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TRANSIT WEB-SITES:
DSR-2-DOT - DETROIT's PUBLIC TRANSIT SCENE
Our related online community over in Yahoo!Groups -- where we discuss the public transportation scene
(Past....Present...and Future) within the City of Detroit. We would love for you to join us, as were discuss
Detroit's public transit scene from 'back in the day' under the DSR, ....to public transit today under DDOT.
Check-out our group site -- then become a member -- and join us at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/
THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [D-DOT]
The "Official" web-site for the city's transportation department, DDOT. View route and schedule
information, public news releases, rider alerts, a DDOT Trip Planner and more...
http://www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/DetroitDepartmentofTransportation/tabid/80/Default.aspx
alternate address to web-site: www.RideDetroitTransit.com
THE DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER [DTC]
The "official" Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) web-site for the downtown Detroit People Mover.
View People Mover schedule updates, press releases, station info, downtown event information, and more.
http://www.thepeoplemover.com/default.htm
DETROIT TRANSIT Options for Growth (DTOG) Study
The official web-site for the Detroit Area's Rapid Transit Study, initiated by DDOT. The DTOG Study will
identify and evaluate rapid transit options to improve access and mobility in the Detroit area. Feel free to
visit their website for more info and updates.
http://www.dtogs.com
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION [FTA]
The United States Transportation Department's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) web-site
http://www.fta.dot.gov/
MOTOWN TRANZIT
A very complete look at the history and future of Detroit's attempts and failings with mass transit. Includes
transit news, history, study resources and local essays on transit in Motown.
http://hometown.aol.com/motranzit/index.html
SMART BUS
The "official" SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation) web-site for suburban area
fare and bus route information.
http://www.smartbus.org/
TRANSIT WINDSOR
The web-site for Transit Windsor. Schedules, Maps, Transit News and Info for Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Detroit/Windsor Tunnel Bus service info also available.
http://www.city.windsor.on.ca/transitwindsor/
TRANSPORTATION RIDERS UNITED [TRU]
A web-site designed to provide you with timely and relevant information regarding transportation issues
within the Metropolitan Detroit region.
http://www.detroittransit.org/
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CAMPUS BUS SYSTEM
Transit services in and around the Ann Arbor Campus from the University of Miich. Parking and
Transportation Services web-page
http://www.pts.umich.edu
TRANSIT HISTORY WEB-SITES:
MICHIGAN TRANSIT MUSEUM
The web-site of the Michigan Transit Museum (MTM), located in Mt. Clemens, Michigan
http://www.michigantransitmuseum.org/
MIDWEST TRANSIT - PAST AND PRESENT
A web-site devoted to Mid-West Transit Systems, by Bill Vandervoort. It focuses on history, maps, rosters,
routes of past streetcar systems in the largest Midwest cities, (including Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit,
Indianapolis, St. Louis and others) and how they evolved into today's bus systems.
http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/bigcity.html
MOTOR BUS SOCIETY
The web-site for the Motor Bus Society, an organization which collects and publishes information about the
history and development of the bus industry in North America. The organization is also the publisher of
Motor Coach Today and Motor Coach Age magazines.
http://www.motorbussociety.org/
MUSEUMS IN MOTION: Replica D.S.R. PCC Streetcar in Service
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) historical "Museums In Motion" streetcar collection F-line
fleet. (For their official web-site see: www.streetcar.org) For information regarding San Francisco Railway
Museum's PCC car #1079, visit the following web-page. The car’s exterior paint design commemorates the
Detroit PCC streetcar fleet, which operated from 1947 to 1956.
http://www.streetcar.org/mim/streetcars/fleet/pcc/1079/index.html
THE OHIO MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION
The web-site for OMOT, an organization dedicated to the preservation of public transit history and buses.
