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Shortly after the middle of the nineteenth century, railroads came to Delaware, and a spur was run from Wilmington through Auburn-Yorklyn and Hockessin out to Landenberg. The lofty goal was to carry it on
to Pittsburg, but the money was never found.
It was a lifeline for people, goods, and manufactured products, and was called the Wilmington and Western Railroad. Trains still run, although mostly in the interest of tourists, and those with nostalgia for the smoky, sooty, jiggly past. A recent flood took out one of its bridges, but the track is still in good repair and trains should be running again shortly. This photo was taken in one of the cuts that were made during its construction.
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