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PAGE UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2015 (TO OUR RECENT VISITORS: HITTING "REFRESH" ON YOUR BROWSER SHOULD BRING UP THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THIS PAGE)
| HERE'S WHAT'S NEW AT "DETROIT TRANSIT HISTORY" |
| THE FOLLOWING PAGES WERE RECENTLY ADDED TO THE WEB-SITE: |
THE PRE-D.S.R. YEARS (PARTS 1– 4):
THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1863-1890) (revised 6/04/10) (R)
THE STREETCAR COMPANIES vs MAYOR PINGREE (1890-1900) (revised 12/12/10)
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) (R)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956) (added 4/25/07) (R)
D.S.R. ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941 (added 4/25/07) (Map incorporated into its own web-page 3/12/11)
D.S.R "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (added 11/02/07) (R)
D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER (added 5/24/08) (R)
FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES (added 11/10/08) (R)
THE D.S.R. "ARTICULATED" 3-PART STREETCAR (added 12/16/08) (R)
THE D.S.R. MOD-MOBILE (added 12/20/08/)
THE D.S.R. WYOMING TERMINAL (added 1/29/09)
D.S.R. (Sept 1950) RAIL & BUS ROUTE MAP: 1950 DSR ROUTE MAP (added 6/12/12)
THE D.S.R. ADMINISTRATION BLDG (AND SHOEMAKER PROPERTY ODDITIES) (added 9/16/14)
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)
Part 5 - THE ENDING OF AN ERA IN DETROIT (added 4/8/2009) (R)
A PEEK INSIDE DETROIT'S PCC CARS (added 11/22/07)
Video Clip – THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 7/12/09)
THE DDOT YEARS:
THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT) (added 7/24/06) (R)
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 2006 "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 1/08/07—revised 2/03/07)
D-DOT ROUTES & NUMBERS (1975 & TODAY) (added 1/22/07)
D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF "MINI" BUSES (added 2/24/07) (R)
D-DOT PHOTOS — PAGES: 1 2 3 (added 3/29/07)
D-DOT #1000-1100 SERIES BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR (added 6/12/07) (R)
D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994 (added 10/13/07) (R)
D-DOT SYSTEM ROUTE MAP (added 3/08/08—revised 8/26/08—revised 10/22/09)
COOLIDGE TERMINAL (added 2/26/09)
SHOEMAKER TERMINAL (added 1/17/12) (revised & renamed 7/04/14) (former DSR Administration Office Bldg portion of page will be moved to a separate page)
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BUS ROUTE HISTORY: (To access Route History Listings click "HERE")
[CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE]
BAKER-OAKLAND (added 9/05/06)
BASSETT (SHUTTLE) (added 12/28/09) (R)
BELLE ISLE (Including Brief History of Island) (added 5-14-07) (R)
BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO (added 9/06/06) (R)
CADIEUX (added 1/10/10) (R)
COOLEY HIGH (HUBBELL) (added 06/0612)
DAVISON SHUTTLE (added 10/06/07) (R)
DICKERSON (added 1/16/10) (R)
DOWNTOWN LUNCH TIME EXP (added 10/13/07)
EIGHT MILE WEST (added 9/09/06)
FIVE POINTS (added 9/10/06) (R)
FORD MEADOWS SHUTTLE (added 9/24/07)
GRAND BELT (STREETCAR) (added 6/10/07) (R)
GRAND BELT (added 6/16/07)
GRATIOT-MICHIGAN (added 8/25/07)
GREENFIELD SPINNER (added 12/26/09)
HOLBROOK (added 2/28/10)
IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 9/12/06) (R)
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 9/05/06)
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) (R)
NORTHLAWN (added 2/24/08)
TIREMAN (coming soon!!)
