Be A Motorman Program

The Be A Motorman Program at the Seashore Trolley Museum provides the opportunity for you to operate a real antique streetcar. After a brief overview of how a streetcar works and how to operate it, one of our instructors will guide you as you operate a streetcar out on our two-mile rail line. The money raised is used to maintain our streetcar collection.

Your immediate family is invited to be with you as memories are created that will last a lifetime.

Create memories or relive old ones... Miles, a retired motorman of the Lehigh Valley Transit, celebrated his 90th birthday by taking the controls of a streetcar once again as a gift from his family. Museum volunteers provided a surprise birthday gift unannounced to the family. They brought out Lehigh Valley Transit parlor car #1030 and gave Miles and his family a special ride on a familiar car.

Minimum Requirements
Participants must be at least 18 years old. This will ensure that the streetcar can be operated in a safe manner under the instructor's guidance.

Rates
Traditionally, the program has been one trip out on our main line with an instructor. For those that make reservations, we'd like to offer you a special opportunity to operate a streetcar multiple times out our main line.

On your second and third trip, if you'd like to try your hands on a different streetcar (of a similar type control), there's an additional $10.00 fee for each streetcar. This option is subject to car availability.

Admission
The program fee does not include admission to the Museum. We request that you purchase admission tickets prior to your program experience.

Make a Reservation
We ask for you to please make a reservation two weeks in advance. This assures that an instructor is on hand for your experience. When making a reservation, please select a first and second choice of times of when you would like to do the program. >> Make a Reservation	Program times: 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 11:45 AM 12:30 PM 1:15 PM 2:00 PM 2:45 PM

Looking to Volunteer?
If you're looking at becoming a volunteer motorman for the Seashore Trolley Museum, please visit our section about volunteer opportunities.