Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad Company 1870 - 1880
This was one the railroads proposed to operate on the Eastern Shore, but never came to fruition.
1870 - Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad incorporated in Md. to build from Kent Island to Harrington in direction of Lewes, Del. (RyW - must be under gen law)
January 13, 1873 - Junction & Breakwater Railroad Board authorizes applying to the Secretary of War for aid in connecting to the government pier at Lewes; appoints a committee to arrange for a boat to New York; after the meeting, the Board meets with a delegation from the proposed Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad, who are seeking an arrangement for through rates. (MB)
March 7, 1873 - Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad incorporated in Del. to build from Harrington to Queenstown, Md.; previously incorporated in Md. (PL)
April 29, 1873 - Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad organized at Baltimore. (RRGaz)
1873 - Work on Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad suspended. (RyW)
May 1874 - PW&B is negotiating to buy control of Junction & Breakwater Railroad from Pres. Thomas Baumgardner of Lancaster, who was the original contractor; Baumgardner wants $100,000; PW&B offer $90,000; rumor says Baumgardner has threatened to lease J&B to Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad if PW&B bid fails. (RRG, USRR&MR)
January 1880 - Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad revived; to be Kent Island to Harrington. (RRG)
May 27, 1880 - Junction & Breakwater Railroad stockholders vote to try to secure lease of Baltimore, Chesapeake & Delaware Bay Railroad. (MB)
About a third of its 40-mile route was graded, but it too came to naught. (Hayman)
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