Galveston Island Trolley

Galveston Island Trolley
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerCity of Galveston
LocaleGalveston, Texas
Stations22
WebsiteIsland Transit
Service
TypeHeritage streetcar
Services1
Operator(s)Island Transit
Rolling stock4 Miner Railcar replica trolleys
History
OpenedJuly 23, 1988
ClosedSeptember 2008
ReopenedOctober 1, 2021
Technical
Line length6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Characterstreet-running
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Electrificationnone
Route map
Seawall Trolley highlighted in red
Rail Trolley highlighted in blue
Stewart Beach
Seawall & 10th
Seawall & 14th
Pier 21
Strand & Moody
Strand & 23rd
20th & Market
25th & Strand
Seawall & 14th
25th & Ave N
25th & Ave O 1/2
Seawall & 19th
Seawall & 21st
Seawall & 23rd
Seawall & 25th
Seawall & 29th
Seawall & 39th
Seawall & 45th
Seawall & 53rd
Seawall & 57th
Seawall & 61st
Seawall & Central City
Seawall & 69th
Seawall & 81st
Moody Gardens
Schlitterbahn
Rail Trolley
Seawall Trolley

The Galveston Island Trolley is a heritage streetcar network in Galveston, Texas, United States. As of late 2006, the total network length was 6.8 miles (10.9 km) with 22 stations. The Galveston Island Trolley is operated by Island Transit. The rail system reopened in 2021, after having been out of service for 13 years following severe damage caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008. Subsequent to the 2008 closure, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Transit Administration agreed to fund repairs. In January 2017, a contract was approved to restore three of the trolleys at a cost of $3.8 million. At that time, the trolleys were expected to be ready to return to service in 2018, but the date was later postponed to 2019 and later to 2021. By November 2020, two reconditioned trolleys had returned to Galveston. The line reopened for service in October 2021, limited to three days a week for now.