+ TIREMAN-JOY ROAD EARLY HISTORY (added 05/16/12)
TWELVE MILE ROAD (added 2/22/08) (R)
VA PARK & RIDE (added 12/26/09) (R)
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) (R)
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)
D-DOT COACH ROSTER (RETIRED FLEET) (added 4/26/10)
FLEET PHOTO GALLERIES:
THE 1920's PHOTOS [pages 1-2] (added 10/07/12–10/20/12)
THE 1930's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 8/26/11–9/22/11)
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)
THE 1970's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/31/09)
THE 1980's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 9/26/12–5/28/13)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS:
DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY (added 7/31/06) [updated 8/8/06]
DETROIT'S CONTROVERSIAL FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES (added 8/04/06) [updated 6/14/09] (R)
SEMTA HISTORY:
PART 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/05/06) [updated 2/28/11] (page moved to "Suburban" on 8/30/13)
PART 2: THE MOVE AWAY FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT (added 8/06/06)
DETROIT'S GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS (added 8/27/06) [updated 1/11/11]
DSR "SCHOOL-RUN" MYSTERY PHOTO (added 10/08/06) [updated 5/11/10] (R)
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) (R)
DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES (added 2/25/07) (R)
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)
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AROUND OLD DETROIT:
THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION (added 7/08/07) (R)
THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT (added 8/12/07) (R)
THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS (added 8/14/07) (R)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 11/18/07) (R)
GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT (added 1/04/08) (R)
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)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-2] (added 10/26/08)
DETROIT'S FIRST WHEEL-CHAIR LIFT "RTS" COACHES (added 12/22/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-3] (added 3/01/09)
THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 4/04/09) (video clip moved to its own web-page under "The P.C.C. Era" on 7/12/09)
FIRST SEMTA/DDOT RTS UNVEILED AT GM TRUCK & COACH (added 9/06/09)
A D-DOT DIRECTOR GRILLED OVER REHABBED BUSES (added 9/09/10)
DDOT DIRECTOR UNVEILS FIRST OF NEW REHABBED BUSES (added 3/09/11)
SUBURBAN TRANSIT:
PRE-SEMTA SUBURBAN BUSES - Page 1 (added 8/2/13)
SEMTA HISTORY - Part 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/20/13)
SEMTA HISTORY - Part 2: THE NEW REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY MOVES FORWARD (added 8/28/13)
SEMTA HISTORY - Part 3: THE MOVEMENT TO DISSOLVE REGIONAL TRANSIT (coming soon)
THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1863-1890) (revised 6/04/10) (R)
THE STREETCAR COMPANIES vs MAYOR PINGREE (1890-1900) (revised 12/12/10)
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) (R)
D.S.R. RAIL LINE ABANDONMENTS (1937-1956) (added 4/25/07) (R)
D.S.R. ROUTE MAP: STREETCAR LINES - 1941 (added 4/25/07) (Map incorporated into its own web-page 3/12/11)
D.S.R "STOP-FINDER" SIGN MAP (added 11/02/07) (R)
D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER (added 5/24/08) (R)
FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES (added 11/10/08) (R)
THE D.S.R. "ARTICULATED" 3-PART STREETCAR (added 12/16/08) (R)
THE D.S.R. MOD-MOBILE (added 12/20/08/)
THE D.S.R. WYOMING TERMINAL (added 1/29/09)
D.S.R. (Sept 1950) RAIL & BUS ROUTE MAP: 1950 DSR ROUTE MAP (added 6/12/12)
THE D.S.R. ADMINISTRATION BLDG (AND SHOEMAKER PROPERTY ODDITIES) (added 9/16/14)
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)
Part 5 - THE ENDING OF AN ERA IN DETROIT (added 4/8/2009) (R)
A PEEK INSIDE DETROIT'S PCC CARS (added 11/22/07)
