Rails Across the Vineyard
Rails Across the Vineyard
A summer-only steam train that rolled down State Beach, linking Oak Bluffs to Katama. Trolleys that rumbled through Oak Bluffs and down the sides of the Lagoon. A never-built “electric railway” that would have connected Vineyard Haven to Gay Head. The decades around 1900 were a golden age of public transportation on the Vineyard . . . but what do the trains and trolleys of yesteryear have to do with today’s VTA? Discover the surprising answers to that question, and a forgotten piece of Vineyard history, in this revised-and-expanded version of last spring’s program “Salt Spray on the Rails,” presented by MVM Research Librarian Bow Van Riper.
[Please note: This is an online program]
Admission: $10 per participant. Registered attendees will receive a link to join by email before the program begins.
DETAILS
| Date | February 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| From | 5:00 pm |
| To | 6:00 pm |
| Type | Talk |
| Venue | Live on Zoom |