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|electrification=600 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]|hq_city=[[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]|image=File:Milwaukee trolley bus 269 at IRM, 1968.jpg|caption=Transit Company trolleybus at [[IRM]] in 1968}}
The '''Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corporation''', commonly known as the '''Transport Company''', was a [[public transport]] company in [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].
== History ==
Milwaukee had been served by horse drawn trolleys since 1859, and had many small companies serving different parts of the city. On April 3rd, 1890, the first electric street car was put into operation ushering in a new paradigm in Milwaukee's public transportation. The [[North American Company]], a holding company controlled by [[Henry Villard]], bought and consolidated all of the small tram companies into [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company|The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.]] on February 1st, 1896. Under this new management an extensive [[Tram|streetcar]] and [[interurban]] system was created serving most of south eastern Wisconsin. Along with providing public transportation the was providing public utilities. The TMER&L began to slowly convert its streetcar operations to [[Trolleybus|trackless trolleys]] in the 1930's after labor strikes, federal pressure to break up the company, and the [[Great Depression]] made management feel there was no future in streetcar operations.<ref></ref> In 1938, the TMER&L was split into two companies [[WEC Energy Group|The Wisconsin Electric Power Co.]] and The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. because of the [[Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935]], which made out of state holding companies operating public utilities illegal. During World War II the "Transport Company" began selling its interurban lines and assets to small companies that would convert the service to bus and sell of the rail equipment for scrap at a profit.<ref></ref> In 1947 WEP co. began to sell the transportation subsidiary but the deal had been unable to go through.
In October of 1952 investors bought TMER&T for $10,000,000 ($97,281,886 in 2020) and began operating as the Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp. on January 1st, 1953.<ref></ref> The new management began replacing streetcars with gas and diesel buses at an even faster pace than previous efforts. The "Transport Company" also did not continue the expansion of electric buses after 1955. On March 2nd, 1958 the last streetcar took its passengers from downtown Milwaukee to the suburbs of [[Wauwatosa, Wisconsin|Wauwatosa]] and [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], ending 99 years of trolleys in the city. In 1964, with the completion of the new [[Interstate Highway System|interstate]] freeway system the M&TS introduced the "Freeway Flyer" from [[Mayfair Mall|Mayfair Shopping Center]] to downtown, a service that proved to be very popular and continues today. Finally on June 20th, 1965 the last trackless trolley ran in Milwaukee ending the last remnant of a once large electric empire. The "Transit Company" was one of the last private mass transit systems in the county that was not subsidized by a government entity when it was bought by the [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|County of Milwaukee]] on July 1st, 1975.<ref> About MCTS News|url=https://www.ridemcts.com/about-mcts/history|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.ridemcts.com}}</ref>
== Bus Roster ==
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1195-1199|1195-1199]]
|
|1945
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4007|TD-4007]]
|
|
| align="left" |Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 440, 439, 437-438 & 436: bought in 1959.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1320-1340|1320-1340]]
|
|6-7/1953
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1341-1378|1341-1378]]
|
|9-10/1954
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1379-1403|1379-1403]]
|
|12/1955
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1404-1433|1404-1433]]
|
|10/1956
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1434-1463|1434-1463]]
|
|12/1957
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1464-1483|1464-1483]]
|
|4/1959
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
| align="left" |1483 has been preserved by David Buzek.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1484-1503|1484-1503]]
|
|9/1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5301|TDH-5301]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1504-1586|1504-1586]]
|
|11-12/1962
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5301|TDH-5301]]
|
|
| align="left" |1578 has been preserved by David Buzek.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1601-1675|1601-1675]]
|
|7/1963
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1701-1730|1701-1730]]
|
|7-8/1964
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
| align="left" |1719 has been preserved by a Private Owner.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1751-1760|1751-1760]]
|
|1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5301|TDH-5301]]
|
|
| align="left" |Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] 751-760; bought in 1965.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1761-1770|1761-1770]]
|
|1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5302|TDH-5302]]
|
|
| align="left" |Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] 761-770; bought in 1965.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1801-1863|1801-1863]]
|
|7-8/1965
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
| align="left" |
* 1842 has been preserved by a Private Owner.
