Serving Adams, Adair, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Union Counties Since 1979
Our Services
Child Transportation
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General Public
Senior (age 60+) Suggested Contributions
Southern Iowa Trolley
SOUTHERN IOWA TROLLEY has been providing public transportation in Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union Counties, since 1979. With just one call you may have transportation at your door in Greenfield, Corning, Osceola, Leon, Mt. Ayr, and Creston. Our dispatchers are friendly and helpful, and our drivers are trained professionals always keeping the safety of our passengers in mind. All our vehicles are ADA accessible.
This service supplied by Southern Iowa Trolley, is open to the general public including persons with disabilities, providing riders of all ages the mobility to get around town on their own. With that one call you may schedule your ride or a ride for a loved one in advance, or you may call for same day service.
Child, General or Senior tickets may be purchased from the driver or at the office in Creston. Cash and checks are accepted. Credit cards may be used for an additional charge.
Have questions? Please give us a call and we will be happy to help!
History of Southern Iowa Trolley
Southern Iowa Trolley has been operating as a regional transit system since February, 1979, to provide services to people in Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. It replaced a fragmented transit system; many agencies previously maintained their own fleet of vans and buses. The area agency on aging transported the elderly; Community Action Programs transported head-start children; special vans and buses transported handicapped children and adults. Within city limits, the general public had use of a taxi service only – and only in some cities. Most often, no coordinated transit system existed to transport any person between towns or cities.
Under the mandate of 601J of the Iowa Code, County Boards of Supervisors in the seven-county area empowered the Executive Board of the Southern Iowa Council of Governments to organize a regional transit system. This flexible, multi-purpose system, capable of performing a variety of tasks, answers the needs of the elderly, the handicapped, students, and the general population better than the fragmented delivery of services used previously. The area agency on aging, based in Creston but already in daily contact with all the seven counties through its congregate meal sites, was chosen to operate the integrated transit system. Southern Iowa Trolley was organized by the area agency on aging and the Southern Iowa Council of Governments.
