| Number | R. Sims | Destination | Opened | Closed | Notes |
| ETBs known here as curbliners | |||||
| 1 | 1 | West Des Moines | 7 JN 1942 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 1 |
| 27 | 2 | Crocker St. | 6 MR 1948 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 27 |
| 3 | 3 | University Ave. | 16 MY 1947 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Clark St | 1 FE 1939 | -- 1961 | < streetcar rte 5 |
| 8 | 5 | Urbandale | -- 1951 | -- 1961 | < streetcar rte 7, abandonned in 1950. Urbandale was/is a suburb. Trolleys went as far Harding St. It was through routed with route 25. |
| 11 | 6 | Oak Park | 9 OC 1938 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 11 |
| 13 | 7 | Second Ave. | -- 1948 | -- 1959 | <gas bus route. Earlier a local streetcar running on the Des Moines and Central Iowa interurban right-of-way. |
| 12 | 8 | Highland Park | 9 OC 1938 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 12 |
| 17 | 9 | E. 14th St. | 16B FE 1948 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Walker St. | -- JN 1940 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 18 |
| 22 | 11 | Fairgrounds | -- JN 1949 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 20, 22. The 22 shortturned at the Fairgrounds, the 22 went to Douglas Rd. The trolleys only went to the Fairgrounds. |
| 25 | 12 | Fort Des Moines | 16 JA 1950 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 25. Extended from SW 9th and Rose St to SW 9th and Wade in 1954, |
| 15 | 13 | E. 6th & 9th St. | 1 FE 1939 | 24 JA 1964 | < streetcar rte 15 |
Note: Richard Sims' route numbers do not correspond to those in TTCNA. and in one clear photo in the TTNCA. At this time it is not known whether the initial numbering system was reorganized as Sims' numbering system.
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Information supplied by Paul Opferkuch, Richard Sims, and The Trolley Coach in North America.
This page last updated 5 OC 2000