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Plymouth and Vineyard Sound Railroad

Defunct American rail company in Massachusetts

The Plymouth and Vineyard Sound Railroad was a railroad in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1861 as the Vineyard Sound Railroad Company to provide a rail link between Sandwich and Woods Hole on the western part of Cape Cod, but the name was changed in 1868 before the railroad was completed.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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1868 Vineyard Sound Railroad profile map
Photo: A. Savary, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Plymouth and Vineyard Sound Railroad was a railroad in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1861 as the Vineyard Sound Railroad Company to provide a rail link between Sandwich and Woods Hole on the western part of Cape Cod, but the name was changed in 1868 before the railroad was completed.2

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