Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum

The Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway trolley car No. 10 has a uniquely interesting history. Built in 1896 by Wason Manufacturing Company in Springfield, Massachusetts, the new trolley was delivered to Shelburne Falls where it operated for thirty years. It regularly crossed the Deerfield River over the trolley bridge that was later converted to the nearby Bridge of Flowers. But once the trolley company closed, No. 10 began an odyssey of odd jobs.

A local farmer saved the trolley, then for sixty-five years it served as a chicken coop, a tool shed and even as a play house. Today, visitors may enjoy a ride in the restored trolley at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum. The museum is located at 14 Depot Street, Shelburne Falls, on the same freight yard where passengers and freight were once loaded and unloaded onto Trolley No. 10.

The museum is also home to an antique pump car that is available for rides. Other pieces of rolling stock and a collection of railroad and trolley memorabilia is showcased indoors and outdoors at this all-volunteer, non-profit organization.

For more information: https://www.sftm.org/index.shtml