The trolley museum building will be open seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM throughout the year. Except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days. 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.
During the operating season, the trolley excursion will depart from the main passenger platform of the Steamtown National Historic Site and trips are scheduled at 10:30 AM, 12:00 NOON, 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM Thursday through Sunday. Please note that tickets for the trolley excursion are sold at the Trolley Museum building and are not available on the car. The trolley excursion boarding area is between the Trolley Museum building and the main Steamtown facilities.
During the operating season, the trolley excursion will depart from the main passenger platform of the Steamtown National Historic Site. Trips are scheduled at 10:30 AM, 12:00 NOON, 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM Thursday through Sunday. Please note that tickets for the trolley excursion are sold at the Trolley Museum building and are not available on the car. The trolley excursion boarding area is between the Trolley Museum building and the main Steamtown facilities. The scenic route follows a portion of the former Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley (Laurel Line) Railroad right-of-way as it parallels Roaring Brook proceeds past the Historic Iron Furnaces and continues through the Crown Avenue Tunnel, at 4747 feet long, one of the longest interurban tunnels ever built. An additional extension to the Lackawanna County Stadium at Montage was completed July 14, 2006.
The Electric City Trolley Museum is a collaborative effort involving many partners. Together they have created a premier electric railway museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1887, Scranton was Pennsylvania�s first city with a successful pioneer trolley line and became known as �The Electric City.� The museum collection provides a highly representative picture of the electric railway history of eastern Pennsylvania, from the Philadelphia region to Northeast Pennsylvania.
The museum was created by the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority. Lackawanna County manages the museum day-to-day. The facility itself, located on the Steamtown National Historic Site, is on long-term lease from the National Park Service. The trolleys operate over tracks owned by both Steamtown and the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, including a portion of the historic Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley �Laurel Line� third-rail interurban right-of-way.
Chris Balton Photos - May 15, 2020
Chris Balton Photos - May 15, 2020
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As part of the Museum's Second Aniversary Celebration in 2001, author Debra Brill, great-great-granddaughter of John George Brill signed copies of her recent book, "History of the J. G. Brill Company" published by the Indiana University Press at the Museum on Saturday, October 27th, 2001. In addition, there was a question and answer session with the author, a musical performance by the Friendly City Chrous and a birthday cake celebration for the Museum. Saturday, October 27th 2001 was also the formal dedication and opening of the Charles J. Van Depoele Library and Archives at the Museum.
"Electric City's TROLLEY THROUGH TIME," is a living history production by Keith Williams that dramatizes the intriguing events surrounding the birth of electric traction in November of 1886. The production company uses song, the Trolley Museum's many displays and an actual trolley excursion ride, to draw the attendees into the story with actors portraying inventor Charles Van Depoele and prominent and ordinary citizens of Scranton. The production opened Saturday, June 23rd, 2001 and continued every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM through Sunday, August 26th, 2001.
Click on a link below to connect with associated sites for more visitor information:
Lackawanna County
City of Scranton
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority
Northeast Pennsylvania Convention & Visitors Bureau
Steamtown National Historic Site