June 4, 1999

Contact: Phil Morse, Executive Director, Seashore Trolley Museum, (207) 967-2712, pmorse@gwi.net

The Seashore Trolley Museum and the York Institute Museum in Saco are collaborating to offer an exciting "on the road" exhibit this summer. This major new exhibit titled "You Could Get There from Here" will start June 22^nd and run through December 31, 1999 at the York Institute Museum. On June 22^nd Car #31 will be on display in Saco, at the York Institute Museums Dyer parking lot, returning to its roots for the first time in 60 years! Car #31 operated in the Biddeford, Saco & Old Orchard Beach community for 39 years (1900-1939) and was the Seashore Trolley Museum's first car - the car that started a worldwide movement of trolley preservation. Car #31 will celebrate its 100^th birthday next summer.

The Seashore Trolley Museum will be supplying most of the artifacts for this unique exhibit. Car 31 will continue its "road show", stopping at Main Street Biddeford where the Biddeford & Saco Rotary will then feature Car 31 in a noon time presentation, then on to the Govenors Restaurant in Biddeford. Thursday morning June 24^th Car 31 travels to the Old Orchard Beach Historical Society and the Village Inn Restaurant in the afternoon. Friday June 25^th, Car 31 starts the day at the Shop & Save in Biddeford. Then moves into the La Kermesse Parade ending up at the Fairgrounds for the La Kermesse weekend. On Sunday afternoon June 27^th, Car 31 returns to the Seashore Trolley Museum to be put on the tracks for the 60th anniversary celebration the following weekend (4^th of July).

"We are thrilled to have this exhibit come to Saco and to have Car 31 return to Saco to open the exciting railway display." Commented Marilyn Solvay, Executive Director for the York Institute Museum in Saco.

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