Historic trolley company to shutter at end of this year

MARIETTA, Ga. — The trolley company that provides tours around Marietta Square and downtown Atlanta will close at the end of the month.

Channel 2's Wendy Corona was in Marietta, where The History Marietta Trolley Company has been offering tours for over a decade. The company will make its final stop Dec. 31.

The iconic orange and green trolley has offered tours around Marietta since 2008. The trolley is named "Ruban" in a nod to the very first trolley that went into operation in Marietta in 1905.

Corona talked to neighbors, who said they will be sad to see it go.

"It's just a historic part of Marietta, so it's really sad news," Tiffany Spino said. "It's a very cool addition to the town, so we'll be sad to see it go."

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Headquartered just off Marietta Square at an old filling station on Church Street, the walls tell the story of the rail line that connected Marietta to Atlanta. The trolley takes riders to historic spots throughout the city.

"It gives us an idea of where we came from, so that's always really neat," Ben Ferris said.

The company said an increase in the cost of doing business and difficulty of finding good drivers as the reason the end the rides.

The closure includes The Historic Marietta Trolley Company, the Marietta Pedicab and also The Peachtree Trolley Company, which provides sightseeing tours through Atlanta. The company's ghost tours will continue, but under new ownership.

"I wonder if they got the publicity that it deserved, you know," Ferris said. "If enough people knew about the opportunity to ride the trolley and tour the city."

Dates and times are limited until the company closes at the end of the month.

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