The Portland Vintage Trolley is a heritage streetcar service in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Service is provided with replicas of a type of Brill streetcar, nicknamed the "Council Crest" cars, which last served Portland in 1950. The Vintage Trolley is managed by Vintage Trolley Inc., a non-profit corporation, and the cars are operated by TriMet, Portland's transit agency. The service currently operates along a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) section of Portland's MAX Light Rail system, on the transit mall in downtown Portland, from Union Station to Portland State University (PSU). In the past, it has also run on a different part of the MAX system and on the Portland Streetcar system.
Introduced in 1991, Vintage Trolley service operated on most weekends or at least most Sundays, from March through December, in all past years through 2010. However, starting in 2011 the service was heavily reduced, operating on just seven dates per year. Rides are narrated by a conductor who identifies historic points of interest along the way. Rides are free, but donations are accepted.
Read more about Portland Vintage Trolley: Early History, Operation On The Portland Streetcar Line, 2009 Route Change, 2011 Reduction, The Cars, See Also
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