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Connecticut Trolley Museum
A New Orleans streetcar stops at the Isle of Safety (originally at State St, Hartford)
Map
Established1940
Location58 North Road
East Windsor, Connecticut
TypeRailroad museum
Websitect-trolley.org

41°55′53″N 72°35′41″W / 41.93139°N 72.59472°W / 41.93139; -72.59472The Connecticut Trolley Museum, also known as the Warehouse Point Trolley Museum,[1][2] is the oldest incorporated museum dedicated to electric railroading in the United States.[3] Founded in October 1940, the museum is located in East Windsor, Connecticut and is open to the public April through December. The museum features static and moving displays, and self-guided tours of the state's trolley history.

Also located on the same property is the Connecticut Fire Museum which exhibits antique fire apparatus and motor coaches.

  1. ^ "Art Teacher Takes His Hobby In Rust, 55-Ton Increments". Hartford Courant. April 14, 1984. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tobacco Valley Sponsors Its First 'Holidayfest'". Hartford Courant. November 17, 1985. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Connecticut Electric Railway Association". www.ct-trolley.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

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