(http://www.omot.org/) Their Bus Production List Page contains complete production lists for transit
coaches from various manufacturers.
http://www.omot.org/roster/index.html
The Story of The Johnson Farebox Company
A web-site outlining the history behind the Cleveland Fare Box, the ol' fare-box model, that for decades,
collected the fares on the transit equipment used by numerous transit properties across the country,
including Detroit (photos included).
http://www.johnsonfarebox.com/
TOM'S TROLLEY BUS PICTURES: DETROIT MI
A web-site devoted to photos of electric trackless trolley-coaches from across North America (USA, Canada
and Mexico). The following link will access the Detroit photo section. See site's Main Page for other cities.
http://www.trolleybuses.net/det/det.htm
ALSO: Be sure to also check-out the link to their "Diesel and General DSR stuff" page
DAVE'S ELECTRIC RAILROADS
A collection of electric railroad, interurban, and streetcar photography from many eras. The following link will
access the Detroit streetcar photo section. See site's Home Page for rail related photos from other areas.
http://www.davesrailpix.com/dsr/dsr.htm
RELATED WEB-SITES ON THE MOTOR CITY:
CITY OF DETROIT
The "Official" web-site for the City of Detroit
http://www.detroitmi.gov/
DTE Aerial Photo Collection
View digitized copies of aerial photos of Detroit and surrounding suburbs. The collection - donated by DTE
to Wayne State University - covers a period from 1949 thru 1997. (Adobe Reader needed to view PDF files)
http://techtools.culma.wayne.edu/media/low_res/aerial_photos/index.htm
DETROIT MEMORIES
Home of 'You Know You're From Detroit If...'
This is THE web-site to visit for memories of growing up around metro Detroit in the '50s, '60s and '70s.
http://www.detroitmemories.com/
DetroitYES!
A web-site with numerous forums devoted to Detroit (past and present), including its great and informative
discussion forum, "DISCUSS DETROIT"
http://detroityes.com/
MapDetroit.com
Virtual Tour of Downtown Detroit and surrounding city areas, including Belle Isle, Midtown and New Center.
http://www.detroit2005.com/mapo/main_area.html
WSU VIRTUAL MOTOR CITY COLLECTION (Detroit News)
View a vast collection of photos of "Old Detroit" dating back from the late 19th century, with the bulk of
the collection falling between 1900 and 1980. The Virtual Motor City Collection includes digitized photos
from the Detroit News Photo Collection, copyrighted to the Reuther Library at WSU.
http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=vmc;page=index
If you know of a Detroit or Detroit Transit related web-site that might be of some interest to our visitors,
please send suggestions for consideration to admin@detroittransithistory.info
DSR-2-DOT - DETROIT's PUBLIC TRANSIT SCENE
Our related online community over in Yahoo!Groups -- where we discuss the public transportation scene
(Past....Present...and Future) within the City of Detroit. We would love for you to join us, as were discuss
Detroit's public transit scene from 'back in the day' under the DSR, ....to public transit today under DDOT.
Check-out our group site -- then become a member -- and join us at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/
THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [D-DOT]
The "Official" web-site for the city's transportation department, DDOT. View route and schedule
information, public news releases, rider alerts, a DDOT Trip Planner and more...
http://www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/DetroitDepartmentofTransportation/tabid/80/Default.aspx
alternate address to web-site: www.RideDetroitTransit.com
THE DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER [DTC]
The "official" Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) web-site for the downtown Detroit People Mover.
View People Mover schedule updates, press releases, station info, downtown event information, and more.
http://www.thepeoplemover.com/default.htm
DETROIT TRANSIT Options for Growth (DTOG) Study
The official web-site for the Detroit Area's Rapid Transit Study, initiated by DDOT. The DTOG Study will
identify and evaluate rapid transit options to improve access and mobility in the Detroit area. Feel free to
visit their website for more info and updates.
http://www.dtogs.com
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION [FTA]
The United States Transportation Department's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) web-site
http://www.fta.dot.gov/
MOTOWN TRANZIT
A very complete look at the history and future of Detroit's attempts and failings with mass transit. Includes
transit news, history, study resources and local essays on transit in Motown.
http://hometown.aol.com/motranzit/index.html
SMART BUS
The "official" SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation) web-site for suburban area
fare and bus route information.
http://www.smartbus.org/
TRANSIT WINDSOR
The web-site for Transit Windsor. Schedules, Maps, Transit News and Info for Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Detroit/Windsor Tunnel Bus service info also available.
http://www.city.windsor.on.ca/transitwindsor/
TRANSPORTATION RIDERS UNITED [TRU]
A web-site designed to provide you with timely and relevant information regarding transportation issues
within the Metropolitan Detroit region.