Video Clip – THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 7/12/09)
THE DDOT YEARS:
THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT) (added 7/24/06) (R)
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 2006 "ON-LINE" SYSTEM MAP (added 1/08/07—revised 2/03/07)
D-DOT ROUTES & NUMBERS (1975 & TODAY) (added 1/22/07)
D-DOT'S FIRST FLEET OF "MINI" BUSES (added 2/24/07) (R)
D-DOT PHOTOS — PAGES: 1 2 3 (added 3/29/07)
D-DOT #1000-1100 SERIES BUSES FOR ONE-DOLLAR (added 6/12/07) (R)
D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994 (added 10/13/07) (R)
D-DOT SYSTEM ROUTE MAP (added 3/08/08—revised 8/26/08—revised 10/22/09)
COOLIDGE TERMINAL (added 2/26/09)
SHOEMAKER TERMINAL (added 1/17/12) (revised & renamed 7/04/14) (former DSR Administration Office Bldg portion of page will be moved to a separate page)
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BUS ROUTE HISTORY: (To access Route History Listings click "HERE")
[CURRENT ROUTES AVAILABLE]
BAKER-OAKLAND (added 9/05/06)
BASSETT (SHUTTLE) (added 12/28/09) (R)
BELLE ISLE (Including Brief History of Island) (added 5-14-07) (R)
BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO (added 9/06/06) (R)
CADIEUX (added 1/10/10) (R)
COOLEY HIGH (HUBBELL) (added 06/0612)
DAVISON SHUTTLE (added 10/06/07) (R)
DICKERSON (added 1/16/10) (R)
DOWNTOWN LUNCH TIME EXP (added 10/13/07)
EIGHT MILE WEST (added 9/09/06)
FIVE POINTS (added 9/10/06) (R)
FORD MEADOWS SHUTTLE (added 9/24/07)
GRAND BELT (STREETCAR) (added 6/10/07) (R)
GRAND BELT (added 6/16/07)
GRATIOT-MICHIGAN (added 8/25/07)
GREENFIELD SPINNER (added 12/26/09)
HOLBROOK (added 2/28/10)
IMPERIAL EXPRESS (added 9/12/06) (R)
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 9/05/06)
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) (R)
NORTHLAWN (added 2/24/08)
TIREMAN (coming soon!!)
+ TIREMAN-JOY ROAD EARLY HISTORY (added 05/16/12)
TWELVE MILE ROAD (added 2/22/08) (R)
VA PARK & RIDE (added 12/26/09) (R)
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) (R)
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)
D-DOT COACH ROSTER (RETIRED FLEET) (added 4/26/10)
FLEET PHOTO GALLERIES:
THE 1920's PHOTOS [pages 1-2] (added 10/07/12–10/20/12)
THE 1930's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 8/26/11–9/22/11)
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)
THE 1970's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 7/31/09)
THE 1980's PHOTOS [3 pages] (added 9/26/12–5/28/13)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS:
DETROIT MOTORBUS COMPANY (added 7/31/06) [updated 8/8/06]
DETROIT'S CONTROVERSIAL FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES (added 8/04/06) [updated 6/14/09] (R)
SEMTA HISTORY:
PART 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/05/06) [updated 2/28/11] (page moved to "Suburban" on 8/30/13)
PART 2: THE MOVE AWAY FROM REGIONAL TRANSIT (added 8/06/06)
DETROIT'S GRAY LINE SIGHTSEEING TOURS (added 8/27/06) [updated 1/11/11]
DSR "SCHOOL-RUN" MYSTERY PHOTO (added 10/08/06) [updated 5/11/10] (R)
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) (R)
DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES (added 2/25/07) (R)
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)
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AROUND OLD DETROIT:
THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION (added 7/08/07) (R)
THE HISTORY OF EXPRESSWAY BUS SERVICE IN DETROIT (added 8/12/07) (R)
THOSE FORD EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS (added 8/14/07) (R)
ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM (added 11/18/07) (R)
GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT (added 1/04/08) (R)
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)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-2] (added 10/26/08)
DETROIT'S FIRST WHEEL-CHAIR LIFT "RTS" COACHES (added 12/22/08)
D-DOT SERVICE PROBLEMS [Video-3] (added 3/01/09)
