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Rockhill Trolley Museum Adds Pennsylvania Trolleys to Collection

The Rockhill Trolley Museum added two historic Pennsylvania trolley cars to its collection in January. Lewistown & Reedsville 23 (right) and York Railways 162 (middle) are seen next to the restored York Railways 163. Courtesy Photo. 

Rockhill Trolley Museum Adds Pennsylvania Trolleys to Collection

The Rockhill Trolley Museum added two historic Pennsylvania trolley cars to its collection in January. The cars were donated by the family of the late Wendell Dillinger, founder of the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad, who passed away in 2023. 

Lewistown & Reedsville car 23 once operated less than 35 miles from the Rockhill. It was built by the J.G. Brill Company in 1914 and operated in Lewistown until 1933. The car was then sold and turned into a summer home. The museum plans to restore the car to operation. 

The other car was built by the J.G. Brill Company in 1924 as York Railways 162. The car ran until 1939 when it was sold and also turned into a camp. The Rockhill museum also owns and operates York Railways 163, so it plans to restore 162 to how it might have looked when it was a summer home. Officials said that restoration will give visitors an idea of what happened to many trolleys in the mid-20th century. 

For more information, visit RockhillTrolley.org. —Justin Franz 

This article was posted on: February 5, 2025