Ride the trolley from Scranton to PNC Field in Moosic to see RailRiders games through September
From a press release: The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders took their name from the region’s rich railroad past, and the Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton will once again honor that history by offering 11 excursions to PNC Field in Moosic this spring and summer. Select Sunday games through September will offer baseball fans an opportunity […]
Take the trolley from Scranton to PNC Field in Moosic to see RailRiders games through September
From a press release: Now that baseball is back, so are the trolley excursions to PNC Field in Moosic. The Electric City Trolley Museum is once again taking a page out of the area’s rich railroad history by offering 11 runs to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders games this summer. Select Sunday games through September will offer fans […]
Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton offers virtual visits from Santa on Nov. 27-Dec. 20
From a press release: The Steamtown National Historic Site may have canceled the annual Santa Train this year, but Santa Claus is still coming to town this year – just electronically. The Electric City Trolley Museum in downtown Scranton is offering “A Virtual Visit with Santa from the North Pole,” an interactive children’s show on the […]
Steamtown National Historic Site and Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton reopen on July 8
From a press release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities, the Steamtown National Historic Site in downtown Scranton is increasing recreational access this week. The National Park Service is working service-wide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor […]
Lackawanna County issues call to artists for Art in the Park children’s events in July
From a press release: Lackawanna County is seeking visual and performing artists who enjoy working with children ages 4-12 to be a part of the Art in the Park program and ARTS Engage Day this summer. Art in the Park takes place in county parks outdoors under a pavilion and/or tent. Each visual artist will […]
‘Wake Up with the Arts’ at free breakfast and talk at Trolley Museum in Scranton on Oct. 5
From a press release: Matthew Serio, program director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, will be the featured speaker at the free “Wake Up with the Arts” breakfast, set for Friday, Oct. 5 at the Electric City Trolley Museum on the property of the Steamtown National Historic Site in downtown Scranton from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 […]
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 […]
VIDEO: Scranton briefly referenced again by John Oliver on HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’
While it has been seven months since comedian John Oliver’s news satire program “Last Week Tonight” featured Scranton on HBO, but it’s clear that the Electric City left an impression on him. Oliver ended last night’s show with a segment on some of the last remaining brick-and-mortar Blockbusters in Alaska. With business dwindling at these […]
‘Wake Up with the Arts’ at free breakfast and workshop at Trolley Museum in Scranton on Oct. 6
From a press release: Mitchell Rasor, principal of MRLD Landscape Architecture + Urbanism and a professor in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the Maine College of Art, will be the main speaker at the “Wake Up with the Arts” breakfast, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 6 at the Electric City Trolley Museum on the […]
PHOTOS: John Oliver Scranton train set dedication at Electric City Trolley Museum, 09/22/17
Comedian John Oliver proved what a great sense of humor he has by using HBO’s money to build a gigantic train set complete with Scranton landmarks to poke fun at the now-viral Talkback 16 segments regarding news station WNEP-TV’s backyard train so, in return, locals enjoyed the massive joke in a dedication ceremony on Friday, […]