THE END OF THE LINE PCC PARADE (added 4/04/09) (video clip moved to its own web-page under "The P.C.C. Era" on 7/12/09)
FIRST SEMTA/DDOT RTS UNVEILED AT GM TRUCK & COACH (added 9/06/09)
A D-DOT DIRECTOR GRILLED OVER REHABBED BUSES (added 9/09/10)
DDOT DIRECTOR UNVEILS FIRST OF NEW REHABBED BUSES (added 3/09/11)
SUBURBAN TRANSIT:
PRE-SEMTA SUBURBAN BUSES - Page 1 (added 8/2/13)
SEMTA HISTORY - Part 1: THE MOVE TOWARD REGIONAL MASS TRANSIT (added 8/20/13)
SEMTA HISTORY - Part 2: THE NEW REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY MOVES FORWARD (added 8/28/13)
SEMTA HISTORY - Part 3: THE MOVEMENT TO DISSOLVE REGIONAL TRANSIT (coming soon)
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| DEPARTMENT OF STREET RAILWAYS |
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| DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
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| VIDEO CLIP ADDED 7-26-08 |
| VIDEO CLIP ADDED 7-22-08 |
2015:
01/31/15 — Ten new photos have been added to "Page 1" of the "PRE-SEMTA SUBURBAN BUSES" page. In addition, the vast majority of older
photos have also been enhanced and photo captions updated. Some photos can now be viewed in a larger more detailed version.
01/22/15 — Twelve new photos have been added to "Page 3" under the "1950's PHOTO GALLERY" section. In addition, the vast majority of older
photos have also been enhanced and photo captions updated. Some photos can now be viewed in a larger more detailed version.
2014:
11/24/14 — The web-page "GRAND BELT STREETCAR" has been reformatted and updated, with one new photo added.
11/08/14 — The web-page "DAVISON SHUTTLE" has been reformatted and updated, with one new photo and brief history of Davison Ave added
10/20/14 — The web-page "IMPERIAL EXPRESS" has been reformatted and updated, with four new photos added.
10/12/14 — The web-page "HISTORY OF D.S.R. EXPRESSWAY BUS OPERATION" has been redesigned, reformatted and updated. Also, the video
clip included on this page has now been linked via YouTube.
10/06/14 — The web-page "FORD (I-94) EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS" has been redesigned, reformatted and updated, with two new photos. Also,
the video clip included on this page has now been linked via YouTube.
10/02/14 — The web-page "GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT" has been reformatted and updated, with two
new photos added.
09/30/14 — The web-page "ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM" has been reformatted and redesigned.
09/24/14 — The web-page "DETROIT PCC - Pt. 5" has been reformatted and updated with three new photos added.
07/04/14 — The web-page "HISTORY OF THE SHOEMAKER PROPERTY" has been redesigned to focus primarily on terminal operations.
06/26/14 — Three new photos have been added to "Page 1" under the "1960's PHOTO GALLERY" section. In addition, the vast majority of older
photos have also been enhanced and photo captions updated. Some photos can now be viewed in a larger more detailed version.
06/10/14 — Two new photos have been added to "Page 2" under the "1960's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
06/02/14 — One new photo was added to "Page 3" under the "1960's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
05/29/14 — New photo of Grand River Street Railway added to the web-page "THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1863-1890)."
05/26/14 — Three new photos have been added to "Page 1" under the "1970's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
05/22/14 — Five new photos have been added to "Page 2" under the "1970's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
05/15/14 — The web-page "DDOT'S FIRST MINI-BUSES" has been redesigned with new photos, and reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
04/12/14 — Three new RTS photos have been added to "Page 3" under the "1970's PHOTO GALLERY" section. Video clip now linked via YouTube.
