The company was purchased in 1948 by National City Lines and the streetcar system was then run down in favor of buses, a process repeated in many places, which became known as the Great American Streetcar Scandal. The last streetcar ran in 1963.
The company's acquisition by National City Lines in 1948 marked the beginning of the end for its streetcar system, which was eventually replaced with buses, a trend that became widespread and notorious as the Great American Streetcar Scandal. The last streetcar service operated until 1963.