Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum/offered a Wason body

Sloan · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:07 pm

http://www.sftm.org/newslog.shtml

Jim Vaitkunas · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:46 am

If there is anyone from the Shelburne Falls museum group who peruses RyPN, two questions immediately come to mind.
What is the car?
Where did it run?
Etc.

Thanks!

ted_roy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:18 am

In addition to Jim's questions, where is it located? Frank's list does not show any cars in Mass not at a museum...

Ted.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Jim Vaitkunas wrote:

If there is anyone from the Shelburne Falls museum group who peruses RyPN, two questions immediately come to mind.
What is the car?
Where did it run?
Etc.

Thanks!

This group has a neat operation and an historic and interesting car. Still on the original line it operated on when in regular service! I have a question though; what is the total distance they have restored to electric service? Thanks.

Les

RCD · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:20 pm

Jim Vaitkunas wrote:

If there is anyone from the Shelburne Falls museum group who peruses RyPN, two questions immediately come to mind.
What is the car?
Where did it run?
Etc.

Thanks!

The car is a a combination passenger-baggage trolley car built by the Wason Manufacturing Company.
It ran in Shelburne Falls on the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway.

wesp · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:22 pm

I think the question of "where" refers to the car body being offered. Not the operations at Shelburne Falls.

Wesley

pennsy3750 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:27 pm **Posts:** 68

Les -

About 500 feet of track is under wire.

There is talk of extending track back down the hill and over the Bridge of Flowers (built to carry the trolley line over the river), but its only talk.

Bob Davis · **Joined:** Sat Aug 28, 2004 3:25 am **Posts:** 1025

It's a modest operation with a heart-warming story. (see their website). My wife and I visited there several years ago--the drive to Shelburne Falls is very scenic, something even non-traction-fans can enjoy.

RCD · **Posted:** Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:20 pm

Sorry I was a bit behinde there. The car that we were offered is built into a house. Aperentely it had eached glass and gold leaf eatchings but was painted all white, one of the ends I also heard had been cut off to make room for a bathroom. That is all I know so far, what we need to do however before we can acept anything elce is get a new car barn so as I understand it the car barn is the first prioritey.