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TO:
THE MEDIA
CONTACTS:
MARYLINE WHITE
JANE THOLEN
MARKETING
COMMITTEE
PUBLICIST
207-967-3442
207-865-0900
DATE:
July 13, 2001
SEASHORE
TROLLEY MUSEUM, KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE
ANNOUNCES
REMAINING 2001 SPECIAL EVENTS
Kennebunkport,
ME - The Seashore Trolley Museum, the oldest and largest electric railway museum
in the world, has announced its schedule of Special Events for 2001.
Describing itself as “History in Motion” the Seashore Trolley Museum
is home to “The National Collection of American Streetcars” representing
trolleys that once ran in the major metropolitan areas of the United State, plus
some from foreign countries.
During the “Birthday Trolleys” week-end of August 11th and 12th, we
will celebrate the birthdays of several individual older cars that are sixty
years or older. We will be joined by the Roberts Circus which will
delight all our visitors with performances and pony rides.
Finally, on Pumpkin Patch Week-End, September 29th and 30th, anyone who
buys a ticket will receive a free pumpkin.
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SEASHORE
TROLLEY MUSEUM
2001
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Be
A Motorman
- Feel the surge of the trolley’s power as you push the controller forward and
take the streetcar on the line. Motormen
receive a commemorative photo and certificate; the cost is $50.
Guided
Tours
- A guided tour is offered, and during an hour and a half, visitors will tour
the property and learn about the Museum during an Orientation Tour, the “Track
Into Time” when visitors ride the trains, a visit to the Carbarn which houses
additional restored trolleys, ending up at the Museum Store at the Visitors
Center.
Refreshment
are available in the “Trolley Fare” snack bar.
2001
Museum Schedule
The
Seashore Trolley Museum is open daily, rain or shine, June 17th through October
8th. Open weekends only - May 5th
through June 17th and October 8th through October 28th.
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults $7.25;
seniors $5.25; children ages 6-16 $4.75; children under age 6 free.
Directions:
From
Boston: I-95 North to Maine
Turnpike. Take the Kennebunk exit
(#3). Turn left onto Rt. 35 to
downtown Kennebunk. Turn left onto
Rt. 1 North for 2.8 miles. Turn
Right at the traffic light onto Log Cabin Road.
The Trolley Museum is 1.7 miles on the left.
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The Seashore Trolley Museum has been operated by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society since 1939 as a 501(c)3 non-profit educational institution. For additional information on the Seashore Trolley Museum please call 207-967-2800 or visit them on the Internet at www.trolleymuseum.org. Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, Maine 04046