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Part 2
Rails still vital route for goods in Coastal Sussex
The Delaware Coast Line Railroad has been operating in Sussex County since the early 1980s. About twice a month a train hauls tanker cars to and from the SPI Pharma factory at the end of the line near Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
October 19, 2015
In order to make its run in Lewes, train crews must crank out the bridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. The 100-bridge is among the last hand-cranked bridges left in the country. At the crank are Nathanael Seely, left, and Brandon Dries. BY RON MACARTHUR
Dan Herholdt, general manager of Delaware Coast Line Railroad, stands outside the company's shop in the Sussex County industrial park in Georgetown. BY RON MACARTHUR
A train rounds the bend behind the library during a Lewes run. BY RON MACARTHUR
Nanthanel Seely moves a switch to allow the train to switch tracks in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
About twice a month a train travels the rails through Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
Nathanael Seely prepares to get off the engine after the train switches tracks. BY RON MACARTHUR
Nathanael Seely rides on the caboose as it nears the canal and the crossing at Gills Neck Road in Lewes. The caboose dates back to 1917 or 1918 and is in the process of being replaced by a restored caboose. BY RON MACARTHUR
The caboose is needed to keep space between the tanker cars and the engine as it goes across the Gills Neck Road crossing. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Delaware Coast Line Railroad has been operating in Sussex County since the early 1980s. About twice a month a train hauls tanker cars to and from the SPI Pharma factory at the end of the line near Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes.
The short-line railroad operates lines between Georgetown and Lewes and Georgetown and Milton and operates out of its shop in the Sussex County Industrial Park in Georgetown.
