Queenstown to Love Point, MD

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The Baltimore & Eastern operated several light density branch lines east of Chesapeake Bay. This section ran from Queenstown through Winchester, Narrows, Chester, and Stevensville to a pier at Love Point. Little trace of this line exists today.

The segment from Stevensville to Love Point ran adjacent to Maryland Route 18, but there was no remnant of the grade except where it curved right to access the pier, and in the final approach to the pier location. The curved right-of-way passes behind some private residences.

The Stevensville depot survives, but in Chester and Narrows the rebuilt marinas and upgraded highway US 50/US 301 have removed traces of the rail line in the area.

This view, facing west, shows the abandoned right of way of the ... — This view, facing west, shows the abandoned right of way of the Baltimore & Eastern (the grassy section to the left of the road). This location is near the pier at Love Point, where the Chester River joins Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Mike Palmer, 5/1/2003.

This old postcard shows the Kent Narrows wooden railroad drawbri... — This old postcard shows the Kent Narrows wooden railroad drawbridge at a lower grade and in front of the US50 bridge. The picture was most likely taken in the early 1950s when the line was still being used to haul construction material for the Bay Bridge. (Submitted by David Earp)

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