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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2004

Trolley to run on Orbiter Route Monday

	(COLUMBIA, MO) -  Mayor Darwin Hindman announced today that the
Optima, from Wichita, Ks., will bring a demonstration street trolley to
Columbia on Monday. The trolley, which is actually a rubber-wheeled bus,
designed to look like an old-fashioned trolley car, will be available
for view at 9 a.m. Monday morning at the Wabash Station bus transfer
point, 126 N. 10th St. The trolley will be used on the new Brown
(Orbiter) Route, which runs between downtown and the university,
beginning at 10 a.m. The rides will be free and are sponsored by the
Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau. The trolley may be boarded at
all regular stops on the Brown Route, including the Wabash Station
downtown and on the University of Missouri campus. At 5:30 p.m., the
trolley will be on display in front of the City Hall, 701 E. Broadway,
where members of the City Council will have the opportunity to inspect
and ride it.
	Trolleys have proven to be very popular in cities throughout the
United States, including Austin, Texas; St. Louis, Mo.;  Missoula,
Mont.; and Duluth, Minn. Hindman said he believes the trolley would be
equally popular in Columbia and he is enthusiastic about the
demonstration. He pointed out that the demonstration is without cost to
the city and that the council has not decided to purchase a trolley. The
cost would be about $280,000, which is approximately the same as an
ordinary city bus. If the city were to purchase a trolley, it would do
so on the basis of sealed bids. 
	"We already have a developing tourist attraction base in
downtown Columbia with the Missouri Theatre, Flat Branch Park and the
future "Blind" Boone Home and Health Adventure Center," said Lorah
Steiner, director, Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau. "If the
trolley turns out to be feasible in the future, it would add a new
dimension to the experience of visitors and residents."
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