You won't call the county’s bus headquarters anymore.  You'll call Beach Boy Trolley Corp.

On Oct. 1, 2001, Beach Boy took over charter trolley services in Escambia County and Pensacola without competiton from the local governments.

"We hammered out an agreement," said Beach Boy owner Tom McKean, who’s running a dozen trolleys. He was scheduled to receive No.13 Monday. "We've got two more coming before Thanksgiving."

 Under federal transportation law, neither Escambia County Area Transit--the agency that provides public bus service and maintains city trolleys - nor the city of Pensacola can compete with a private firm. 

  Without a corner on the trolley business, the city's trolley income will taper off, ending last year's $70,000 plus revenue from charter service.

This weekend, Beach Boy carried the wedding party of newlyweds John and Melanie Stewart from Perdido Bay United Methodist Church to New World Landing in Pensacola.  The bride's aunt, Betts Hartsock, booked the transportation.

 "It was something new. I thought it would be fun for the whole wedding party to go together," Hartsock said.

 "They loved it."

  For more than a year, the company had daily runs along Perdido Key.

  Now, the Beach Boy name, colorful trolleys and Logos, can be spotted all over Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.  The company also does special events between Destin and Mobile.

  The cost? You will have to call Beach Boy Trolley for a quote for your event.  And the company is carting people everywhere - weddings, conventions, last weekend's Blue Angels.  The firm even has a contract with Baptist Hospital for special   events.

   Earlier this year, local government officials realized Beach Boy might be ready to expand its offerings.  McKean agreed to allow the city to finish the calendar year with a few charters the municipality already scheduled.

   " Whatever we had on the books between now and the end of December, he agreed to let us have that," said Jennifer Fleming, the city's Community Redevelopment Agency director.

   During the day, the city's four -trolley fleet circulates downtown’s commercial core and the historic district. 

   "We're still doing that at a loss," she said.

     Last fiscal year, the city paid for about 90 percent of the downtown Trolley costs by renting its trolleys for private affairs during evenings and weekends.  To make up the difference, the City Council raised downtown parking meter rates and parking fines.

    Now, without the extra income from charters, Fleming said she doesn't know how the city will subsidize the downtown routes.

     "Beach Boy hopefully has so much business they'll rent the city's trolleys," she said.