page_title: Chicago Motor Coach Company
hierarchical_section_title: Chicago Motor Coach Company
caption_attribution_description: English: Digital ID: 482350. 72 Pass. Double Deck Coach - 1936. [Chicago Motor Coach Company]. Source: Photographs of General Motors and Chrysler car and truck models, 1902 - 1938. / G. M. Coach Company 1936. Photographs - Specifications. (http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/?col_id=241) Repository: The New York Public Library. Science, Industry and Business Library. General Collection Division. See more information about http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?482350 and others at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org. Persistent URL: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?482350 Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions; may be subject to third party rights (for more information, http://www.nypl.org/legal/flickr.cfm)
context_page_description: The Chicago Motor Coach Company was founded in 1917 by John D. Hertz to provide Chicago's first bus transportation services, primarily in places where streetcars were not able to travel. The company grew rapidly and was purchased by the Chicago Transit Authority in 1952. It operated only motor coaches, whereas the larger Chicago Surface Lines and successor CTA also operated trolley coaches.
context_section_description: The Chicago Motor Coach Company was founded in 1917 by John D. Hertz to provide Chicago's first bus transportation services, primarily in places where streetcars were not able to travel. The company grew rapidly and was purchased by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in 1952. It operated only motor coaches, whereas the larger Chicago Surface Lines and successor CTA also operated trolley coaches.
caption: A 72 passenger Chicago Motor Coach Company double decker bus built by Yellow Coach Corporation in 1936.
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