The Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven will feature some Halloween scares this holiday season.
It is offering rides on “The Haunted Trolley,” for the state’s newest Halloween experience. The three-night event runs Oct. 21, Oct. 22 and Oct. 23.
Guests will be treated to a ride on the rails aboard an ancient trolley, with onboard hosts taking riders into an other-worldly journey into the unknown. The one-hour interactive, supernatural event is limited to only 40 passengers per hour/per adventure.
Timed admissions on Friday and Saturday will take place at 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.; and on Sunday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. times are designated as family/kid friendly.
Promoters for the event stress that this experience is not a hayride, a trail in the woods or haunted house, and there are no zombies, no masked killers, no chainsaws or costumed characters chasing you. Rather, the organizers have created an interactive production, where one portion of the trip will be a “visit” to a 1917 tragic trolley crash, where 19 people were killed because of an alleged sleepy conductor.
Some 105 years later, the unsolved mystery of this supposed accident will be just one of the elements of the haunted adventure.
All ages are welcome, but those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. There is also a limited number of $75 VIP tickets which entitle guests to first boarding – choice of priority seating aboard the Trolley – plus a free souvenir logo shirt and an autographed copy of the new book “True Ghost Stories of Connecticut.”
The Haunted Trolley at the Shore Line Trolley Museum is located at 17 River St., East Haven, and is being presented by the creator of Fright Haven. One of the event organizers, Nick Grossman, said this is the first time the experience is being held at the museum, and they would like to make it an annual event each October.
The museum is recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior as the oldest continuously operated suburban trolley line in the United States. The museum’s line and equipment are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, visit www.TheHauntedTrolley.com.
