It's a bit odd that a nondescript sign for the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum would be at that intersection, with no additional guidance telling how far, what, and exactly where the museum is. As it was, you would have had to go a good bit further. Anyhow, the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum is located in the old station terminus of that line on the grounds of the Rod 'n Reel Restaurant/Charter Fishing/Hotel complex, at Chesapeake Beach, MD. In addition to the station itself, there are a few surviving artifacts of the railway, including part of a passenger car nicknamed "Dolores" and a couple of restored steam locomotive cabs. The Chesapeake Beach Railway was in its heyday approximately between 1900 and 1935, running between Hyattsville, MD and Chesapeake Beach, MD. Chesapeake Beach was the major beach resort for Washingtonians during that time before traveling to the Atlantic Ocean seashore became more readily accessible with ferries across the bay and later, completion of construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 1953. Rehoboth and Bethany Beaches, plus Ocean City later eclipsed Chesapeake Beach as the beach resorts to go to, after people were able to purchase automobiles and go and come as they pleased.
There is a history of the Chesapeake Beach Railway, by now out of print, by Ames W. Williams, Otto Mears Goes East: The Chesapeake Beach Railway if you're interested in learning about the line. I think there might still be copies for sale at the museum itself, but used online booksellers have readily-available copies. The next time you're in that area, a visit to the museum is definitely worthwhile, as well as a seafood dinner at the Rod 'n Reel next door.
Wade Rice
Member, B&O RR Historical Society
http://www.borhs.org
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