#832, built by the Perley Thomas Company (High Point, North Carolina) in 1923. This car was formerly used on various lines in New Orleans, including the Desire line which was made famous in the play by Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire. Car #832 was illustrated by a photo in an article in the December 15, 1947, issue of Life magazine, published when the play opened on Broadway. Much of the museum's collection is housed in the Museum's "Trolley Display Building" which opened May 6, 2005. Visitors can take a four- mile ride on a restored functioning trolley. A special ride during the Christmas season includes a visit from Santa Claus. Since the advent of the Santa event the museum has added events for Easter (Bunny Trolley) and the fall season event titled Pumpkin Patch Trolley. The original museum operating line consisted of a one-half-mile section of the abandoned Pittsburgh Railways Co. Washington interurban line which until 1953 connected to Pittsburgh via the route that still serves sections of Bethel Park. The museum line was extended north along the track bed of the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad branch to the Arden Mines. Between 1979 and 1995, museum volunteers constructed new (5'2-1/2 gauge) track along this right of way to a location near the former coal mining town. This added to the track and allowed stations to be opened at the County Fairground and Arden Mines, where a loop track was constructed, simplifying the operation of cars. In 2004, the original museum track was extended along the original interurban route to a point near North Main Street and Country Club Road. At this site another loop (McClane School Loop) was constructed, making possible the continuous operation of single-ended trolleys. Tracks connecting to the Trolley Display Building, attached to this section of the line, were opened in 2008. The Richfol shelter at car house #1 came from the Richfol Stop which was located at the north end of Canonsburg on the Pittsburgh Railways Interurban line from Pittsburgh to Washington. In September 2004, the area surrounding the museum flooded in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. The floodwaters caused substantial damage to the museum which has since been repaired. Events The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum participates in the annual Washington County Fair by providing trolley rides from nearby parking lots to the fairgrounds. The museum hosted the 2007 conference for the Association of Railway Museums. The