Shore Line Trolley Museum
Home to the oldest continuously operating suburban trolley line in the United States, where you can ride a vintage streetcar about 5 km round trip through salt marshes.
The Shore Line Trolley Museum is in East Haven. It operates remnants of the Branford trolley line, which opened in 1900 and is considered the oldest continuously operating suburban trolley line in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum’s collection includes nearly 100 streetcars and vehicles from different eras. Visitors can ride a restored vintage trolley through salt marshes and woodland to the banks of the Branford River and back, about 5 km round trip, and watch restoration work in the carbarn. It is mainly open on weekends from spring through fall and is well suited to families with children.
Opening hours
Seasonal, mainly weekends (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Lighthouse Point Park
- Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
- Wooster Square
- Modern Apizza
- Sally's Apizza
- East Rock Park
- Yale Peabody Museum
- New Haven Green