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By Doug, June 23, 2009 07:43

Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine

The Seashore Trolley Museum was founded in 1939 with one open trolley car, No. 31 from the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company. Over the years thousands of members have followed the founding fathers by helping the Museum grow to be the premier electric railway museum in the world. Today, our collection contains over 250 transit vehicles, most of them trolleys, from all over the United States, Canada, and many other countries. We are the oldest, and largest electric railway museum in the world.

In 1939, three men were out and about looking at trains in Lewiston, Maine. At the time, one of the few remaining companies to still be offering trolley service, the Biddeford & Saco Railroad, had just ordered buses and the end of trolley service was drawing near. So, the three men raised $150 (from 10 different people) and purchased one of the trolley cars for restoration and preservation.

From that one car, the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine was born. Today, the museum boasts the largest collection of trolley cars anywhere in the world. Some of the trolleys are still in operation and the museum entry fee includes unlimited rides.