway
Erie Railroad
(Rochester - Avon - Mount Morris branch)
Fonda, Johnstown And Gloversville Railroad
Geneva, Seneca Falls And Auburn Railroad
Hudson Valley Railway
International Railway
Jamestown Westfield And Northwestern Railway
Kaydeross Railroad
Keesevile, Ausable, Chasm And Lake Champlain Railroad
Lewiston And Youngstown Frontier Railway
Lima Honeoye Electric Light And Railroad Company
New Paltz, Highland And Ploughkeepsie Traction Company
New York, Auburn And Lansing Railroad
, later
Central New York Southern Railroad
New York State Railways
comprising:
---
Oneida Railway
---
Rochester And Eastern Rapid Railway
---
Rochester And Sodus Bay Railway
---
Utica And Mohawk Valley Railway
Niagara Gorge Railway
Orange County Tractipn Company
Paul Smith's Electric Light, Power, And Railroad Company
Penn Yan, Keuka Park And Branchport Railway
Schnectady Railway
Southern New York Railway
Walkill Transit Company
Warren And Jamestown Street Railway
Western New York And Pennsylvania Traction Company
North Carolina
Piedmont And Northern Railway
Piedmont Railway And Electric Company
Tidewater Power Company
Ohio
Cambridge Power, Light And Traction Company
Cincinnati And Columbus Traction Company
Cincinnati And Lake Erie Railroad
Cincinnati, Georgetown And Portsmouth Railroad
Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg And Aurora Electric Street Railroad
Cincinnati, Milford And Blanchester Traction Company
Cleveland, Alliance And Mahoning Valley Railway
Cleveland, Painesville And Eastern Railroad
Cleveland, Southwestern And Columbus Railway
Columbus, Delaware And Marion Railway
Columbus, Magnetic Springs And Northern Railway
Columbus, Marion And Bucyrus Railroad
Columbus, New Albana And Johnstown Traction Company
Columbus, Urbana And Western Railway
Dayton And Troy Electric Railway
Dayton And Western Traction Company
Dayton And Xenia Transit Company
Dayton, Covington And Piqua Traction Company
Eastern Ohio Traction Company
Fort Wayne, Van Wert And Lima Traction Company
Fostoria And Fremont Railway
Gallipolis And Northern Traction Company
Hocking-Sunday Creek Traction Company
Indiana, Columbus And Eastern Traction Company
Interurban Railway And Terminal Company
Lake Erie, Bowling Green And Napoleon Railway
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Lebanon And Franklin Traction Company
Mahoning And Shenango Railway And Light Company
Mansfield Railway Light And Power Company
Maumee Valley Railways And Light Company
Northern Ohio Traction And Light Company
Ohio And Southern Traction Company
Ohio Electric Railway
Ohio River Electric Railway And Power Company
Ohio Traction Company
Pennsylvania And Ohio Electric Railway
- despite the name, never reached Pennsylvania
Portsmouth Street Railroad And Light Company
Sandusky, Norwalk And Mansfield Electric Railway
Scioto Valley Traction Company
Southeast Ohio Railway And Light Company
Springfield And Washington Railway
Springfield And Xenia Railway
Springfield, Troy And Piqua Railway
Stark Electric Railroad
Steubenville, East Liverpool And Beaver Valley Traction Company
Tiffin, Fostoria And Eastern Electric Railway
Toledo And Indiana Railroad
Toledo And Western Railway
Toledo, Bowling Green And Southern Traction Company
Toledo, Port Clinton And Lakeside Railway
Toledo, Fostoria And Findlay Railway
Wellston And Jackson Belt Railway
Western Ohio Railway
Youngstown And Ohio River Railroad
Youngstown And Southern Railway
(1916–1944 as the
Youngstown And Suburban Railway
)
Oklahoma
Bartlesville Interurban Railway
Muskogee Electric Traction Company
Northeast Oklahoma Railroad
Oklahoma Railway
Pittsburg County Railway
Sand Springs Railway
Sapulpa And Interurban Railway
(later
Oklahoma Union Railway
,
Sapulpa Union Railway
, and then the
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway
)
Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction Company
Union Traction Company
(later
Union Electric Railway
; also operated in Kansas)
Oregon
Oregon Electric Railway
Portland Traction Company
(later
Portland Railway, Light And Power Company
, the
Portland Electric Power Company
(
