Trolleybuses in Atlanta

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.

[4] Another reason cited was the anticipated high cost and difficulty of obtaining new trolleybuses to replace ATC's large fleet, which ranged in age from 14 to 17 years.

[4] Since 1959, when Marmon-Herrington ceased production of trolleybuses, no manufacturer in North America was still making the electric vehicles (a situation which lasted until the late 1960s).

[3][4][5] Over the years, Georgia Power (GP) purchased its trolleybuses from four different manufacturers: Twin Coach, the St. Louis Car Company, Pullman-Standard and Brill.

An early 1950s map of the trolleybus system detailed the following routes:[8] (20C to College Park, 20E to East Point only, 20H to Downtown Hapeville, 20F to Ford Plant)