new york trolley museum

My 3 year old boys have fun everywhere but not here. There was nothing interactive or special to do. Take the trolly but skip the museum.

We went with our daughter and her three children. The trolley ride is very pleasant and the driver very informative. The trolley brought back memories of the trolleys we knew as kids in the Bronx. We took a picnic lunch (you can bring a cooler on the trolley) and got off at the end - Kingston Point where there were picnic benches. We had lunch and then caught the trolley back to Kingston. All in all a very nice experience both for us and the children. By the way, be sure to take a look at the book of pictures on the trolley of Kingston Point in its heyday. You'll have fun matching the landmarks from then to now.

After touring this wholly volunteer-run museum I became even more fascinated by the trolleys and subway art on many of the cars the museum has on their property. The restored cars are fascinating, but even those waiting to be worked on have great history and stories to read and hear about.

At first disappointed from the parking lot. But I was wrong. The trolley ride out to the Hudson salt marshes was wonderful. And it was really neat to go inside the trolleys being restored. The shed was totally disorganized but if you really look at the detail on these trolleys, it is amazing.

I visited the Kingston Trolley Museum this past weekend and I had a nice time. The museum houses several trolleys in various stages of restoration and includes a few form Europe. They also have a NYC subway car. The museum is on the smaller side and is geared more toward people with some interest in transit and local history. For me the highlight of the trip was the scenic trolley ride from the museum to Kingston Point Park, which is short but fun. The trolleys are kept in the restoration shop on the lower level of the building, and outside the building. The restoration shop was a bit dark and messy. It should really be cleaned up to make it more presentable to visitors. The upper level of the museum's building houses the gift shop, restroom, historic photos, a San Francisco trolley bell and some other small exhibits. Of note is the collection of glass insulators. I do wish there was more to see and hope they continue adding to their collection. A sign indicating the entrance to the museum would be helpful. Just down the street is the Hudson River Maritime Museum and the rest of the Rondout Historic District.

The museum Looks like lacking a lot of worker,but it contains so many trolleys, even from West Germany, Belgium. the trolley ride is from TR Gallo park to Kingston Point park, about 3 miles round trip,it is very fun,and both parks are beautiful

its on the kingston strand with other places to visit and restaurants. get a little history on trolleys in NYS. i love hanging out on the Strand during the warm weather.

We visited on an April Saturday in 2014. The museum was not attended by staff. We walked the museum for at least 10 minutes waiting for staff, but none came. We ended up walking about the place and saw several trolleys in the process of being restored. It was nice to see trolleys from several places around the word, but there was very little context.If you are a trolley enthusiast, maybe this is your thing... but for the standard tourist... not a great experience. It certainly could be better. I look forward to future improvements.

A treat to have something like this in such a beautiful area. Take the tour, take a ride and spend some time with the tour guides who truly love what they do.