Welcome to www.ectma.org, the web site of
The Electric City Trolley Museum Association
A Non-Profit Educational Corporation
A Non-Profit Educational Corporation
The $20.00 per person price for these special excursions (Trolley Ride to Game Only is $11.00) include the following:
The Electric City Trolley Museum Association is a volunteer non-profit group that supports the activities of the Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, at the Steamtown National Historic Site. The association is an outgrowth of predecessor preservation groups including Buckingham Valley Trolley Association and East Penn Valley Traction, which conveyed to the museum most of the trolleys and artifacts in its historic collection. Association members support the Electric City Trolley Museum with their time, talent, trolley expertise and contributions. The Electric City Trolley Museum Association is IRS recognized as a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. We welcome anyone sharing our interest in electric railways of eastern Pennsylvania to find out more about the Electric City Trolley Museum Association through this web site, and to consider joining or supporting our activities by becoming a member.
Project 505 is a project being promoted by the Electric City Trolley Museum Association and several Greater Scranton Civic leaders to bring back a part of Scranton's transit history.
On November 29, 1886, Charles J. Van Depoele was at the controller of Car #4 and made the first "test run" of the new electric streetcar. He only operated the car to Spruce and Adams Avenue and returned to Franklin Avenue at Lackawanna Avenue. When he was operating the second test run, there was a short circuit problem in the motor and that was the end of operation that day. The next day, November 30, 1886 was the day the first electric streetcar operated from the corner of Lackawanna Avenue on Franklin Avenue to the Green Ridge section of Scranton. The year, 2011 marked the 125th year since that "first run". To commemorate that historic event, the City of Scranton along with the Electric City Trolley Museum Association cooperated with several events. Please check this web site www.ectma.org/125th and the City of Scranton web site www.scrantonpa.gov for further information.
Laurel Line - An Anthracite Region Railway by James N.J. Henwood and John G. Muncie
-published by Tribute Books-214pp.
New Second Edition with improved photo reproduction.
Based on the survival of the Laurel Line's corporate records, authors Henwood and Muncie make the most out of this
historical treasure. In the book, the railway emerges in human terms of strife, struggle, victory and defeat. The
reader learns not only what happened, but why, and who made it happen. All railroads and interurban railways are
interesting if properly researched - the Laurel Line as portrayed in this work is profoundly interesting. Many classic
photographs from Edward S. Miller and other rail photographers illustrate the story. Reproductions of maps, car plans and
other memorabilia are also presented.
Softcover $39.95
To order call the Museum at (570) 963-6590.
Updated 3/27/2013. Copyright © 2000-2013 - Electric City Trolley Museum Association. All rights reserved.
