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Marmon-Herrington was founded in 1931 by Walter C. Marmon and Arthur W. Herrington as a successor to the Marmon Motor Car Company, a maker of high-quality, costly automobiles from 1902 to 1933. [3] By the early 1930s, the U.S. economy had taken a severe downturn, and with the onset of the Great Depression , the market for prestigious luxury ...
Marmon Group is an American industrial holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker in 1953 (as Colson Corporation), it has been held by the Berkshire Hathaway group since 2013.
It was established in 1902 but not incorporated as the successor of Nordyke Marmon & Company until 1926. In 1933 it was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington, and in 1964 the Marmon brand name was sold to the Marmon Motor Company of Denton, Texas. Marmon-Herrington became the Marmon Group of Chicago, in 1964.
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is a North American multinational bus manufacturer, specializing in production of motorcoaches.Best known for coaches produced for intercity transit and commuter buses, MCI produces coaches for a variety of applications, ranging from tour buses to prison buses.
They were the system's first air-conditioned trolley buses. The last active Brill and Marmon-Herrington trolley buses were retired in 1981. [8] Because of service reductions in the 1980s and 1990s, the number of trolley buses needed for scheduled peak-period service on the five routes had declined to only 51 (plus spares) by at least the mid ...
RTA was created after a referendum in 1974. In 1973, CTA had instituted its first major service cuts, [6] and several suburban bus companies, including Evanston Bus Company and Glenview Bus Company had ceased operations, forcing Evanston to make arrangements with CTA and Wilmette to start a municipal service.
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Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Motors Notes 324-349: 1947 Marmon-Herrington: TC44: 12 units to Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos in 1967. 424-449: 1948 Marmon-Herrington: TC44: 15 units to Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos in 1967. 500-539: 1946-47 Marmon-Herrington: TC44: Ex-Indianapolis Transit System 663–702; bought ...