(photo credit: Harry Greenblatt, May 2003)
Background
The Trolley Museum of New York is a non-profit educational museum founded in 1955.
The goals of the museum are to offer a ride to the public and through
exhibits and educational programs to share the rich history of rail
transportation and the role it played in the Hudson Valley region.
In addition to static displays of trolley, subway and rapid transit
cars from the United States and Europe, an excursion ride runs 1 1/2
miles from the foot of Broadway in downtown Kingston, New York,
to picnic grounds on the shore of the Hudson River.
Picnic tables are available at the Hudson River and the West Strand Park (Rondout Creek) trolley stops.
Along the way, we stop at the museum grounds.
The museum is on the original site of the
Ulster and Delaware Railroad yards at Milepost 1.
The main building is built on the foundation of the engine house which existed at the turn of the century.
The upper level includes a Visitors Center featuring seasonal and permanent displays,
a video viewing area and large windows overlooking the restoration shop.
Visitors can see up to eight trolley cars being housed and restored below.
The Trolley Museum of New York is a member of the
Association of Railway Museums
and the American Association of Museums.
Museum Store
The Museum Store carries everything for the trolley fan,
from toys for the kids to books for the collector.
Here,
Barbara Rumsey looks over a selection of new books in the Museum Store:
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
Credit cards accepted at the Trolley Museum:
Please visit the
On-line Museum Store!
Selected items from the Museum Store are available for mail-order.
Items include Corgi die-cast PCC streetcar models, Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood Trolleys, books and videos.
Visitors Center
See exhibits and displays about trolleys and related history.
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
A Suggested Tour of the Trolley Museum Site
- Trolley Stop
- Rail Yard
- Restoration Shop
- Mini-Park
- Visitors Center and Museum Store
(photo credit: David Jeron)
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There are three regular stops along the line.
Board at any of these locations:
- 89 East Strand--at main Museum entrance gate
- 1 Broadway--at West Strand Park
- Kingston Point--across the foot bridge from the park
The North Street crossing is also a flag stop.
(There is no loading platform at this location,
but if you wave at the car as it approaches North Street,
it will stop for you.)
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This page was last updated by Evan Jennings on Jan. 3, 2008.
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