The first of seven new vehicles rolled off the assembly line and will be in service when the new Scottsdale Trolley season begins Monday, Nov. 17. The city purchased seven new trolley vehicles to enhance the experience and the revitalization of downtown.

Painted royal blue and champagne, the 22-passenger vehicles are styled to resemble a historic, turn-of-the century trolley, complete with cowcatcher, cupola and clanging bell. Brass appointments, leather handhold straps, wooden seating and decorative windows all add to the trolleys' old-fashioned appeal.

To give riders an open-air experience, the windows can be removed, but the vehicles also are equipped with air conditioning for season-long comfort.

The new vehicles are wheelchair-accessible and adjust to allow easy access for everyone. Not only are they user-friendly, but they are environmentally friendly as well, running on clean-burning bio-diesel fuel.

As they are assembled and tested, the new trolleys will replace the existing fleet, offering free rides from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, every 10 minutes from mid-November through the end of May.

This season, the trolley will serve the Thursday night downtown "Art Walks" until 9 p.m. (except holidays).

The trolley is a free circulator service traveling through Scottsdale's historic Old Town, Main Street Arts District, Marshall Way Arts District, Fifth Avenue Shops and Scottsdale Fashion Square.

For more information about the Scottsdale Trolley, call the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau at (480) 421-1004 or log on to the Scottsdale Trolley web site.

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