04/06/14–04/07/14 — New photos have been added to "Page 3" (1 photo) and "Page 1" (1 photo) under the "1980's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
02/09/14 — The web-page "THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT)" has been redesigned.
02/06/14 — The web-page "D-DOT #1000-1100 SERIES BUSES" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/30/14 — The web-page "D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994" and the "WOODWARD-JOHN R." route history page have been reformatted for
improved viewing and printing.
01/27/14 — The web-page "DSR 'MYSTERY' SCHOOL SCHOOL PHOTO" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/23/14 — The web-page "DETROIT'S FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/20/14 — The web-page "DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/18/14 — The web-page "D.S.R. CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/15/14–01/16/14 —The "DICKERSON" "VA PARK & RIDE" and "FIVE POINTS" route history pages have been reformatted for improved viewing and
printing.
01/15/14 — The web-age "THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION" has been reformatted for improved viewing with one new photo added.
01/12/14 — New photo added to the "PCC Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY" page under "THE P.C.C. ERA" section.
01/03/14–01/05/14 — The "BELLE ISLE" and "DAVISON SHUTTLE" route history pages have been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/02/14 — The "BASSETT" route history page has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
2013:
12/31/13 — The web-page "THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1863-1890)" and the "BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO" route
history page have been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
12/29/13 — The "CADIEUX" route history page has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
12/21/13–12/23/13 — The following web-pages were reformatted for improved viewing and printing: "DSR "Stop-Finder" SIGN" (2 photos added)
"FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES" "D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS – 1966-1974" and "D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER"
12/12/13 — One new "donated" photo added to "Page 2" under the "1920's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
10/17/13 — Four new photos added to "Page 1" under the "1930's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
10/14/13 — The "D.S.R. "ARTICULATED" 3-PART STREETCAR" page has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
10/07/13–10/13/13 — Four new photos added to "Page 1" thru "Page 2" under the "1920's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
08/23/13–08/24/13 — The "MIDDLEBELT" and "TWELVE MILE ROAD" pages have been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
08/01/13 — New "SUBURBAN" division added to web-site. This new section will include web-pages that focus on the pre-SEMTA era bus companies,
the SEMTA and SMART eras, and other topics related to suburban Detroit transit.
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01/31/15 — Ten new photos have been added to "Page 1" of the "PRE-SEMTA SUBURBAN BUSES" page. In addition, the vast majority of older
photos have also been enhanced and photo captions updated. Some photos can now be viewed in a larger more detailed version.
01/22/15 — Twelve new photos have been added to "Page 3" under the "1950's PHOTO GALLERY" section. In addition, the vast majority of older
photos have also been enhanced and photo captions updated. Some photos can now be viewed in a larger more detailed version.
2014:
11/24/14 — The web-page "GRAND BELT STREETCAR" has been reformatted and updated, with one new photo added.
11/08/14 — The web-page "DAVISON SHUTTLE" has been reformatted and updated, with one new photo and brief history of Davison Ave added
10/20/14 — The web-page "IMPERIAL EXPRESS" has been reformatted and updated, with four new photos added.
10/12/14 — The web-page "HISTORY OF D.S.R. EXPRESSWAY BUS OPERATION" has been redesigned, reformatted and updated. Also, the video
clip included on this page has now been linked via YouTube.
10/06/14 — The web-page "FORD (I-94) EXPRESSWAY BUS STOPS" has been redesigned, reformatted and updated, with two new photos. Also,
the video clip included on this page has now been linked via YouTube.
10/02/14 — The web-page "GRAND RIVER AVENUE: THE PUSH TOWARD RUBBER-TIRED TRANSIT" has been reformatted and updated, with two
new photos added.
09/30/14 — The web-page "ED DAVIS: FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO HEAD CITY'S AILING BUS SYSTEM" has been reformatted and redesigned.
09/24/14 — The web-page "DETROIT PCC - Pt. 5" has been reformatted and updated with three new photos added.
