USA Ohio Springfield City Lines transit token streetcar trolley bus coin pendant initial S Clark County The Champion City of Roses Mad River South Fountain Avenue Historic District Ridgewood Southgate Warder Park Columbus Dayton Eaton Peckuwe n002120

Ohio Springfield City Lines bus token  FEATURINGfront: Cutout forms a triangle with an S in the centerLettering: Springfield City Lines, Inc.Ohio The Springfield City Lines, Inc. initiated motor bus services in 1933 with a fleet of 34 small buses for a population of about 70,000. Transit operations more than doubled during World War II. The fleet was expanded to 82 buses. Over 45,000 rides were taken daily. Following World War II, Springfield’s transit system succumbed to the nationwide decline of the transit industry. The City of Springfield, recognizing the value of transit as a public service, obtained a grant in 1966 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to purchase 12 diesel buses. These buses were nominally leased to the Springfield Transit Company, Inc. Revenues continued to decline, however, forcing private transit operations in Springfield to close on June 6,1969. Springfield’s public transit flourishes by combining the best of public ownership and private