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Jersey Shore Railroading

Presented by Bill Elwell

2025-04-21 18:00:00 2025-04-21 19:00:00 America/New_York Jersey Shore Railroading Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Monday, April 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-21 18:00:00 2025-04-21 19:00:00 America/New_York Jersey Shore Railroading Registration requested. Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Sea Isle City

Public Meeting Room

Registration requested.

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Nestled halfway between two of America's most important cities, the Jersey Shore seems perfectly positioned to be a vacation destination. What was once desolate beachfront did not become a vacationing mecca overnight. Railroads were the defining factor in creating and shaping the development of the Shore as a center for everything from day trips to whole summer vacations. As the winds of technology changed, the passenger-centric Jersey Shore railroads were able to turn into the breeze and refocus to commuters, redefining themselves and the Jersey Shore as a whole. This work explores railroads and their effects on Jersey Shore, especially vacationing and commuting, focusing through the lens of railroad-publications like timetables and advertisements.

Bill Elwell is an adjunct professor of history at Monmouth University and a lifelong Jersey Shore resident. Much of that life has been spent exploring all different aspects of railroads, especially local ones, through history, modeling, and railfanning. Additionally, Bill is a member of the Board of the Ocean County Historical Society, formerly worked in historical outreach for Monmouth County, and is proud to help share our common story.


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AGE GROUP: | 18 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Education |

TAGS: | transportation | trains | sea isle | museum | local history | historical |

Sea Isle City

Phone: 609-263-7301

Hours

Sea Isle City

Mon, Apr 21 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 22 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Wed, Apr 23 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Fri, Apr 25 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sat, Apr 26 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, Apr 27 Closed

Upcoming events

Tue, Apr 22, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Apr 22, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Apr 22, 10:00am - 11:00am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Tue, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 22, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 22, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Woodbine - Children's Room

Tue, Apr 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Tue, Apr 22, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, Apr 22, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Apr 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Wed, Apr 23, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Wed, Apr 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, Apr 23, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 23, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Wed, Apr 23, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Woodbine - Children's Room,Events Room

Wed, Apr 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House

Wed, Apr 23, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 23, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Cape May Court House
This event is full

Wed, Apr 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Thu, Apr 24, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, Apr 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Apr 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Thu, Apr 24, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, Apr 24, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Apr 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Woodbine - Children's Room

Thu, Apr 24, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Kitchen Area

Thu, Apr 24, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, Apr 24, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Thu, Apr 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, Apr 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, Apr 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, Apr 24, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Fri, Apr 25, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Apr 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Apr 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, Apr 25, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Cancelled
Fri, Apr 25, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Upper Township

Fri, Apr 25, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Fri, Apr 25, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, Apr 25, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Apr 26, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Apr 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Sat, Apr 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Sat, Apr 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Wildwood Crest - Children's Room

Mon, Apr 28, All day
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room,Storytime Room

Mon, Apr 28, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, Apr 28, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Mon, Apr 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Apr 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Classroom
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Mon, Apr 28, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, Apr 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, Apr 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Mon, Apr 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Sea Isle City - Conference Room

Mon, Apr 28, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
CMCL Online - Zoom

Mon, Apr 28, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, Apr 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Mon, Apr 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
CMCL Online - GoToMeeting
Registration is now closed

Cancelled
Mon, Apr 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Apr 29, All day
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room,Storytime Room

Tue, Apr 29, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:45am
Upper Township - Events Room

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, Apr 29, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, Apr 29, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Woodbine - Events Room

Tue, Apr 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Tue, Apr 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, Apr 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace