Railroad Bed

Railroad Bed. . , Here you can see the evidence of the railroad that used to bring visitors from Washington D.C. to Chesapeake Beach during the summertime. The Mears Avenue road bed is the same road bed as the Railroad. The Railroad went west along Fishing Creek from the Train Station, shown in the picture to the right. The Fishing Creek Boardwalk Trail was built along the same path as the Railroad, from which you can see the remains of the Trestle structure. The Railroad was active from 1900 until 1935 bringing visitors to the Train Station in Chesapeake Beach, which now houses the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum., [Sidebar:] , The Remains of the Fishing Creek Trestle Structure 1941 , The present paved walkway through the woods and the timber walkway crossing Fishing Creek were built on the same path as the old Chesapeake Railway. This photo shows the trestle crossing the Creek. When hiking along the timber walkway, you can see beneath the timber walkway as the remains of the original Railroad trestle pilings. For more historical information, please visit the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum.