Shortly after election day in late 2004 the DCL operated a chartered passenger train from Lewes to Georgetown and return. A red hat ladies group had chartered the train and opened up ticket sales to the general public to help cover the cost of the charter. Passenger cars were, I believe, some demotored ex-RDCs owned by a third party. Interestingly enough, the seats were just regular chairs and were not bolted down. In any case, the train didn't move fast enough to make much difference anyway. Lot of festivities were planned that day in Georgetown but the day turned out to be a big bust. A light rain started to fall as the train left Lewes and by the time it arrived in Georgetown it had turned into a torrential downpour. So much for parades, speeches, etc.!
When not in use (and they never seemed to be in use), the cars were stored on tracks on the east side of the Georgetown airport industrial park, and they can be seen behind this Alco,
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which has since been scrapped:
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This car was also on the line:
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I think its owner was John H. Marino, who passed away this summer. Google Earth images show no traces of these cars in recent years, however. Does anyone know the fates of Marino's car and the stainless steel cars used on that chartered trip in late 2004?