I was flipping through a book last night, Rails Along the Chesapeake and in the book was a picture of a railroad station in Lewes, DE close to where I live. It was situated on a curve. I know that a lot of the track in Lewes has been abandoned, but there is a small line. There was a station built in the 80's for a dinner train; that is gone. I am trying to pinpoint exactly where it was in Lewes. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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You may be interested in an old article posted in the May 1947 issue of Trains. Has a detailed map of Delmarva Peninsula. Mentions Lewes. Queen Anne's RR. Lewes to Love Point.
Tourist train address was 730 Kings Highway--according to an Ad
Floyd
According to Historical aerials, the original PRR station appeared to be on Railroad Ave., between Madison and Monroe Sts. Google Earth shows 2 modern homes on that site today, and what appears to be remnants of a cement platform at the end of Madison St.
The local newspaper has an article about the saving from demolition of an historic Queen Anne's RR station in Dec. 2012, but it is a small building and the paywall prevents further reading.
As stated above, the tourist train station was on Kings Hwy., just west of Stanko park.
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