Trolley Museum of New York
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41°55′13.11″N 73°58′47.88″W / 41.9203083°N 73.9799667°W The Trolley Museum of New York, a non-profit organization, is located at 89 East Strand Street, Kingston, New York. The museum is open to the public on a seasonal schedule, but volunteer activities relating to the preservation of historic transit are year-round.
History
The museum was founded in 1955 in
In 1983 the museum finally found a permanent home in Kingston, occupying the abandoned Rondout shops area,
The museum leases the yard and about 1.5 miles of right of way and track from the City of Kingston. This includes the former U&D main line from Kingston Point, MP 0, to about MP 1.1, plus a spur track that runs from the yard along Ferry Street to T. R. Gallo Park at Rondout Landing. The Museum operates on a seasonal schedule on weekends and holidays.
Collection
Notable items in the collection:
- Brill No. 120. One of two former Sperry Rail Service Model 55 Brill cars, also ex. Remington Arms (the other was No. 121, now numbered M-55, at the Belvidere and Delaware River Railway). Recently restored to operation.
- Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation No. 1000. The only PCC streetcar built by Clark Equipment; only PCC with aluminum body. Since September 2013, it has been on the New York State list of Historic Places.[1]
- Hamburg No. 3584. One of two V6E class Hamburg trams imported to the United States (the other is in San Francisco).
- King Olav V of Norway.
- Johnstown Traction Company No. 358. Converted to diesel power in 1962, operating at TMNY since 2000.
- PATH PA-1 commuter No. 143. Survived the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11.[2]
- Standard Lo-V (New York City Subway car) No. 5600.
- R4 (New York City Subway car) No. 825
- R16 (New York City Subway car) No. 6398. Restoration has been completed on this train.
- Whitcomb diesel electric locomotive No. 9. A rare operable example of the 65 ton class of military specification locomotives famous for their service during World War II in Europe.[3] It has been restored into operating condition.
- Q-type Queens car (New York City Subway car) No. 1602A (ex-BU 1410), awaiting restoration.
- R3 Drill Motor No. 41, generator to be installed for 600V power for this and additional cars.
- MARTA CQ310 No. 510, one of 20 single cars ordered by MARTA. The single cars were not overhauled along with the married pair cars.
The museum recently added a number of retired transit buses to the collection.
References
- ^ Paula Ann Mitchell (September 24, 2013). "Kingston-based trolley car gets NY historic designation". Daily Freeman. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ "PATH Train Cars That Survived 9/11 on Display in Connecticut, New York Trolley Museums". December 4, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ISBN 9780905878010.