Public service began on October 14, 2012, with initial hours of operation scheduled for weekends from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until sometime in November. The section of railroad line brought into use for rides at that time was about long, stopping just before the bridge over the East Fork of Issaquah Creek. The section of track north of the bridge could not be used until repair work on the bridge. By 2016, rehabilitation work on the bridge had been completed, allowing the route to be extended across and beyond the bridge, to Gilman Blvd., where the track ends. The extended line came into use at the beginning of the 2016 season, on May 7, making the overall length of usable track about long. Future plans include building a small covered platform at the end of the line adjacent to the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce building, which would allow the trolley to serve the purpose of an actual (though limited) transit system, ferrying riders between Issaquah's downtown (accessed from the Issaquah Depot) and the Issaquah commercial core's other major pedestrian destinations: Confluence Park and the Gilman Village shopping district (accessed from the new Gilman Station).