Ryan Wallace

Seashore Trolley Museum

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My friends and I visited the Seashore Trolley Museum in Maine. Here’s what we saw!

Sections

  1. The Trolleys
  2. MBTA Vehicles
  3. Other Transit Vehicles
  4. Model Railroad Shots
  5. Videos

The Trolleys

A vintage yellow and white trolley car from “THE CONNECTICUT CO.” is stopped on the tracks next to a brick platform. A small A-frame sign reads “TROLLEY RIDES BOARD HERE” and a metal step stool provides access to the trolley’s open door.

A close-up of the front of a vintage yellow trolley, number 303. The destination sign reads “DIXWELL AV. R.R. STATION”. In the background on a parallel track, another vintage trolley is visible among green trees.

A vintage dark green and red trolley, number 966 with “DESIRE” on its destination sign, is parked on a curved track. To the left stands a historic two-story green wooden signal tower under a blue sky with trees.

A view from the driver’s seat inside an old TTC Streetcar from Toronto. The dashboard is filled with colorful buttons and analog gauges. Through the large windshield, a grassy field and another bus can be seen in the distance.

A front-on view of a red, white, and grey Toronto streetcar, number 4068. Its destination sign indicates route “501 GREENWOOD/CONNAUGHT”. The streetcar sits on a gravel track bed with pine trees in the background.

The side of a red and white Toronto streetcar featuring a commemorative white circular decal that reads “GOODBYE TORONTO CLRV, 1979->2019, 40 YEARS” with an illustration of the vehicle.

A red and white Toronto streetcar, number 4068, is parked on a track in the foreground. Behind it, on a grassy and gravel area, are two retired white transit buses, including a Washington D.C. metrobus.

A yellow and white trolley car with passengers aboard is seen through trees, stopped at an outdoor station in a wooded area. The trolley’s destination sign reads “TALCOTT FIELD”.

The curved front of a vintage yellow trolley, number 1227, is pictured inside a barn. A sign on its side advertises the “B.F. KEITH’S HIPPODROME NAVAL JAZZ BAND”.

A long view down the interior of a trolley barn with a wooden frame and metal roof. On the right is a yellow trolley, and in the distance at the end of the barn is a green trolley with its headlight on.

MBTA Vehicles

A train yard with several diverging tracks. In the background, a vintage orange and white MBTA Orange Line subway car sits next to the rusty, red rear of another train car that has two distinctive round windows.

Me smiling in front of a very old, rusty red-brown MTA bus. The bus’s destination sign reads “CLARENDON HILL VIA BROADWAY”.

A head-on view of a vintage white and yellow GMC “fishbowl” bus, number 6169. Its destination sign reads “96 HARVARD STATION”. The bus is parked on a gravel lot between two other old buses.

The interior of an old MBTA Trolley Mockup, showing a vintage framed advertisement on the wall. The ad features a man in a suit riding a bicycle with the caption, “Ask your son for the keys to the bike.”

A close-up of a vintage MBTA “Rapid Transit Lines” map inside a vehicle, showing the old configuration of the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green lines. Above the map is the number “3400”.

A weathered MBTA Blue Line subway car sits on tracks in a rail yard, with its destination sign set to “ORIENT HTS”. To the left is a green carbarn, and the yard is surrounded by tall trees.

Other Transit Vehicles

A close-up of the front of a weathered, white GM “metrobus” from Washington D.C. The destination sign reads “WASHINGTON DC” and “Via Crystal City”. The bus, number 6481, shows signs of aging.

The front end of a sleek, dark grey and silver test subway car parked on a track outdoors. The view is partially framed by a red wooden structure in the foreground.

A small red, black, and white industrial switcher locomotive, number 150, sits on a track in a rail yard, surrounded by green trees under a partly cloudy sky.

A close-up of a very old, weathered wooden cable car with peeling paint. Faded text on its metal side panel reads “No. 5 DUNEDIN NEW ZEALAND”.

Model Railroad Shots

A high-angle view of a model railroad layout featuring a green and white MBTA LRV streetcar on a track surrounded by miniature trees, roads, and a red brick building. A small green toy dinosaur is hidden in the scenery.

A close-up view of a model trolley scene set in a wooded area. The focus is on a green and white trolley, with other trolleys on different tracks in the background. The back of a blurry model ambulance is in the immediate foreground.

A detailed model train scene with two modern passenger trains on parallel tracks in the foreground: one is a blue and red Amtrak locomotive, and the other is a red and silver MBTA commuter rail locomotive. The background features a miniature town against a painted mountain backdrop.

An eye-level shot of a detailed model diorama featuring a body of water with small boats in the foreground. In the background, a train track curves along an embankment towards a model of a large industrial steel mill complex.

A wide, detailed shot of a bustling model railroad yard filled with numerous tracks and a variety of freight trains, including yellow boxcars and a small black steam engine. In the background, diesel locomotives are parked near a small model town.

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