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Pennsylvania's First Operating Trolley Museum
Pennsylvania's First Operating Trolley Museum
The J.G. Brill Co., located in southwest Philadelphia, was the world’s largest and most famous trolley car builder. Brill built car #249 in 1904 and exported it to Porto, Portugal for service. It was originally built as an open platform…
The most ambitious restoration project our museum has undertaken to date is York Railways #163. Built in 1924 by the J.G. Brill car Co. in Philadelphia, 163 is a rare curved-side car.
The first car acquired by Rockhill Trolley Museum was car #311. This car is a double truck “Birney Safety Car” built by Wason Manufacturing Co. of Springfield, MA.
Car 172 is a Brill semi-convertible design, meaning the windows can be raised into roof pockets. This creates an open summer car effect with the convenience of being able to lower the windows in case of a rain storm or…