Cincinnati Bell Connector
vehicle number projected delivery date commemorative beer
1175 October 30 , 2015 Ryed the Rails by Taft 's Ale House
1176 November 23 , 2015 Desire by Christian Moerlein Lager House
1177 December 11 , 2015 Traction by Rhinegeist
1178 January 7 , 2016 Christian Moerlein Tap Room
1179 February 5 , 2016 1179 Marzen Rock Bottom Brewery
Commemorative beers
On October 23 , 2015 , Brad Thomas , a member of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority , announced that the five different brewers that line the streetcars route had each agreed to brew a new specialty beer to honor the delivery of the first five vehicles . [ 73 ]
The Cincinnati Bell Connector, previously known as the Cincinnati Streetcar, is a streetcar system in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The system opened to passengers on September 9, 2016. The streetcar operates on a loop from The Banks, Great American Ball Park, and Smale Riverfront Park through Downtown Cincinnati and north to Findlay Market in the northern edge of the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Future extensions have been proposed to the Uptown area, home to the University of Cincinnati, the regional hospitals on Pill Hill, and the Cincinnati Zoo; and to Northern Kentucky. The project faced opposition on several occasions after being first proposed in 2007. Challenges included ballot initiatives to stop the project in 2009 and 2011, opposition from members of Cincinnati City Council, Governor John Kasich, and Mayor John Cranley (elected in 2013). However, both of the anti-rail ballot initiatives were rejected by voters, and a pro-streetcar majority was elected to City Council in 2011, allowing the project to move forward. Naming rights to the system were purchased by Cincinnati Bell in a $3.4 million, 10-year deal in August 2016.