Lewistown & Reedsville Car 23 was built in 1914 by the J. G. Brill Company in Philadelphia for service on a system consisting of approximately 12 miles of track between Lewistown, Burnham, Yeagertown, and Reedsville that first operated in 1900. Car 23 ran until November 25, 1933 when trolley operations in Lewistown were abandoned in favor of bus service.
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For all you snow lovers, Rockhill Trolley Museum received measurable snow! That brought some museum volunteers to campus for one big reason: The chance to run Scranton Snow Sweeper #107 and its brushes for their intended use!
Credit to Shannon Cunningham Turner
Join us at the Rockhill Trolley Museum this Saturday, October 5, 2019, for the Fall Festival of Trolleys!
Ride and photograph trolleys that are rarely run for the public, including the famous Electroliner, also called the Liberty Liner, a 4-part articulated, high speed, train-trolley built in 1941!
Or ride our big, red 2-part articulated light rail train-trolley, built in Germany in 1982 for the San Diego Trolley system.
Other cars operating include the P&W “Bullet” car, PCC cars and a variety of old fashioned wooden trolleys. Take a ride through the countryside and enjoy the Fall foliage along the old Shade Gap Branch of the East Broad Top Railroad, past the ruins of the Rockhill Iron Furnace, to the Blacklog Narrows and back.
All tickets are multi-ride:
$10 for adults
$6 for children 2-12
under 2 is free
After your ride, check out the Museum Store, the restoration workshop, the carbarns and the Picnic Pavilion. If you can’t make this spectacular day, there are even more trolley events every weekend in October!