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Experience the oldest continuously running suburban trolley line in the USA at the Shore Line Trolley Museum. Enjoy special events, public rides, tours, and fundraisers year round.
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The Shore Line Trolley Museum – A Museum in Motion 17 River St, East Haven, CT 06512 E-mail: info@shorelinetrolley.org - Telephone: (203) 467-6927
Learn about the history and heritage of the trolley and related forms of mass transit at the oldest continuously-operated suburban trolley line in the US. Explore the museum's collections, ride historic restored trolleys, and enjoy scenic surroundings at the Shore Line Trolley Museum.
The Shore Line Trolley Museum maintains several collections which preserve the history and heritage of the Trolley Era. The Museum owns nearly 100 vintage transit vehicles, as described in more detail below. In addition, the museum archives contain nearly 30,000 photographic images, over 4,000 books and documents, and about 1,000 small ...
Your visit. Your visit to the Shore Line Trolley Museum could last an hour, or last a day. The choice is up to you; there are many things to see and do at the museum. Getting to the museum is easy and convenient. We're only 3 minutes from I-95 or US-1, just off the East Haven Town Green.
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Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States. The museum includes exhibits on trolley history in the visitors' center and offers rides on restored trolleys along its 1.5 mi (2.4 km) track as the Branford Electric Railway .
Take a journey back in time and visit The Shore Line Trolley Museum. The museum operates a fine collection of restored trolleys on 1.5 miles of track, once connecting the city of New Haven with the Connecticut shoreline. For over 100 years, trolley cars traversed this private right-of-way from East Haven, through the woods and marshland of ...
