Trolley Tuesday 10/13/20 - The Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway

Shelburne Falls is a tiny town housing 1,731 people, and is only 15 miles from Massachusetts's northern border with Vermont. This area is lush with green foliage, making it just another exemplary New England small mountain town, but despite only being a whole 2.6 square miles in size, Shelburne Falls was once home to a thriving street railway like any other American town. Connecting to the town of Colrain just 6.5 miles north by road, this Toonerville Trolley only lasted until the 1920s and has had much of its history scrubbed away by time. However, there is one piece of rolling stock that continues to keep this fallen flag on the lips and memories of locals and tourists alike. On today's Trolley Tuesday, let's take a short look at the history of the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway.