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#LewesJunctionRailroad
Lewes locomotive plan triggers yellow caution signal
Bill Shull
2 months ago
A yellow caution signal is now up for the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association’s plan to...
Coal tender finds new track at Lewes railroad display
Bill Shull
5 months ago
Two-year old Cirdan Lyter loves trains. His grandpa, Jay Lyter, brought him along April 10 to see a...
Lewes caboose gets “big shove” down railroad track
Bill Shull
6 months ago
The move was short, but Lewes’ big red caboose had to make room for another piece of railroad...
Lewes railroad project chugs along
Bill Shull
11 months ago
The next piece of rolling stock that will join the red caboose in Lewes is taking shape. The Lewes...
Golden spike driven during Lewes’ Train Day
Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
It wasn’t Promontory Summit in Utah, but the Lewes Junction and Railroad and Bridge Association did...
Association opens restored 1917 caboose
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
The Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association held the first open house for its restored 1917...
Railroads brought prosperity to much of Sussex County
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
There is so much railroad history in Sussex County that it is impossible to even touch the surface...
Replica railroad station construction underway
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
After more than four years of planning, a collaborative effort to build a replica train station at...
Little red caboose to be dedicated on Train Day
2 years ago
On Saturday, May 13, Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will present a one-hour...
Lettering completes exterior of restored caboose
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
D.J. Baker of Southern Delaware Signs in Lewes has made just about every kind of sign and lettering...
Vintage caboose is first display at Lewes Junction
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
There were plenty of smiles to go around among members of the Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge...
Caboose heads to Lewes
2 years ago
Work is underway to transport a restored Pennsylvania Railroad caboose from Georgetown to Lewes,...
Historic caboose ready for move to Lewes display...
2 years ago
Stango Park in Lewes will be receiving a gift just in time for the holidays – a shiny-red, restored...
Tracks being relocated as part of railroad project
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Work to relocate a set of railroad tracks between the Lewes Public Library and the Rollins...
Railroad and bridge association installs banners
3 years ago
The Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association recently installed four temporary banners on...
Lewes railroad association restoring caboose
3 years ago
The Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association is keeping to its mission to preserve and...
Larger crane needed to lift Lewes swing bridge
Ron MacArthur
3 years ago
Removal of the historic Lewes railroad swing bridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal has hit a...
Railroad swing bridge project to start in November
Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
After months of planning and meetings, members of the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge...
Author to discuss ‘Abandoned Railroads of Delmarva’...
4 years ago
Douglas Poore, curator of the Greater Harrington Historical Society, will discuss his new book “...
Lewes railroad removal in full gear
Ron MacArthur
7 years ago
Except for a small section near the library, there will soon be no evidence that the railroad...
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UPDATE: Last train to Lewes
Nick Roth
7 years ago
After nearly 150 years of service to Lewes, the final train has left town. Just after 9:30 a.m.,...
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Mural installed at Lewes History Museum
Bill Shull
9 hours ago
Jerry and Zofia Bleth are new residents of Lewes. They were among the people who stopped to admire...