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We did it! Thanks to your donations we have made our goal to save the Los Angeles Metro 164! Our LRV department will be going down to Los Angeles this week to get training on how to operate and maintain the P2020 in partnership with Los Angeles Metro and our friends at the SCRM.

They are not only the most recognizable part of Metro’s fleet, they have also been on the forefront of protecting the environment since before Metro! After over 75 years, our electric trolleys are still humming along as we prepare to celebrate #EarthDay2023

Tomorrow is the LIRR's 188th birthday! #DidYouKnow that you can see a #LIRR Caboose that was in service from 1961 to the 1990s at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn? Plan your visit now at nytransitmuseum.org to explore C-60 and twenty other vintage #NYCsubway cars.

It’s the Long Island Rail Road’s 189th birthday! 🥳 You might be wondering: Why is it written “Long Island Rail Road” instead of “Long Island Railroad”?

MARTA train spotted in upstate New York. (Photo credit: mom's friend)

UPDATE on the mysterious roadtripping MARTA railcar!

Dock Bridge is so awesome

We are so happy to announce Metro Los Angeles #164 has safely made it to the museum and made its first test run! We would like to thank everyone who donated toward bringing the car up to the WRM for helping preserve the history of light rail in California!

#MeetTheBuses at #BusFestival: The oldest bus in our vintage fleet, #NYTMCollection Bus 1263 was manufactured in 1930 and remained in Manhattan passenger service until 1947. Explore this vehicle on June 10th at Brooklyn Bridge Park! Learn more at nytransitmuseum.org/busfestival.

#DidYouKnow that Britain’s first all-electric main line was completed in 1955? In honor of @icomofficiel's #InternationalMuseumDay, today we’re celebrating our friends at the @railwaymuseum in the UK! Follow them to learn more about the global history of railways.

Yesterday, the New York Transit Museum and the MTA celebrated the centennial of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation with shuttle rides at Kings Highway aboard a BMT Standard vintage train. After the inaugural shuttle ride and press event, we at the Museum learned of the

If you know a father in your life who's big into #history, we have a series of videos he might be interested in! Visit our YouTube channel any time to browse the topics we've discussed in our previous Trolleyology talks: youtube.com/@PennsylvaniaT… #transit #trolley #streetcar

LIRR service at Penn Station started on this date back in 1910.

During the West Penn Trolley Meet, you can take a special fan trip aboard Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail system on Sunday, June 9. Tickets for this event are almost sold out - there are 13 spots left as of this afternoon, so don't miss out! pa-trolley.org/event/west-pen… #Pittsburgh

This morning we toured a group of Americans, who had chartered a museum tram, around the Brussels tram network 🚋 At the end they asked for a pic of crew & tram, and it turned out quite nice 😄

Streetcar photography is about more than pictures of trolleys. It's a great way to see different parts of the city. Here is a short thread of a recent trip to Philadelphia, as explored through its extensive and varied trolley system. 1/17

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EM1 prototype 26000, built by the LNER in 1941, it was loaned to the Netherlands Railway from 1947-52, was named " Tommy " in honour of the British Forces. Scrapped at Crewe in 1972.