SHELBURNE FALLS — Trolleyfest is on track to return on Saturday, Sept. 28, celebrating the mode of travel of yesteryear and the restoration of Trolley No. 10.

Trolley No. 10 is a relic of the trolley era of 1896-1927, according to the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, which hosts Trolleyfest each year. During that time period, the Wason Manufacturing Co. of Springfield manufactured and sent to the Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway a new state-of-the-art trolley car, featuring electric lights and electric heaters. The trolley car spent 30 years serving the area, with many of those years including frequent crossings over what is the modern-day Bridge of Flowers.

“When the trolley company failed in 1928, all of its assets were sold for scrap, except Trolley No. 10, which was saved by the Johnson family of Colrain and moved to their farm to serve as a chicken coop, tool shed and other various uses for the next 65 years, at which time it was donated to the fledgling Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum,” the museum recounts in an event announcement for Trolleyfest. “After a complete restoration, Trolley No. 10 was returned to service on Oct. 9, 1999, and has operated ever since at the museum.”

Trolleyfest is an annual celebration of this return to service. It also gives attendees a chance to experience life as it was lived by Shelburne and Colrain residents in the 1920s.

Trolleyfest will be held at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, located at 14 Depot St., on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Guests will be able to see and ride Trolley No. 10, the pump car and speeders, as well as visit a restored Central Vermont Railway caboose and see a velocipede, a small three-wheeled rail car that is built similarly to a bicycle. Powered by a hand crank, velocipedes were used to go out and inspect the rails and telegraph lines.

In addition to trolley rides, guests can peruse the museum and enjoy demonstrations of cider making, butter churning, weaving, copper polishing and more. Attendees can also send messages via telegraph, explore antique farming tools, play games that children would have enjoyed during the time period and watch railroad-themed movies. Meanwhile, a tag sale will feature railroad-themed items and quilts for sale.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Whistlestop will perform live music.

Food will be available from Mo’s Fudge Factor. There will also be maple products for sale from Davenport Maple Farm and preserves from Barberic Farm.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 6 to 17. Children under the age of 6 will be admitted for free. For more details, visit sftm.org.