Tourist trolley

Tourist trolley

A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber tired bus (usually diesel fueled, sometimes compressed natural gas) made to resemble an old-style pre-PCC streetcar. In San Francisco, tourist trolley mimics the city's famous cable cars. Tourist trolleys are becoming increasingly popular in cities large and small.Fact|date=February 2007 Tourist trolleys are used by both municipal and private operators. Municipal operators may mix tourist trolleys in with the regular service bus fleet to add more visitor interest or attract attention to new routes. In many cities tourist trolleys are used as circulators. A circulator operates a simplified route limited to popular destinations on a fixed schedule with a reduced or free fare. [cite web | url = http://www.pacebus.com/sub/vision2020/circulator_bus_routes.asp | title = Pace circulator bus routes] Tourist trolleys are also run by private operators to carry tourists to popular destinations.

Operators

Notable operators of tourist trolleys:
* Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority - Bayliner Route in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania
* Gray Line Worldwide
* Pace - circulator in the Chicago area
* Red Rose Transit Authority - circulator in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island Public Transit Authority - Providence LINK in downtown Providence, Rhode Island
* VIA Metropolitan Transit - VIA Steetcar in San Antonio, Texas

Manufacturers

* Dupon Trolley Industries
* Gillig Corporation
* Optima Bus Corporation

See also

* Trolleybus
* Heritage streetcar
* Duck tour, the use of an amphibious vehicle for sightseeing purposes
* Trackless train, a kind of road train for tourists, often with a look of steam locomotive

References


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