#Seashore trolley museum series

#Seashore trolley museum series

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Off Season (May, June, Sept., Oct., Nov.) 10 (Weather Permitting)Īdmission rates include unlimited rides and access to the

Maine Antique Power Days - July 19 & 20.

The Museum's Canadian Collection is the largest outside of There is also the Boston Collection, perhaps the finest collection of transit vehicles from any one city. Museum has the Maine Collection, which contains the only trolley cars from the state. There are several sub-collections including 'The National Collection' of American streetcars, which contains representative trolley cars from nearly every first tier American city. Over 270 mass transit vehicles, some 230 of which are accessioned. The Seashore Trolley Museum has in its Vehicle Collection The Museum Library contains several hundred books, magazines, photographs, transparencies, motion picture film, plans, diagrams, etc. The Museum Store offers for sale one of the largest collections of books and video tapes on the subject of electric trolleys and Northeastern railroads. May visit the Restoration Shop where the trolleys are restored to operating condition. Visitors may also tour 3 carbarns with 30 of the Museum's finest trolleys that have been restored on display. The Seashore Trolley Museum offers demonstration rides on a two mile rail line on authentic electric trolleys for Museum visitors. All donations are federally taxĭeductible in the United States to the limit of the law. The Society is a non-profit educational institution incorporated in 1941 in the State of Maine, and is registered as a tax-Įxempt organization under Section 501 (C) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Seashore Electric Railway, and is the principal activity of the New England Electric Railway Historical Society, Inc. The Seashore Trolley Museum was founded in 1939 as the Because dogs are part of the family, we are dog-friendly.To preserve the heritage of urban and interurban mass transitĪs a living resource for the benefit of present and future We welcome individuals, families, transit fans, school groups, tourists, historians, and anyone looking to re-live their childhood in our nostalgic setting. Our satellite museum is the National Streetcar Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. Seashore Trolley Museum is located in beautiful Kennebunkport, Maine, just 30 minutes south of Portland, Maine and 90 minutes north of Boston, Massachusetts. It is our goal to provide a relaxing, fun and educational place to enjoy by yourself or with family and friends. Enjoy our beautiful grounds and picnic areas. We carry a wide variety of transit themed clothing, games, puzzles, books and other souvenirs to purchase for yourself or as a gift for a special person. If you would like a snack or to shop for a memento of your visit, stop in at the Museum Store.

Visit our Restoration Shop where you can view many cars in the process of maintenance or comprehensive restoration. From the omnibus, to electric streetcars, buses, light rail vehicles, and rapid transit cars, we’ve got them all. Our world-renowned collection includes vehicles from almost every major city in the United States that had streetcar systems, as well as from across the world. Explore three carhouses filled with beautiful, restored trolleys and several other precious transit artifacts around our outdoor campus. Take a ride on our heritage railroad in a vintage trolley from the early 1900s through our 350-acre campus. 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046Īs the first and largest Electric Railway Museum in the world, our guests learn about and gain a new appreciation for the role public transportation has played throughout history.