Gen 3. A potential 3rd generation member of the The Shore Line Trolley Museum receives some preliminary instruction on operating Third Avenue Railways car 629 during Members Day on Saturday... (more)

The Members On Members Day. Saturday, April 30, 2022 was Members Day at the The Shore Line Trolley Museum. The early risers gathered for a photo in front of Hudson & Manhattan “J” car 5... (more)

NYC Vets. For Members Day on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the The The Shore Line Trolley Museum, Hudson & Manhattan “J” car 503 (ACF, 1928), NYCT Subway R-17 6688 (St. Louis, 1955), and ... (more)

Train 175 bypasses Branford Station in the late evening sun.

Shore Line East train 3645 to New Haven passes under the Maple St. overpass in Branford.

Shore Line East train 3637 skirts by the Branford River on a sunny but cold winters afternoon.

Incredible Progress. For the first time since leaving the Third Avenue Railway for The Shore Line Trolley Museum in 1948, 1908 J.G. Brill car 830 has been repainted. On Monday, October 11, ... (more)

Shore Line East train 3645 arrives at Branford station on a Saturday afternoon in September. The road grime shows up well on the newly rebuilt CTrail P40BH.

Pole Change. Before pantographs most trolley cars had poles on each end, and the pole on the opposite end was raised for power. On August 24, 2014, a visitor at the Shore Line Trolley Museu... (more)

Parade Day! On Saturday, August 14, 2021, The Shore Line Trolley Museum "Museum In Motion" event brought a large crowds to Branford, Connecticut. Cars from Connecticut, New York City, Rhode... (more)

Former NYCT IND R-9 1689 and IRT LO-V 5466 operated as a 2 car train at the "Museum In Motion" event at The Shore Line Trolley Museum on Saturday, August, 14, 2021. These 2 cars served i... (more)

People Power! On Saturday, August 14, 2021, The Shore Line Trolley Museum "Museum In Motion" event brought a large crowds to Branford, Connecticut. After a job briefing, the crews took a mo... (more)

Former Connecticut Company car 865 (Wason, 1905) crosses Stony Creek between East Haven and Branford, Connecticut on Saturday, August 14, 2021 during the "Museum In Motion" event at The ... (more)

"Shore Line East Electric Test Train at Branford"

On the morning of August 12th, 2021, a ConnDOT Shore Line East Test Train consisting of Kawasaki M8 railcars heads west pas... (more)

Happy Museum Day! The Shore Line Trolley Museum was born on the shores of the Farm River, separating East Haven, CT and Branford, CT. Years of flooding had constantly caused problems with restorat... (more)