Have a Birthday of a Lifetime!
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
Dallas Texas' own vintage streetcar line.
Providing fun transportation along McKinney Avenue 365 days and
evenings a year.
- Treat your child to a birthday party with memories to last a
lifetime! Now, your child can have an experience that most
parents never had - a birthday party on his or her own genuine
vintage operating electric street car running over some of the
historic street car trackage in Dallas! The cost is less than
what it could be if you treated all of your little guests to a
movie - only $150.00 for the package!
- Your special birthday charter package includes -
- Your exclusive use of a street car (trolley) for two hours.
- Additional one hour for car preparation in the car barn.
- Birthday balloons inside.
- The use of up to two large ice chests, including ice.
- Individual dining tables to accommodate up to 24 children (4 per
table).
- Large buffet table available for serving or gifts.
- Total car seating capacity of 40 (reduced to 36 if the banquet
table is used).
- Heated cars in cool weather.
- Car available rain or shine.
- Some party Ideas -
- Have Your Party Completely On The Car -
- Board at the car barn or at any stop on the line.
- Make 1 1/2 round trips and layover at Ross Avenue and have refreshments
while the car is standing still.
- At the conclusion of refreshments, come back to the car barn for
a toilet stop.
- When the toilet stop is complete, ride the car to the conclusion
of the charter.
- Have Your Party At Neighborhood Restaurants -
- During your charter, stop at one (or more) of the many restaurants
along the route.
- At the conclusion of your restaurant party, continue with cake
and ice cream and / or gifts on the car.
- Your Party Is Limited Only By your Imagination -
- The ideas mentioned here are just two kinds of parties our patrons
have arranged - There are many, many other options .... Let
your creative juices flow!
- Here's How It Works -
- The days and time that the special Children's Birthday Rate is
available are:
Sunday through Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Cars are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so be sure
to book your party as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- When you book your charter, include a fifty percent (50%) deposit
to hold your reservation.
- The remaining fee will be accepted when you start your charter.
- Our staff will equip the car with balloons, tables and other
equipment as required included in the package at no charge.
- You furnish the refreshments and any extra decorations.
- If extra services are required (catering, entertainment, etc.),
we can furnish you a list of providers of these services who have
previously worked with us.
- Your staff will clean up the car at the conclusion of the charter
at no charge.
- Time starts when the car leaves the barn or when the charter is
scheduled to depart the barn (whichever is first) and ends when
the car returns to the barn at the conclusion of the charter.
- Call 214-855-0006 to book your party or to obtain further infor-
mation.
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Back to the Car Barn
Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998 by McKinney Avenue Transit Athority.
The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority is operated and managed
by volunteers dedicated to the history and preservation of electric
railways in the North Texas area. It is a nonprofit corporation
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations
of money, equipment, or time to MATA are always cheerfully accepted.
Office and Car Barn: 3153 Oak Grove at Bowen, Dallas Texas 75204
Telephone: (214) 855-0006, Fax: (214) 855-5250.
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Everything on this page is subject to change or cancellation without
notice.
Last updated February 05, 2002