One of the joys of New Haven, is the variety of its surrounding towns.
Today we venture back in time, and a few miles East, to visit theShoreline Trolley Museum.
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| located behind the East Haven Green, the trolley museum transports you back in time… |
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| admission fee includes a trip on an operating trolley, to their train yard. |
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| Interior View of a trolley car, complete with vintage advertisement |
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| heading out on the 1.5 mile track |
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| the view from the operating trolley |
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| the conductor’s area |
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| the trolley goes out along the river |


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| the view out the train window |
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| a stop at the train yard to explore the Shoreline Trolley Museum. |
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| an old fancy dining car |


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| and an hour later, we are back to present day… |
All Photographs © Mike Franzman











nice series