Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad

For the 20th and 21st century companies that used this railroad, see Pennsylvania Railroad, Maryland and Delaware Railroad, and Norfolk Southern Railway.
Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad
Wicomico & Pocomoke Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersBerlin, Maryland
Key peopleH.R. Pitts, Lemuel Showell
LocaleMaryland, United States
Dates of operation1848–1890
SuccessorBaltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad Company
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationNo
Length23 miles (37 km)

The Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad (W&P), was a railroad that ran 23 miles (37.0 km) from Salisbury, Maryland to Berlin, Maryland from 1868 to 1890, and extended to Ocean City in 1870. At Salisbury, it connected to the Eastern Shore Railroad (ESR). It was chartered in 1848, started construction in 1867 and began operation in 1868. In 1890 it was purchased by the Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad and absorbed into that company.

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