Trolley Tuesday 9/7/21 - Trolley Parks

Everybody likes a good amusement park, which is basically the coldest take ever uttered on this blog, but often the journey to an amusement park is the hell before the heaven. Gridlock traffic on the freeway, gridlock getting into the parking structures, having to pay $25 just to park, it all feels so stressful without factoring in a day's itinerary! What if there was a way to get to an amusement park without having to worry about getting there? Well, before the dominance of the automobile, streetcar and interurban companies had that business easily handled. On today's Trolley Tuesday, we'll look at one of the lesser-known yet very-much-fun aspects of electric railroading: the passenger-pleasing and profit-generating Trolley Park!

Trolley Thursday 9/24/20 - The Hershey Transit Company

If there's anything to take comfort in nowadays, it's a nice, creamy chocolate bar. There's plenty of brands to choose as well: if you're in the Bay Area, you go for the classic squares of Ghirardelli; if you're on a Swiss tram, you enjoy a fine Lindt truffle, and if you're in Pennsylvania, you grab a bar or a cup and hop on board Milton Hershey's very own trolley company! From 1903 to 1946, the Hershey Transit Company served employees and citizens alike in Hummelstown, Campbelltown, and every point inbetween, and it's still the only trolley company ever owned by a chocolate factory. On today's Trolley Thursday, let's unwrap the history and the nostalgia of the Hershey Transit Company