SNOW HILL – While interest remains high, no progress has been made in bringing an excursion train to Worcester County.
Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said this week that he and Snow Hill Mayor Charlie Dorman were taking the project back to the drawing board. He said efforts to gain state support resulted in suggestions that an excursion train be tied in with a balloon festival and freight service.
“Quite frankly that’s not in our ballpark,” Williams said. “We are two communities looking to provide additional reasons for people to enjoy our communities. We’re looking at culture which doesn’t have a diddly damn to do with freight service.”
Nevertheless, all parties involved — Berlin, Snow Hill, Worcester County and the Maryland Delaware Railroad (MDDE) — remain committed to the project.
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2 comments:
maybe the train could stop at the new ice hockey arena!
Nothing but farmer's fields and forest between Berlin and Snow Hill. Nothing to see in Ironshire anymore, and only a whistlestop in Newark, where there is a restaurant that is occasionally open. It will be an expensive taxpayer subsidized lark for a handfull of people that like to spend other people's money on their pet projects. If that train ever runs, it will have no riders, as it will be the most boring train ride ever.
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