Island Transit (Texas)

An Island Transit vehicle

Island Transit is a public transit company operating in Galveston, Texas. The company runs bus routes and a streetcar system called Galveston Island Trolley.

The system was started in 1893, with its streetcar system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Transit Authority have agreed to fund the repair of the rail cars, that were damaged in Hurricane Ike.[1]

  1. ^ Rhiannon Meyers. "FEMA to pay $200 million for infrastructure". Galveston County Daily News. Retrieved 2010-01-08.