The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the completion of the Welcome and Education Center. The completion of the 21,000 square foot facility is one of the final steps in its development of the East Campus. It houses a visitors’ center, classrooms, an event room, museum store and interactive exhibits. The Center enables the Museum to properly display and interpret its exhibits that tell the history of the Trolley Era. It also has STEAM-related exhibits. The exhibits, designed and fabricated by the Carnegie Science Center in cooperation with Museum staff, include dynamic interactive capabilities and historical themes. An event room features an 8 foot by 15 foot video wall to be used for educational films. The Center is located at 1 Electric Way, adjacent to Volunteer Blvd., a 33,000 brick paved street, accompanied by the restored Wexford Station, family play area and gazebo.The Museum was established in 1954 and now has a collection of 52 trolley cars from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia along with the famous streetcar named Desire from New Orleans. The building will be open to the public beginning November 10, 2023. Autumn hours for the Museum are Friday through Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. (photo credit WTOV9)