Cincinnati Transit Historical Association

Welcome to the Cincinnati Transit Historical Association

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Interested in streetcars? Railroads? Trolley buses? Transit history in general? Or is your interest more in present day transit activities?

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For over 40 years, the Cincinnati Transit Historical Association (CTHA) has been dedicated to the preservation of transit information, photos, and memorabilia from transit agencies centered around the Tri-State (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana) region. Members have interests across the transit spectrum from railroads to streetcars, and from city transit buses to over-the-road buses to trolley buses.

The CTHA offers several benefits to members

An 8-times-per-year newsletter with various historical stories and information
A monthly meeting where slides and movies are presented featuring past and present transit systems of member interest. Not necessarily confined to southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky
A fleet of six operable restored transit buses, which are regularly seen in car shows, parades and other public and transit-industry functions in the region.
A library with a large collection of transit related books, as well as photos, negatives, records and other memorabilia.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, donations are tax deductible. Income from donations and memberships help keep our fleet roadable and helps us execute our mission to preserve history

How Can I join?

Click over to our membership and donation page HERE. There are two ways to start or renew a membership:
- Print a form, fill it out and mail it to us with a check
- Sign up online with a credit card

Monthly Meetings

Monthly meetings are held on the third Saturday of the month (except December) at the Queen City Metro Queensgate Garage starting at 7:30PM.

The garage is located at 1401 Bank St -- set your navigation to the corner of Dalton/Spring Grove and Bank St (see the map at left; the arrow indicates the location of the garage).

Arrive between 7:00PM and 7:20PM, and one of our members will let you in.

Our November 2024 CTHA show is Transit in the Territories

Jim Bainter will take us on a transit tour of the five US territories. Jim is great presenter who gets to the details of his subjects and this will be a good show.

The program is on Saturday November 16 2024 at 7:30PM Eastern time from Queensgate Garage in Cincinnati. For those who are unable to attend in person at Queensgate, we will also offer this presentation via Zoom at www.zoom.us.

To join us online and watch or participate, please click (or copy/paste) the registration form will appear here

We will be at the CTHA Library at Bond Hill from 230PM to 530PM on Saturday October 19 before the show. Members are welcome to stop by and visit; please drop me an email at zoom@ctha.org to let me know you're coming, and I'll send you my text number so that when you get there, I can let you into the building.