All aboard! Seashore Trolley Museum is opening its heritage railway and the full museum campus for our 86th season on Saturday, May 3rd. The world’s first and largest electric railway museum will be open weekends in May, and Wednesdays-Sundays from June 1st through the end of October from 9:30AM-4:30PM. Experience history in motion […]
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2024 Volunteers & Donors Recognized
May 1st, 2025 | by: Katie OrlandoThank you to all who joined us at our Annual Meeting day of events and our Volunteer & Donor Appreciation Dinner on Saturday, April 26. If you missed the event, check out the presentation slides, HERE. 2025-28 Elected Trustee Results: The Society’s 316 Member Shareholders in Good Standing possess 650,675 total shares. 548,861 shares […]
Seashore Trolley Museum Named 2025 Blue Star Museum
April 4th, 2025 | by: Katie OrlandoSeashore Trolley Museum will join museums nationwide again this season in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2025 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025. […]
Volunteers Wanted: Trolley Conductors & Operators
March 11th, 2025 | by: Katie OrlandoLooking for a volunteer opportunity to spark joy in your life? Seashore Trolley Museum seeks new volunteer trolley conductors and operators from the community for the museum’s electric heritage railway. Learn a unique, new skill and help the world’s largest transit museum provide an awesome experience for guests during their 2025 season and beyond. […]
Maine Central Model Railroad Open Year-Round!
February 6th, 2025 | by: Katie OrlandoSeashore Trolley Museum’s new Maine Central Model Railroad building is now open year-round! Stop by to visit this new exhibit Thursdays-Saturdays from 10AM-4PM this winter and spring. The building is also open on Wednesdays during Maine and New Hampshire school vacation weeks. More hours will be added when the rest of the museum’s 350-acre […]
Museum To Raise Funds for The Golden Chariot on #GivingTuesday
December 2nd, 2024 | by: Katie OrlandoOn Tuesday, December 3rd, the world is celebrating #GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement and day of giving. Seashore Trolley Museum is raising funds on GivingTuesday to support rebuilding the trucks of the Montreal Tramways Golden Chariot Observation Car #2. Please support our mission and contribute! We will not be able to operate the […]
All Aboard for Christmas Prelude!
November 28th, 2024 | by: Katie OrlandoThis year Christmas Prelude at Seashore Trolley Museum will take place eight days instead of our usual six! Trolleys will operate six days, and the model railroad exhibit will be open all eight days. Christmas Prelude Trolley Rides: Friday-Sunday December 6-8 and 13-15 Come out to the Seashore Trolley Museum for a special winter […]
2025 Trustee Applications Now Available
November 12th, 2024 | by: Katie OrlandoThe New England Electric Railway Historical Society, d/b/a Seashore Trolley Museum and the National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, invites those who can demonstrate they will meet and exceed all Trustee roles, expectations, and goals to apply for a Trustee position on the Board of Trustees. The application period for the position of Appointed or […]
New Volunteer Open House: November 16
November 3rd, 2024 | by: Katie OrlandoHave you been thinking about becoming a Seashore Trolley Museum volunteer? Join us on Saturday, November 16 from 2PM-5PM to learn more about the seasonal and year-round volunteer opportunities available this winter and during our 2025 season. Volunteer opportunities include: * Restoring and maintaining our trolleys and other transit vehicles in our Restoration Shop […]
Welcome to Museum Educator Jackson Seeberg
October 27th, 2024 | by: Katie OrlandoPlease join us in officially welcoming Jackson Seeberg to our professional staff team. Jackson, our new Museum Educator for our Model Railroad Building, originally comes from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and has always been passionate about history, developing a deep love for American history at an early age. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in […]