National Streetcar Museum at Lowell

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National Streetcar Museum at Lowell We are a Satellite Museum of Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine. We are a Streetcar History Museum with interactive model displays.
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Let us host your next Birthday Party, contact us for information. We welcome people of all ages.

We are open this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, 11-4. Come and spend the day with us, we have 2 floors of transit h...
10/01/2026

We are open this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, 11-4. Come and spend the day with us, we have 2 floors of transit history for the whole family to explore and enjoy. Our second floor has a wonderful childrens play area, plus a free movie about streetcars throughout the country.

Cape Porpoise Casino. (today we think of casinos as gambling places, originally they were for dancing and dinning) The g...
09/07/2026

Cape Porpoise Casino. (today we think of casinos as gambling places, originally they were for dancing and dinning) The grand opening of this popular destination took place on July 20, 1900. The casino was developed as a middle-class resort by the Atlantic Shore Line Railway. The interior of the building was spartan, with folding chairs and temporary tables. There were four dining rooms, two private and two public. A seafood dinner could be had for fifty cents.
Sadly however, the casino burned to the ground Labour Day night 1915 and was never rebuilt.

National Streetcar Museum at Lowell is a Blue Star Museum! From now through Labour Day, visiting active military familie...
08/06/2026

National Streetcar Museum at Lowell is a Blue Star Museum! From now through Labour Day, visiting active military families receive free admission at National Streetcar Museum.

is made possible by National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families.

We are open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday 11-4. You have walked by several times but never stopped in. Come visit ...
08/06/2026

We are open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday 11-4. You have walked by several times but never stopped in. Come visit us and see one of Lowell's hidden gems, and discover streetcar history.
We also have a great childrens play area on our second floor. Spend the day with us and beat the heat.

Happy Birthday to our Parent Museum, Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine.
07/03/2026

Happy Birthday to our Parent Museum, Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine.

Hospital Trolley Did you know...Over a century ago, two uniformed men stood beside a unique white trolley for a photogra...
06/28/2026

Hospital Trolley

Did you know...
Over a century ago, two uniformed men stood beside a unique white trolley for a photograph.

The vehicle was a converted trolley, designed to bring injured soldiers from Boston's seaports to hospitals on the Boston Elevated Railroad during World War I. The prototype, Trolley 1657, had a red cross painted on the side.

"The trolleys were never used because regular motorized ambulances were more convenient," the Boston City Archives wrote in a description posted alongside the picture. "Among other things, motorized ambulances could drive straight onto the docks and up to the hospital ships."

We have the perfect place for your children's birthday celebration. Let us host your next birthday party, our second fl...
06/14/2026

We have the perfect place for your children's birthday celebration. Let us host your next birthday party, our second floor has a wonderful area where we can help celebrate your child's special day.

Contact John [email protected] to schedule a birthday party or for more information.

06/03/2026

Did you know that the earliest public streetcars were drawn by horses? The omnibus shown used horse power (literally) to transport people. Built in the 1850s, it was once used by the Suffolk County Sheriff's Dept. in Boston as a prison transport (hence the lack of windows). Two horses pulled the omnibus, and the wheels could be replaced with sleigh runners for winter travel. We acquired it in 1983, and it's on public display at our museum.

Learn more about this omnibus and more than 200 other pieces in our collection at trolleymuseum.org/collections.

05/19/2026

Seashore Members! Did you know that your Seashore Membership has benefits at some of the other transit museums in the northeast? When you're traveling this summer, keep this member benefit in mind. Check out the discounts each museum offers to Seashore members at https://www.trolleywayfinder.org.

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
Connecticut Trolley Museum
Exporail
National Streetcar Museum at Lowell
Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, PA
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
New York Transit Museum
Rockhill Trolley Museum
The Shore Line Trolley Museum
Trolley Museum of New York
Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Inc.
National Capital Trolley Museum

Thats a wrap, thank you to the 253 visitors today during Doors Open Lowell. We hope you enjoyed your visit with us and w...
05/09/2026

Thats a wrap, thank you to the 253 visitors today during Doors Open Lowell. We hope you enjoyed your visit with us and we look forward to seeing you and your families again soon.

We are open tomorrow, Sunday-Mothers day, 11-4 regular admission rates apply except for moms who will enjoy FREE Admission on their special day.

Address

25 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA
01852

Opening Hours

Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+19784585835

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