List of railroad lines in the Delmarva Peninsula

This is a list of all freight railroad (not streetcar or rapid transit) lines that have been built in the Delmarva Peninsula south of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, and does not deal with ownership changes from one company to another. The lines are named by the first company to build them. Unless noted, each railroad eventually became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system.

NameFromToNotesOpenedBaltimore and Eastern Shore RailroadSalisburyClaiborne1890Breakwater and Frankford RailroadGeorgetownDelaware/Maryland state line1874Cape Charles RailroadCape JunctionTownsend1910TownsendKiptopeke1912Delaware RailroadRodneySeafordca. 1856SeafordDelaware/Maryland state line1859SeafordDelaware/Maryland state lineDorchester Branchca. 1868ClaytonSmyrnaSmyrna Branch1866TownsendMasseyTownsend Branchca. 1869Delaware and Pennsylvania RailroadNewarkDelaware Cityca. 1873Dorchester and Delaware RailroadDelaware/Maryland state lineCambridgeca. 1869Eastern Shore RailroadDelaware/Maryland state lineSalisbury1860SalisburyCrisfield1866Junction and Breakwater RailroadHarringtonLewesca. 1869LewesRehoboth Beach1878Kent County Rail RoadDelaware/Maryland state lineMasseyAbandoned 1902 upon acquisition by PRR1873MasseyKennedyville1870KennedyvilleChestertown1872ChestertownParsonsBranch abandoned in 1873 (never part of PRR) 1872WortonParsonsBranch abandoned in 19101873ParsonsNicholsonBranch abandoned in 1910 1877Maryland and Delaware RailroadClaytonOxfordca. 1870New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail RoadNew CastleOld Frenchtown WharfAbandoned west of Rodney in 18591831New Castle and Wilmington RailroadWilmingtonNew Castleca. 1852New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk RailroadPocomokeCape Charlesca. 1885Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroadsouth of WilmingtonNew CastleNew Castle Cut-Offca. 1888Queen Anne's RailroadLewesLove Pointca. 1902QueenstownCentrevilleCentreville Branchca. 1902Queen Anne and Kent RailroadMasseyCentreville1869Smyrna and Delaware Bay RailroadPierson's CoveDelaware/Maryland state lineAbandoned 1902 upon acquisition by PRR1873Wicomico and Pocomoke RailroadSalisburyBerlin1868BerlinOcean City1876Worcester Rail RoadDelaware/Maryland state lineFranklin City1876Worcester and Somerset RailroadKings CreekPocomokeca. 1873

See also List of Delaware railroads List of Maryland railroads List of Virginia railroads

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