Happy Labor Day!

 Happy Labor Day everyone!

"Right here...Half of All the Nations Industrial Workers" from the PRR in 1948.

Work Keeps Expanding

Mid-August 2024, the railroad I work for (Delmarva Central Railroad, part of Carload Express) put in official notice with the Surface Transportation Board that we plan on purchasing part of the Maryland & Delaware Railroad & making part of the Delmarva Central Railroad. There's future plans to purchase the remaining M&D & making it a separate railroad within the Carload Express family.

So I started my railroad career (in July 1984) on the Delaware Coast Line Railroad. Delmarva Central took over both the Georgetown-Lewes & the Ellendale-Milton lines on January 1, 2019.

Now in 2024, we taking over part of the M&D Snow Hill Line & (eventually) one of the railroad lines I model - the Cambridge Line (Seaford - Cambridge). I don't know what the future brings for the line west of Hurlock, MD, but I think the future is looking bright for the former M&D lines.

The notice to the STB was filed August 20, 2024, to acquire part of the MDDE Snow Hill Line & here's the link to the STB:

STB 2024 Filings Page

Happy 4th of July!

 Happy 4th of July! The PRR advertisement is "Ringing Out Liberty" by N.C. Wyeth in 1929.

"Ringing Out Liberty" PRR Advertisement by N.C. Wyeth in 1929

Phillips Packing Canning Company Cans Displayed at the Dorchester County Historical Society

Phillips Packing/Canning Company cans displayed at the Dorchester County Historical Society

Here's a post from The Packing House of a Phillips Packing Company/Phillips Delicious cans at the Dorchester County Historical Society. Pretty neat!

Link to the Dorchester County Historical Society: Dorchester County Hist Soc

Link to The Packing House: The Packing House

PRR 60 on the Move

This is pretty cool & has been a long time coming - PRR 60 is being moved on the Wilmington & Western Railroad from Hockessin, DE to Marshallton, DE to (eventually) head to Lewes, DE for the Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association to be displayed with the cabin car I used to work on during my time at the Delaware Coast Line Railroad. The 60 will have to go by truck to Lewes.

PRR 60 on the W_and_W 5.8.24

No Updates

Still no updates on my model railroad plans. I'm hoping to free-up some time to devote to modeling, but the railroad keeps me busy so free time isn't easy to find right now.

Happy Easter!

 He has risen! Happy Easter everyone!

All-New Through and Through! PRR Advertisement from 1952.