For Renovation and Updates The Maryland Heritage Area Authority (MHAA) recently awarded a $52,600 grant to the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum for renovation of the museum’s exhibits. The MHAA grant is a dollar-for-dollar matching grant that will help fund a project to refurbish the museum’s interior and develop new, immersive exhibits that tell an inclusive […]
Railway Museum Showcases New Honeysuckle Express
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Showcases New Honeysuckle Express Train Exhibit The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum (CBRM) presents The Honeysuckle Express, a new visitor-operated model railroad exhibit. The display depicts the former rail line from Seat Pleasant to Chesapeake Beach and the beach resort as it was during the 1920s.The full line traveling from Washington, D.C. […]
Boy Scout Eagle Scout Project: Railway Museum Benches
The Friends of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum would like to publicly thank Life Scout Vincent Ascosi, Troop 91, for recently refurbishing and repainting six benches for the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. This was his required public service project needed to reach his goal of earning Eagle Scout rank. Generous donations for the project were […]
Chesapeake Railway December Events
Dramatic Reading of The Polar Express Friday, December 15, 2017 at 5:30pm and 7:00pm at the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach, MD Bring your family to the Railway Museum to enjoy our Annual Dramatic Reading of The Polar Express by our own Conductor John. Event also includes carols and a free […]
Calvert County Museums and Library Partner
Present “At The Water’s Edge” Lecture Series Step back in time with “At The Water’s Edge,” a new lecture series highlighting how people enjoyed leisure time on the Chesapeake Bay from 1890 through the 1970s. These programs span across Calvert County from the north to the south beginning this September through April 2018 and are […]
Railway Museum, Parlor Car Delores Honored at BOCC
On March 7, 1896, all rights for a railway and the development of Chesapeake Beach were approved and granted by the State of Maryland. Both North Beach and Chesapeake Beach were developed as resort towns due to the railway. For those who might not know the history of the Chesapeake Beach Railway, a little background […]
Summer Children’s Programs at Railway Museum!
All Summer Children’s Programs will be held on the porch of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach. All programs will include a story, game, crafts and a snack and are free and open to the public. Drop-ins welcome, for groups larger than five, please call to arrange for a private program. […]
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Hours Expanded
The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum in Chesapeake Beach, MD will now be open seven days a week from 11 am to 5 pm, June through August. We are pleased to announce that our 2017 schedule will include expanded weekday hours in addition to our existing expanded weekend hours. The regular schedule for all other open […]
Railway Museum Summer Children’s Programs
All Summer Children’s Programs will be held on the porch of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Ave., Chesapeake Beach. All programs will include a story, game, crafts and a snack and are free and open to the public. Drop-ins welcome, for groups larger than five, please call to arrange for a private program. […]
Railway Museum Founders’ Day Celebration
Friday, June 9, 2017 Founders’ Day Celebration beginning at 6:00 pm at the Railway Museum, 4155 Mears Av, Chesapeake Beach, MD To celebrate the 117th Anniversary of the founding of the Town of Chesapeake Beach on June 9, 1900 as well as the 20th Anniversary of the Friends of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum, we […]