Cambridge Springs Trolley Station (NWPA Railroad Tooling Center)

Goal: $5,000.00

Specific Need

Your 2023 donations will assist us to continue operating and maintaining the Restored Cambridge Springs Trolley Station. With your help we continue to bring transportation history to life for Crawford Countians and visitors from near and far. The trolley Station also serves as an active community center for year round meetings and events.

Your 2022 DONATIONS helped us to complete landscaping on the north, south and east sides of the trolley station property. This included adding top soil, and seeding grass in some areas; placing stone in areas that don’t receive any rainwater; and installing railroad ties and a decorative stone wall. Please see pictures below.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

Mission

The Restored Cambridge Springs Trolley Station is owned by the Northwestern PA Railroad and Tooling Heritage Center. The Heritage Center's Mission is to collect, preserve and present industrial and transportation artifacts and information at destinations that will provide an educational, historical, and recreational experience for visitors, and a reference base for researchers interested in the heritage of northwestern Pennsylvania.

Profile

The Cambridge Springs Trolley Station was restored to its original 1910 appearance and opened to the public in June of 2017. Since then, it has received visitors from all across the U.S. It is also a very active community center where a variety of events and meetings are held. This includes weddings, birthday parties, local programs, monthly meetings, community events, and much more. It's use is offered free of charge to the residents of Cambridge Springs.

Dedicated in 1910 by the Erie Traction Company, the trolley station was once a vibrant trolley car station where thousands of people traveled to partake of the famous water at the springs. The last trolley car quietly made its final run on September 30, 1928. After the station was no longer useful for rail travel, Melvin Townley and his family took ownership of it, maintaining the integrity of the original structure until his death in 2008, when he asked, in his will, that it be turned into a museum. This beautiful historical building has been brought back to life as a trolley station museum and community center. Located on historic Route 6, it is listed on the national register as a contributing resource within the Cambridge Springs Historic District

The Northwestern PA Railroad and Tooling Heritage Center (Heritage Center) is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit community based organization. It was established in 2006 through a partnership of the French Creek Valley Railroad Historical Society, National Tooling & Machining Association and Johnson Shaw Stereoscopic Museum. The Crawford County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Crawford County Historical Society support the Heritage Center through participation in activities, joint marketing and shared exhibitions.