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A trolleybus of the Oakwood Street Railway, one of multiple companies that once operated trolleybuses in Dayton, passing the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1937. The first electric trolley bus (ETB) service in Ohio began operation in Dayton, on April 23, 1933, when the Salem Avenue-Lorain Avenue line was converted from streetcars to trolley coaches — or trolley buses, as they are most ...
Dayton is the smallest city in the United States to operate electric trolley buses still. [6] The trolley buses travel at least five miles on RTA routes serving Dayton and some neighboring suburbs. The routes include: Route 1, Route 2, Route 4, Route 7 and Route 8. Bus service to Dayton International Airport from downtown Dayton began on 11 ...
It was invented and improved by members and employees of the Ohmer family of Dayton, Ohio, especially John F. Ohmer who founded the Ohmer Fare Register Company in 1898, [1] and his brother Wilfred I. Ohmer of the Recording and Computing Machines Company of Dayton, Ohio. This latter company employed up to 9,000 people at one time and was a major ...
The company was awarded its first contract in November 1994, when the Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority, of Dayton, Ohio placed an order for 63 two-axle trolleybuses. [14] The order was later reduced to 61 vehicles, [15] and ultimately to 57. [16] Three prototype trolleybuses were delivered in December 1995 and January 1996. [15]
Dayton Street Railway Company (Dayton Street Transit Company) Dayton [f] 23 April 1933 (28 April 1941) [g] Sold to CRC. Oakwood Street Railway Company (Oakwood and Dayton Transit Company) 19 January 1936 (1 October 1956) [g] Sold to CTC. Peoples Railway Company (Peoples Transit Company) 11 October 1936 (9 March 1945) [g] Sold to CRC.
Dayton, Ohio: City Transit Company trolleybus 444, built in 1947 by Pullman-Standard, at the bus stop for route 8-Leo on Keowee Street just south of Leo Street. It is displaying non-normal signage (6 Monument Ave.) in this photo, because it was operating on a special excursion for fans/enthusiasts, not in service.