Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad Company 1881 - 1902
June 1881 - Kent County Railroad informally reorganized as Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad under control of Jay Gould, but without filing articles of association, Colonel John F. Bingham (1845?-1891), for Gould, sells both the Kent County and Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroads to the CNJ. (Baer/Coxey, RyW)
May 17, 1882 - Property of former Kent County Railroad deeded to Richard Hynson and John W. Sterling, trustees, who in turn convey it to Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad; controlled by CNJ. (Val)
May 10, 1883 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad organized at Baltimore; Robert Garrett elected President (C&C)
May 12, 1883 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad, formerly Kent County Railroad, reorganized at Baltimore under control of CNJ; Robert Garrett elected President, reflecting B&O interest in CNJ; CNJ counsel Robert W. DeForest (1848-1931) and John F. Bingham (1845?-1891) named an Executive Committee; no further Board meetings until 1889. (MB, Val)
May 29, 1883 - CNJ settles with Income bondholders and injunction against Reading lease is removed; Franklin B. Gowen leases CNJ after courts dissolve injunctions secured by dissident Income bondholders, giving Reading complete control of the New York-Philadelphia line; the CNJ lease also includes the Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad and Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad on the Delmarva Peninsula. (RyW, Rdg, NYT)
November 26, 1883 - Articles of Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad filed. (C&C)
March 25, 1889 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad Board declares President Robert Garrett non compos mentis; John F. Bingham (1845?-1891) named President pro-tem. (MB)
May 1, 1889 - New lessee Emil Thielens of Philadelphia begins rebuilding Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad between Chestertown and Bombay Hook. (RyW)
May 11, 1889 - New Board elected for Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad, adding new CNJ men, including President J. Rogers Maxwell and lessee Emil Thielens, and eliminating B&O men; Robert W. DeForest conveys to the B&DB 74,998 shares of the Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad, $100,000 Purchase Money bonds, and all real estate in return for $250,000 of a new $375,000 B&DB bond issue; no interest is ever paid on these bonds. (MB)
May 14, 1889 - Frank L. Hall elected President of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad, replacing John F. Bingham; Board approves a traffic contract with the CNJ; announce that the company will spend $100,000 to extend to Tolchester Beach and reopen the car float to the New Jersey Southern Railway at Bayside for fruit traffic; various moves to “boom” the property is designed to entice the PRR into buying the line at a good price. (MB, RRGaz)
May 15, 1889 - Colonel Frederick Gerker (1833?-1889), former lessee of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad and Collector of Internal Revenue, dies at Philadelphia of a stroke. (PubLdgr, findagrave)
May 1889 - Rumors that the CNJ will extend the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad to Tolchester Beach, opposite Baltimore. (RyRegister)
August 10, 1889 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad completes new long pier at Bombay Hook, Del., and a 17-car car float arrives. (RyW)
August 17, 1889 - Rebuilt Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad reopens between Chestertown and Bombay Hook; locomotive and private car of President __ Mills met at Bombay Hook by Emil C. Thielens, owner (?) of road, who comes down from Philadelphia with press corps on tug Macauley; tug take the party across to Bayside, where the new transfer boat (234 x 25 with capacity of 19 cars) is waiting; crosses with 14 cars to Bombay Hook, then runs to Nicholson, MD, and back; revenue passenger service begins August 18. (RyW, NYT - nb Mills must be President S&DB, President of B&DB was Frank L. Hall)
1889 - E.P. Thielens of N.J. buys the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad for $375,000, of which the CNJ puts up $250,000; Thielens is to manage the road for two years using his one-third interest, after which it will revert to the CNJ. (Usilton)
1895 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad discontinues operations over Nicholson Branch between Worton and Nicholson. (Val)
May 1, 1897 - PW&B begins operating B&DB under its lease of Delaware Railroad as part of the Delaware Division.
June 9, 1900 - All-PRR Board elected on the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad, formalizing its transfer from CNJ control. (MB)
June 16, 1900 - H. F. Kenney elected President of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad, replacing Frank L. Hall; Edward P. Stacey continued as Superintendent. (MB)
June 16, 1900 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad stockholders transfer property to PRR. (RRGaz)
June 27, 1900 - PW&B Board authorizes purchasing the securities of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay and Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroads. (MB)
August 1900 - PW&B purchases 390 shares of preferred stock of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad from Emile C. Thielens. (MB)
May 17, 1901 - At the request of the PW&B, which owns all of its securities, the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad extinguishes its $375,000 in bonds, upon which no interest has ever been paid. (MB)
May 28, 1901 - PW&B Board authorizes change of line at Claymont, Del.; committee reports on sale of Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad and Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad securities to the Delaware Railroad. (MB)
June 1, 1901 - Effective date of PW&B sale of its stock of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad and Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad to the Delaware Railroad; includes the Nicholson Branch. (AR)
June 25, 1901 - PRR purchases Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad and its subsidiary Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad (Bombay Hook, Del.-Chestertown, MD) from CNJ; PW&B begins operating B&DB under its lease of Delaware Railroad dated May 1, 1897, as part of the Delaware Division. (Val - MB indicates this day PW&B sells interest to Del RR - B&DB MB shows sale before 6/22/01)
October 24, 1901 - President H. F. Kenney reports to Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad Board that he has sold all of the company’s old equipment, including 3 locomotives, 3 passenger cars, 2 freight cars and all materials. (MB)
March 20, 1902 - Maryland Act authorizes the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad to sell its road and franchises to the Delaware Railroad and to abandon its road east of Massey. (MB)
April 24, 1902 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad, as assignee of Robert W. de Forest holds $100,000 in bonds of the Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad upon which no interest has ever been paid, now votes to have this mortgage foreclosed. (MB)
April 1902 - PRR announces it will build six new station buildings on former Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad between Massey's and Chestertown, MD (WEJ)
May 27, 1902 - PW&B agrees to permanently employ all employees of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad. (MB)
June 4, 1902 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad Board authorizes abandonment of its road east of Massey. (MB)
June 25, 1902 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad authorizes removing the rails from its line east of Massey. (MB)
July 1, 1902 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay abandons track between Massey and the Delaware state line; Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad abandoned over entire length, Maryland state line to Bombay Hook. (MB, Val, C&C)
July 5, 1902 - Smyrna & Delaware Bay Railroad sold at foreclosure to John T. Dyer of Norristown, Pa., as agent of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad for $15,150 or scrap value; most rails east of Clayton removed a number of years ago. (MB, WEJ)
October 2, 1902 - Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad conveys all property to Delaware Railroad for $126,809; operation by PW&B ceases; unsold real estate from abandoned right of way is conveyed to the Manor Real Estate & Trust Company. (MB, Val)
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