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Trolley to Montage, Please... |
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All Photographs c. 2004, Dave Crosby |
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On May 28, 2004, the Electric City Trolley began officially operating over a 2.5 mile extension to the Lackawanna County Visitor Center on Montage Mountain, making for what is now a 10 mile round trip. The complete ride takes passengers through a mile long tunnel, over a curved trestle, past homes, lakes and streams in what is sure to be one of the most exciting trolley rides available today.
Trips operate begin at 10:30 AM and operate several times with the last departure from Steamtown taking place at 3:00 PM. Trips operate Wednesday-Sunday with a few Monday holidays thrown in. Check out the official Electric City Trolley Museum website at www.ectma.org for further details.
With the drastic cutback in Steamtown Excursions, the Electric City Trolley is, on most days, the only ride in Scranton that actually goes somewhere, and at a reasonable fare, its good for the whole family.
The following photographs were taken on the first test run of Trolley 76 to the Visitor Center in early April of 2004. |
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Trolley 76 stops at the passing siding in the area known as "Little Virginia". At this passing siding trolley cars may pass one another if two-car operation is ever required. Here contractors and DL employees inspect an overhead wire frog. |
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Mission Accomplished! After over a decade of planning and developement, the Laurel Line rebuild is complete as Trolley 76 pauses at the Lackawanna County Visitor Center, seen in the top left corner. Plans are already underway for a trackside elevator to connect the trolley and the beautiful station-like structure. |
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Trolley 76 pauses at the Lackawanna County Visitor Center, seen in the top left corner. Plans are already underway for a trackside elevator to connect the trolley and the beautiful station-like structure. Work is also underway to further extend the route by constructing new track to the Lackawanna County Stadium, another half mile away. |
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To see more photographs of the Electric City Trolley, click here. |
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To see the extensive rebuilding of the Laurel Line, click here. |
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Back to the 2004 Main Page |
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