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    • Electric City Trolley Museum to reopen Friday

      The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      Nov. 23—The Electric City Trolley Museum will reopen Friday after a lack of heat prompted Lackawanna County officials to close the attraction last week. The trolley museum sits on the same grounds ...

    • Pandemic slows work on historic Scranton trolley restoration

      The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years ago

      Jun. 13—The organization spearheading restoration of the former Scranton Transit Co. 505 trolley eagerly wants to get the project rolling again after the COVID-19 pandemic considerably slowed ...

    • Lackawanna County trolley museum director dies

      The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 8 months ago

      Sep. 12—Someday, local enthusiasts will finish restoring Scranton Transit Co. 505, one of the few remaining electric trolleys that ran on city streets. Wayne Hiller will deserve some of the ...

    • Santa Claus to make an appearance on trolley rides

      The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      Nov. 15—The Electric City Trolley Museum will bring on holiday guests for special excursions starting Thanksgiving weekend. "Elf on the Shelf" will board the trolley Nov. 25, at 9:30, 10:30 ...

    • Rare trolley from Knoebels finds new home at museum

      The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 9 months ago

      Aug. 27—It's a piece of Pennsylvania history through and through. Built in Philadelphia, a 1906 trolley car that carried coal miners before hosting campers at Knoebels Amusement Resort — where ...

    • Holiday rides teach kids about railroad history

      WBRE via Yahoo News· 5 months ago

      SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Families in Lackawanna County can get into the holiday spirit while also learning about local history. Riders jumped on board a trolley at the Electric ...

    • Mask mandate in place at Lackawanna County museum

      WBRE via Yahoo News· 4 months ago

      SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says Lackawanna County is at the high level for new cases of COVID-19, and with that classification ...

    • Amtrak says NYC passenger train could start by 2028

      The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      Mar. 23—A Scranton to New York City passenger train could be rolling by 2028, carrying more than 300,000 riders in its first year and approaching 500,000 only two years later, according to an ...