Seashore Trolley Museum

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  • Community
  • Sports & Recreation

Location

195 Log Cabin RoadKennebunkport, ME 04046 United States
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Mission Statement

New England Electric Railway Historical Society shares powerful connections between the past and present. We preserve knowledge, context, and resources for future generations by collecting, restoring, operating, and exhibiting significant public transit vehicles and artifacts. New England Electric Railway Historical Society was established in 1939 in Kennebunkport, Maine. The National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, MA is a satellite of New England Electric Railway Historical Society’s Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Description

Seashore Trolley Museum proudly continues the legacy of its founders by maintaining and sharing our world-class transit collections and knowledge with you. Our exhibits and guides call attention to the technological, aesthetic, and historically significant characteristics of our collections.

Our visitors learn about, and gain a new appreciation for, the role public transportation.. Transit enthusiasts and professionals around the world know about the museum. We also welcome individuals, families, school groups, tourists and historians. Riding on a private railroad, in antique streetcars with uniformed crews is memorable. All of our visitors experience a powerful connection to the past at Seashore Trolley Museum.

Our vehicle collection represents the evolution of public transportation. It includes examples from the timeline of public transportation. From the omnibus, to electric streetcars, buses, light rail vehicles, and rapid transit cars, we’ve got them all. Because dogs are part of the family, we are always dog friendly.

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