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DeutschNew York Transportation Company
The New York Transportation Company (originally New York Electrical Vehicle Transportation Company) was a company incorporated in New Jersey in 1899 as the 'New York Electrical Vehicle Transportation Company' which changed its name to the "New York Transportation Company" in 1902 and was wound up in 1936.[1] From 1922 it was controlled by the 'Fifth Avenue Bus Securities Corporation' which was incorporated in Delaware in 1922 which was controlled by The Omnibus Corporation also incorporated in Delaware.[1]
History
[edit]The New York Electrical Vehicle Transportation Company was a company incorporated in New Jersey in 1899.[1] In 1902 it changed its name to "New York Electrical Vehicle Transportation Company."[1] From 1922 it was controlled by the "Fifth Avenue Bus Securities Corporation" (incorporated in Delaware in 1922; controlled by The Omnibus Corporation, also incorporated in Delaware).[1]
It was wound up in 1936.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Brennan, Joe (17 May 2006). "Local Bus Companies of Manhattan". NYCSubway.org.
- ^ "Local Bus Companies of Manhattan". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24.
Operating companies of the Fifth Ave bus system were "Fifth Avenue Transportation Company (Limited)" 1885-1895, foreclosed, then "Fifth Avenue Coach Company" 1897-1954. The holding companies, the real power, were quite a tangle, and note the incorporations in different states. "New York Electrical Vehicle Transportation Company" (inc NJ) 1899-1936 took control in 1899, and changed its name to "New York Transportation Company" 1902. NYT was itself controlled as of 1922 by "Fifth Avenue Bus Securities Corporation" (inc DE) 1922-1936. That was in turn controlled by "The Omnibus Corporation" 1923-present (inc DE),