Talks

Workshops

• Facilitating Restoration - the practical and administrative aspects of running a shop

  How to handle a the day-to-day tasks that keep the shop running well. This session will start with what we do at the STM shop to start the discussion. Then all museum's will be welcomed to share best practices, brainstorming issues that none of us have worked out yet, and Q&A. This talk will focus on operational items like volunteer management, safety procedures, purchasing processes, and keeping ahead of the team's needs.

  Presenter: Dave Rogers

  Roundtable Discussions and Fireside Chats 

• Resistance design for Bay State 4175 and Lexington/Boston 41

  4175 and 41 are both nearing completion. Join us as we review the in-progress designs for resistance on the two cars.

  Presenter: Brian Tenaglia

Sessions

• History of STM and Trolleys in Maine

  Journey back in time and learn about the glory days of Trolleys in Maine.

  Presenter: Phil Morse

• Mass-Transit. A Transformation of Society

  Join head of education, John Mercurio, as he takes you back in time to learn about the history of the Streetcar, the people that made it all happen, and how it changed the world.

  Presenter: John Mercurio

• The K-6 controller rebuild project for Connecticut 1160

  In 2023 the Asbestos in the K-6 controller needed to be replaced with an alternative material. Seashore Trolley Museum restoration shop staff used SolidEdge to create a 3D-CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) model for the replacement material.

  Presenter: Brian Tenaglia

• Training Docents, Tour Guides, and Conductors

  Join head of education, John Mercurio, and learn how Seashore Trolley Museum prepares docents ready to speak about such a large collection and how they train conductors to speak on the Trolley about the rolling artifacts and sites of interest.

  Presenter: John Mercurio

• Engaging the community in the modern era to inspire attendance, creating emotional connections, inspiring donations, and building visibility for museum projects

  Make connections and inspire donations of parts, maps, and materials.

  Presenter: Phil Morse

• Scenes from early Seashore days

  Journey back in time and learn about the beginning of the Seashore Trolley Museum.

  Presenter: Phil Morse

Roundtable Discussions and Fireside Chats

• Creating Trolley experiences that appeal to the general public, while appealing to those interested in diving deep

  Diving deep on Trolley technology with the general public. Some of the Trolley's hidden mechanisms are beautiful old-school engineering, with an elegance that appeals to everybody. Technology may be just the thing that plants the seed of the future Trolley enthusiast.

  Presenter: Brian Tenaglia

• Facilitating Restoration - the practical and administrative aspects of running a shop

  How to handle a the day-to-day tasks that keep the shop running well. This session will start with what we do at the STM shop to start the discussion. Then all museum's will be welcomed to share best practices, brainstorming issues that none of us have worked out yet, and Q&A. This talk will focus on operational items like volunteer management, safety procedures, purchasing processes, and keeping ahead of the team's needs.

  Presenter: Dave Rogers

  Workshops 

• Getting to a state of good repair

  The Seashore Trolley Museum fleet is not currently in a state of good repair. This is a session about taking a realistic look at what it will take to get to a state of good repair.

  Presenters: Rob Drye, Brian Tenaglia

• Trolley maintenance forms

  A review of the Trolley maintenance forms used by the Seashore Trolley Museum restoration shop when working on Trolleys. Bring your restoration and maintenance forms and let's compare what works well and what could work better.

  Presenter: Brian Tenaglia

• Trolley operational best practices

  Sometimes "it depends" what you use or do. What kind of oil do you use? Pads or waste? How often do you service your cars? What specifically flags a car as "unserviceable" with regards to major components like wear on bearings. Why do you do what you do?"

  Presenter: Brian Tenaglia

• Volunteer Scheduling

  Jim Nawrocki works as the Railway Operations Crew Caller for the Seashore Trolley Museum. Join Jim at a fireside chat about how to schedule volunteers. Jim will be joined in a roundtable discussion with other volunteer schedulers from other NEATO museums. We will dive in to what works, what doesn't work, the highs, the lows, and everything in between. If you have volunteers to schedule and volunteer hours to record, this open discussion is for you!

  Presenters: Jim Nawrocki, Kristen Fredriksen

• Create an endowment

  Learn how to create an endowment for funding your museum's future.

