Eastern Shore Railway Museum

easternshore_inset In 1884 the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad (NYP&N) constructed a railroad line down the middle of Virginia's Eastern Shore which eventually connected to the Tidewater area via a barge system. The Town of Parksley, a planned community along the railway, was established in 1885. The original station was built in 1894. The original station was two-stories with agent housing on the upper floor. The station was moved when a new station was erected in 1906. This building was razed in the 1960-1970 time frame. The current station was formerly the Hopeton station and was located 2 miles north of Parksley. In 1988, the Hopeton Station was donated to the Town of Parksley and relocated to the present site which is the site of the original station. At that time, the Eastern Shore Railway Museum was formed.

esrm_state egyptian ocated on the eastern peninsula of Virginia, in Parksley, the Eastern Shore Railway Museum features a small collection historic rolling stock, structures, and equipment associated with various fallen flag rail lines that operated in eastern Virginia. Established in 1988, the museum is anchored by the former Hopeton, Virginia, depot that was moved to the Parksley site in the 1980s. Rails through Parksley were once a Pennsylvania Railroad branchline (later Conrail) down from eastern Maryland. Over the years, a number of shortlines have operated this line, including the Eastern Shore and the Bay Colony railroads. As of 2018, however, the line is defunct.