THE
DEPARTMENT of STREET RAILWAYS
(D.S.R.) YEARS
The D.S.R. was the City of Detroit's owned and operated
transit system, which operated from 1922 thru 1974.
GGG
(Please click-on the following links below)
THE EARLY D.S.R. YEARS (1922--1935)  (coming later)

THE MIDDLE D.S.R. YEARS (1935--1945)  (coming later)

THE POST WW-II D.S.R. YEARS (1945--1960)  (coming later)

THE LATER D.S.R. YEARS (1960--1974)  (coming later)

D.S.R. PHOTOS  (coming soon!)

D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS -- 1966-1974


D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956)
(A listing of the dates when DSR streetcar lines were abandoned and converted to motor buses)

D.S.R. RAIL LINE ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941
(DSR map courtesy of the Schramm Collection)

D.S.R. "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP

D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER

DETROIT'S ELECTRIC TROLLEY-BUS YEARS  (coming soon)
INTRO: Just What Is A "Trolley-bus"?
Part 1 - The First Trackless Trolley-Buses in Detroit
Part 2 - Warren Avenue "Crosstown" Operation
Part 3 - Grand River Avenue Operation

DETROIT'S SMALL-BUS ERA  
(coming later)

THE D.S.R HIGHLAND PARK TERMINAL  (coming soon!)

THE D.S.R WYOMING TERMINAL  (coming soon!)

THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN
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