Trolleybuses in Atlanta

Atlanta trolleybus 1732, built by the St. Louis Car Company, is preserved at the Southeastern Railway Museum.

In Atlanta, Georgia, trolleybuses, generally called trackless trolleys there, were a major component of the public transportation system in the middle decades of the 20th century, carrying some 80 percent of all transit riders[1] during the period when the system was at its maximum size. At the end of 1949 Atlanta had a fleet of 453 trolleybuses, the largest in the United States,[1][2] and it retained this distinction until 1952, when it was surpassed by Chicago.[2]

  1. ^ a b Carson, O.E. Gene (January–March 1997). "Atlanta [Part 1]". Motor Coach Age, pp. 3–29.
  2. ^ a b Sebree, Mac; and Ward, Paul (1974). The Trolley Coach in North America, pp. 14–19. Los Angeles: Interurbans. LCCN 74-20367.