The Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Company, simply called Chicago Trolley Co., is a bus tour service based in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

United States

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. It is the largest tour operator in the Chicago area, with a fleet of 45 double-decker bus

Double-decker bus

A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or 'decks'. Global usage of this type of bus is more common in outer touring than in its intra-urban transportion role. Double-decker buses are also commonly found in certain parts of Europe, Asia, and former British colonies and protectorates...

es and tourist trolley

Tourist trolley

A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus , which is made to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram....

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The company was founded in 1993 with a small fleet of 8 buses. It has grown to be a Chicago tourist attraction, and corporate businesses and department stores in the city have used Chicago Trolley to promote sales. In 2007, it ranked third (behind Navy Pier

Navy Pier

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 and Millennium Park

Millennium Park

Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, USA and originally intended to celebrate the millennium. It is a prominent civic center near the city's Lake Michigan shoreline that covers a section of northwestern Grant Park. The area was previously...

) in terms of the number of tourists it hosted.

Chicago Trolley is a member of Coach USA

Coach USA

Coach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...

, which is a subsidiary of the Scottish

Scotland

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 Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...

international tour company.