Eastern Railroad Discussion > Tourist line in eastern Maryland

A while back I read that a shortline in eastern Maryland was planning to get a passenger train up and running. Did this train ever get started? If so, is it still running.

Thanks in advance

seaboardc30-7 Wrote:
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> A while back I read that a shortline in eastern
> Maryland was planning to get a passenger train up
> and running. Did this train ever get started? If
> so, is it still running.
>
> Thanks in advance

Are you speaking about the Eastern Shore of Maryland across the Chesapeake Bay?
John in White Marsh, Maryland

In the Berlin/Snow Hill area.

I found this online from March 29th.
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/03/29/excursion-train-possibility-not-dead-yet-snow-hill-mayor-says/

"While the county is no longer pursuing bringing a tourist train to the area, officials in both Berlin and Snow Hill continue to look for the right opportunity. Dorman told the Worcester County Commissioners this month there was still interest in the concept. In 2014, a two-phase study funded by the county with contributions from Berlin and Snow Hill reported that such a venture could have a $17 million impact on the local economy."

I live in the other Berlin Maryland, since renamed Brunswick, on the other side of the state, so I don't personally know anything more than what's in the story.

Art Reid
Brunswick, MD
Art's Photo Squirrel Flickr pages



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/25/18 08:20 by cota1992.

I suppose that might look better to the local politicians than seeing the current use of much of that trackage: storing tank cars.

John