* 1854 has been preserved by a Private Owner.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1901-1912|1901-1912]]
|
|2/1966
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1913-1960|1913-1960]]
|
|8/1966
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
| align="left" |
* 1925 has been preserved by the [[Illinois Railway Museum]].
* 1951 has been preserved by the [[Milwaukee County Transit System]].
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 2001-2030|2001-2030]]
|
|2-3/1967
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
|
|}
== Trolley Bus Roster ==
Operation began (with [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company]]) on November 8, 1936 and ended on June 20, 1965. It is unknown what units were transferred from [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company]].<ref></ref>
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Motors
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 324-349|324-349]]
|
|1947
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC44|TC44]]
|
| align="left" |12 units to [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1967.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 424-449|424-449]]
|
|1948
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC44|TC44]]
|
| align="left" |15 units to [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1967.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 500-539|500-539]]
|
|1946-47
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC44|TC44]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 663-702; bought in 1957.
* 500-514 used for parts only.
* 515-539 to [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1967.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 540-549|540-549]]
|
|1948
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC48|TC48]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 703-712; bought in 1957.
* To [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1964.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 550-564|550-564]]
|
|1948
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC48|TC48]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 766-780; bought in 1957.
* Exx-[[Cincinnati Transit Company]] 1365-1379.
* To [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1964.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 565-589|565-589]]
|
|1952
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC48|TC48]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 741-765; bought in 1957.
* To [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1964.
|}
==References==
<references />
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|electrification=600 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]]|hq_city=[[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]|image=File:Milwaukee trolley bus 269 at IRM, 1968.jpg|caption=Transit Company trolleybus at [[IRM]] in 1968}}
The '''Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corporation''', commonly known as the '''Transport Company''', was a [[public transport]] company in [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]].
== History ==
Milwaukee had been served by horse drawn trolleys since 1859, and had many small companies serving different parts of the city. On April 3rd, 1890, the first electric street car was put into operation ushering in a new paradigm in Milwaukee's public transportation. The [[North American Company]], a holding company controlled by [[Henry Villard]], bought and consolidated all of the small tram companies into [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company|The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.]] on February 1st, 1896. Under this new management an extensive [[Tram|streetcar]] and [[interurban]] system was created serving most of south eastern Wisconsin. Along with providing public transportation the was providing public utilities. The TMER&L began to slowly convert its streetcar operations to [[Trolleybus|trackless trolleys]] in the 1930's after labor strikes, federal pressure to break up the company, and the [[Great Depression]] made management feel there was no future in streetcar operations.<ref></ref> In 1938, the TMER&L was split into two companies [[WEC Energy Group|The Wisconsin Electric Power Co.]] and The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. because of the [[Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935]], which made out of state holding companies operating public utilities illegal. During World War II the "Transport Company" began selling its interurban lines and assets to small companies that would convert the service to bus and sell of the rail equipment for scrap at a profit.<ref></ref> In 1947 WEP co. began to sell the transportation subsidiary but the deal had been unable to go through.
