Officials at a Connecticut museum say up to 90 rare and historic trolley cars were damaged during Tropical Storm Irene and repairs could cost millions of dollars, The Associated Press reports.
Trustees at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven say the trolleys were exposed to between 6 inches and 3 feet of water during flooding from Sunday’s storm.
Trustee Wayne Sandford says the trolleys look OK, but the problem was that their engines are mounted very low and many were soaked with saltwater.
But museum leaders say they’re relieved there was no damage to a most-prized possession — an engine that once ran on the Ansonia, Derby & Birmingham line that is considered to be the oldest electric engine in the world.
The museum is looking to raise money for repairs.
