Louisville Railway Company
The Louisville Railway Company (LRC) was a streetcar and interurban rail operator in Louisville, Kentucky. It began under the name Louisville City Railway in 1859 as a horsecar operator and slowly acquired other rival companies. It was renamed in 1880 following the merger of all Mule operations as the Louisville Railway Company. All tracks were 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge.
1889 - First electric streetcar line in Louisville opened on Green St., now Liberty St.
1901 - Electrification of streetcar lines completed 1901. The Crescent Hill Mule Car Line the systems last.
1901 - Louisville & Eastern Railroad opens first interurban railway in area, extending northeast to Crestwood.
1904 - Louisville & Interurban Railroad opens its first interurban line, east to Jeffersontown. Louisville & Interurban Railroad was owned by Louisville Traction Co., a holding company which also owned Louisville Railway Co.
1904 - Line also opened northeast to Prospect, by electrifying a Louisville & Nashville steam railroad branch former Louisville Harrods Creek and Westport Railway. This would be the only 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge interurban line in the Louisville area, with broad gauge on all other electric railways in area.
1905 - Louisville & Interurban Railroad opens interurban line southeast to Okolona.
1907 - Louisville & Eastern Railroad completes interurban line beyond Crestwood to La Grange. Louisville & Interurban Railroad opens interurban line southwest to Orell.
1908 - Louisville & Interurban Railroad opens interurban line southeast to Fern Creek.
1910 - Louisville & Eastern Railroad opens interurban line east to Shelbyville.
1911 - Louisville & Interurban Railroad acquires Louisville & Eastern Railroad.
1923 - Louisville Railway Co. forms subsidiary Kentucky Carriers Inc., which operates first bus route in Louisville on 3rd St. This route was not successful, and would be discontinued within a few months. Additional bus routes were created that year, which would be more successful.
1927 - People's Transit Co. begins operating bus route on Broadway in competition with streetcars, but is soon ordered to cease operating. Additional new bus routes created, operated directly by Louisville Railway Co. In addition, Virgil Pierce begins operating bus route on Preston St. to Camp Taylor, competing with interurban railway route which operated south to Okolona.
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