Sign-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. […]
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, […]
Volunteer Help Wanted: Assistant Museum Curator
February 16th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoSeashore Trolley Museum seeks a part-time, volunteer Assistant Curator to assist our Museum Curator. The Assistant Curator will work in concert with the museum curator to oversee the vast collection of streetcars, rapid transit cars, busses and trackless trolleys. The Assistant Curator under the direction of the curator, will oversee the items for de-accessioning […]
Now Hiring: Museum Store Associate
February 14th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoSeashore Trolley Museum seeks a part-time Museum Store Associate for our 83rd operating season. Hours are available starting April 4th; we are open for the general public on May 1st through Halloween and two weeks in December. The candidate’s start date can be flexible, but the ideal candidate will be able to begin by May […]
Seashore in the 1950s-1970s
January 11th, 2022 | by: Katie OrlandoCheck out the below presentation, originally presented to our volunteers and donors on December 28, 2021 by our President & CEO Jim Schantz, of Seashore Trolley Museum in Pictures from the 1950s to 1970s. The first version is just the slides; the second link will show you the slide plus the caption. File […]