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Fire Truck Show at the Connecticut Trolley Museum July 30th

Hands-on fun for all ages!

The Fire Truck Show will give visitors the opportunity to get up close and personal with all aspects of the firefighting industry including over twenty fire trucks to view.

During your visit you will also learn more about the Fire Truck Museum collection along with local Fire Departments equipment & vehicles. Don’t miss your opportunity to sit in a real fire trucks, try on fireman’s turnout gear, watch fire hose demonstrations, maneuver through a kid’s maze using a fire hose and take home a souvenir fire hat.

Additionally, ride selected trolleys from our incredible collection, navigate through the Visitors Center packed full of historic trolleys using a scavenger hunt, dress up as a junior motorman and watch a trolley themed movie in the theater. You can ride the Trolley cars as many times as you would like! For the convenience of all, food and refreshments will be available for purchase.

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The Connecticut Trolley Museum is located at 58 North Road (Rt. 140) and is a short 15 minutes north of Hartford or a short 15 minutes south of Springfield. Admission is $10.00 for ages 13 and up, $9.00 for seniors 62 and up and $7.00 for ages 2-12. Connecticut Trolley Museum members and children 1 and under are admitted free of charge. For more information, visit ct-trolley.org or call (860) 627-6540.

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