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Eastern Shore Railway Museum
The Eastern Shore Railway Museum is located at 18568 Dunne Avenue, Parksley, Virginia, United States. The museum exhibits historic rail cars and equipment. The museum also contains a restored train station with railroad memorabilia from the lines that operated on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The ESRM is open from noon until 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, from March through October, and housed in a restored 1906 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station. On its siding are two cabooses, a baggage car, a Pullman sleeper, Seaboard 6106, a Budd dining car, a 1913 wooden box car and the ''Diplomat,'' an observation car. The museum also includes an 1890s maintenance-of-way tool shed, a crossing guard shanty, and various railroad artifacts. The ESRM no longer maintains a website but it does have a Facebook page. ESRM museum members were affiliated with the Delmarva Chapter NRHS who had staffed the annual train excursions in held on the first Saturday of October in Hurlock, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles ( rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassawadox, Virginia
Nassawadox is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 533. The town, with an area of , is located on U.S. Route 13 on Virginia's Eastern Shore, approximately five miles south of Exmore and north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. History The name derives from a word from a Native American language that means "land between two waters." Nassawadox is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Chesapeake Bay. The county is divided as is the town into bayside and seaside areas which refers to the land on either side of the highway, Route 13 (Lankford Highway) which runs through Accomack and Northampton Counties. Highlighting its name and its location, Nassawadox has since 1993 hosted the annual October ''Between the Waters Bike Tour'', which features bike tours of various lengths between the Eastern Shore's two coasts. Brownsville and the Northampton Lumber Company Historic District are listed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Boyerschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,055 at the 2010 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and borough. History A post office called Boyertown has been in operation since 1828. The community was named for its founders, brothers Henry and Daniel Boyer. In 1908, Boyertown was the site of the Rhoads Opera House fire. Geography Boyertown is located along the southeastern border of Berks County. It is bordered on the north, west, and south by Colebrookdale Township, and to the southeast by Douglass Township in Montgomery County. Boyertown is included in the Reading metropolitan statistical area, which is part the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boyertown has a total area of , all land. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colebrookdale Railroad
The Colebrookdale Railroad, also known as the Secret Valley Line, is a tourist railroad located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The railroad operates between Boyertown in Berks County and Pottstown in Montgomery County. Operations The Colebrookdale Railroad operates a variety of excursions originating out of Boyertown with plans to eventually have trains originating from Pottstown as well. The trains operated include a fall foliage train, Haunted History train, Santa Claus train, Valentine's Day train, Easter Bunny Express, Wine Tasting and Cheese Train, and Mother's Day and Father's Day trains. The railroad also allows groups to charter the entire train, or select cars, and to rent the caboose for birthday parties. They currently operate a consist of 5 train cars; A deluxe coach, dining car, cafe car, lounge car, and parlor car. They also have an open air gondola and a PRR caboose. The fifth passenger car entered service in mid-November 2020 and is a cross between a parlor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallwood, Virginia
Hallwood is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the town population was 206. History Wessells Root Cellar was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Hallwood is the now-southern terminus of the Delmarva Central Railroad. Geography Hallwood is located at (37.877418, −75.590589). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), all of it land. It lies at an elevation of 16 feet. Demographics At the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census there were 290 people, 100 households, and 73 families living in the town. The population density was 1,184.8 people per square mile (466.5/km2). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 494.3 per square mile (194.7/km2). The Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census, racial makeup of the town was 84.14% White, 4.48% African Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delmarva Central Railroad
The Delmarva Central Railroad is an American short-line railroad owned by Carload Express that operates of track on the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The railroad operates lines from Porter, Delaware to Hallwood, Virginia and from Harrington, Delaware to Frankford, Delaware along with several smaller branches. The DCR interchanges with the Norfolk Southern Railway and the Maryland and Delaware Railroad. The railroad was created in 2016 to take over the Norfolk Southern Railway lines on the Delmarva Peninsula. The DCR expanded by taking over part of the Bay Coast Railroad in 2018 and the Delaware Coast Line Railroad in 2019. Operations The DCR operates on of trackage on the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The DCR's main line runs from Porter, Delaware south to Pocomoke City, Maryland on the Delmarva Subdivision, with the section leading into Pocomoke City called the Pocomoke Industrial Track. The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onley, Virginia
Onley (, "only") is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2010 census. History The community was named after Onley, the estate of Governor Henry A. Wise. Geography Onley is located at (37.690352, −75.716759). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.98%, is water. It lies at an elevation of 43 feet. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 496 people, 223 households, and 144 families living in the town. The population density was 607.9 people per square mile (233.5/km). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 332.1 per square mile (127.6/km). The racial makeup of the town was 83.27% White, 13.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41%. Of the 223 households 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melfa, Virginia
Melfa is a town in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the United States. The population was 408 at the 2010 census. Geography Melfa is located at (37.649836, −75.741523). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 km), all of it land. It rests at an elevation of 49 feet. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 450 people, 183 households, and 131 families living in the town. The population density was 1,654.6 people per square mile (643.5/km). There were 205 housing units at an average density of 753.8 per square mile (293.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 82.44% White, 15.78% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.33% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22%. Of the 183 households 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painter, Virginia
Painter is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was recorded at 229 at the 2010 census. History From its earliest settlement, most villages and towns on the Eastern Shore of Virginia were located near the coasts at navigable ports where crops or livestock could be transported by boat. The coming of the New York, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk Railroad in the 1880s initiated a shift in population and commerce to the center of the shore and created the need for new towns, including the town of Painter. The Painter-Garrisons United Methodist Church was established in nearby Mappsburg, Virginia in 1784 when Bishop Francis Asbury made his first of six visits to the home of Jonathan Garrison. The congregation constructed a chapel by 1787, the first house of worship to be built by the Methodist Episcopal Church on the Eastern Shore. The present church was erected in 1855 and was the scene of the establishment of the Independent Convention of Accomack, a group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exmore, Virginia
Exmore is the largest town in Northampton County, Virginia, Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,460 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. A popular story is that Exmore received its name because it is the tenth railroad station south of the Delaware state line, so there were "X more" stations to go.History of Exmore History page on official website. The same website also states another theory behind the town's name—that it was named for Exmoor, Devon, in south west England. This theory is more plausible because many towns and counties in Virginia were named for places in England. Northampton County itself was named for Northamptonshire. History Benjamin's Department Store and the John W. Chandler House are listed on the Natio ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastville, Virginia
Eastville is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County. The Northampton County Courthouse Historic District is part of the Eastville Historic District at the county seat. Geography Eastville is located at (37.350961, −75.940056). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 203 people, 69 households, and 42 families residing in the town. The population density was 906.3 people per square mile (356.3/km2). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 334.8 per square mile (131.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 68.47% White, 29.06% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 69 households, out of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksley, Virginia
Parksley is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 842 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Eastern Shore Railway Museum. Geography Parksley is located at (37.785078, -75.654222). According to the United States Census Bureau the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km), all of it land. It lies at an elevation of 43 feet. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 837 people, 363 households, and 226 families living in the town. The human population density was 1,368.5 people per square mile (529.8/km). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 662.2 per square mile (256.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was 82.20% White, 10.75% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 4.30% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.65%. Of the 363 households 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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