Seasonal Trolleys



Dayton, Ohio Trolley Coach Routes
Prepared by Don Brabson October 1978

Starting Date TROLLEY COACH ROUTES
Designations given here are generally those currently used or those used for the longest duration of routes
DURATION As of April 23 1978
YR MO DA
Transit Companies operating routesNotes
9/28/47 1 Drexel/Residence Park* - Third Street 30 06 25 CR   CT   MVRTA *Residence Park branch abandoned to extend bus feeder 8/12/62
     
8/17/47 2 Home Ave - Fifth St. 30 08 06 CR   CT   MVRTA  
     
3/25/38 3 Lexington - Richard 03 03 24 CR  
7/19/41 3 Lexington - Downtown 07 09 04 CR Shortened - Richard to 4
4/24/49 3 Lexington - Richard 07 06 10 CR   CT Richard was on 4
11/04/56 3 Lexington - Hearthstone 16 08 03 CT   MVRTA Hearthstone was on 6
7/08/73 3 Lexington - Wayne 04 09 15 MVRTA Wayne was on 4
     
7/19/41 4 Delphos - Richard 07 09 04 CR Richard was on 3
4/24/49 4 Delphos - Wayne 24 02 13 CT   MVRTA Wayne was on 7
7/08/73 4 Delphos - Hearthstone 04 09 15 MVRTA Hearthstone was on 3
     
1/19/36 5 North Ave. - Oakwood 20 09 15 ODSRy   ODTC North Ave. on lower Salem
11/04/56 5 Salem - Oakwood 21 05 20 CT   MVRTA North Ave passed by
     
4/23/33 6 Salem - Hearthstone 23 06 11 DSTCo   CR Hearthstone to 3
11/04/56 6 Five Oaks - Lorain 03 09 10 CT Cut back both ends
8/14/60 6 Downtown - Lorain 01 01 02 CT Five Oaks linked to bus route. Lorain becomes bus 9/17/61
     
8/18/40 7 Main - Wayne 08 08 05 PR   CR Wayne to 4Z (abandoned 1/29/67)
4/24/49 7 Main - Bruen St. 06 06 12 CR Turned at Bruen south of downtown
11/06/55 7 Main - Ewalt 22 05 17 CT   MVRTA Ewalt from 10
     
8/14/38 8 Leo - Lakeview/Nicholas* 39 08 09 PR   CR   CT   MVRTA *Nicholas branch converted from bus 11/10/57
     
10/11/36 9 Valley - Cincinnati 41 05 12 PR   CR   CT   MVRTA  
     
10/01/40 10 Downtown - Ewalt 15 01 04 DX Ewalt linked to 7

Notes

Dayton Street Transit bought by City Railway 1941, Peoples 1945.

City Railway and Dayton-Xenia formed City Transit 1955, buying Oakwood 1956.

Taken over by Miami Valley RTA 1972

MVRTA renamed Greater Dayton RTA 2001



1958 City Transit Routes