In September 1910 the Cumberland Railway Co. began trolley service between Newville and Carlisle, with cars leaving both towns every hour on the hour from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Each trolley carried a motorman and a conductor, whose duties included taking care of packages, firing the stove in winter, and collecting fares. From Newville, the fare was five cents to Goodyear, ten cents to Plainfield, fifteen cents to Meadowbrook, and twenty cents to Carlisle. With the advent of cheap hydro-electric power in the 1800’s, electrically powered trolleys could offer lower fares than railroads, and for short trips this method of travel became popular in the Cumberland Valley. Because this line was a latecomer and automobiles were becoming popular, it failed to attract enough riders to remain profitable. Even a trolley park east of Newville with picnic grounds could not prevent the end, and the last trolley ran on Sunday October 31, 1920. The tracks were removed in 1921.