Explore trolleys and trains to boats, cars, and planes! Investigate the motion and physics of how things move, test different flying contraptions, and launch tiny rockets. Build barges, design racecars, and learn the ins and outs of being a trolley conductor. DATES July 10 – 14 (Ages 6 – 8) CAMP THEMES: Science, Physics, Math, Technology, […]
This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA scouts meet requirements for the Environmental Science merit badge. We will be covering requirements 1, 2, 3.a, 3.b, 3.c, 3.d, 3.f, 3.g, 3.h, 5, and 6. Scouts are responsible for the following pre-requisites: 3.e, 4 Requirement 3.e requires […]
This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA scouts meet requirements for the Environmental Science merit badge. We will be covering requirements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9b, and 11. Scouts are responsible for the following pre-requisites: 10. Requirement 10 requires the Scout […]
This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA Scouts meet requirements for the Communications merit badge. We will be covering requirements 1C, 2A, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. Additionally, Scouts will need to complete some of the work for Requirements 4 and 6 prior to […]
Join PTM staff, volunteers, and members for our Zoom series, Trolleyology! These programs feature Pennsylvania transit history topics and tales of our collection that you can experience from home. Registration is required but free of charge. Donations are welcome and encouraged. Where the Heck is Hecla? 7/25/2023 - 7 PM ET - Presented by Dennis Cramer REGISTER […]
This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA Scouts meet requirements for the Electricity merit badge. We will be covering requirements 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 11. Scouts are responsible for the following pre-requisites: 2, 8, and 9. Requirement 2 requires an electrical […]
Dive into the world of coding and make some trolley-themed programs and apps! This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA Scouts meet requirements for the Programming merit badge. We will be covering requirements 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Scouts are responsible for […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Take part in the 112 year-old tradition of riding a trolley to the Washington County Fair. During the dates of Saturday, August 12 through Saturday, August 19, the Museum will shuttle guests from the Eaton parking lot at 2800 North Main Street to the Fair from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, visitors can […]
Frank Sprague is an unsung electrical genius who was born in Milford, Connecticut. People traveling today in modern trolleys/streetcars/trams are doing so courtesy of his inventions, and anyone taking a train into Grand Central Terminal in New York can see another of his inventions, from 1903, in daily use. To find out more about this remarkable man and his influence on modern transport, join Shore Line Trolley Museum volunteer Tom Laurenson on August 29th. And what could be the connection between Frank Sprague and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art? Find that answer too!
We're expanding! The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum will soon be moving to the new Welcome and Education Center, opening Fall 2023. With the move, visitors will get to experience the Museum in a whole new way - the Trolley Display Building will be open for guests to explore at their own pace in addition to regularly […]
We're expanding! The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum will soon be moving to the new Welcome and Education Center, opening Fall 2023. With the move, visitors will get to experience the Museum in a whole new way - the Trolley Display Building will be open for guests to explore at their own pace in addition to regularly […]
Join the volunteer team at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum as a trolley operator! This fall, the museum is offering two classes for those interested in educating visitors about the Trolley Era. Our New Operator Training offers a fun, hands-on opportunity to learn how to operate a trolley and qualify to be a museum operator. During Tour Guide Training, our […]
Join the volunteer team at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum as a trolley operator! This fall, the museum is offering two classes for those interested in educating visitors about the Trolley Era. Our New Operator Training offers a fun, hands-on opportunity to learn how to operate a trolley and qualify to be a museum operator. During Tour Guide Training, our […]
This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in grades 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA scouts meet requirements for the Railroading merit badge. We will be covering ALL requirements for this merit badge! While there are no pre-requisites, we strongly encourage participating Scouts to review the Railroading Merit Badge Requirements and workbook prior […]
This merit badge workshop is open to any youth in grades 6th – 12th grade and is designed to help BSA scouts meet requirements for the American Heritage merit badge. We will be covering requirements 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, and 6. Scouts are responsible for the following pre-requisites: 3c. Research your family's history. Find out how […]
Transportation and the cemetery have been linked for centuries, from 19th-century ferries carrying the dead in New York City to early 20th-century funerary street cars in Mexico City. Every city had to find a way to move its departed citizens to their final stop, such as Pittsburgh's Citizens Passenger Railway Horsecar, which in 1859 established a route between Fifth Avenue and a cemetery. This online talk led by Allison Meier, the author of Grave (Bloomsbury, 2023) and a cemetery tour guide, will chronicle these surprising connections between the dead and transit both in the United States and around the world, including a look at some historic curios like the London Necropolis Railway and presidential funeral trains.
As summer winds down and fall approaches, it means one thing: fall fun at Museum! We will host our annual Pumpkin Patch Trolley. Visitors are invited to experience the fall season with rides on trolleys that are outfitted with autumn decorations. Visitors can ride to the Trolley Display building where they can tour the large […]
As summer winds down and fall approaches, it means one thing: fall fun at Museum! We will host our annual Pumpkin Patch Trolley. Visitors are invited to experience the fall season with rides on trolleys that are outfitted with autumn decorations. Visitors can ride to the Trolley Display building where they can tour the large […]
