It’s trolley time in Port Townsend.
And this baby has all the bells and whistles: wooden seats, brass-coated stanchions, a cow catcher in the front, and of course, an old-fashioned …
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It’s trolley time in Port Townsend.
And this baby has all the bells and whistles: wooden seats, brass-coated stanchions, a cow catcher in the front, and of course, an old-fashioned bell.
Displaying the trolley bus outside City Hall Thursday afternoon, Jefferson Transit General Manager Nicole Gauthier and Mayor David Faber brought out the big scissors for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“This will be a great addition to the downtown area,” Gauthier said. “Jefferson Transit will continue exploring ways to serve the community.”
“I just happened to be here,” Faber said jokingly, wearing an in-theme, mayor’s top hat for the grand occasion.
Keeping it short and sweet to avoid the blustery winds, Faber and Gauthier snipped the red ribbon and made it official as a crowd of around 35 adults and visiting classes from Salish Coast Elementary followed along.
The bus cost Jefferson Transit $574,000 and was purchased in late 2022.
The diesel-powered rig will be used for Jefferson Transit’s No. 11 Route downtown, which runs from the Haines Place Park-and-Ride to Water and Adams streets downtown to Lawrence and Tyler streets in Uptown, with plenty of stops in between. For the full route schedule, go to jeffersontransit.com/schedules/11-shuttle.
Jefferson Transit is also partnering with Port Townsend Main Street and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce to promote the service, with ride participants in the Feb. 17 to Feb. 18 and Feb. 24 to Feb. 25 weekends able to enter into a drawing for a $150 gift basket for joining in the free-ride service.
To be eligible, participants must park their vehicle at the Haines Place Park-and-Ride or hop on the trolley bus from one of the No. 11 Route stops, ride the transit service to Uptown or downtown, and spend more than $25 at any shop in Uptown or downtown.
If participants take a selfie of themselves on the trolley bus, they will receive an additional five entries for the gift basket, Gauthier said.
Partakers can fill out an entry form on the Chamber’s website and are required to scan and email receipts to admin@jeffcountychamber.org, mail them to the chamber office at 2409 Jefferson St., or drop them off in person at the office to be eligible.
