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Hurlock Days will be October 7, 2023, with a rain date of 10/8. Come see RS3m #1203 pulling the town's coaches.

RockGp40 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:18 pm Hurlock Days 2022 is this Saturday, 10/1, weather permitting. RS3m #1203 will have the honors of pulling the train this year. The rain date is 10/2. We'll see what the tropical storm dishes us.

Hurlock Days 2022 is this Saturday, 10/1, weather permitting. RS3m #1203 will have the honors of pulling the train this year. The rain date is 10/2. We'll see what the tropical storm dishes us.

Here is a photo of the new to us GP-10. My photo, taken in Federalsburg with permission.

A new (to us) locomotive is en route to the Delmarva. Former DRRV GP10 #1823, former WW 732, is en route to Federalsburg for crew familiarization and inspection. It is unclear which line will be it's primary base. However, it should work Federalsburg to Seaford in the short term.

The two B23-7s also left a couple weeks ago en route to SMS in Jew Jersey. I don't know anything more about the T-6 or RS-18.

Had a beautiful day with 5 sold out trips. More than 800 people rode the train.

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Hurlock Days 2019 is this Saturday, 10/5. RS3m #1201 will have the honors of pulling the train this year. It will not be accompnined with #1203 as it is down for maintenance. I'll be handling the ground operations.

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Last I had heard from a trainmaster for the Delmarva Central RR is that the railroad south of Hallwood, VA is going to be pulled up. Northampton and Accomack counties are done with it.

The DCLR just did work on an industrial siding in Worton, MD. Trackwork will be their core business at the beginning of the year.

Hurlock Days 2018 is coming up. The scheduled date is 10/6/18. There is a strong possibility of two RS3m locos working the train since #1201 came to Federalsburg a couple months ago.

Don't think for a second that the only other remaining short-line prior to the DCR on the Delmarva is not aware of what is transpiring either.

Also, for those who have been around a while, the DCLR lost the contract for 5 years in the 1990s to operate both lines. 1994-1999 if I remember correctly.

Word on the street is that the DCLR may lose the contract for their lines come the end of the year. The second half of that is the Delmarva Central RR will take over the line(s).

Stay tuned.