First ride on Milwaukee’s The Hop: Smooth, on time, and a speech from No. 1 cheerleader Mayor Tom Barrett

By James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; October 29, 2018

The first public rides on The Hop were on time and began with a bit of a jolt and a whiff of new car smell Monday.

Passengers, including journalists, city officials and Mayor Tom Barrett, reached for hand grips as the $124 million streetcar pulled away from the westbound station at Cathedral Square Park. It was an unofficial ride for the media, in anticipation of the grand opening of the system at noon Friday.

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