Rails Across the Vineyard – Expanded Edition

Rails Across the Vineyard – Expanded Edition

A summer-only steam train once rolled down State Beach, linking Oak Bluffs to Katama. Trolleys rumbled through Oak Bluffs and along the edges of the Lagoon. A proposed but never-built “electric railway” was envisioned to connect Vineyard Haven to Gay Head. The decades around 1900 marked a golden age of public transportation on the Vineyard. But what do these trains and trolleys of the past have to do with today’s VTA?

Join us on Thursday, January 30th to discover the surprising connections and explore 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.

DETAILS

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Date	January 30, 2025
From	5:00 pm
To	6:00 pm
Type	Talk
Venue	Martha’s Vineyard Museum

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