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Beer/Wine Tasting Fundraiser

Sometime in Jan. or Feb. the Trolley Museum was broken into and 3 trolley cars were destroyed.  This event is to raise money to restore those trolleys along with upgrades to the security at the museum. 

The 3 cars destroyed were: Connecticut Company Car 1326, the Birthday Car, a special place for children to have their parties.

Connecticut Company Car 840 that once was part of the famous Yale Bowl Fleet and

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Centerville Albia & Southern CAr 101, which the museum had just purchased in 2009.

For over 70 years, this non profit organization has been operated almost entirely by volunteers.  They provide the labor and time for operations, maintenance and manangement.  They also provide a "living experience" for the visitors, a 3 mile round trip trolley ride through the Connecticut countryside. 

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