THE DINING CAR!

  FRIDAY, JULY 20TH., 2018
         THE DINING CAR!

    If you haven't yet taken the Trolley
excursion from the Electric City
Trolley Museum in Scranton do yourself
a favor and get on board!
    The excursion itself is enjoyable. An
hour round trip from downtown Scranton
to the RailRider's Baseball Stadium on
Moosic Mountain.
     You'll pass the entrance to an historic
coal mine, look up Nay Aug Gorge, and
ride through a mile long tunnel, the
longest interurban tunnel in the country!
      There's a stop at the Trolley Barn,
near the stadium, that holds a hidden
treasure!
       It's a trolley that was, at one time,
turned into a Diner!
       The trolley once rode the rails in the
city of Scranton. After it was taken out
of service it was hauled away and
converted into a Diner. Eventually
the entire street car was surrounded by
walls as the Diner became a much larger
restaurant.
         Thankfully someone remembered
and when the restaurant was abandoned
and the walls were being dismantled the
trolley was rediscovered and saved from
the junk yard.
          It's the only Scranton trolley in the
museum's collection and volunteers have
been working to restore it to its original
condition so, eventually, it will once
again ride the rails in Scranton!
          That could come as soon as next
year!
          I don't know if you'll be able to
buy your lunch on board when it's
running again. But you'll be able to
relive a part of history that lead to
Scranton's designation as "The Electric
City."
         Hope to see you on board soon
and that all your NEWS is good!