17 River Street
East Haven, CT , 06512

Phone: (203) 467-6927

Website

A National Historic District – The oldest continuously running suburban trolley line in the USA. Come and enjoy a living, breathing experience riding historic, restored trolleys through scenic surroundings!

The Museum is open Tuesday – Sunday from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
The museum grounds are open from 10:30AM to 4:30PM. Trolley cars depart regularly throughout the day starting at 11AM, with the last car leaving at 4PM.
We are a working railway museum. Maintenance and other operations on our railway line may dictate that we deviate from the posted schedule from time to time.

Regular museum admission rates: Adults: $10.00, Seniors (62+): $7.00, Children (ages 2-15): $7.00

The machine is located right near the ticket booth inside the museum. It costs $1.01 to press a Penny. All designs have 'Shore Line Trolley Museum, shorelinetrolley.org' on them. Designs are: :
1) Trolley coach,
2) Electric Trolley car, version 1,
3) Electric Trolley car, version 2,
4) Trolley car.

6/20/24 Machine is in great shape! Edges can be a bit sharp on the pennies, so be mindful. Went to a decades night here, highly recommend! -AB