Shore Line Trolley Museum

Shore Line Trolley Museum
Location17 River Street
East Haven, Connecticut
TypeTrolley History
Websiteshorelinetrolley.org
Branford Electric Railway Historic District
Main building on River Street
LocationEast Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates41°16′27.6″N 72°51′46.0″W / 41.274333°N 72.862778°W / 41.274333; -72.862778
Built1900
NRHP reference No.83001278
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1983

The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States. The museum includes exhibits on trolley history in the visitors' center and offers rides on restored trolleys along its 1.5 mi (2.4 km) track as the Branford Electric Railway. In addition to trolleys, the museum also operates restored subway cars, a small number of both trolleybuses and conventional buses.

The museum encompasses the Branford Electric Railway Historic District, which was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.