The local residents did not want a tourist attraction in their backyard and the governing body passed an ordinance in 1973 prohibiting trolley operation in the municipality.

When the cars had to be moved to an outdoor location at Laurel Street they were vandalized and electrical components stripped by scrap thieves.

The new tracks and trolley barn are part of a $2 million project financed by capital funds from the county and the state.

The barn has space for up to nine trolleys, allowing the county museum to spend more time working to bring defunct cars back to running order.

The diorama had been gifted to WNEP-TV by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to replace the train in the news station's backyard, but it was too large.