  Presenters: Jim Schantz, Phil Morse

Meals

• Friday Supper

  Enjoy Pizza in the Exhibit Room a the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunk, ME.

• Saturday Lunch

  Enjoy sandwiches in the Exhibit Room. Lunch will be made available at 11am until 1pm. No sessions happen from 12-1pm to ensure everybody gets a chance to eat Lunch.

• Saturday Supper

  Enjoy a community meal after a long day.

• Sunday Lunch

  Enjoy sandwich platters in the Exhibit Room.

Information

• Friday Check-in and Badge Pickup

  Pickup your badge so you do not miss a single thing!

• Check-in and Badge Pickup

  Pickup your badge so you do not miss a single thing!

• Winterfest 5K Registration

  Enjoy a fun 5K walk around the campus.

Hands-On

• Friday Guest Trolley Operations

  Guests are welcomed to operate the Trolleys available.

• Night Time Photo Shoot

  Enjoy taking photos of Trolleys at night. Sunsdown, polls up!

  Presenter: Jeremy Whiteman

• Saturday Guest Trolley Operations

  Guests are welcomed to operate the Trolleys available.

  Presenter: Dan Vardaro

• Sunday Guest Trolley Operations

  Guests are welcomed to operate the Trolleys available.

Entertainment

• Bingo

  Enjoy Bingo and prizes!

• Friday Night LIVE!

  Enjoy music and games in the Exhibit Room

• Wing Eating Competition

  Do you have what it takes to be a wing eating champion?

• Gaming Lounge

  Enjoy Bingo, play the Ticket to Ride Board Game, Maine's official card game: Cribbage, or just relax after a fun day of driving Trolleys!

Community Activities

• All Trolleys welcome networking receptions

  Join fellow Trolley enthusiasts for networking and community building with breakout sessions for Parts, Restoration, Operations, Education, and Archives.

  Presenter: Don Curry

• Paint and Sip

  Create some unique art while relaxing to music and wine.

  Presenter: Ann Thompson

• Women of the Trolleys fireside chat and meetup

  A reception for women to celebrate inclusion and diversity in Trolley Museums. Network and build community in a safe space and unwind to music and Hors d'Oeuvres.

  Presenters: Ann Thompson, Chelsea Miller

Tours

• Hidden Exhibits of Seashore

  Things at Seashore that you normally walk past which have a story: South Boston track; Silent Police Man; Morisson Hill station; Mounds in parking lot which are cobblestones from Boston

  Presenter: Bob Brosseau

• Restoration Shop Tour

  Take a tour of the Restoration Shop

  Presenters: Dave Rogers, Brian Tenaglia

• Riverside, Highwood, and South Boston

  Take a tour of the Riverside, Highwood, and the all new South Boston car barns with Seashore Trolley Museum's premiere docents. Meet at the Visitors Center Platform for the tour. Your docent will meet you at the platform, board the Trolley, ride with you to Riverside, continue with you to Highwood, and end in South Boston.

  Presenters: Jim Nawrocki, Mike Curry, Dick Coots

• The Forbidden Trolley Tour

  Experience the Fairview and Central car barns on this exclusive behind the scenes experience.

  Presenter: Devon Hubner

• Model Railroad Building Tour

  See the new Model Railroad building.

  Presenter: Kyle Bourgault

• The life and times of Ted Santarelli in 1939

  Ted Santarelli founded the Seashore Trolley Museum with his friends in 1939. Walk in Ted Santarelli's shoes as you take a walking tour of the original 10 acres of Seashore Trolley Museum with Phil Morse.

  Presenter: Phil Morse

• Parts Warehouse

  Journey in to PARTS beyond in this exclusive behind the scenes experience.

  Presenter: Devon Hubner

• The National Streetcar Museum at Lowell

  Visit the National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, a satellite museum of Seashore Trolley Museum, and ride on New Orleans Car 966.

  Presenters: Fred Hessler, John Grady, Tom Tucker

• Rapid Transit Vision and MBTA Blue Line tour

  Learn about Seashore Trolley Museum's vision for the tapid transit collection, building it a home in Coney Island, and tour the MBTA 0600 Blue Line cars..

  Presenter: Phil Tsihlis

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