Electric City Trolley Museum

• SeasonRegular 2026 trolley excursions run Thursday–Sunday through October 25. Additional published weekends continue in November, with Elf on the Shelf November 27 and Santa trips from November 28 through December 20
• ParkingFree onsite parking is available on the broader Steamtown grounds. Follow the trolley-museum signs to 300 Cliff Street
• AccessibilityMost regular excursions use lift-equipped Car 76. Backup Car 80 is not wheelchair accessible, so call ahead to confirm the assigned car when boarding access is essential
• DeparturesRegular-season trips depart at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Special excursions use their own times; call before travel when a particular departure is essential
• RouteThe excursion covers about 5½ miles of the historic Laurel Line, parallels Roaring Brook, passes the Scranton Iron Furnaces, and runs through the 4,747-foot Crown Avenue Tunnel
• DurationCurrent official pages do not clearly publish a standard round-trip duration. Leave a generous buffer around another timed attraction and call the museum when an exact connection matters
• TicketsBuy museum admission, ride-only admission, or a combo inside the Electric City Trolley Museum before walking to the platform. Tickets are not sold on the car or at the boarding area
• FaresCurrent regular rates are $9 museum, $12 ride, or $15 combo for adults; $8, $11, or $14 for seniors 62+; and $7, $10, or $13 for ages 3–17. Children 2 and under are free
• Museum HoursOfficial 2026 sources conflict slightly: county and tourism materials list 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily April–December, while the association page lists 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. for April–October. Arrive by 4 and call before relying on the last half-hour
• BoardingExcursions board at Steamtown’s main passenger platform between the trolley museum building and the National Park Service facilities
• Separate AdmissionElectric City Trolley Museum and Steamtown National Historic Site are separate. The Steamtown core museum is free, but each organization’s rides use distinct tickets and schedules
• Weather And ChangesThe museum asks visitors to call ahead during inclement weather and notes that departure times can change. Special events and alternate equipment can also change the ordinary pattern

The official roster describes more than 25 passenger cars, work trolleys, electric-railway equipment, and industrial locomotives, with ten vehicles displayed at the museum or used in excursion service and the remainder under restoration or stored offsite. Regular excursions use Philadelphia Suburban Transit Co. cars No. 76, a 1926 J.G. Brill center-door car, and No. 80, a 1932 lightweight Brill “Master Unit.” The larger regional collection includes Philadelphia & Western Bullet car No. 206, Lehigh Valley Transit No. 801, Reading Transit & Light cars, Philadelphia streetcars and work equipment, and restoration projects. Display, storage, and operating status must not be conflated.