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MGRS Visits the Seashore Trolley Museum

Terry and Sue Norton, Dick Rubin, John Jackson and grandson James

 MGRS members who visited the Seashore Trolley Museum this Saturday were rewarded with good weather and informative tours of a unique museum that features trolleys from around the country and the world.  John Middleton and Dick Rubin were our guides as we saw many beautifully-restored examples of these wondrous forms of transportation.  We also toured the museum's extensive shops, where massive equipment from bygone days is still used to rebuild the cars.  Ralph Luby has helped to reorganize the shops, and has volunteered to renovate a light-rail car.  Dick and Denny Rubin also expect to undertake a restoration.   We were also treated to rides on several of the trolleys as well as the initial run of a set of Boston subway cars.  What a treasure this museum is, especially for those of us fortunate enough to live in Maine.  Thank you so much, John Middleton and Dick Rubin, for arranging this visit and sharing this superb museum with us.
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Just a few of the trolleys which ran the rails today

Visitors watch John Middleton throw a switch

Kris Gould and Seashore Conductor Dick Rubin