A new location brought the same spark of joy for this year鈥檚 Kids Fest. Now in its 10th year, the annual festival moved from the former Washington Crown Center to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Families climbed aboard for free 20-minute rides around the museum grounds. So many, in ...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been nominated for USA Today鈥檚 10Best Readers Choice Awards in the Best Small Town Museum category. Daily online voting in USA Today鈥檚 awards is happening until Monday, Feb. 9, at 11:59 a.m. Winners will be announced Feb. 18. 鈥淲e are honored to be ...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum hosted its annual Trick or Trolley on Saturday and Sunday. The event included holiday activities, face painting, and trolley rides. Costume-wearing children and adults got to trick-or-treat at the tables of local businesses and organizations that were stationed ...
Pittsburgh was both on the ropes and riding high when the 1980s got underway. The steel industry and other types of manufacturing were declining, unemployment was rising and families were looking elsewhere for jobs and opportunities. But even when the region as a whole was absorbing some ...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has added another vintage trolley to its collection. The museum announced last week it has acquired Red Arrow No. 83, a suburban streetcar that connected Philadelphia to its western suburbs. The trolley was built in 1932 by the J.G. Brill Company of ...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum will be hosting its first-ever vintage communications weekend. On May 4 and 5, visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich history of communications technology. The weekend will showcase how communication has evolved, with antique ...