In October of 1952 investors bought TMER&T for $10,000,000 ($97,281,886 in 2020) and began operating as the Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp. on January 1st, 1953.<ref></ref> The new management began replacing streetcars with gas and diesel buses at an even faster pace than previous efforts. The "Transport Company" also did not continue the expansion of electric buses after 1955. On March 2nd, 1958 the last streetcar took its passengers from downtown Milwaukee to the suburbs of [[Wauwatosa, Wisconsin|Wauwatosa]] and [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], ending 99 years of trolleys in the city. In 1964, with the completion of the new [[Interstate Highway System|interstate]] freeway system the M&TS introduced the "Freeway Flyer" from [[Mayfair Mall|Mayfair Shopping Center]] to downtown, a service that proved to be very popular and continues today. Finally on June 20th, 1965 the last trackless trolley ran in Milwaukee ending the last remnant of a once large electric empire. The "Transit Company" was one of the last private mass transit systems in the county that was not subsidized by a government entity when it was bought by the [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|County of Milwaukee]] on July 1st, 1975.<ref> About MCTS News|url=https://www.ridemcts.com/about-mcts/history|access-date=2020-08-02|website=www.ridemcts.com}}</ref>
== Bus Roster ==
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1195-1199|1195-1199]]
|
|1945
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TD-4007|TD-4007]]
|
|
| align="left" |Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 440, 439, 437-438 & 436: bought in 1959.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1320-1340|1320-1340]]
|
|6-7/1953
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1341-1378|1341-1378]]
|
|9-10/1954
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1379-1403|1379-1403]]
|
|12/1955
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1404-1433|1404-1433]]
|
|10/1956
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1434-1463|1434-1463]]
|
|12/1957
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1464-1483|1464-1483]]
|
|4/1959
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5105|TDH-5105]]
|
|
| align="left" |1483 has been preserved by David Buzek.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1484-1503|1484-1503]]
|
|9/1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5301|TDH-5301]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1504-1586|1504-1586]]
|
|11-12/1962
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5301|TDH-5301]]
|
|
| align="left" |1578 has been preserved by David Buzek.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1601-1675|1601-1675]]
|
|7/1963
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1701-1730|1701-1730]]
|
|7-8/1964
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
| align="left" |1719 has been preserved by a Private Owner.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1751-1760|1751-1760]]
|
|1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5301|TDH-5301]]
|
|
| align="left" |Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] 751-760; bought in 1965.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1761-1770|1761-1770]]
|
|1960
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5302|TDH-5302]]
|
|
| align="left" |Ex-[[Triboro Coach Corporation]] 761-770; bought in 1965.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1801-1863|1801-1863]]
|
|7-8/1965
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
| align="left" |
* 1842 has been preserved by a Private Owner.
* 1854 has been preserved by a Private Owner.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1901-1912|1901-1912]]
|
|2/1966
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 1913-1960|1913-1960]]
|
|8/1966
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
| align="left" |
* 1925 has been preserved by the [[Illinois Railway Museum]].
* 1951 has been preserved by the [[Milwaukee County Transit System]].
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 2001-2030|2001-2030]]
|
|2-3/1967
|[[GMC]]
|[[General Motors TDH-5303|TDH-5303]]
|
|
|
|}
== Trolley Bus Roster ==
Operation began (with [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company]]) on November 8, 1936 and ended on June 20, 1965. It is unknown what units were transferred from [[The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company]].<ref></ref>
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!Fleet Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Motors
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 324-349|324-349]]
|
|1947
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC44|TC44]]
|
| align="left" |12 units to [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1967.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 424-449|424-449]]
|
|1948
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC44|TC44]]
|
| align="left" |15 units to [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1967.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 500-539|500-539]]
|
|1946-47
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC44|TC44]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 663-702; bought in 1957.
* 500-514 used for parts only.
* 515-539 to [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1967.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 540-549|540-549]]
|
|1948
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC48|TC48]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 703-712; bought in 1957.
* To [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1964.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 550-564|550-564]]
|
|1948
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC48|TC48]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 766-780; bought in 1957.
* Exx-[[Cincinnati Transit Company]] 1365-1379.
* To [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1964.
|- align="center"
|[[Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation 565-589|565-589]]
|
|1952
|[[Marmon-Herrington]]
|[[Marmon-Herrington TC48|TC48]]
|
| align="left" |
* Ex-[[Indianapolis Transit System]] 741-765; bought in 1957.
* To [[Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos]] in 1964.
|}
==References==
<references />
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