07/04/14 — The web-page "HISTORY OF THE SHOEMAKER PROPERTY" has been redesigned to focus primarily on terminal operations.
06/26/14 — Three new photos have been added to "Page 1" under the "1960's PHOTO GALLERY" section. In addition, the vast majority of older
photos have also been enhanced and photo captions updated. Some photos can now be viewed in a larger more detailed version.
06/10/14 — Two new photos have been added to "Page 2" under the "1960's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
06/02/14 — One new photo was added to "Page 3" under the "1960's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
05/29/14 — New photo of Grand River Street Railway added to the web-page "THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1863-1890)."
05/26/14 — Three new photos have been added to "Page 1" under the "1970's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
05/22/14 — Five new photos have been added to "Page 2" under the "1970's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
05/15/14 — The web-page "DDOT'S FIRST MINI-BUSES" has been redesigned with new photos, and reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
04/12/14 — Three new RTS photos have been added to "Page 3" under the "1970's PHOTO GALLERY" section. Video clip now linked via YouTube.
04/06/14–04/07/14 — New photos have been added to "Page 3" (1 photo) and "Page 1" (1 photo) under the "1980's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
02/09/14 — The web-page "THE FORMATION OF THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (D-DOT)" has been redesigned.
02/06/14 — The web-page "D-DOT #1000-1100 SERIES BUSES" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/30/14 — The web-page "D-DOT SUBURBAN BUS ROUTES - 1994" and the "WOODWARD-JOHN R." route history page have been reformatted for
improved viewing and printing.
01/27/14 — The web-page "DSR 'MYSTERY' SCHOOL SCHOOL PHOTO" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/23/14 — The web-page "DETROIT'S FLEET OF FLXIBLE BUSES" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/20/14 — The web-page "DETROIT'S DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/18/14 — The web-page "D.S.R. CAPITOL PARK BUS STATION" has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/15/14–01/16/14 —The "DICKERSON" "VA PARK & RIDE" and "FIVE POINTS" route history pages have been reformatted for improved viewing and
printing.
01/15/14 — The web-age "THE OLD BELLE ISLE COACH STATION" has been reformatted for improved viewing with one new photo added.
01/12/14 — New photo added to the "PCC Part 4 - FIXED RAIL VERSUS FLEXIBILITY" page under "THE P.C.C. ERA" section.
01/03/14–01/05/14 — The "BELLE ISLE" and "DAVISON SHUTTLE" route history pages have been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
01/02/14 — The "BASSETT" route history page has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
2013:
12/31/13 — The web-page "THE EARLY HISTORY OF DETROIT PUBLIC TRANSIT (1863-1890)" and the "BROADSTREET-W. CHICAGO" route
history page have been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
12/29/13 — The "CADIEUX" route history page has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
12/21/13–12/23/13 — The following web-pages were reformatted for improved viewing and printing: "DSR "Stop-Finder" SIGN" (2 photos added)
"FORMER D.S.R. CARBARNS & BUS GARAGES" "D.S.R. ROUTES & NUMBERS – 1966-1974" and "D.S.R.'s FIRST BUS STOP SHELTER"
12/12/13 — One new "donated" photo added to "Page 2" under the "1920's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
10/17/13 — Four new photos added to "Page 1" under the "1930's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
10/14/13 — The "D.S.R. "ARTICULATED" 3-PART STREETCAR" page has been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
10/07/13–10/13/13 — Four new photos added to "Page 1" thru "Page 2" under the "1920's PHOTO GALLERY" section.
08/23/13–08/24/13 — The "MIDDLEBELT" and "TWELVE MILE ROAD" pages have been reformatted for improved viewing and printing.
08/01/13 — New "SUBURBAN" division added to web-site. This new section will include web-pages that focus on the pre-SEMTA era bus companies,
the SEMTA and SMART eras, and other topics related to suburban Detroit transit.
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