Fifth Avenue Bus Company
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The Fifth Avenue Bus Company was one of a few double-decker bus
Double-decker bus
A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or 'decks'. Global usage of this type of bus is more common in outer touring than in its intra-urban transportion role. Double-decker buses are also commonly found in certain parts of Europe, Asia, and former British colonies and protectorates...

 manufacturers outside of Europe. Based in New York City
New York City
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, it provided double-decker buses to New York and Toronto
Toronto
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. Most North America
North America
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n transit agencies ended use of double-decker buses in favor of single deck buses.
The company was actually called the New York City Transportation Company and was the manufacturing arm and parent company of the Fifth Avenue Coach Company. Its products were the A, L and 2L type double deckers and J type single decker.
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