http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news News about the Yakima Valley Trolleys in Yakima, Washington. Wed, 12 May 2010 04:31:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click here to download the Spring 2010 YVT Bulletin (508 kb Adobe PDF file ). As always, thanks to Rich Wilkens for compiling it! Look inside this issue for: HO Scale YVT trains featured in Model Railroader magazine Board of Directors election results Latest accomplishments of our invaluable volunteers and donors A fascinating historical piece ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=91 The Yakima Valley Trolleys were featured today in the Yakima Herald-Republic. The article focuses on the passion and vision of our volunteers who work hard to keep Yakima's historic trolleys running. It's well worth reading the full story here (opens in a new window). Our operation relies entirely on dedicated volunteers ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=85 There are some new developments in the case of the theft of the Yakima Valley Trolleys' historic overhead running wire. Read the full story in the Yakima Herald-Republic. The loss of the overhead electrical wire necessitated use of a gas-powered motor-generator unit to traverse some parts of the historic YVT trackage. ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=82 Click here to download the Winter 2009-2010 YVT Bulletin (573 kb Adobe PDF file ). As always, thanks to Rich Wilkens for compiling it! Look inside this issue for: Highlights of our two special event trolleys, both of which proved extremely popular Appreciation of the contributions of two YVT supporters who recently passed ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=77 All aboard for the third annual Santa Claus Trolley in Yakima! Please visit our Events page and scroll down to the bottom for details. http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=75 Click here to download the Summer-Fall 2009 YVT Bulletin (811 kb Adobe PDF file ). As always, thanks to Rich Wilkens for compiling it! Look inside this issue for: 2009 operating season ridership Updates on the many projects our volunteers work on Our first ever Halloween Trolley Restoration of the YVT's rare 1895 Pegram Truss ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=73 October 31, 2009 we held the first ever Halloween Trolley rides in Yakima! We're not sure if it was our volunteers or the passengers who had the most fun. Close to 300 passengers came to take part in an exciting, family-friendly Halloween activity. They were also helping to keep local history ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=69 Click here to download the Spring 2009 YVT Bulletin (Adobe PDF file ). Thanks to Rich Wilkens for compiling it! This issue includes articles on the following subjects: Selah Line overhead wire project The 2008 Santa Trolley runs The special presentation by President Ken Johnsen at the Yakima Women's Century Club building and the ... http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=62 Now you can follow the YVT on Twitter to get tweets about the museum, our history, special events, and whatever else we think will interest you. http://twitter.com/yakimatrolleys http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=59 Welcome to our new website. We will continue to update and improve it. In the future this space will contain blog-style news updates. http://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/news/?p=6