Complex sentence: Previous to the CAT system CP&L (Carolina Power & Light, now known as Progress Energy) provided public transit to the city, starting in 1886 with mule-drawn vehicles and covering routes in of central Raleigh.
Split into simpler sentences: Previous to the CAT bus system CP&L (now known as Progress Energy) provided public transit to the city. It started in 1886 with mule-drawn vehicles, covering routes in of central Raleigh.