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As is common with shortline railroads, we cannot fully predict our operations a significant time in advance. Our operations are dependent upon the demands of our customers, and as a result can vary from day to day. We can, however, try and explain the tendancies for each line and the trains that operate on them. Also included below, is a company locomotive roster. |
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Snow Hill Line
As needed, Monday-Friday,
on duty at 06:30. Trains on this line usually operate lite to Frankford,
DE., to pick up cars from the Norfolk Southern interchange. After that, stops
may include Perdue Farms in Bishop, Tyson Foods in Snow Hilll and Chesapeake
Drywall in Selbyville. Before trying up, the train will usually interchange
cars back to NS in Frankford before heading home to Selbyville just north
of the Maryland line.
Unit trains are often handled on this line, and vary between stone and corn. The stone is offloaded in Bishop at American Paving, while the unit corn trains are taken the length of the line to Tyson Foods in Snow Hill. Current motive power on the line, but subject to change, is CF7's 2630 and 2632. Seaford Line As needed, Monday-Friday, on duty at 06:30. Trains
on the Seaford Line are based at company headquarters in Federalsburg. From
there, they will usually run lite to pick up empties out of customers in
Hurlock, Williamsburg and Federalsburg, as well as place any loads that are
already online. The trains will then take the empties to the NS interchange
in Seaford. After Seaford, the crew will usually drop off the loads from interchange, most typically including Perdue Farms in Hurlock, Solo Cup in Federalsburg, Tri-Gas & Oil in Williamsburg and Interstate Corrpack in Cambridge. Other customers that may receive cars are Reliance Wood Preserving in Federalsburg, and the multi-customer Transload facility in Federalsburg. The current motive power on the line, but subject
to change, is RS3M 1203 or CF7 2628. Operations tend to occur on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Centreville Line As needed, Monday-Friday, on duty at 06:30. There are two portions of the Centreville Line. The first is from the crew base of Massey, MD. to the Norfolk Southern interchange in Townsend, Delaware. The second portion is the actual line from Massey to Carville. The crew will more often operate the first portion of the line, as a trip to interchange is often needed without a demand for a run on the line past Massey. Customers include Wenger's Feed Mill in Massey, Perdue Farms in Roberts, Harbor Sales in Sudlersville, as well as Crop Production Services (CPS) and Southern States Co-op in Carville. Current motive power on the line, but subject to change,
is RS3M 1201, RS3M 1202 or SW900 801. Chestertown Line As needed, Monday-Friday, on duty at 06:30. The Chestertown Line is often used for trains operating from Massey to Worton, Maryland. Velsicol Chemical at the end keeps this branch very active year-round. Runs may be in order up to four days a week, typically occurring Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Other than Velsicol Chemical, stops may include Crop Production Services (CPS) in Worton and Massey, Southern States Co-op in Kennedyville, Perdue Farms in Lynch, and Willard Agri-Service in Lynch. Current motive power
on the line, but subject to change, is RS3M 1201, RS3M 1202 or SW900 801. PLEASE NOTE! We ask those wishing to enter Maryland & Delaware Railroad property to please sign a release at the headquarters in Federalsburg before doing so. While it is fine to photograph and view our trains from a public area without doing this, it is REQUIRED before entering onto railroad property. Violators WILL be prosecuted! |
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Since the Maryland & Delaware Railroad is a continually operating company, it is highly possible that our locomotives will not actually be in the locations listed above. |
| Note --Thanks to Bryan Hammond for his assistance with this roster. |
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| All material © Copyright 2003-2008 Maryland & Delaware Railroad | Last Updated 1/25/08 |
