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In 1866, following the Civil War, the ESR extended their line from [[Salisbury, Maryland]] to [[Crisfield, Maryland]]. In the same year that construction on that was underway, work began to charter the W&S to build a line from a point on the ESR at Back Creek to the Virginia line. The charter was passed in 1867.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1867 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133–4859.html |access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref> |
In 1866, following the Civil War, the ESR extended their line from [[Salisbury, Maryland]] to [[Crisfield, Maryland]]. In the same year that construction on that was underway, work began to charter the W&S to build a line from a point on the ESR at Back Creek to the Virginia line. The charter was passed in 1867.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1867 |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000133/html/am133–4859.html |access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 4 February 2026
Former railroad in the US states of Maryland
The Worcester and Somerset Railroad (W&S) was a railroad that ran between Peninsular Junction and Pocomoke City, Maryland in the late 19th Century. It was chartered in 1867 to build a new train line from the Eastern Shore Railroad (ESR) near Westover, Maryland to the Virginia State Line, but it was only built as far as Pocomoke City.
It became the Peninsula Railroad of Maryland in 1880 and in 1882 it merged with the Peninsula Railroad of Virginia to form the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad (NYP&N). As part of the NYP&N it was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system and with it transferred to Penn Central in 1968 and then to Conrail in 1977. In 1999 Conrail sold the line, along with other trackage, from Porter, DE to Pocomoke City, MD, to Norfolk Southern which calls it the Delmarva Subdivision (sometimes known as the Delmarva Secondary or Delmarva Sub). [1] The Delmarva Central Railroad operates trains on it.
In 1866, following the Civil War, the ESR extended their line from Salisbury, Maryland to Crisfield, Maryland. In the same year that construction on that was underway, work began to charter the W&S to build a line from a point on the ESR at Back Creek to the Virginia line. The charter was passed in 1867.[2]
The railroad has been in operation since it opened. It is currently owned by NS and operated by Delmarva Central.
