This is a listing of Special Events at the Trolley Museum. Please see our Schedule page for our regular operating hours, in addition to the events listed below.

Saturday May 16, 2009 - Training Day. Meet at 10:30am to get qualified to be a motorman/woman, conductor or pumpcar operator.

Saturday May 9, 2009 - Spring Cleaning Work Bee Day. Meet at 10:30am and help with cleaning and preparing No. 10 and the Visitors Center for Opening Day.

Saturday May 23, 2009 - Opening Day. Weekend operations begin 11am-5pm.

Monday May 25, 2009 - Memorial Day. Open 11am - 5pm.

Saturday June 13, 2009 - Riverfest. A village-wide celebration of the Deerfield River. More details at www.shelburnefalls.com

Sunday June 21, 2009 - Father's Day. Fathers ride free when accompanied by a child of any age.

Saturday June 27, 2009 - Trolleyfest A celebration of the restoration of No. 10. The public is invited at our regular $3.00 All-Day pass rate, members as always get to ride free!
See some pictures of past Trolleyfests here.
Back again this year is the 10th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Militia Co. C Civil War reenactors, who will be encamped at the Buckland Railyard Friday night and Saturday. Besides the usual trolley car rides and pump car rides, activities include:

• Caboose rides powered by our trackmobile,
• Displays of local agriculture and industry served by the trolley line, (yes the popular cider pressing will be back!)
• Additional railroad equipment displays,
• Book Signing with Brian Donelson - The Coming of the Train, The Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington and Deerfield River Railroads and the Industries They Served"
• Railroad movies shown throughout the day,
• Blacksmithing Demonstrations,
• Trolleyfest lunch:
  • Barbequed chicken with honey-thyme Dijon mustard glaze.
  • Potato salad
  • Cole slaw or salad
  • Vegetables
  • Homemade desserts
  • Coffee or cold beverage.
  • Reservations not needed, but recommended, price is $12, $6 for kids under 13, under 6 are free.

Saturday July 4, 2009 - Independence Day. Open 11am - 5pm.

Monday July 6, 2009 - Monday operations begin 1pm-5pm until August 31.

Monday August 31, 2009 - Last day of Monday operations, 1pm-5pm.

Monday September 7, 2009 - Labor Day. Open 11am -5pm.

Monday October 12, 2009 - Columbus Day. Open 11am - 5pm.

Saturday September 26, 2009 - Nickel Day sponsored by Snow's Nice Cream, also Members' Day
Open to the public 11am to 5pm. Schedule, locations and activities may change due to weather:
Special prices, all day:

• Nickel Trolley rides. Pay the conductor a nickel for each direction, just like in 1896!
• Or buy a specially-priced $2.00 All-Day-Pass (under 6 is free.) good for your trolley, caboose, speeder and pump car rides and other activities (except lunch!) until 5pm. Members, of course, ride free!
  Pumpcar rides are too much work to give away for a nickel, and you couldn't ride a pump car as a passenger in 1896 anyway.

• All day - Caboose rides with the Trackmobile,
• All day - Motorcar ("speeder") rides.
• All day - Cider Making.
• All day - (maybe) Miniature railroad equipment rides.
• Noon-1:00pm Member's Day Lunch:
• Cider Seasoned Pork Loin
• Potato Salad
• Cole slaw or salad
• Vegetables
• Homemade desserts
• Coffee or cold beverage
• Reservations not needed, but strongly recommended. Seating will be limited. Prices (non-members): $13.00 for ages 13 and older, $6.00 for kids ages 6 through 12, kids under 6 is $2.00. Member prices: $11.00, $5.00, and free. Make reservations online at: membership@sftm.org or leave phone message at 413-625-9443. Reservations should be made no later than September 22. Reserve early to assure seating. Payment due upon arrival at SFTM.
• 1:30pm "Railroad archeology" tour to the Conway State Forest, where the Conway Electric Street Railway met the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad.  See the two bridge sites and the new hiking bridge across the South River where the NYNH&H high bridge used to be.  Visit the remains of the Conway station grounds and the dam and remains of the power plant on the South River.  Sturdy walking shoes and the ability to walk two miles are recommended.  Steep steps lead down to the power plant (optional). Meet at museum's Visitors Center at 1:30pm.

• After lunch - Nickel ice cream cones, thanks to Snow's Nice Cream!
• During and after lunch - Nickel Lemonade

Sunday October 31, 2009 - Last day of regular season.

Moonlight Magic Friday November 27, 2009 - An evening village-wide holiday festival of lights.  Shops, stores and galleries are open late, the streets are lit by colored lights and candles.  Museum open 5pm to 9pm, with holiday crafts, a caboose to warm up in and night-time trolley rides on a trolley bedecked in holiday lights.

Please contact us if you would like any further information on any of these events, or to be informed of any changes in our schedule