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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cape Charles, Virginia |
| Reporting mark | BCR |
| Locale | Norfolk, Virginia to Pocomoke City, Maryland |
| Dates of operation | 2006–2018 |
| Predecessor | Eastern Shore Railroad |
| Successor | Delmarva Central Railroad and Buckingham Branch Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 70 miles (110 km)[1] |
| Other | |
| Website | http://baycoastrailroad.com |
The Bay Coast Railroad (reporting mark BCR) operated the former Eastern Shore Railroad line between Pocomoke City, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia. The railroad interchanged with the Delmarva Central Railroad in Pocomoke City and Norfolk Southern in Norfolk;[2] the interchange in Pocomoke City had been with Norfolk Southern prior to December 2016, when the Delmarva Central Railroad leased 162 miles (261 km) of Norfolk Southern track on the Delmarva peninsula.[3]
- ^ Facts & Stats: Freight Rail. Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Bay Coast Railroad". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "Delmarva Central Railroad Company to begin operations on rail line". Dover Post. November 30, 2016.