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THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS (PARTS 1--4):
THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1862--1895)
THE STREETCAR COMPANIES VERSUS THE MAYOR (1890--1900)
THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY YEARS (1900--1922) (added 8/13/06)
THE MUNICIPAL TAKE-OVER OF THE CITY LINES (1921--1922) (added 8/21/06)
THE D.S.R. YEARS:
THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN (added 9/14/06)
D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS -- 1966-1974 (added 1/22/07)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956) (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R. ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941 (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (added 11/02/03)
THE P.C.C. ERA:
Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR (added 3/13/07)
Part 2 - THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT (added 4/15/07)
Part 3 - THE PCC SERVICE YEARS IN DETROIT (added 5/28/07)
Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY (added 7/22/07)
A PEEK INSIDE DETROIT'S PCC CARS (added 11/22/07)
THE DDOT YEARS:
THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT) (added 7/24/06)
CITY CHARTER CODE REFERENCES ESTABLISHING THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (added 7/24/06)
D-DOT TRIVIA & STUFF (added 7/30/06)
DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES (added 8/31/06)
DDOT "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 1/08/07--revised 2/3/07)
D-DOT ROUTES & NUMBERS (1975 & TODAY) (added 1/22/07)
D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF SMALL "MINI" BUSES (added 2/24/07)
D-DOT PHOTOS — PAGES: 1 2 3 (added 3/29/07)
D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR (added 6/12/07)
D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994 (added 10/13/07)
D-DOT 2008 "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 3/08/08)
BUS ROUTE HISTORY: (To access Route History Listings click "HERE")
[CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE]
BAKER-OAKLAND (added 9/5/06)
BELLE ISLE (Including Brief History of Island) (added 5-14-07)
BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO (added 9/06/06)
DAVISON SHUTTLE (added 10/06/07)
DOWNTOWN LUNCH TIME EXP (added 10/13/07)
EIGHT MILE WEST (added 9/09/06)
FORD MEADOWS SHUTTLE (added 9/24/07)
GRAND BELT (STREETCAR) (added 6/10/07)
GRAND BELT (added 6/16/07)
GRATIOT-MICHIGAN (added 8/25/07)
IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 9/12/06)
IMPERIAL & BUS EXPRESSWAY HISTORY (added 9/08/06) (page moved to "Miscellaneous" on 1/28/07)
JOHN R. LIMITED (added 9/11/07)
JOHN R. NORTH (added 9/09/07)
JOHN R.-OAKLAND (added 9/15/07)
JOY-VERNOR (added 9/5/06)
MEYERS (added 3/30/08)
MEYERS-NORTHLAWN (added 3/08/08)
MICHIGAN-GRATIOT (added 2/08/08)
MICHIGAN SHUTTLE (added 1/19/08)
MIDDLEBELT (added 2/22/08)
NORTHLAWN (added 2/24/08)
TWELVE MILE ROAD (added 2/22/08)
WEST CHICAGO (added 10/06/07--revised 10/28/07)
WOODROW WILSON (added 9/5/06)
WOODWARD-JEFFERSON (added 9/05/06)
WOODWARD-JOHN R. (added 8/30/07)
FIVE POINTS (added 9/10/06)
FLEET ROSTERS:
DSR "TRACKLESS" TROLLEY-COACH ROSTER (added 12/01/07)
DSR P.C.C. STREETCAR ROSTER (added 12/02/07)
D-DOT COACH ROSTER (ACTIVE FLEET) (added 12/03/07)
PHOTO GALLERIES:
THE 1940's PHOTOS [5 pages] (added 5/16/08)
THE 1950's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/22/06)
THE 1960's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/30/06)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS:
DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY (added 7/31/06) [updated 8/8/06]
DETROIT'S CONTROVERSIAL FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES (added 8/4/06)
SEMTA HISTORY:
PART 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/5/06)
PART 2: THE MOVE AWAY FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT (added 8/6/06)
DETROIT'S GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS (added 8/27/06)
DSR MYSTERY "SCHOOL SPOT" PHOTO: SOLVED! (added 10/8/06)
HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT -- THE IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 1/28/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 8/16/07)
THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION (added 1/31/07)
DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES (added 2/25/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD DETROIT'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 2/27/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 11/18/07)
AROUND OLD DETROIT:
THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION (added 7/8/07)
THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT (added 8/12/07)
THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS (added 8/14/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 11/18/07)
GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT (added 1/04/08)
TRANSIT VIDEO CLIPS: (To access Transit Video Clips click "HERE")
[CURRENT VIDEOS AVAILABLE]
FIRST D-DOT RTS-II COACHES PUT INTO SERVICE (added 6/28/08)
FIRST GMC RTS-II COACH DELIVERED (added 7/12/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-1] (added 7/12/08)
THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1862--1895)
THE STREETCAR COMPANIES VERSUS THE MAYOR (1890--1900)
THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY YEARS (1900--1922) (added 8/13/06)
THE MUNICIPAL TAKE-OVER OF THE CITY LINES (1921--1922) (added 8/21/06)
THE D.S.R. YEARS:
THE "MISS DSR" CAMPAIGN (added 9/14/06)
D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS -- 1966-1974 (added 1/22/07)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956) (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R. ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941 (added 4/25/07)
D.S.R "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (added 11/02/03)
THE P.C.C. ERA:
Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR (added 3/13/07)
Part 2 - THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT (added 4/15/07)
Part 3 - THE PCC SERVICE YEARS IN DETROIT (added 5/28/07)
Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY (added 7/22/07)
A PEEK INSIDE DETROIT'S PCC CARS (added 11/22/07)
THE DDOT YEARS:
THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT) (added 7/24/06)
CITY CHARTER CODE REFERENCES ESTABLISHING THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (added 7/24/06)
D-DOT TRIVIA & STUFF (added 7/30/06)
DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES (added 8/31/06)
DDOT "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 1/08/07--revised 2/3/07)
D-DOT ROUTES & NUMBERS (1975 & TODAY) (added 1/22/07)
D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF SMALL "MINI" BUSES (added 2/24/07)
D-DOT PHOTOS — PAGES: 1 2 3 (added 3/29/07)
D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR (added 6/12/07)
D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994 (added 10/13/07)
D-DOT 2008 "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 3/08/08)
BUS ROUTE HISTORY: (To access Route History Listings click "HERE")
[CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE]
BAKER-OAKLAND (added 9/5/06)
BELLE ISLE (Including Brief History of Island) (added 5-14-07)
BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO (added 9/06/06)
DAVISON SHUTTLE (added 10/06/07)
DOWNTOWN LUNCH TIME EXP (added 10/13/07)
EIGHT MILE WEST (added 9/09/06)
FORD MEADOWS SHUTTLE (added 9/24/07)
GRAND BELT (STREETCAR) (added 6/10/07)
GRAND BELT (added 6/16/07)
GRATIOT-MICHIGAN (added 8/25/07)
IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 9/12/06)
IMPERIAL & BUS EXPRESSWAY HISTORY (added 9/08/06) (page moved to "Miscellaneous" on 1/28/07)
JOHN R. LIMITED (added 9/11/07)
JOHN R. NORTH (added 9/09/07)
JOHN R.-OAKLAND (added 9/15/07)
JOY-VERNOR (added 9/5/06)
MEYERS (added 3/30/08)
MEYERS-NORTHLAWN (added 3/08/08)
MICHIGAN-GRATIOT (added 2/08/08)
MICHIGAN SHUTTLE (added 1/19/08)
MIDDLEBELT (added 2/22/08)
NORTHLAWN (added 2/24/08)
TWELVE MILE ROAD (added 2/22/08)
WEST CHICAGO (added 10/06/07--revised 10/28/07)
WOODROW WILSON (added 9/5/06)
WOODWARD-JEFFERSON (added 9/05/06)
WOODWARD-JOHN R. (added 8/30/07)
FIVE POINTS (added 9/10/06)
FLEET ROSTERS:
DSR "TRACKLESS" TROLLEY-COACH ROSTER (added 12/01/07)
DSR P.C.C. STREETCAR ROSTER (added 12/02/07)
D-DOT COACH ROSTER (ACTIVE FLEET) (added 12/03/07)
PHOTO GALLERIES:
THE 1940's PHOTOS [5 pages] (added 5/16/08)
THE 1950's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/22/06)
THE 1960's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/30/06)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS:
DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY (added 7/31/06) [updated 8/8/06]
DETROIT'S CONTROVERSIAL FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES (added 8/4/06)
SEMTA HISTORY:
PART 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/5/06)
PART 2: THE MOVE AWAY FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT (added 8/6/06)
DETROIT'S GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS (added 8/27/06)
DSR MYSTERY "SCHOOL SPOT" PHOTO: SOLVED! (added 10/8/06)
HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT -- THE IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 1/28/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 8/16/07)
THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION (added 1/31/07)
DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES (added 2/25/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD DETROIT'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 2/27/07) (page moved to "Around Old Detroit" on 11/18/07)
AROUND OLD DETROIT:
THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION (added 7/8/07)
THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT (added 8/12/07)
THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS (added 8/14/07)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 11/18/07)
GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT (added 1/04/08)
TRANSIT VIDEO CLIPS: (To access Transit Video Clips click "HERE")
[CURRENT VIDEOS AVAILABLE]
FIRST D-DOT RTS-II COACHES PUT INTO SERVICE (added 6/28/08)
FIRST GMC RTS-II COACH DELIVERED (added 7/12/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-1] (added 7/12/08)
| THE FOLLOWING WEB-PAGES WERE RECENTLY UPDATED: |
7/26/08 — Video clip added to the page "THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS."
