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Friends of the Hershey Trolley is a committee of The Hershey Derry Township Historical Society. Its mission is the education and preservation of the Hershey Transit trolley system that ran from 1904 to 1946.
The Trolleys That Ran on Chocolate
Ride Along on the Trolleys - Video
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Steering Committee
- Susan Algers
- Ray Cameron
- Neil Fasnacht
- Brad Ginder
- Lisa Ginder
- Millie Landis Coyle
- Todd Pagliarulo
- Matt Loser
- Jay Robertson
- Lisa Schirato
- Valerie Seiber
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Donors and Contributions
- B & G Lumber Company, Elizabethtown, PA
- Fasnacht Family Foundation
- First Davis Corporation
- Good Tree Service
- Hershey Entertainment & Resort Company
- MS Hershey Foundation
- Purcell Machine Company
- Rockhill Trolley Museum
- Sherwin Williams
- The Hershey Company
- Wilhelm's Hardware
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The Collection
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Hersheypark Miniature Railway
Status: Restoration Progress
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Hershey Transit No3
Status: Awaiting Restoration
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Hershey Transit No7
Status: Awaiting Restoration
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West End Car Barn
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The Car Barns
The car barns served as the trolley “garages” of their day. Trolleys rested and were maintained in these buildings under the watchful eyes of their maintenance crews. The first car barn or trolley house, located where the main plant now stands today, was on the north side of Chocolate Ave. and held only four trolleys. In 1910 the first car barn was converted into the Hershey Cafe. The second car barn was located on the south side of the chocolate factory, between Chocolate Ave. and Caracas . It was converted into an apartment house after the third and final car barn was built, eventually razed, and today is a parking lot for Hershey Company employees. The third, West End Car barn, still standing, and currently owned by The Hershey Company, was built in 1916.
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Second Car Barn, East Chocolate Ave, prior to 1915
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