http://www.detroittransit.org/
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CAMPUS BUS SYSTEM
Transit services in and around the Ann Arbor Campus from the University of Miich. Parking and
Transportation Services web-page
http://www.pts.umich.edu
TRANSIT HISTORY WEB-SITES:
MICHIGAN TRANSIT MUSEUM
The web-site of the Michigan Transit Museum (MTM), located in Mt. Clemens, Michigan
http://www.michigantransitmuseum.org/
MIDWEST TRANSIT - PAST AND PRESENT
A web-site devoted to Mid-West Transit Systems, by Bill Vandervoort. It focuses on history, maps, rosters,
routes of past streetcar systems in the largest Midwest cities, (including Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit,
Indianapolis, St. Louis and others) and how they evolved into today's bus systems.
http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/bigcity.html
MOTOR BUS SOCIETY
The web-site for the Motor Bus Society, an organization which collects and publishes information about the
history and development of the bus industry in North America. The organization is also the publisher of
Motor Coach Today and Motor Coach Age magazines.
http://www.motorbussociety.org/
MUSEUMS IN MOTION: Replica D.S.R. PCC Streetcar in Service
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) historical "Museums In Motion" streetcar collection F-line
fleet. (For their official web-site see: www.streetcar.org) For information regarding San Francisco Railway
Museum's PCC car #1079, visit the following web-page. The car’s exterior paint design commemorates the
Detroit PCC streetcar fleet, which operated from 1947 to 1956.
http://www.streetcar.org/mim/streetcars/fleet/pcc/1079/index.html
THE OHIO MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION
The web-site for OMOT, an organization dedicated to the preservation of public transit history and buses.
(http://www.omot.org/) Their Bus Production List Page contains complete production lists for transit
coaches from various manufacturers.
http://www.omot.org/roster/index.html
The Story of The Johnson Farebox Company
A web-site outlining the history behind the Cleveland Fare Box, the ol' fare-box model, that for decades,
collected the fares on the transit equipment used by numerous transit properties across the country,
including Detroit (photos included).
http://www.johnsonfarebox.com/
TOM'S TROLLEY BUS PICTURES: DETROIT MI
A web-site devoted to photos of electric trackless trolley-coaches from across North America (USA, Canada
and Mexico). The following link will access the Detroit photo section. See site's Main Page for other cities.
http://www.trolleybuses.net/det/det.htm
ALSO: Be sure to also check-out the link to their "Diesel and General DSR stuff" page
DAVE'S ELECTRIC RAILROADS
A collection of electric railroad, interurban, and streetcar photography from many eras. The following link will
access the Detroit streetcar photo section. See site's Home Page for rail related photos from other areas.
http://www.davesrailpix.com/dsr/dsr.htm
RELATED WEB-SITES ON THE MOTOR CITY:
CITY OF DETROIT
The "Official" web-site for the City of Detroit
http://www.detroitmi.gov/
DTE Aerial Photo Collection
View digitized copies of aerial photos of Detroit and surrounding suburbs. The collection - donated by DTE
to Wayne State University - covers a period from 1949 thru 1997. (Adobe Reader needed to view PDF files)
http://techtools.culma.wayne.edu/media/low_res/aerial_photos/index.htm
DETROIT MEMORIES
Home of 'You Know You're From Detroit If...'
This is THE web-site to visit for memories of growing up around metro Detroit in the '50s, '60s and '70s.
http://www.detroitmemories.com/
DetroitYES!
A web-site with numerous forums devoted to Detroit (past and present), including its great and informative
discussion forum, "DISCUSS DETROIT"
http://detroityes.com/
MapDetroit.com
Virtual Tour of Downtown Detroit and surrounding city areas, including Belle Isle, Midtown and New Center.
http://www.detroit2005.com/mapo/main_area.html
WSU VIRTUAL MOTOR CITY COLLECTION (Detroit News)
View a vast collection of photos of "Old Detroit" dating back from the late 19th century, with the bulk of
the collection falling between 1900 and 1980. The Virtual Motor City Collection includes digitized photos
from the Detroit News Photo Collection, copyrighted to the Reuther Library at WSU.
http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=vmc;page=index
If you know of a Detroit or Detroit Transit related web-site that might be of some interest to our visitors,
please send suggestions for consideration to admin@detroittransithistory.info
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