Private company

Kansas City Public Service Company

Transport company in the United States1

The Kansas City Public Service Company is the formerly most well known name for a set of defunct public transit operators in Kansas City, Missouri, until being sold to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in 1969. Streetcars in Kansas City began as horsecar operations in 1869, followed by cable cars and electrification after the 1880s. Multiple operators had different names during the consolidation and post-consolidation period.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1925Founded1
  • HeadquartersKansas City1
Historic KC Streetcar (6075264351)
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Kansas City Public Service Company is the formerly most well known name for a set of defunct public transit operators in Kansas City, Missouri, until being sold to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in 1969.2

Timeline

  1. 1925Founded Founded1

Sources

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