All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems

Belleville, Ontario

Principal System

Bay City Street Railway (23 May 1876 - 26 November 1891)
Fire destroyed the rolling stock of horse cars and the system was closed. (Martin indicates horse cars lasted until electrification in 1895).

Belleville Traction Company (03 August 1895 - 12 September 1901)
Franchise awarded to S.F. Lazier & Sons, who incorporated as the BTCo. (Mika & Mika, Mosaic of Belleville, Canadian Rail No. 424, September-October 1991, pp. 179-180)

Belleville Jitneys, Limited (circa June 1915? - ?)
Jitney operator (CR&MW July 1915, p. 275).

Rawson Bus Company (1920 - May 1960)
Operating in the Belleville area at least as early as 1926 (CR&MW June 1926, p. 324). Company founded by Thomas Rawson. (TJ42 cites Rawson Bus Lines). Canadian Coach 1970 cites " Rawfon Bus Company" no less than six times. (photo: www.paullantz.com).

Belleville Transit Commission (May 1960 - present)
(RS, Canadian Coach 1970, Dawes et al. 1972, CUTA 1976-77, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992) (Photos: Peter Cox Collection, David A. Wyatt).

Modes

Miscellaneous Line

Thurlow Railway Company (1928 - 1950)
Incorporated 1907 (Ont.). A 2½ mi./4 km freight railway between Thurlow and Point Anne constructed in 1907/08 and electrified in 1928. Owned by Lehigh Portland Cement Co. (later Canada Cement Co.) reportedly constructed using the charter of the Belleville Radial Railway Company Operation dewired 1950.

References

• Churcher, Colin, “Thurlow Railway”, Roster by location - Ontario [pdf], pp. 7-8.
• Kennedy, R.L., “Thurlow Railway”, Old Time Trains, a web site at the URL: http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/shortlines/thurlow.html 2011.