1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁city ▁reached ▁agreement ▁with ▁Y V T / UP ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁then - pro posed ▁her itage ▁street car ▁operation ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁tracks ▁and ▁overhead ▁t rol ley ▁w ires ▁of ▁the ▁rail road . ▁ ▁This ▁began ▁operation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁with ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁a ▁new ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁named ▁Y ak ima ▁Valley ▁Inter urban ▁L ines ▁( rep la ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁Y ak ima ▁Valley ▁T rolle ys ), ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁( ), ▁on ▁a ▁reduced ▁scale . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁decl ining ▁re venue , ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁file d ▁for ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁the ▁Y V T ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Com merce ▁Commission ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Operation ▁ceased ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁city ▁officials , ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁don ated ▁the ▁entire ▁rail road ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Y ak ima , ▁to ▁allow ▁continued ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁her itage ▁street car ▁service ▁by ▁the ▁Y ak ima ▁Valley ▁T rolle ys , ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁volunte er - run ▁non - pro fit ▁organization . ▁ ▁The ▁don ation ▁included ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁three