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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

PRELUDE TROLLEY RIDES OFFERED at SEASHORE TROLLEY MUSEUM

November 30, December 1 & 2 and December 7, 8 & 9
Kennebunkport, Maine – Seashore Trolley Museum will offer holiday railway rides, shopping, and complimentary refreshments during both of Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude weekends, starting on Friday afternoons and continuing all day on Saturdays and Sundays.

The Museum will offer railway rides on Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. The rides continue on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Ride on a restored electric streetcar over the Museum's railway through the scenic Maine woods. Mother Nature determines if there's snow or not on the ground, but we'll be in the holiday spirit. Take a break from hustle and bustle of the the holiday shopping and bring the family to enjoy a unique and wonderful ride. Don't worry if it's cold outside, our streetcars will be toasty warm and waiting for you. So come on by and unwind.


Seashore’s historic railway runs for 3 miles along the Kennebunkport-to-Biddeford portion of the Atlantic Shore line Railway, which operated from 1904 to 1927.

Throughout that time, the Atlantic Shore Line was an essential transportation link carrying residents and tourists to work, school, as well as recreation and shopping destinations.

Refreshments and holiday shopping complete a Prelude visit at Seashore Trolley Museum.

The Museum store will be open from noon until 4 p.m. on Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays of the festive Prelude holiday weekends.
The store features a large selection of rail-related gifts including books for kids and adults, toys, collectibles, DVDs and memorabilia.

Admission to the Museum Store and Visitors’ Center is free. Tickets are $6 per ride, per person (all ages). The trolley rides are contingent on weather conditions.

Seashore Trolley Museum is located at 195 Log Cabin Road in Kennebunkport (3 miles north of Dock Square). For more Information, call 207-967-2800 or go online to www.trolleymuseum.org.

Seashore Trolley Museum is the oldest and largest museum of its type in the world and has been in operation since 1939. The museum is owned and operated by New England Electric Railway Historical Society, a 501c3 non-profit educational institution.


For more information call 207-967-2800 ext 101, or email: director@neerhs.org

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