PEPCO
)), and the
Portland Railway And Terminal Division
of the
Portland Transit Company
Southern Oregon Traction Company
Southern Pacific Electric Lines
United Railways
Willamette Valley Southern Railway
Pennsylvania
Allentown And Reading Traction Company
Altoona And Logan Valley Electric Railway
Chambersburg And Gettysburg Electric Railway
Chambersburg And Shippensburg Railway
Chambersburg, Greencastle And Waynesboro Street Railway
Cleveland And Erie Railway
Conestoga Traction Company
Hershey Transit Company
Jefferson County Traction Company
Johnstown And Somerset Railway
Lackawanna And Wyoming Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Transit Company
New Jersey And Pennsylvania Traction Company
Northampton Traction Company
Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway
Pennsylvania And Maryland Street Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
(through its subsidiary, the
Cumberland Valley Railroad
)
Philadelphia And Easton Electric Railway
Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler And New Castle Railway
Reading Transit Company
Scranton And Binghamton Traction Company
Slate Belt Electric Street Railway
Stroudsburg, Water Gap And Portland Railway
Southern Cambria Railway
Warren And Jamestown Street Railway
Wilkes-Barre And Hazleton Railway
York Railways
United Traction Street Railway
South Carolina
Augusta-Aiken Railway
Charleston-Isle Of Palms Traction Company
Piedmont And Northern Railway
South Dakota
Deadwood Central Railroad
Tennessee
Memphis And Lakeview Traction Company
Nashville-Franklin Railway
Nashville-Gallatin Interurban Railway
Virginia
Bristol Traction Company
Richmond And Chesapeake Bay Railway
Washington And Old Dominion Railway
Washington And Virginia Railway
(later split into the
Washington, Alexandria And Mt. Vernon Electric Railway
and the
Arlington And Fairfax Electric Railway
)
Virginia Electric Power Company
Texas
Bryan And College Interurban Railway
Eastern Texas Electric Company
Galveston-Houston Electric Railway
Houston North Shore Railway
(
Missouri Pacific Railroad
subsidiary)
Northern Texas Traction Company
Rio Grande Valley Traction Company
Roby And Northern Railroad
Southwestern Traction Company
Tarrant County Traction Company
Texas Electric Railway
Texas Interurban Railway
Utah
Bamberger Electric Railroad
(later
Bamberger Railroad
)
Emigration Canyon Railroad
Ogden Rapid Transit Company
Salt Lake And Utah Railroad
Salt Lake, Garfield And Western Railroad
(the "Saltair Line")
Utah-Idaho Central Railroad
Utah Light And Traction Company
- Salt Lake City streetcar line, operating several long suburban lines.
Washington
Fidalgo City And Anacortes Railway
Grays Harbor Railway And Light Company
Pacific Northwest Traction Company
(
North Coast Lines
)
Puget Sound Electric Railway
Seattle, Renton And Southern Railway
(later
Seattle And Rainier Valley Railway
)
Spokane, Coeur D'Alene And Palouse Railway
Tacoma And Steilacoom Railway
Twin City Railroad
Vancouver Traction Company
Walla Walla Valley Railway
Washington Water Power Company
Willapa Electric Company
Yakima Valley Transportation Company
West Virginia
Charleston Interurban Railroad
City And Elm Grove Railroad
Lewisburg And Ronceverte Railway
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
Morgantown And Dunkard Valley Railroad
Ohio Valley Electric Railway
Parkersburg And Ohio Valley Electric Railway
Tri-City Traction Company
Tyler Traction Company
Union Traction Company Of West Virginia
Wellsburg, Bethany And Washington Railroad
Wheeling Traction Company
Wisconsin
Manitowoc And Northern Traction Company
Northern States Power Company
The Milwaukee Electric Railway And Light Company
Wisconsin Power And Light Company
(originally
Sheboygan Light, Power And Railway Company
)
Wisconsin Power Company
Wisconsin Public Service Company Lines
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat And Power Company
Wisconsin Valley Electric Railway
Wyoming
Sheridan Railway And Light Company
=Asia=
HONG KONG
KCR Light Rail
(serves within and between the new towns of
Tuen Mun
,
Yuen Long
and
Tin Shui Wai
)
