Eastern Shore Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cape Charles, Virginia |
| Reporting mark | ESHR |
| Locale | Norfolk, Virginia to Pocomoke City, Maryland |
| Dates of operation | 1981–2006 |
| Predecessor | Virginia and Maryland Railroad |
| Successor | Bay Coast Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Eastern Shore Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark ESHR) was a Class III short-line railroad that ran trains on the 96-mile (154 km) former New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad line on the Delmarva Peninsula between Pocomoke City, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia, interchanging with the Norfolk Southern Railway at both ends. It took over from the Virginia and Maryland Railroad (VMR) in October 1981 when the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission (A-NTDC) purchased the line from the VMR. It stopped operations in 2006 and was then replaced by the Bay Coast Railroad.