As part of the Fenton’s historic tours series, participants enjoyed an opportunity on Saturday, July 19, 2025, to step inside Jamestown Street Railway Trolley Car #93. The program was led by Bob Johnston, founder of the Trolley Car #93 Restoration Project, and took place at the Ideal Coatings building in Falconer, where the trolley is currently housed.
Bob shared the fascinating history of Trolley Car #93, one of eight purchased by the Jamestown Street Railway in 1926 and used until trolley service ended in 1938. After its retirement, the trolley was stripped down and repurposed as a cottage. Decades later, it was rediscovered in the woods of Dewittville and returned to Jamestown. Since 2014, the restoration project has worked to bring the trolley back to its original 1920s appearance.
In the future, the Fenton History Center hopes to construct a building that will include Trolley Car #93 as part of a larger exhibit, allowing the public to enjoy this important piece of Jamestown’s history year-round.
