Trolley buses in Cincinnati are a thing of history. This type of transit was available in the city from mid-1930s to mid-1960s. As the city already had an overhead streetcar system, these buses did not require much of additional expenses. As a trial project, the trolley buses in the city started its operations in 1936. The pilot project was more or less a success and in the next two years, these were used for charter services. Seeing its success, more routes were added along with more coaches in a span of 4-5 years.

Intro to trolley buses in Cincinnati

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By 1950s, there were over 230 trolley coaches in operations in the city. With the growing popularity of the trolley buses, the transit authorities of Cincinnati decided to eliminate the existing streetcar system. More coaches were incorporated and new routes added all over the city.

A successful venture

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Meanwhile, some of the trolley routes in Cincinnati started to get replaced by bus. This was the first indication of the phasing out of this form of transit in the city. It was obvious that the diesel buses fast and involves lower cost of operations. Even some of the trolley coaches got converted to diesel operations. More buses started arriving in 1960s, putting an end to the operations of trolley coaches. It was in the year 1965 that the last trolley coach operated in the city. Some of these coaches were bought by the neighboring cities of Cincinnati.

Downfall of trolley buses

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Currently however, there are talks on reintroducing these transits in Cincinnati in the modern avatar. Work has already begun and new trolley coaches are likely to come up by 2013.

Cincinnati is one of the largest cities in Ohio, USA. The city has two airports, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the Lunken Airport. The interstates converging in Cincinnati include 74 from Indianapolis, 71 from Columbus and Louisville, 471 a spur of I-71 to the south, 75 from Dayton and Lexington, 275 the circle beltway and US 50 also links Cincinnati as an expressway to western neighborhood connecting Waldvogel Memorial Viaduct to Downtown and eastern neighborhood.

Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky or TANK and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority or SORTA, run buses interconnecting the different areas of the city. SORTA operates Metro buses and TANK operates buses on the routes connecting Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Check the details of the bus routes carefully since the express routes are marked with an "X" symbol. The buses traveling through the express routes do not have frequent stops. SORTA buses travel through 3 Zones. Zone 1 is within the city and the fare is $1.50, Zone 2 is the area outside Cincinnati in Hamilton County and the fare is $2, Zone 3 is outside the above two mentioned spots and the fare is $2.50.

Overview on Cincinnati Public Transit on wiki

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Information on SORTA and TANK and route prices

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For the routes 71X and 72, the fare is $3.75. Passengers require paying an added 25 cents for transfer between the zones. TANK buses charge a fare of $1.25 for adults, 75 cents for students, 50 cents for seniors and $1.25 for Southbank Shuttle. This shuttle commutes during special events. Four major tourists routes for Metro buses include 72, 71X, route 1 connecting Union Terminal to Cincinnati Zoo. The TANK buses run through 27 routes.

More information on the public transport system

http://www.cincinnati.worldweb.com/Transportation/PublicTransit/

Public Transportation Information and links

http://uptowncincinnati.com/public_transportation