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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.

All events are tentatively scheduled and may change. Please see the CMCL Events Calendar on our website, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter for any and all updates.


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 28 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Wed, Apr 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 01 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Fri, May 02 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sat, May 03 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Sun, May 04 Closed

Upcoming events

Wed, Apr 30, All day
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room,Storytime Room

Wed, Apr 30, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Wed, Apr 30, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

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

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

Wed, Apr 30, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room
This event is full

Wed, Apr 30, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Wed, Apr 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Township

Wed, Apr 30, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Wed, Apr 30, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:45am
Cape May Court House - Children's Room

Cancelled
Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:45am
Cape May Court House

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 11:30am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Woodbine - Children's Room

Thu, May 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, May 01, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Cancelled
Thu, May 01, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Cape May Court House

Thu, May 01, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, May 01, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thu, May 01, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Thu, May 01, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Thu, May 01, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Upper Township - Events Room

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Thu, May 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Thu, May 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
CMCL Online - Google Meet

Fri, May 02, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, May 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Fri, May 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room
This event is full

Fri, May 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Fri, May 02, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Fri, May 02, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Fri, May 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Fri, May 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape May Court House - 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Sat, May 03, 9:30am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Sat, May 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Sat, May 03, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Wildwood Crest - Children's Room

Mon, May 05, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room,Kitchen Area
This event is full

Mon, May 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room

Mon, May 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Mon, May 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Mon, May 05, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Cape May Court House - Teen Area

Mon, May 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Mon, May 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
CMCL Online - Zoom

Rescheduled
Mon, May 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
New date Monday, May 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Wildwood Crest

Mon, May 05, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Mon, May 05, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Stone Harbor - Events Room

Cancelled
Mon, May 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House

Mon, May 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, May 06, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Tue, May 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Tue, May 06, 10:00am - 10:45am
Upper Township - Events Room

Cancelled
Tue, May 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Stone Harbor

Tue, May 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room
Registration is now closed

Tue, May 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Tue, May 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room

Cancelled
Tue, May 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cape May Court House

Tue, May 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cape May Court House - TLC Makerspace

Tue, May 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Wed, May 07, 9:15am - 10:15am
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, May 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, May 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Sea Isle City - Children's Room

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Cape May City - Events Room North,Events Room South

Wed, May 07, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room
This event is full

Wed, May 07, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Lower Township - Public Meeting Room

Wed, May 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Rescheduled
Wed, May 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
New date Tuesday, May 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Stone Harbor

Wed, May 07, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Cape May Court House - Presentation Room

Wed, May 07, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sea Isle City - Public Meeting Room

Wed, May 07, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Cape May Court House - Storytime Room
This event is full

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wildwood Crest - 2nd Floor Events Room

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Township - Joseph Millman Room