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The Electric City Trolley Museum Association

A Non-Profit Educational Corporation

The Electric City Trolley Museum Association is a volunteer non-profit group that supports the activities of the Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, at the Steamtown National Historic Site. The association is an outgrowth of predecessor preservation groups including Buckingham Valley Trolley Association and East Penn Valley Traction, which conveyed to the museum most of the trolleys and artifacts in its historic collection. Association members support the Electric City Trolley Museum with their time, talent, trolley expertise and contributions. The Electric City Trolley Museum Association is IRS recognized as a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. We welcome anyone sharing our interest in electric railways of eastern Pennsylvania to find out more about the Electric City Trolley Museum Association through this web site, and to consider joining or supporting our activities by becoming a member.

Trolley operation resumed May 1st for the 2010 season.

Please go the Museum Page for additional information about ticket sales and the boarding area.

Special Note: September 4th, 5th & 6th, 2010 will be Railfest Weekend at Steamtown. For these three days there will be five (5) trolley excursions each day at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM. The Museum will also be open from 9:00 AM through 6:00 PM for the three days for the Steamtown Railfest Weekend.

Please call the Museum at (570) 963-6590 during regular business hours and speak to one of the staff personnel for the latest information.

SWB Yankees

For the 2010 Season the trolley will run to the following Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees games at PNC field:

Sunday, June 13th - Indianapolis Indians, 5:05 PM Game Time, Trolley Departs 4:15 PM at Cedar Ave.
Sunday, June 27th - Rochester Red Wings, 5:05 PM Game Time, Trolley Departs 4:15 PM at Cedar Ave.
Sunday, July 11th - Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, 1:05 PM Game Time, Trolley Departs 12:15 PM at Cedar Ave.
Sunday, July 18th - Toledo Mud Hens, 1:05 PM Game Time, Trolley Departs 12:15 PM at Cedar Ave.
Sunday, August 1st - Syracuse Chiefs, 5:05 PM Game Time, Trolley Departs 4:15 PM at Cedar Ave.
Sunday, August 29th - Buffalo Bisons, 5:05 PM Game Time, Trolley Departs 4:15 PM at Cedar Ave.

These special Ballpark trips will leave from Cedar Avenue & Laurel Line Drive in Downtown Scranton and return after the game. Parking is available along Laurel Line Drive. Please do not park at Steamtown as it closes at 5:00 PM. The $20.00 per person price for these special excursions (Trolley Ride to Game Only is $11.00) include the following:

A trolley ride to the Stadium boarding at Cedar Avenue in Scranton.
Baseball admission ticket.
A Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees Baseball Hat (this alone valued at $20)
Return trolley ride to Cedar Avenue.

All ticket sales are through the museum. Please call the Museum at (570) 963-6590 for further information and the necessary reservations.

#76 in the Snow at Virginia, December 7, 2008 - David Noyes photo

Laurel Line - An Anthracite Region Railway by James N.J. Henwood and John G. Muncie -published by Tribute Books-214pp.

New Second Edition with improved photo reproduction. Based on the survival of the Laurel Line's corporate records, authors Henwood and Muncie make the most out of this historical treasure. In the book, the railway emerges in human terms of strife, struggle, victory and defeat. The reader learns not only what happened, but why, and who made it happen. All railroads and interurban railways are interesting if properly researched - the Laurel Line as portrayed in this work is profoundly interesting. Many classic photographs from Edward S. Miller and other rail photographers illustrate the story. Reproductions of maps, car plans and other memorabilia are also presented.

Softcover $39.95

To order call the Museum at (570) 963-6590.

Trolley Excursion Extended to PNC Field at Montage Mountain in Moosic, PA

Official opening was Friday, July 14, 2006.

First Trip to the Stadium - David Noyes photo

No. 76 at the South Tunnel portal
#76 at South Scranton - Edward W. Torpey photo

The Trolley Excursion operates through the 4747 foot long Laurel Line Crown Avenue Tunnel and along the former Laurel Line and Erie RR rights of way to the Trolley Works building adjacent to the PNC Field at Montage Mountain Road in Moosic, PA the home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

Go to the Electric City Trolley Museum Page for more information on the excursion ride and special events.

Museum Hours & Directions:

The trolley museum building is open seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM during the late spring, summer and fall months May through December except Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving Day. During the winter months, January through April, the trolley museum building is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The entrance is at 300 Cliff Street, Scranton, PA 18503 on the grounds of the Steamtown National Historic Site adjacent to downtown. (Exit 185 off Interstate 81). Follow the signs to Steamtown and you can’t miss us! Phone: (570) 963-6590.

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