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Things
to see in Parksley
Founded
in 1988, the Railroad Museum is open year round except Mondays November
thru March, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Hours are
from Noon to 4PM, Wednesday through Sunday. Located in the center
of Parksley's business district with its unique shops and friendly
merchants, the Museum cooperates with the Parksley Volunteer Fire
Company in sponsoring the Parksley Spring Festival (1st
Saturday in June), and the Festival of lights (Thanksgiving thru
New Years), each of which attracts thousands to our town for special
days of old-fashioned fun for the whole family. Tickets may
be obtained by calling (757)665-6271, 10AM - 4PM Monday thru Saturday.
The admission price is $2.00 per person for a guided tour; children
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Eastern
Shore Railway Museum Complex Rolling Stock
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of the images below to view a larger version.
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The
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad Post Office Car
was built in the 1920's and donated to the Eastern Shore Railway
Museum (ESRM) by the Tidewater Chapter of the National Railway
Historical Society (NRHS). It is leased to the Eastern Shore Model
Railroad Society to house an operating layout in HO Scale. The
exhibit is open to the public during Festivals and events or by
appointment.
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The Seaboard
Air Line # 8011 Diner is a 1947 stainless steel car built
for the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad and later used
by Amtrak on its Washington, D.C./Miami route. The car was staffed
with a crew of seven; all meals, including baked goods, were prepared
on charcoal stove/grill/steam heated stove. Seating capacity was
48 diners. The car was purchased by the Museum in 2000 and will
be converted into a restaurant.
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The
Wabash Caboose donated to the museum in 1988 by the Norfolk
Southern Corporation. It is currently undergoing restoration.
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The
Nickel Plate Caboose was built in 1962. It was donated to
the Eastern Shore Model Railroad Society by the Norfolk Southern
Corporation. It is being used for storage and as a workshop.
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The
Fairfax River was built for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad in 1950. It was built as 2 drawing room/14 roomette
car and traveled between New York City and Miami. It was converted
into a Maintenance of Way (MOW) car and used in this manner from
1966 to 1980. The Tidewater Chapter of the National Railway Historical
Society purchased the car in 1984. The current owner, John Bates,
bought the car in 1994 and is restoring it.
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The Diplomat
was built by Pullman in 1927. It was a 25-chair parlor/observation
car for the Boston to Toronto run. In 1945, it was purchased
by the Wabash Railroad and used as the observation car on the
Wabash Cannonball, running from St. Louis to Detroit from 1945-55,
renamed the city of Danville. The car was retired in 1970 and
converted to a Maintenance of Way (MOW) car for the Norfolk and
Western Railroad in Indiana. The car remained in service until
June 1989 when it was donated to the museum. The car provided
living space for eight crew members; provided dining service for
twelve per setting and contained provisions for fifty people.
It was totally self-sufficient with a ten burner Vulcan gas stove,
freezer, refrigerator, steam tables, hot water heater, showers,
toilets and a propane fired generator for heat, lighting and air
conditioning. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Williams arranged for the donation
of the car to the Museum. The car was sold in 1996 to the Delmarva
Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The car is
being restored to resemble its original appearance by the Chapter.
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The Union
Pacific Track Inspection Car was purchased in June 2001 from
Mrs. Robert Spanagel.
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1913
Wooden Boxcar
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Ol'
Hitching Post
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At the corner
of Adelaide Street and Route 316 stands an original hitching post
which has stood the test of time.
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The
Accomack-Northampton Antique Car Museum
The Accomack-Northampton
Antique Car Museum is open Noon to 4PM, Wednesday thru Sunday. If
you have any items you would like to donate or display in the museum,
or if you have any questions or need directions to the museum please
contact Frank Russell at (757)665-6161.
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Civil
War Monument
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 The
text from 3 sides of the monument reads as follows:
Front: "Erected by Harmanson-West Camp Confederate Volunteers
in Memory of Their Dead Comrades From Accomack and Northampton
Counties."
Left side: "At the Call of Patriotism and Duty, They Encountered
the Perils of the Field and Were Faithful Even Unto Death."
Right side: "They Died for the Principles Upon Which All
True Republics are Founded."
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Page and photographs courtesy of Ginger Villanueva |
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