Chesapeake Beach was designed in the late 1800s as a resort town with beachfront hotels, a race track, casino, bathhouse, and beaches, as well as a 1600-foot entertainment boardwalk built over the water. Construction of the railway from Baltimore and Washington began in the late 1800s. On June 9, 1900, the first train arrived at Chesapeake Beach with a full load of passengers and much fanfare. The Great Depression and the automobile brought an end to the railroad, and on April 15, 1935, the final train chugged away from the Chesapeake Beach station. The station, fashioned into a museum in 1979, offers visitors a look to our interesting past. The site for the Railway Museum was donated in 1979 to the Calvert County Board of Commissioners by Gerald and Fred Donovan for $1/year for 99 years.

Open daily May through September, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Open weekends in April and October from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Open by advance request at other times.
Museum is accessible to the disabled.

Admission is FREE

For more information call 410-257-3892
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
4155 Mears Avenue
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

Or their website at:

www.cbrm.org

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