{"id":15891,"date":"2016-11-25T22:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=15891"},"modified":"2016-11-25T22:23:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:23:14","slug":"experiencing-the-kc-streetcar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=15891","title":{"rendered":"Experiencing the KC Streetcar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brian finally got to experience riding the Kansas City Streetcar<\/a> this week. The streetcar runs up and down River Market and Union Station seven days a week. <\/p>\n

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I’d been using it to load up on Pokemon balls and to hunt for Pokemon after work some nights. It’s cool because you can hit several stops as the streetcar moves along, sort of like when we hired that party bus specifically for Pokemon hunting<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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I’d ridden the streetcar several times before and the operator never says anything. You don’t even realize they’re there. Except for Brian’s first ride. The operator was like, “How’s everyone doing?” And she goaded us all to cheer. She was like a tour bus driver, all enthusiastic and stuff. It was quite unusual.<\/p>\n

“They’re not all like that,” I told Brian. <\/p>\n

When we got to Union Station, where the ride ends and you have to wait a few minutes for the streetcar to change direction, the operator emerged from the booth to move to the other end of the streetcar. That’s when we realized we met “Streetcar Sandy,” the jolliest streetcar operator of them all. <\/p>\n

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I had to get a selfie with her because she’s a bit of a celebrity. She was featured in an article about the KC Streetcar in the Kansas City Star back in May<\/a>. Feel free to click on the link<\/a> to read the article. <\/p>\n

There’s also this short informational video:<\/strong><\/p>\n