This Osher class will examine railroads, agriculture and the environment in the Great Plains and greater West from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at College Avenue United Methodist. The class will explore how farmers, agricultural scientists and railroad companies worked together through special trains and cars to address environmental and technological challenges in the 20th century.

Join David Vail, assistant professor in the K-State Morse Department of Special Collections, as he lectures about trains and how they have influenced the 20th century American West.

A sign-up sheet for transportation is available in the Blue Book located at the Hospitality Desk. Transportation will depart from the Village Entrance at 6 p.m.