Shore Line Trolley Museum
Trolley museum in East Haven, Connecticut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States. The museum includes exhibits on trolley history in the visitors' center and offers rides on restored trolleys along its 1.5 mi (2.4 km) track as the Branford Electric Railway. In addition to trolleys, the museum also operates restored subway cars, a small number of both trolleybuses and conventional buses.
Location | 17 River Street East Haven, Connecticut |
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Type | Trolley History |
Website | shorelinetrolley |
Branford Electric Railway Historic District | |
Location | East Haven, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°16′27.6″N 72°51′46.0″W |
Built | 1900 |
NRHP reference No. | 83001278[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 3, 1983 |
The museum encompasses the Branford Electric Railway Historic District, which was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2][3]