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National Streetcar Museum at Lowell

Name: National Streetcar Museum at Lowell
Address: 25 Shattuck Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, US
Telephone: +19784585835
Price range: $
Rating: 4.7

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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.

06/03/2026

Did you know that the earliest public streetcars were drawn by horses? The omnibus shown here had wheels similar to a railroad car, but 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.

05/29/2026

We are Open this weekend, 11-4 Saturday and Sunday. Spend the day with us and explore transit history. We have a wonderful childrens play area on our second floor. Something for the whole family at National Streetcar Museum.

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
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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

05/18/2026

Do you have a child's birthday coming up? 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.

05/17/2026

National Streetcar Museum at Lowell is a Blue Star Museum! From now through Labor 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.

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.

05/02/2026

Today is Opening Day for our Parent Museum, Seashore Trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, Maine. Your visit includes a 1.5 mile ride on an original restored streetcar along what was once a portion of the Atlantic Shore Line to Biddeford.

02/03/2026

Streetcar History
This odd looking articulated streetcar from the Boston Elevated Railway was nicknamed " two rooms and a bath". Photo from 1912 at the Bennett Street yards in Cambridge, Ma.

01/20/2026

Death of a Railroad- 63 years ago today Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad was abandoned. Running from downtown Chicago to downtown Milwaukee in 90 minutes on its own private Right of Way.

Declining revenue due to increasing automobiles and newer interstate highways contributed to its death.

When the last trains reached their destinations in Chicago and in Milwaukee the lights and power were turned off for the last time.
The only surviving interurban is Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad.
Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine preserves Silverliner 755, Dinning Car 415 and Car 420.

01/14/2026

Doors Open Lowell, Saturday 9 May 2026 Save the date and learn about the historic Mack Building. Free admission to the National Streetcar Museum at Lowell located in the Mack Building, that day only.

Address

25 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA
01852

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+19784585835

Website

http://www.trolleymuseum.org/lowell

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