Boonsboro Trolley Museum

214 North Main Street, Boonsboro, MD next to the entrance of Shafer Park. 

The Hagerstown-Frederick Electric Railway Company operated a trolley through Boonsboro from 1902 to 1938. Response to the first excursion of the trolley was so great in August of 1902 that it swamped the trolley with 500 tickets sold. Electricity was not available in town in the town at the time. By October 31st of that year, U.S. Mail was being carried on the Hagerstown-Boonsboro line. A regular round trip trolley ticket cost $.50.

In June of 1904, a trolley car leaving Myersville jumped the track north of Middletown. On another date, a car carrying freight jumped the track and plowed into a house in Boonsboro.

The Boonsboro Trolley Museum is full of interesting stories and facts about the museum, which is housed in the last remaining trolley station in Washington County. 

The Boonsboro Trolley Museum is open April to October on Saturday 10am – 4pm and Sunday 1pm – 4pm through the summer. 

Winter Hours are from 10am – 3pm every Saturday. 

It is also open by appointment when staffing allows by calling town hall at (301) 432-5141.

Trolley Museum

Above: Boonsboro Trolley Museum

Part of R.M Hays collection. Digitized 9/05 by Western Maryland Public Libraries for www.whilbr.org Hagerstown, Md.

Above:  Trolley going over the Burnside Bridge. Part of R.M Hays collection. Digitized 9/05 by Western Maryland Public Libraries for www.whilbr.org Hagerstown, Md.