Bus & Streetcar photos from
The Portal to Texas History (unless otherwise noted)
Capital Metro's Great-Grandmother - Austin's First Mass Transit - 1875 (From
Austin Treasures - Online Exhibits from the Austin History Center
More info on the above photo:
Quote:
Mass transit first came to Austin in 1875 in the form of mule-drawn streetcars. The cheerful striped canvas awnings protected passengers from the elements while standing at 3rd and Congress. Inauspiciously, when the company's directors were taking an inaugural inspection tour and rounding the corner of Congress and 11th in front of the Capitol, the car left its tracks and turned over. Working with gravity, dignity took ten days to restore. There was a report on the Austin City Railroad after the first two days in operation.
"The receipts of the Austin City Railroad on Saturday and Sunday amounted to $116 - $43 on Saturday and $73 on Sunday. We understand that $20 a day pays all the incidental expenses of the road, so the flattering receipts of the first two business days of the road indicate that the enterprise will prove a paying investment…We look upon the Austin Street Railway as a great stimulator to the growth and prosperity of the city." Daily Democratic Statesman, January 19, 1875.
|
Austin Street Railway Company -Overturned Streetcar- 1913 From
austinpostcard.com
Austin Street Railway Co. - 1915 From
austinpostcard.com
More info on the above postcard:
Quote:
|
This view shows an electric streetcar of the Austin Street Railway Company that derailed on Dam Boulevard, now known as Lake Austin Blvd., when its track was washed out in the 1915 flood (04/23/1915). The front of the streetcar designates "Rio Grande Blind Inst" as a destination.
|
Capital Metro's Grandma. The Portal to Texas History says it's called the Austin Street Railway Co. but the buses just say Austin Transit Co.
Line of buses parked outside near tracks - 1940
extra-large photo
Austin Transit Bus headed for Country Club - 1940
extra-large photo
Man standing next to street car in front of house. There is another street car in the background.- 1940
extra-large photo
Looking at the extra large photo, it looks like it does say Austin Street Railway Company on the side. Was 1940 about the time Austin got rid of the streetcars and switched to buses?
Man standing in front of street car. Coca-cola sign in background - 1940
extra-large photo
Austin Street Railway 61 - date unknown (From
Don's Rail Photos
Austin Street Railway #63 - date unknown (From
Don's Rail Photos
Continental Trailways Bus System - 1952 - Exterior view of terminal at night with bus parked in front. In 1952 the Continental Trailways terminal was located at 1001 Congress Avenue.
extra-large photo
Nighttime view of exterior of the Continental Bus Center. The capitol is seen in the background. - 1952
extra-large photo
Continental Trailways Bus System - View of Waiting room - 1952
extra-large photo
Capital Metro's Mother
Bus Collision on Burnet Rd./Northland. Street scene with cars and bus. One car has collided with the rear end of the bus. - 1957
extra-large photo
Leaving for Washington at Administration Building. Group of students, teachers and bus driver beside bus. 5 students partially hanging out of bus windows. St. Edwards University Administration building in background. - 1959
extra-large photo