Take the trolley from Scranton to PNC Field in Moosic to see RailRiders games in May-August
From a press release:
The Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton is once again taking a page out of the area’s rich railroad history by offering eight excursion runs to PNC Field in Moosic this spring and summer to let local baseball fans ride the rails to see the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in action.
Select Sunday games in May through August will offer fans an opportunity to take the trolley to the park at a very reasonable rate. This hassle-free service will also provide the riders with a picturesque snapshot of the area’s natural beauty.
The price of the round-trip excursion is $20 per person and includes the trolley fare, game ticket, and a $2 voucher for either the concession stand or the team store. If patrons have game tickets and just want to ride the trolley, the cost is $11. Reservations for both packages are required.
The “Sunday Baseball Special” trolley will depart at 12:15 p.m. from the museum (300 Cliff St., Scranton). First pitch is at 1:05 p.m.
2018 excursion schedule:
May 13: RailRiders v. Rochester
May 27: v. Syracuse
June 10: v. Louisville
July 1: v. Pawtucket
July 15: v. Rochester
July 29: v. Gwinnett
Aug. 5: v. Buffalo
Aug. 19: v. Norfolk
Regularly scheduled trolley rides, which run Thursday through Sunday, are at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m.
The Electric City Trolley Museum is a collaborative effort involving many partners. Together, they have created a premier electric railway museum in Scranton. In 1887, Scranton was Pennsylvania’s first city with a successful pioneer trolley line and became known as the “Electric City.” The museum collection provides a highly representative picture of the electric railway history of Eastern Pennsylvania, from the Philadelphia region to Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The museum was created by the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority. Lackawanna County manages the museum day-to-day. The facility itself, located on the Steamtown National Historic Site, is on long-term lease from the National Park Service. The trolleys operate over tracks owned by both Steamtown and the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, including a portion of the historic Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley “Laurel Line” third-rail interurban right-of-way.
For more information, contact the museum at 570-963-6590.
