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in 1925. When the proposal to replace all remaining streetcar lines with bus operation was announced, the trolley motormen all went on strike in
November 1926. The work stoppage did not affect the transition, and by the end of 1926 all streetcar operation had been abandoned, making it the first line
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had nearly exhausted the railway's cash reserves. The company was purchased by J. Moss Ives in 1918 with the intention of bringing the operation back to profitability. The first buses were ordered and put into operation in 1912 between Main Street and Lake Avenue in
Danbury. Ives reorganized as the
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succeeded
Danbury and Bethel Traction Company and continued to operate local bus transit service around the city of Danbury. The company was headed by A. William Sperry, founder of Sperry Engineering. Streamlined GMC transit buses began to appear between 1945 and 1948. William T. Sperry took over
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September 1964, Danbury Power and Transportation, Danbury Bus, and Intercity Coach all suspended operation when their liability insurance had expired due to non-payment. An interim operator from New Haven kept the local service running in the meantime. A month after the transit service was
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operating the service under contract. The
Chieppo Bus Co. of New Haven provided infrequent bus service between Danbury and Bridgeport during the 1960s and 1970s before going out of business; since the early 1980s, there has been no direct bus service between Danbury and Bridgeport. In 1979,
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Fairgrounds, but no service was provided and the line was abandoned by 1910. The Danbury and Bethel Street Railway faced its first financial difficulties in 1914 as ridership declined with the closure of local factories. The construction of an aborted extension to
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suspended, the banks had seized County Bus
Service which disrupted school bus service throughout the region. The fleet was repossessed and new operators took over the following week.
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operations from his father in 1950. A number of fare increases through the 1950s were proposed to keep pace with rising costs.
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was formed in 1972 to restore local bus transit service to
Danbury and Bethel. Service began in 1973, with
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consolidation of transit lines throughout the state. Electric trolley service between
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was added to the transit district. The system was soon rebranded and renamed
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for a few months until all local bus service was suspended in 1967. The
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Public
Service Coordinated Transport/Transport of New Jersey
329:"The History of Public Bus Service in Greater Danbury, Ct"
298:"The History of Public Bus Service in Greater Danbury, Ct"
267:"The History of Public Bus Service in Greater Danbury, Ct"
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561:Houston, West Street & Pavonia Ferry
165:Danbury Power and Transportation Company
1382:New London and East Lyme Street Railway
640:New York and Queens Transit Corporation
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128:transit operator serving the greater
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680:Pelham Park and City Island Railway
630:New York & North Shore Traction
625:New York & Long Island Traction
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142:Danbury and Harlem Traction Company
1435:New England Transportation Company
813:Connecticut Railway & Lighting
635:New York and Queens County Railway
504:Bleecker Street & Fulton Ferry
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705:Staten Island Horse Railroad
590:Long Island Traction Company
585:Long Island Electric Railway
551:Greenpoint and Williamsburgh
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1246:Arrow Line Acquisition, LLC
1107:Other New York City transit
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1233:New Britain Transportation
934:Brooklyn–Queens Waterfront
655:Northport Traction Company
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1237:North East Transportation
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670:Ossining Electric Railway
615:New York Railways Company
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1249:Bonanza Acquisition, LLC
882:Hudson–Bergen Light Rail
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610:Nassau Electric Railroad
575:Jamaica Central Railways
546:Grand Street and Newtown
509:Bridge Operating Company
193:Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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660:Ocean Electric Railway
455:Seventh Avenue Railway
436:Second Avenue Railroad
217:Candlewood Bus Company
645:New York Interborough
484:34th Street Crosstown
464:Ninth Avenues Railway
446:Sixth Avenue Railroad
187:Sperry also operated
1420:Danbury Bus Comapany
955:HBLR Northern Branch
803:Consolidated Railway
751:Westchester Electric
536:Danbury & Harlem
441:Third Avenue Railway
185:Danbury Bus Company.
130:Danbury, Connecticut
50:Danbury, Connecticut
42:Danbury, Connecticut
1415:Connecticut Company
1410:Bridgeport Traction
1224:Collins Bus Service
905:Proposed operations
808:Bridgeport Traction
798:Connecticut Company
595:Manhattan Bridge 3¢
566:Huntington Railroad
197:Levittown, New York
134:Connecticut Company
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1561:Northeast Regional
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868:Current operations
756:Westchester Street
665:Oscar City Railway
201:County Bus Service
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