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Railway Age, 1/30/20 updated 2/3/20
 

KC Streetcar: Hail to The Chiefs! (Updated)

 

 

KC Streetcar no. 805 has been adorned with a Kansas City Chiefs-inspired vehicle wrap since the beginning of the 2019-2020 NFL season.

 

 

On Feb. 2, the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl after a 50-year drought and won the Vince Lombardi Trophy, coming back in the fourth quarter to defeat the five-time champion San Francisco 49ers 31-20. The Chiefs, three years after their 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I on Jan. 15, 1967, defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV, Jan. 11, 1970. Fifty years later, the AFC champion Chiefs not only brought home the Super Bowl LIV title, but made extra special the effort put forth by the Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) to honor and support the team.

 

 

Throughout the 2019/2020 NFL football season, KC Streetcar has been operating a Chiefs-branded LRV, no. 805, one of seven CAF USA-built Urbos 3 vehicles. In honor of their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, 805’s interior has been equipped with red lighting. The exterior graphics and interior lighting effects are made possible through a collaboration of the KCSA, the Kansas City Chiefs and Signco, a Kansas City-based commercial signage company that specializes in vehicle wraps, among many other products and services.

 

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KC STREETCAR SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

(Kansas City, Missouri) – KC Streetcar service will be suspended on Wednesday, February 5, for the Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade. 

Kansas City will host the Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade for the Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, on Wednesday, February 5 at 11:30 a.m. The parade will be followed by a victory rally at Union Station.

The parade route starts at 6rd Street and Grand Blvd, heading south on Grand Blvd, west on Pershing Road, north on Main, culminating at Union Station.  The parade will last approximately 1.5 hours. The rally begins at approximately 1:30pm in front of Union Station and will last approximately 1 hour.

As a result of anticipated record crowds downtown, safety and operational considerations, and parade logistics at Union Station, the KC Streetcar Authority has decided to suspend service prior to, and during, the parade. Additionally, the closure of Grand Boulevard between 3rd-5th Streets and Main Street south of 20th Street does affect the KC Streetcar route.

KC Streetcar service will conclude as scheduled on Tuesday evening, February 4, and not resume until safe to do so after the parade on Wednesday. As per the Kansas City Police Department, the parade route will start to reopen after 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. 

“The KC Streetcar congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs on their World Championship. We look forward to helping make Wednesday’s parade and celebration as successful as it possibly can be,"said Tom Gerend, executive director, KC Streetcar Authority.

For information about the Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade, visit www.chiefsparade.com. You can also follow the City (@KCMO) and the KC Sports Commission (@SportsKC) on Twitter and Facebook.

For KC Streetcar media questions, please contact Donna Mandelbaum with the KC Streetcar Authority at 816.627.2526 (office), 816.877.3219 (cell) or email at dmandelbaum@kcstreetcar.org. The KC Streetcar is also online at www.kcstreetcar.org and on Twitter (@kcstreetcar), Facebook (@kcstreetcar) and Instagram.