{"id":30112,"date":"2017-09-11T07:50:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=30112"},"modified":"2017-09-11T07:50:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:50:31","slug":"upstate-transit-saratoga-says-trolley-tours-summer-success-return-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2017\/09\/upstate-transit-saratoga-says-trolley-tours-summer-success-return-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Upstate Transit Of Saratoga Says Trolley Tours This Summer Had Success; To Return In 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30113\" style=\"width: 1004px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/upstatae-transit-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/upstatae-transit-hc.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/upstatae-transit-hc-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/09\/upstatae-transit-hc-768x566.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craig LaFave, outside manager of Upstate Transit of Saratoga LLC, says the trolley service in Saratoga Springs had a successful summer season. Two trolleys took customers on tours of the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">By Maureen Werther<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Upstate Transit of Saratoga LLC has just completed its trolley service in and around Saratoga Springs. According to Craig LaFave, outside manager for the company, it was a success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">LaFave said service ran through the month of August. It consisted of two trolleys taking customers on tours of the city. The route included visits to Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Casino Hotel, many of the Victorian homes in town and the historic springs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Upstate Transit, whose parent company is Brown Coach, is encouraged by its inaugural success. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe purchased two trolleys, to be used for tours as well as chartered events,\u201d said LaFave, who has been with Upstate for 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The tours were held on Tuesdays during August and they took approximately two hours to complete. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->\u201cIt was very well received and we had the full support of the Saratoga Springs Convention and Tourism Bureau, who helped advertise the tours and served as guides,\u201d said LaFave. \u201cBy the end of the meet, we were sold out.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He noted that, in addition to the out-of-town people who took the tours, there were many locals as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMany of them were surprised by all the history of their city that they didn\u2019t know,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Tickets for the tours went for $15 and the company plans to ask $20 per ticket next year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">During the rest of the year, the trolleys will be used for privately chartered events, weddings and other excursions in the region. The company plans to also expands its geographic reach starting next season, with trips planned to historic destinations throughout the state. They will also offer it for weddings, as a creative alternative to the traditional limousine service. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to trolleys, Upstate Transit operates charter buses for group travel to locations around the northeast. They also partner with colleges and universities to transport athletic teams and other school organizations to events throughout the state. Their wedding and special event transportation business is a large part of their portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Brown Transportation has been in operation for more than 40 years and its line of services range from school buses to charter buses and high-end sleek coaches for special events.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Maureen Werther Upstate Transit of Saratoga LLC has just completed its trolley service in and around Saratoga Springs. According to Craig LaFave, outside manager for the company, it was a success. LaFave said service ran through the month of August. It consisted of two trolleys taking customers on tours of the city. 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