Connecticut open trolley cars at Seashore Trolley Museum
Jul 19, 2018 - Check out the 2019 80th Anniversary
Schedule of Events & Activities below! PWM
Seashore Trolley Museum, - Museum of Mass Transit, is celebrating its 80th Birthday year in 2019!
Special Events are scheduled - Public operations start on May 4, 2019.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota car 1267 on
July 26, 2018, at Seashore Trolley Museum - PWM
* Saturday, May 4: Opening Day! Admission for Maine residents is $2.07; children 15 and under are free. Out-of-state guests celebrating "May The Fourth Be With You Day" by dressing in Star Wars gear also get in for $2.07! Special cars in our Maine collection will be displayed.
* Saturday, May 11: Minnesota Day. To honor Minnesota's statehood anniversary, car 1267 will be featured and celebrated. Residents of Minnesota get in free!
* Sunday, May 12: Mother's Day. Mothers' admission is free! Behind the Scenes, Shop Tours will be offered at 11 AM and 1 PM.
* Saturday, May 18: Armed Forces Day. Active duty military personnel and veterans' admissions are free!
Wheeling, West Virginia car 639 at
Seashore Trolley Museum - September 30, 2018 - PWM
Each weekday will feature a ride on a special trolley, rarely operated!
* Saturday, June 1: Business Member Appreciation Day. Seashore's business members will be featured. All guests will get one chance to win door prizes donated by our business members!
* Saturday, June 8: Superhero & Royalty Day! Dress as your favorite superhero or a royalty! Special activities will be set up around campus.
* Saturday, June 16: Fathers' Day. Fathers' admission is free! Behind the Scenes, Shop Tours will be offered at 11 AM and 1 PM.
* Thursday, June 20: West Virginia Day. To honor West Virginia's statehood anniversary, car 639 will be featured. Residents of West Virginia get in free!
* Friday, June 21: New Hampshire Day. To honor New Hampshire's statehood anniversary, cars 38 and the City of Manchester will be featured. Residents of New Hampshire get in for $6.03 (New Hampshire children 15 and under get in free).
* Saturday, June 29: First Responder Day. To show our appreciation, first responders' admission is free.
Boston Elevated Railway No. 5821 at Seashore
May 6, 2018 - PWM
Each weekday will feature a ride on a special trolley, rarely operated!
* Wednesdays in July: Ice Cream Night! Join us from 5 PM-& PM for ice cream sundaes and a trolley ride! Admission is only $6 per person; children 2 and under are free.
* Monday, July 1: Canada Day! Canadian residents' admission is half off. Montreal car 2, our "Golden Chariot," will be featured.
~ Monday, July 8: Model Railroad Layouts! Massachusetts Day! Admission for Massachusetts residents is half off!
* Sunday, July 14: Moxie Day! Experience a Moxie Invasion!
* Saturday, July 20: Daniel Tiger comes to Seashore! Take a trolley ride to meet Daniel Tiger! Tiger, son of Daniel Striped Tiger from the PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Pre-purchase tickets online
* Saturday, July 27: Connecticut Day! Connecticut cars 303, 838, and 1160 will be featured. Admission for Connecticut residents is half off!
Sydney, Australia car 1700 at Seashore
October 2018 - Photo Michael de la Vega
Each weekday will feature a ride on a special trolley, rarely operated!
* Wednesdays in August: Ice Cream Night! Join us from 5 PM-& PM for ice cream sundaes and a trolley ride! Admission is only $6 per person; children 2 and under are free.
* Wednesday, August 3: Teacher Appreciation Day. To show our appreciation, teachers' admission is free today! All teachers will receive a free chance to enter to win door prizes!
* Saturday, August 10: International Day. International visitors' admission is half off. Cars from our international collection will be featured!
* Sunday, August 11 - Monday, August 13: Members-Only Event - Meteor Shower Viewing. Visitor Center filed, ( PM - 12 AM. Free Admission for Members. (Membership Application Here)
Business members from both area Chambers (Kennebunk/Arundel/Kennebunkport and Biddeford-Saco) will be joining us for an evening of great food, beverages, and trolley/pump car rides!
* Saturday, August 17: Dog Appreciation Day. Dogs are welcome every day at the Museum, but today we will have special door prizes and more!
New Haven, Connecticut cars nos. 1160 & 303 at the
Pumpkin Patch September 23, 2018 - PWM
* Sunday, September 8: Grandparent's Day: Grandparents' admission is free! Behind the Scenes, Shop Tours will be offered at 11 AM and 1 PM.
* Saturday-Sunday, September 21, 22, 28, & 29: Pumpkin Patch Trolley. Ride a trolley to the Seashore Pumpkin Patch to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Fun family games and activities! Purchase tickets online.
Boston Elevated Railway no. 5821 - PWM
* Saturday, October 12: Members Day. Members have the opportunity to ride and operate special cars in our collection and participate in special workshops!
Prepare to be Scared! Take a ride down Seashore's haunted track...if you dare...to our "Carbarn of Terror! But, BEWARE of the GHOST TROLLEY! Pre-order tickets online.
* Sunday, October 27: Trolley-ween! The last day of our regular operating season! Participate in our "ghost hunt" for a chance to win a free 2020 family membership! Costumes are encouraged.
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Click Here for The Birth of Seashore Trolley Museum Blog Post
Click Here for STM's Ten National Register of Historic Places Electric Railway Vehicles post
Click Here for 1901 Tower C Boston Elevated Railway to STM in 1975
Click Here for No. 38 - 1906 Manchester & Nashua Street Railway - Acquired March 21, 1940
Click Here for No. 60 - 1895 Manchester Street Railway - Acquired April 11, 1941
Click Here for No. 4387 - 1918 Eastern Mass. Street Railway - Acquired August 29, 1946
Click Here for No. 100 - 1906 Atlantic Shore Line Railway - Acquired 1949
Click Here for No. 108 - 1904 Portsmouth, Dover & York Street Railway - Acquired 1949
Click Here for No. 14 Narcissus 1912 Portland-Lewiston Interurban - Acquired 1969
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban
The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
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Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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