 Built in 1881, the line closed in 1917, with the track and rolling stock sent to France as part of the Allied forces of the First World War.Years after the railroad was discontinued, the last railroad car left on the island was converted to a popular restaurant known today as the Club Car.Originally, the company was known as the Nantucket Railroad, but following the bankruptcy of the company in 1895 allowed for the company to reorganize under the name that it carried until 1917.