From 1883 to 1931 the city of Battle Creek had an extensive and affordable urban streetcar network. Over
time, the streetcars spawned suburban growth, with easy access from downtown to Old Lakeview, Pennfield,
and Urbandale, and the Maple & Lake Trolley, terminating at Liberty Park where attractions and countryside
cottages existed. Suburban lines also ran from Battle Creek to outlying cities such as Kalamazoo and
Jackson. By 1932, GM used a subsidiary to buy up the streetcars systems across Michigan, forcing them to
convert to buses. The modern Battle Creek Transit serves Calhoun County, which includes the City of Battle
Creek and limited stops in the City of Springfield, and the Townships of Bedford, Emmett, and Pennfield.
This mylar front route sign is off of Battle Creek Transit's one and only
Blue Bird CSRE transit bus, #610. The sign is dated January 4, 2000
and has 16 exposures. Its sign tag is shown below.
This rollsign was donated to Rollsign Gallery by James Roach.
Battle Creek Transit's one and only Blue Bird CSRE transit bus #610,
the bus this rollsign came from, is seen inside the Battle Creek Transit
Garage on October 7, 2011. The bus has since been retired and scrapped.
Rollsigns from Battle Creek, MI
BLUEBIRD BATTLE CREEK
PONO.FJ91931
D3107-MA FRONT
1-4-00 TRANSIGN