ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, vˌɑːləntˈɪɹz ɹᵻstˈoːɹd ðə stɹˈiːtkɑːɹ, nˈɪkneɪmd "ˈoʊld θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd", tʊ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ kəndˈɪʃən ænd ɹˌiːɪnstˈɔːld tɹˈɑːli wˈaɪɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ tˌiːˌɛkstˌiːsˈiː spˈɜː bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə mjuːzˈiəm, ʌnjˈuːzd sˈɪns ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
In 1981–82, volunteers restored the streetcar, nicknamed "Old 300", to operating condition and reinstalled trolley wire on a TXTC spur behind the museum, unused since the 1950s.