All aboard! We are opening for our 84th season on Saturday, May 6th from 9:30AM-4:30PM and will be open weekends in May, and Wednesdays-Sundays from June 1st through Halloween. Experience history in motion on interactive trolley rides on the museum’s private heritage electric railroad, which once served as a portion of Maine’s Atlantic […]
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Volunteer to Operate Trolleys this Season!
February 20th, 2023 | by: Katie OrlandoSign-ups are now open for our 2023 Railway Operations Training! Volunteer to operate trolleys for our guests this season at the world’s first and largest electric railway museum. The first part of our new operator training is four, 2-hour Zoom classes. We are offering these classes on either Mondays or Tuesdays. Group one classes […]
Model Railroad Building Update
January 9th, 2023 | by: Katie OrlandoSeashore Trolley Museum’s Model Railroad Building Construction Underway Seashore Trolley Museum recently broke ground on what now will be a $3.2M construction project to exhibit one of Maine’s largest HO-scale railroad layouts. The model railroad depicts the Maine Central Railroad in the 1940s-60s and is being relocated from Jonesport, Maine thanks to a […]
Donate to Boston Elevated Railway No. 5821 on GivingTuesday
November 28th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoSupport Boston Elevated Railway No. 5821 Today! Today is GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement and day of giving. Seashore Trolley Museum is raising funds on GivingTuesday to repair both trucks on Boston Elevated Railway No. 5821. No. 5821 has been part of our operating fleet for several years. Perhaps you even took a ride on 5821 […]
2023 Board of Trustee Applications Now Available
November 28th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoClick here to download our 2023 Trustee Application. To Our Members and Supporters: We invite shareholding members in good standing and community supporters 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 […]
Clifford the Big Red Dog to Visit Seashore!
September 5th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoTake an adventure to Seashore Trolley Museum on Saturday and Sunday September 17th and 18th for a meet and greet with Clifford, from the PBS KIDS series Clifford The Big Red Dog. Hop on a trolley and take a ride on the museum’s heritage railway to take photos with Clifford The Big Red Dog. […]
Give Back at Ice Cream Nights this Season
June 30th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoAll aboard! Join Seashore Trolley Museum for a fan favorite — Ice Cream Night! This summer tradition is held every Wednesday in July and August from 5:30PM-7:30PM. Guests are treated to a special evening trolley ride on the museum’s heritage railway through their 350-acre campus AND an ice cream sundae with all the fixin’s! […]
Seashore Trolley Museum Named 2022 Blue Star Museum
June 13th, 2022 | 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 2022 program began on Armed Forces Day and ends on Labor Day. Find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. Blue Star Museums is an initiative […]
2022 Annual Meeting in Review
May 1st, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoThank you to all who joined us for our Zoom Annual Meeting on April 30, 2022. We appreciate the 75+ members and supporters that joined us for part or all of the day. If you missed the meeting, HERE are the slides that were shown during the meeting. Our Board Chair Rob Drye & our […]
We’re Opening for the 2022 Season on May 1!
April 25th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoAll aboard! Seashore Trolley Museum is opening for its 83rd season on Sunday, May 1 from 9:30AM-4:30PM. The world’s first and largest electric railway museum will be open weekends in May, and Wednesdays-Sundays from June 1st through Halloween. Experience history in motion on interactive trolley rides on the museum’s private heritage electric railroad, […]