In December of 2020, Cassatt Management, LLC d/b/a Bay Coast Railroad (BCR), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over a rail line comprised of segments (a) between milepost 102.1 and milepost 100.7 (Segment A) and (b) between milepost 100.7 and milepost 100.3 (Segment B), both in Norfolk, Va. (the Line).
The Surface Transportation Board granted the request, and thus began the erasure of an integral part of Eastern Shore history. The railway stimulated every aspect of the Shore’s economy, mainly agriculture and seafood. As the line into Cape Charles is being ripped up, we should reflect on the role the railroad played in the town’s history. Would there even be a Cape Charles without the railroad? How easily we are throwing it away says a lot about the character of the New Shore. One has to wonder, what are we going to trash next?
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So so true. There is a company called Revolution Rails. @recrailco. They do railroad tours on abandon tracks on custom made peddle card. They travel from brewery to brewery or restaurant to restaurants and people pay money for these tours. I can’t believe cape Charles didn’t do this.
So sad.
Indeed I was saddened to see the rails ripped apart and thrown on the ground without any ceremony to mark the gravitas of the end of an era, which gave cape charles and the eastern shore life🥲
“O” PLEASE”
You can thank Spencer Murray former BOS member for destroying the railroad & many other historical buildings/people within Northampton County VA.
Their were ulterior motives for destroying the railroad on the Eastern Shore by this person & others who surround him.
According to George Lucas, “Darth” is a variation of “dark,” while “Vader” means “father.”
Unfortunately their are many Darth Vader’s in Northampton VA – including the ‘new’ county administrator of Cape Charles.
The history will remain while growth advances. Change is inevitable. I for one embrace it and look forward to having the trail and all the potential that comes with it.