Dayton: Trolley Bus Routes since 1947

Aug Sep 1947
Apr
1949
Nov 1955
Nov
1956
Aug 1960
Sep 1961
Jan
1967
Nov 
1972
Jul 1973
Aug 1987
Aug 1988
Jun 
1994
Aug
1996
Aug
1999
Jul
2000
West Third St
1
CR
1
CR
1
CT
1
CT
1
CT
1
CT
1
CT
1
RTA
1
RTA
1
RTA
1
RTA
1/3*
RTA
1/3*
RTA
1
RTA
1
RTA
Townview via West Third                          
3
RTA
3
RTA
East Third St
1
CR
1
CR
1
CT
1
CT
1
CT
1
CT
1
CT
1
RTA
1
RTA
1
RTA
1
RTA
1*
RTA
1*
RTA
1
RTA
1
RTA
Home Ave
2
CR
2
CR
2
CT
2
CT
2
CT
2
CT
2
CT
2
RTA
2
RTA
            
Fifth St via Huffman
2
CR
2
CR
2
CT
2
CT
2
CT
2
CT
2
CT
2
RTA
2
RTA
    
2*
RTA
2*
RTA
2*
RTA
2*
RTA
Lexington Ave via Broadway
3
CR
3
CR
3
CT
3
CT
3
CT
3
CT
3
CT
3
RTA
3
RTA
2
RTA
2
RTA
2*
RTA
2*
RTA
2*
RTA
2*
RTA
Richard St
4
CR
?
CR
?
CT
3
CT
3
CT
3
CT
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Xenia Ave
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
CT
3
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
Hoover Ave via West Third
4
CR
4
CR
4
CT
4
CT
4
CT
4
CT
4
CT
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
4
RTA
North Ave via Monument
5
ODST
5
ODST
5
ODST
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Salem Ave via Monument
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
CT
5
CT
5
CT
5
CT
5
RTA
5
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
Far Hills Ave via Brown St
5
ODST
5
ODST
5
ODST
5
CT
5
CT
5
CT
5
CT
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
Watervliet Ave via Wyoming
10
DX
10
DX
7
CT
7
CT
7
CT
7
CT
7
CT
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
North Main St
7
CR
7
CR
7
CT
7
CT
7
CT
7
CT
7
CT
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
7
RTA
Wayne Ave
7
CR
4
CR
4
CT
4
CT
4
CT
4
CT
4
CT
4
RTA
3
RTA
3
RTA
    
3*
RTA
3
RTA
3
RTA
Lakeview via Germantown
8
CR
8
CR
8
CT
8
CT
8
CT
8
CT
8
CT
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
8
RTA
Leo St to Keowee
8
CR
8
CR
8
CT
8
CT
8
CT
8
CT
8
CT
8
RTA
8
RTA
            
Miami Chapel via Cincinnati St
9
CR
9
CR
9
CT
9
CT
9
CT
9
CT
9
CT
9
RTA
9
RTA
            
Valley St to Bickmore
9
CR
9
CR
9
CT
9
CT
9
CT
9
CT
9
CT
9
RTA
9
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
5
RTA
Lorain Ave via Clover
6
CR
6
CR
6
CT
6
CT
6
CT
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Five Oaks via Forest
(until 1956, up Salem to Hillcrest)
6
CR
6
CR
6
CT
6
CT
                      


Route number indicated in table field
White cells mean streetcar
Green cells mean trolley bus
Red cells mean diesel/unknown


CR = City Railway
OSR = Oakwood Street Railway
ODST = Oakwood-Dayton Transit Co
DX = Dayton & Xenia Railway
PR = People's Street Railway
DSR = Dayton Street Railway
DST = Dayton Street Transit Co

Dayton ETB Route History until 1947

Dayton ETB Route History after 1947


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