7/22/08 — Video clip added to the page "THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT."
6/15/08 — The four-part PCC pages under "THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT" have been tweaked and new photos added to Part 3.
3/23/08–5/02/08 — New photos and updated captions added to the "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under the 1950's and 1960's.
2/28/08 — New updated DDOT System Route Map (2008 version) has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section. System Map incorporated into
it's own web-page as of 3/06/08.
2/18/08 — New photos and updated text added to the "THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" page.
1/28/08 — Two new entries added to the "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" page.
11/15/07–11/25/07 — Updated text information regarding SMART added to "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
11/12/07 — New bus-drawing photo and updated text added to "D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR" page.
10/28/07 — New information on the Rouge Park Express service added to "WEST CHICAGO" route history page.
8/19/07–8/25/07 — The last remaining articles already posted under "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" have now all been updated and redesigned into the
new format launched earlier in the year.
5/24/07 — New interior coach photos added to "DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
4/29/07 — New set of photos added to the PCC "Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR" page.
3/10/07 — New photo added to the "DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES" page.
1/30/07–3/04/07 — All articles listed under "THE DSR YEARS" "THE DDOT YEARS" and "MISCELLANEOUS" (with the exception of SEMTA HISTORY)
have now been updated and redesigned into the new format. Articles under "THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS" and "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" still remain in the
old format and have not recently been updated.
1/16/07–1/22/07 — All of the site's main "Index-Pages" were redesigned into the new format. The redesigned "Home-Page" was uploaded on 1/20/07.
Additional article pages recently redesigned and updated are noted above.
1/08/07–1/13/07 — Most pages found under the "THE DDOT YEARS" section of this web-site have recently been redesigned. A few new photos have
been added and the font type and size used on these pages have also undergone a change. In addition, an on-line DDOT System-wide Route Map
is now included within that section, and two new entries have been added to "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" as of 1/13/07.
7/22/08 — Video clip added to the page "THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT."
6/15/08 — The four-part PCC pages under "THE PCC ERA IN DETROIT" have been tweaked and new photos added to Part 3.
3/23/08–5/02/08 — New photos and updated captions added to the "PHOTO GALLERIES" section under the 1950's and 1960's.
2/28/08 — New updated DDOT System Route Map (2008 version) has been added to "THE D-DOT YEARS" section. System Map incorporated into
it's own web-page as of 3/06/08.
2/18/08 — New photos and updated text added to the "THE OLD D.S.R CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" page.
1/28/08 — Two new entries added to the "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" page.
11/15/07–11/25/07 — Updated text information regarding SMART added to "D-DOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
11/12/07 — New bus-drawing photo and updated text added to "D-DOT NEW BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR" page.
10/28/07 — New information on the Rouge Park Express service added to "WEST CHICAGO" route history page.
8/19/07–8/25/07 — The last remaining articles already posted under "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" have now all been updated and redesigned into the
new format launched earlier in the year.
5/24/07 — New interior coach photos added to "DDOT #3200's: THOSE FORMER SMART "RTS" COACHES" page.
4/29/07 — New set of photos added to the PCC "Part 1 - THE NEED FOR A MODERN STREETCAR" page.
3/10/07 — New photo added to the "DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES" page.
1/30/07–3/04/07 — All articles listed under "THE DSR YEARS" "THE DDOT YEARS" and "MISCELLANEOUS" (with the exception of SEMTA HISTORY)
have now been updated and redesigned into the new format. Articles under "THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS" and "BUS ROUTE HISTORY" still remain in the
old format and have not recently been updated.
1/16/07–1/22/07 — All of the site's main "Index-Pages" were redesigned into the new format. The redesigned "Home-Page" was uploaded on 1/20/07.
Additional article pages recently redesigned and updated are noted above.
1/08/07–1/13/07 — Most pages found under the "THE DDOT YEARS" section of this web-site have recently been redesigned. A few new photos have
been added and the font type and size used on these pages have also undergone a change. In addition, an on-line DDOT System-wide Route Map
is now included within that section, and two new entries have been added to "DDOT TRIVIA & STUFF" as of 1/13/07.
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| DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY |
| (1919-1932) |
| MUNICIPAL OPERATION |
| (1921-1922) |
| DEPARTMENT OF STREET RAILWAYS |
| (1922-1974) |
| DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
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