Here, just (compass) northeast of Hurlock proper, MDDE 1203 leads the 2:00 p.m. Fall Festival Express south at milepost 14.8, returning to town at 14:54, during the Hurlock Fall Fest on Oct... (more)

After running around its train about one mile (compass) east of the creek, MDDE 1203, with the 3:30 Fall Festival Express, bridges Marshyhope Creek southbound, on the return to Hurlock duri... (more)

The 11 o'clock Fall Festival Express rolls past the Palmer Mill in Williamsburg on the return to Hurlock during the Hurlock Fall Fest on October 5, 2024. The mill, unfortunately, is no long... (more)

An hour or so after lifting 10 loaded boxcars from the DCR interchange in Seaford, DE, those same cars are being spotted for unloading at Dart Container in Federalsburg, MD.

Maryland & Delaware 1203 arrives at the Seaford interchange where 8 loaded boxcars will be picked up for delivery to Dart Container in Federalsburg. Not long after this visit it was announced tha... (more)

“Fall Festival Express”
After running around its train east of Marshyhope Creek, MDDE 1203 leads the Fall Festival Express past the historic Federalsburg station (and Maryland... (more)

Maryland & Delaware 1203 heads back to Federalsburg with four cars from the Delmarva Central interchange in Seaford, DE.

Maryland & Delaware 1203 passes the station/office at Federalsburg where an employee gives a time-honored "roll-by" inspection of the train. The train is headed for the Delmarva Central... (more)

Maryland & Delaware 1203 passed some early spring color that could pass for autumn in the Federalsburg Industrial Park. The train is heading to Seaford, DE with interchange traffic for the Delmar... (more)

Maryland & Delaware 1203 arrives at the Delmarva Central interchange in Seaford, DE.

Maryland & Delaware 1203 gets a roll-by inspection at the Federalsburg depot which serves as the railroad's office. The crew was ultimately headed to the DCR interchange in Seaford, DE.

Maryland & Delaware 1203 is ready to work Tri-Gas & Oil in Williamsburg (Hurlock), MD. The shadows are still quite long in this early morning view..

Is It Still An Alco? On the morning of November 19, 2021, Maryland & Delaware (MDDE) Alco RS3m 1203 (ex-CR 9942 [RS3M], exx-EL 1052, née-DLW 914, RS3, 3/1952) leads the turn from Federalsb... (more)

An MDDE crew is busy switching industries around Federalsburg, MD. The train is being shoving across Marshyhope Creek by RS3m 1203 which was built as DL&W RS3 913 (later EL 1052). It was rebuilt... (more)

A Maryland and Delaware local freight heads east towards Seaford, DE, past a local farm. Led by RS-3M #1203, which has the appearance of an Alco RS-3, actually has an EMD 567 prime mover which Con... (more)