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Despite the damage caused by these storms, the Wilmington and Western continued to operate on the remaining track, and replaced all of the destroyed bridges with steel trestles. The line officially reopened into Hockessin on June 30, 2007. The railroad celebrated its 50th anniversary operating as a tourist railroad in 2016. [9]
New Castle and Wilmington Railroad: Wilmington: New Castle: ca. 1852 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad: Pocomoke: Cape Charles: ca. 1885 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad: south of Wilmington: New Castle: New Castle Cut-Off ca. 1888 Queen Anne's Railroad: Lewes: Love Point: ca. 1902 Queenstown: Centreville: Centreville ...
Consolidated Rail Corporation: CR 1976 1999 CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway: Delaware Railroad: PRR: 1836 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Delaware and Chesapeake Railway: PRR: 1877 1899 Delaware Railroad: Delaware and Chester County Railroad: B&O: 1867 1869 Wilmington and Western Railroad: Delaware, Maryland and Virginia ...
Nov. 24-Dec. 23 at the Wilmington Railroad Museum: Thousands of lights set to music will illuminate holiday-themed model train displays at the only museum dedicated to Wilmington's extensive ...
Christmas Train & Light Spectacular Show: Holiday magic returns to the Wilmington Railroad Museum with more twinkling lights as the museum transforms into a winter wonderland with over 35,000 ...
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad (W&W) name began use in 1855, having been originally chartered as the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad in 1834. [1] When it opened in 1840, the line was the longest railroad in the world with 161.5 miles (259.9 km) of track. [2] It was constructed in 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) gauge. [3]
Dec. 15 at Wilmington Water Tours: Christmas-themed boat cruise on the Cape Fear River features the telling of an original Wilmington story about an apparition with ties to the Revolutionary war.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway was created in 1879 with the consolidation of the Western Railroad and the Mount Airy Railroad. [ 1 ] By 1899, the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway was debt-ridden and bankrupt and was sold to the Southern Railway , where it was reorganized as a new company under the name Atlantic and Yadkin Railway ...