Elliot Lake Transit (1983 - present)
Initial service used school buses of
A.J. Bus Lines before vehicles were purchased in 1984 (JJB 2001).
(CBC Venture reference [Feb. 1990], CUTA 1992 "non-member")
(not in CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1988, Sotnyk 1981, or Perera 1973, photo:Bernard Drouillard [Peter Cox collection]).
? (? - before 2000?)
Probably operated by
Kingston Transit of Kingston.
(CUTA 1992 "non-member")
Espanola Transit Co. (? - ?)
Holder of an Ontario Highways Department certificate to operate a scheduled bus service between
Espanola and Espanola station (CR&MW June 1928, pp. 364-365).
Fort Erie Transit (? - present)
(CUTA 1992 "non-member",
Chow 1998, CTHF/SSG 1998)
| Vehicle fleet | 1 bus (2000) | Data source: | CTHF/SSG 2000 |
The
Grand Trunk Railway Company and its successor operated frequent passenger shuttle service over the International Railway Bridge between
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, and Black Rock, New York, USA, for many years. The bridge opened in 1873.
The GTR was placed under government control in 1919,
Canadian National Railways administration in 1920, and fully integrated with the CNR in 1923.
Shuttle service probably discontinued in the 1930s.
? (? - 1996)
Service terminated when provincial government funding support was cut. (CUTA 1992 "non-member")
Double Decker Shuttle Bus (23 June 2000 - present? (summer season only))
Service operated under the auspices of the
1000 Islands Gananoque Chamber of Commerce.
Winter 2000/01 service suspension will be 10 October 2000 - 17 May 2001.
(CTN 2000).
A visit in the summer of 2009 turned up no evidence of this service. It may
have disappeared recently or some years ago (DAW 2009).
Ontario West Shore Railway Company (No operation)
Incorporated 1902 (Ont.) as the
Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway Company. Renamed
Ontario West Shore Electric Railway Company 1903 and
OWSRyCo 1909. Track was constructed between Goderich and
Kincardine 1908-1911 but the company went bankrupt before operations commenced. Subsequent investigation turned up that
investors (including local municipalities) had been defrauded of a significant portion of the company's capital. (Due)
? (? - 1981?)
"The Transit system in Hawkesbury, Ontario, did
not return the General Statistical Questionnaire for the 1981 and 1982
calendar year to the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)."
-- Sotnyk. (not in CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1988 or Perera 1973)
Huntsville Public Transit (? - present)
Contract operator is
Campbell Bus Lines
(email 2002).
 system logo |
Vehicle fleet | 1 minibus |
| Data source: | Web site 2002 |
Excel Coach Lines Ltd. (1934 - circa 1993?)
Excel operates transit style services in Kenora and between
Kenora and neighbouring Keewatin.
(Luke & Metler, p. 83, CC71, TC76, APR circa 1989, CUTA 1992 "non-member")
Service over four routes, under contracts to Kenora and Keewatin. (Photos: William A. Luke, Peter Cox collection).
![Excel Coach Lines [Kenora] 19 (GM old look) (Peter Cox collection 1967)](pics/kenora-ECL19gmol2-coxcoll1967jun.jpg "Excel Coach Lines [Kenora] 19 (GM old look) (Peter Cox collection 1967)")
Kenora Transit (circa 1993? - present)
(not in CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1988, Sotnyk 1981, or Perera 1973)
CTHF/SSG 2000 lists Kenora Transit with at least one vehicle acquired as early as 1993.
Website (2002) mentions the name
Tri-Municipal Bus Services.
| Vehicle fleet | 2 buses (2000) | Data source: | CTHF/SSG 2000 |
McLellan Transportation Company Limited (1952 - circa 1993)
Company established 1923 (RS).
(CC73, CUTA 1988, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1992 "non-member").
(not in CUTA 1991/2, Sotnyk 1981)
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