A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired
bus designed to resemble an old-style
streetcar or tram, usually with false
clerestory roof. The vehicles are usually fueled by
diesel, or sometimes
compressed natural gas.
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.[2] Tourist trolleys are also run by private operators to carry
tourists to popular destinations.
Tourist trolleys sometimes operate in places which also have streetcars. For example, tourist trolleys operate in
Philadelphia,[3] which also has
actual trolley service.[4]
Housatonic Area Regional Transit in the past had a trolley service in downtown Danbury, but service was later suspended. HARTransit purchased a new trolley-replica bus in June 2014.